New York · 1923
Top 100 names in New York, 1923, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mary | 5,158 |
| #2 | Dorothy | 3,395 |
| #3 | Helen | 3,224 |
| #4 | Margaret | 2,379 |
| #5 | Ruth | 2,361 |
| #6 | Rose | 1,796 |
| #7 | Anna | 1,641 |
| #8 | Frances | 1,627 |
| #9 | Florence | 1,625 |
| #10 | Elizabeth | 1,558 |
| #11 | Marie | 1,512 |
| #12 | Josephine | 1,376 |
| #13 | Shirley | 1,358 |
| #14 | Betty | 1,348 |
| #15 | Catherine | 1,311 |
| #16 | Doris | 1,269 |
| #17 | Mildred | 1,264 |
| #18 | Lillian | 1,261 |
| #19 | Gloria | 1,247 |
| #20 | Eleanor | 1,225 |
| #21 | Virginia | 1,224 |
| #22 | Jean | 1,214 |
| #23 | Evelyn | 1,133 |
| #24 | Marion | 1,097 |
| #25 | Irene | 1,059 |
| #26 | Alice | 1,018 |
| #27 | Ann | 861 |
| #28 | Rita | 834 |
| #29 | Grace | 818 |
| #30 | Beatrice | 786 |
| #31 | Anne | 756 |
| #32 | Sylvia | 743 |
| #33 | Gertrude | 728 |
| #34 | Jane | 716 |
| #35 | Edith | 712 |
| #36 | Barbara | 697 |
| #37 | Muriel | 693 |
| #38 | Marjorie | 689 |
| #39 | Louise | 646 |
| #40 | Theresa | 556 |
| #41 | Ethel | 555 |
| #42 | Eileen | 530 |
| #43 | Norma | 520 |
| #44 | June | 519 |
| #45 | Gladys | 495 |
| #46 | Patricia | 494 |
| #47 | Esther | 494 |
| #48 | Edna | 481 |
| #49 | Agnes | 473 |
| #50 | Jennie | 468 |
| #51 | Lucille | 458 |
| #52 | Julia | 448 |
| #53 | Bernice | 437 |
| #54 | Charlotte | 436 |
| #55 | Phyllis | 429 |
| #56 | Joan | 428 |
| #57 | Katherine | 425 |
| #58 | Antoinette | 422 |
| #59 | Pauline | 417 |
| #60 | Elaine | 400 |
| #61 | Pearl | 399 |
| #62 | Jeanne | 396 |
| #63 | Martha | 396 |
| #64 | Nancy | 392 |
| #65 | Thelma | 391 |
| #66 | Lucy | 389 |
| #67 | Miriam | 389 |
| #68 | Harriet | 385 |
| #69 | Geraldine | 384 |
| #70 | Angelina | 381 |
| #71 | Marian | 373 |
| #72 | Kathleen | 372 |
| #73 | Madeline | 360 |
| #74 | Ida | 339 |
| #75 | Clara | 339 |
| #76 | Stella | 327 |
| #77 | Carmela | 323 |
| #78 | Genevieve | 319 |
| #79 | Lorraine | 312 |
| #80 | Audrey | 310 |
| #81 | Janet | 306 |
| #82 | Laura | 299 |
| #83 | Sarah | 297 |
| #84 | Elsie | 289 |
| #85 | Dolores | 284 |
| #86 | Rosemary | 277 |
| #87 | Anita | 276 |
| #88 | Blanche | 267 |
| #89 | Loretta | 266 |
| #90 | Lena | 266 |
| #91 | Claire | 263 |
| #92 | Viola | 261 |
| #93 | Emily | 257 |
| #94 | Sophie | 256 |
| #95 | Lois | 256 |
| #96 | Marilyn | 253 |
| #97 | Kathryn | 252 |
| #98 | Bertha | 251 |
| #99 | Vivian | 250 |
| #100 | Carol | 245 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roslyn | 184 | 18 | 2 |
| Vincenza | 83 | 8 | 1 |
| Domenica | 34 | 3 | 0 |
| Toby | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Carmela | 323 | 32 | 5 |
| Yetta | 54 | 5 | 1 |
| Michelina | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Rosalind | 125 | 13 | 2 |
| Santa | 43 | 4 | 1 |
| Concetta | 205 | 21 | 4 |
| Bella | 77 | 8 | 1 |
| Rosaria | 25 | 3 | 0 |
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.