New York · 1920
Top 100 names in New York, 1920, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mary | 5,299 |
| #2 | Helen | 3,608 |
| #3 | Dorothy | 3,420 |
| #4 | Margaret | 2,717 |
| #5 | Ruth | 2,712 |
| #6 | Anna | 2,125 |
| #7 | Rose | 2,079 |
| #8 | Frances | 1,774 |
| #9 | Florence | 1,718 |
| #10 | Elizabeth | 1,585 |
| #11 | Marie | 1,583 |
| #12 | Mildred | 1,535 |
| #13 | Lillian | 1,416 |
| #14 | Josephine | 1,396 |
| #15 | Catherine | 1,378 |
| #16 | Eleanor | 1,251 |
| #17 | Evelyn | 1,228 |
| #18 | Virginia | 1,194 |
| #19 | Doris | 1,125 |
| #20 | Alice | 1,109 |
| #21 | Marion | 1,073 |
| #22 | Jean | 986 |
| #23 | Sylvia | 965 |
| #24 | Betty | 916 |
| #25 | Shirley | 911 |
| #26 | Grace | 907 |
| #27 | Irene | 875 |
| #28 | Beatrice | 840 |
| #29 | Rita | 833 |
| #30 | Gertrude | 813 |
| #31 | Anne | 773 |
| #32 | Ann | 730 |
| #33 | Edith | 721 |
| #34 | Marjorie | 694 |
| #35 | Jane | 663 |
| #36 | Louise | 639 |
| #37 | Ethel | 604 |
| #38 | Muriel | 603 |
| #39 | Gladys | 572 |
| #40 | Esther | 557 |
| #41 | Edna | 536 |
| #42 | Katherine | 506 |
| #43 | Agnes | 506 |
| #44 | Julia | 496 |
| #45 | Theresa | 495 |
| #46 | Barbara | 482 |
| #47 | Jennie | 471 |
| #48 | Pauline | 468 |
| #49 | Lucille | 465 |
| #50 | Charlotte | 439 |
| #51 | Antoinette | 426 |
| #52 | Pearl | 415 |
| #53 | Eileen | 410 |
| #54 | Martha | 407 |
| #55 | Marian | 400 |
| #56 | Clara | 399 |
| #57 | Norma | 397 |
| #58 | Lucy | 397 |
| #59 | Stella | 380 |
| #60 | Thelma | 380 |
| #61 | Harriet | 380 |
| #62 | Ida | 366 |
| #63 | Geraldine | 365 |
| #64 | Elsie | 360 |
| #65 | Genevieve | 359 |
| #66 | Sophie | 358 |
| #67 | Miriam | 356 |
| #68 | Madeline | 354 |
| #69 | June | 341 |
| #70 | Angelina | 341 |
| #71 | Bernice | 338 |
| #72 | Nancy | 335 |
| #73 | Blanche | 331 |
| #74 | Sarah | 322 |
| #75 | Laura | 322 |
| #76 | Janet | 313 |
| #77 | Phyllis | 307 |
| #78 | Joan | 305 |
| #79 | Viola | 293 |
| #80 | Kathleen | 287 |
| #81 | Vivian | 283 |
| #82 | Lena | 279 |
| #83 | Carmela | 278 |
| #84 | Jeanette | 275 |
| #85 | Anita | 274 |
| #86 | Emily | 271 |
| #87 | Loretta | 267 |
| #88 | Bertha | 266 |
| #89 | Emma | 259 |
| #90 | Patricia | 255 |
| #91 | Adele | 254 |
| #92 | Jeanne | 254 |
| #93 | Estelle | 252 |
| #94 | Ellen | 249 |
| #95 | Olga | 247 |
| #96 | Veronica | 245 |
| #97 | Constance | 243 |
| #98 | Hazel | 240 |
| #99 | Marguerite | 238 |
| #100 | Kathryn | 236 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosaria | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| Roslyn | 145 | 15 | 2 |
| Yetta | 88 | 9 | 1 |
| Vincenza | 65 | 7 | 1 |
| Domenica | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| Carmela | 278 | 28 | 4 |
| Michelina | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| Bella | 88 | 9 | 2 |
| Concetta | 192 | 19 | 3 |
| Assunta | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| Santa | 32 | 3 | 1 |
| Filomena | 79 | 8 | 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.