New York · 1935
Top 100 names in New York, 1935, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mary | 3,768 |
| #2 | Joan | 3,316 |
| #3 | Barbara | 3,177 |
| #4 | Patricia | 2,673 |
| #5 | Shirley | 2,025 |
| #6 | Margaret | 1,505 |
| #7 | Dorothy | 1,435 |
| #8 | Carol | 1,283 |
| #9 | Marilyn | 1,246 |
| #10 | Helen | 1,164 |
| #11 | Marie | 1,153 |
| #12 | Ann | 1,125 |
| #13 | Nancy | 1,085 |
| #14 | Elizabeth | 1,057 |
| #15 | Jean | 1,020 |
| #16 | Dolores | 925 |
| #17 | Frances | 858 |
| #18 | Ruth | 828 |
| #19 | Rose | 826 |
| #20 | Gloria | 820 |
| #21 | Joyce | 804 |
| #22 | Catherine | 789 |
| #23 | Betty | 788 |
| #24 | Janet | 782 |
| #25 | Virginia | 747 |
| #26 | Phyllis | 721 |
| #27 | Anna | 719 |
| #28 | Beverly | 677 |
| #29 | Elaine | 675 |
| #30 | Theresa | 675 |
| #31 | Doris | 661 |
| #32 | Eleanor | 653 |
| #33 | Eileen | 652 |
| #34 | Alice | 622 |
| #35 | Arlene | 589 |
| #36 | Sandra | 580 |
| #37 | Josephine | 576 |
| #38 | Rita | 560 |
| #39 | Florence | 555 |
| #40 | Anne | 551 |
| #41 | Marion | 546 |
| #42 | Judith | 546 |
| #43 | Jane | 531 |
| #44 | Evelyn | 520 |
| #45 | Lorraine | 508 |
| #46 | Lois | 508 |
| #47 | Kathleen | 485 |
| #48 | Irene | 476 |
| #49 | Roberta | 429 |
| #50 | Lillian | 426 |
| #51 | Audrey | 425 |
| #52 | Geraldine | 425 |
| #53 | June | 419 |
| #54 | Louise | 413 |
| #55 | Sheila | 406 |
| #56 | Grace | 401 |
| #57 | Sylvia | 401 |
| #58 | Marjorie | 387 |
| #59 | Carolyn | 387 |
| #60 | Norma | 387 |
| #61 | Joanne | 374 |
| #62 | Carole | 358 |
| #63 | Sally | 356 |
| #64 | Diane | 345 |
| #65 | Ellen | 340 |
| #66 | Loretta | 333 |
| #67 | Mildred | 331 |
| #68 | Maureen | 329 |
| #69 | Marlene | 326 |
| #70 | Jacqueline | 324 |
| #71 | Rosemary | 311 |
| #72 | Janice | 309 |
| #73 | Lucille | 292 |
| #74 | Harriet | 278 |
| #75 | Susan | 278 |
| #76 | Constance | 273 |
| #77 | Beatrice | 262 |
| #78 | Anita | 254 |
| #79 | Gail | 251 |
| #80 | Katherine | 249 |
| #81 | Marcia | 247 |
| #82 | Bernice | 246 |
| #83 | Esther | 236 |
| #84 | Rosemarie | 236 |
| #85 | Martha | 224 |
| #86 | Charlotte | 224 |
| #87 | Antoinette | 221 |
| #88 | Pauline | 219 |
| #89 | Jeanne | 217 |
| #90 | Edith | 212 |
| #91 | Gladys | 207 |
| #92 | Annette | 204 |
| #93 | Suzanne | 202 |
| #94 | Marian | 200 |
| #95 | Donna | 189 |
| #96 | Jeanette | 187 |
| #97 | Claire | 185 |
| #98 | Julia | 178 |
| #99 | Gertrude | 177 |
| #100 | Cynthia | 174 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincenza | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Santa | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Filomena | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| Roslyn | 72 | 9 | 1 |
| Carmela | 132 | 16 | 2 |
| Concetta | 83 | 10 | 2 |
| Toby | 38 | 5 | 1 |
| Renee | 120 | 14 | 3 |
| Francine | 88 | 11 | 2 |
| Gilda | 41 | 5 | 1 |
| Antoinette | 221 | 27 | 6 |
| Elissa | 21 | 3 | 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.