New York · 1915
Top 100 names in New York, 1915, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mary | 5,342 |
| #2 | Helen | 3,957 |
| #3 | Dorothy | 2,725 |
| #4 | Margaret | 2,584 |
| #5 | Ruth | 2,489 |
| #6 | Rose | 2,355 |
| #7 | Anna | 2,320 |
| #8 | Frances | 1,665 |
| #9 | Florence | 1,571 |
| #10 | Lillian | 1,546 |
| #11 | Elizabeth | 1,518 |
| #12 | Mildred | 1,438 |
| #13 | Marie | 1,413 |
| #14 | Catherine | 1,407 |
| #15 | Josephine | 1,384 |
| #16 | Evelyn | 1,147 |
| #17 | Sylvia | 1,109 |
| #18 | Eleanor | 1,048 |
| #19 | Alice | 1,005 |
| #20 | Gertrude | 949 |
| #21 | Marion | 937 |
| #22 | Grace | 911 |
| #23 | Anne | 871 |
| #24 | Jean | 809 |
| #25 | Irene | 772 |
| #26 | Rita | 742 |
| #27 | Beatrice | 740 |
| #28 | Doris | 726 |
| #29 | Edith | 695 |
| #30 | Ann | 688 |
| #31 | Louise | 684 |
| #32 | Virginia | 683 |
| #33 | Ethel | 667 |
| #34 | Edna | 632 |
| #35 | Esther | 578 |
| #36 | Julia | 567 |
| #37 | Pauline | 556 |
| #38 | Marjorie | 554 |
| #39 | Theresa | 543 |
| #40 | Jennie | 540 |
| #41 | Ida | 523 |
| #42 | Agnes | 507 |
| #43 | Katherine | 505 |
| #44 | Betty | 480 |
| #45 | Gladys | 467 |
| #46 | Elsie | 445 |
| #47 | Stella | 440 |
| #48 | Sophie | 439 |
| #49 | Jane | 434 |
| #50 | Bertha | 431 |
| #51 | Martha | 408 |
| #52 | Clara | 403 |
| #53 | Muriel | 394 |
| #54 | Sarah | 384 |
| #55 | Charlotte | 377 |
| #56 | Antoinette | 369 |
| #57 | Genevieve | 365 |
| #58 | Madeline | 347 |
| #59 | Pearl | 347 |
| #60 | Lucille | 345 |
| #61 | Emma | 341 |
| #62 | Lucy | 340 |
| #63 | Kathryn | 324 |
| #64 | Angelina | 324 |
| #65 | Lena | 312 |
| #66 | Miriam | 311 |
| #67 | Estelle | 300 |
| #68 | Bernice | 293 |
| #69 | Marian | 292 |
| #70 | Viola | 292 |
| #71 | Laura | 291 |
| #72 | Hazel | 290 |
| #73 | Loretta | 267 |
| #74 | Emily | 263 |
| #75 | Olga | 263 |
| #76 | Barbara | 259 |
| #77 | Blanche | 259 |
| #78 | Harriet | 256 |
| #79 | Nancy | 249 |
| #80 | Caroline | 249 |
| #81 | Thelma | 248 |
| #82 | Marguerite | 234 |
| #83 | Vera | 232 |
| #84 | Eva | 231 |
| #85 | Carmela | 229 |
| #86 | Kathleen | 229 |
| #87 | Vivian | 228 |
| #88 | Adele | 222 |
| #89 | Hilda | 217 |
| #90 | Mabel | 216 |
| #91 | Veronica | 215 |
| #92 | Ellen | 211 |
| #93 | Sally | 209 |
| #94 | Winifred | 209 |
| #95 | Jeanette | 207 |
| #96 | Phyllis | 206 |
| #97 | Bessie | 200 |
| #98 | Janet | 200 |
| #99 | Claire | 199 |
| #100 | Fannie | 199 |
Uniquely popular in New York
Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).
| Name | Births | Per 10k in state | Per 10k nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yetta | 114 | 12 | 2 |
| Roslyn | 70 | 8 | 1 |
| Vincenza | 50 | 5 | 1 |
| Carmela | 229 | 25 | 4 |
| Toby | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Bella | 77 | 8 | 2 |
| Domenica | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| Filomena | 64 | 7 | 1 |
| Vita | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| Santa | 36 | 4 | 1 |
| Concetta | 150 | 16 | 4 |
| Renee | 35 | 4 | 1 |
Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.