New York · 1926
Top 100 names in New York, 1926, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mary | 4,780 |
| #2 | Dorothy | 3,108 |
| #3 | Helen | 2,578 |
| #4 | Margaret | 2,203 |
| #5 | Ruth | 1,936 |
| #6 | Gloria | 1,871 |
| #7 | Rose | 1,688 |
| #8 | Marie | 1,586 |
| #9 | Shirley | 1,584 |
| #10 | Jean | 1,571 |
| #11 | Anna | 1,546 |
| #12 | Betty | 1,508 |
| #13 | Florence | 1,489 |
| #14 | Frances | 1,434 |
| #15 | Elizabeth | 1,398 |
| #16 | Doris | 1,379 |
| #17 | Eleanor | 1,145 |
| #18 | Virginia | 1,131 |
| #19 | Alice | 1,117 |
| #20 | Josephine | 1,116 |
| #21 | Catherine | 1,113 |
| #22 | Evelyn | 1,042 |
| #23 | Mildred | 1,033 |
| #24 | Irene | 1,016 |
| #25 | Joan | 988 |
| #26 | Barbara | 979 |
| #27 | Lillian | 976 |
| #28 | Marion | 965 |
| #29 | Theresa | 930 |
| #30 | Patricia | 913 |
| #31 | Rita | 871 |
| #32 | Ann | 825 |
| #33 | Grace | 783 |
| #34 | Anne | 656 |
| #35 | Marjorie | 656 |
| #36 | Jane | 655 |
| #37 | Marilyn | 653 |
| #38 | June | 625 |
| #39 | Phyllis | 623 |
| #40 | Gertrude | 607 |
| #41 | Muriel | 604 |
| #42 | Norma | 597 |
| #43 | Edith | 586 |
| #44 | Beatrice | 582 |
| #45 | Louise | 581 |
| #46 | Eileen | 574 |
| #47 | Elaine | 567 |
| #48 | Sylvia | 497 |
| #49 | Bernice | 475 |
| #50 | Nancy | 470 |
| #51 | Ethel | 464 |
| #52 | Dolores | 463 |
| #53 | Joyce | 453 |
| #54 | Lorraine | 448 |
| #55 | Charlotte | 438 |
| #56 | Harriet | 430 |
| #57 | Pauline | 428 |
| #58 | Lois | 413 |
| #59 | Antoinette | 409 |
| #60 | Beverly | 405 |
| #61 | Jeanne | 401 |
| #62 | Gladys | 399 |
| #63 | Audrey | 390 |
| #64 | Agnes | 388 |
| #65 | Lucille | 376 |
| #66 | Julia | 371 |
| #67 | Esther | 370 |
| #68 | Thelma | 368 |
| #69 | Edna | 365 |
| #70 | Janet | 364 |
| #71 | Geraldine | 359 |
| #72 | Claire | 351 |
| #73 | Kathleen | 348 |
| #74 | Lucy | 343 |
| #75 | Katherine | 343 |
| #76 | Jennie | 329 |
| #77 | Angelina | 323 |
| #78 | Rosemary | 312 |
| #79 | Marian | 309 |
| #80 | Martha | 308 |
| #81 | Pearl | 307 |
| #82 | Carol | 305 |
| #83 | Madeline | 303 |
| #84 | Miriam | 288 |
| #85 | Clara | 283 |
| #86 | Carmela | 280 |
| #87 | Vivian | 276 |
| #88 | Elsie | 275 |
| #89 | Anita | 268 |
| #90 | Laura | 267 |
| #91 | Ellen | 264 |
| #92 | Arlene | 256 |
| #93 | Genevieve | 255 |
| #94 | Constance | 255 |
| #95 | Selma | 254 |
| #96 | Ida | 253 |
| #97 | Estelle | 248 |
| #98 | Loretta | 246 |
| #99 | Teresa | 245 |
| #100 | Emily | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydelle | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Roslyn | 170 | 17 | 2 |
| Vincenza | 68 | 7 | 1 |
| Vita | 43 | 4 | 1 |
| Carmela | 280 | 28 | 4 |
| Rosaria | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Yetta | 39 | 4 | 1 |
| Renee | 125 | 13 | 2 |
| Sonya | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Blossom | 40 | 4 | 1 |
| Santa | 33 | 3 | 1 |
| Michelina | 21 | 2 | 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.