New York · 1942

Top 100 names in New York, 1942, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Barbara	4,946
#2	Patricia	4,345
#3	Mary	4,171
#4	Carol	3,837
#5	Linda	2,601
#6	Joan	2,525
#7	Judith	2,264
#8	Susan	1,965
#9	Sandra	1,784
#10	Nancy	1,778
#11	Margaret	1,756
#12	Kathleen	1,482
#13	Elizabeth	1,363
#14	Diane	1,285
#15	Joyce	1,274
#16	Marie	1,164
#17	Sharon	1,131
#18	Ann	1,124
#19	Marilyn	1,104
#20	Karen	1,071
#21	Dorothy	1,067
#22	Frances	1,022
#23	Janet	1,008
#24	Carole	1,007
#25	Carolyn	990
#26	Helen	938
#27	Virginia	934
#28	Jean	916
#29	Elaine	884
#30	Eileen	868
#31	Phyllis	851
#32	Donna	834
#33	Ellen	817
#34	Catherine	815
#35	Gail	799
#36	Gloria	759
#37	Maureen	747
#38	Rose	703
#39	Beverly	702
#40	Jane	662
#41	Joanne	658
#42	Ruth	648
#43	Arlene	634
#44	Judy	626
#45	Anne	623
#46	Dolores	615
#47	Geraldine	615
#48	Betty	613
#49	Lorraine	601
#50	Alice	595
#51	Shirley	589
#52	Theresa	580
#53	Sheila	574
#54	Bonnie	542
#55	Irene	515
#56	Josephine	509
#57	Maryann	505
#58	Roberta	502
#59	Louise	498
#60	Rosemary	495
#61	Lois	487
#62	Joann	481
#63	Janice	480
#64	Rita	474
#65	Eleanor	437
#66	Jacqueline	424
#67	Diana	415
#68	Anna	409
#69	Sally	402
#70	Florence	396
#71	Suzanne	389
#72	Marcia	385
#73	Martha	378
#74	Doris	377
#75	Katherine	375
#76	Loretta	369
#77	Anita	365
#78	Marion	362
#79	Cynthia	355
#80	Evelyn	354
#81	Marjorie	352
#82	Christine	344
#83	Madeline	319
#84	Constance	317
#85	Rosemarie	315
#86	Grace	314
#87	Annette	310
#88	Maria	307
#89	Lucille	303
#90	Lillian	301
#91	Jeanne	297
#92	Marlene	291
#93	Angela	291
#94	Kathryn	282
#95	June	280
#96	Veronica	279
#97	Harriet	272
#98	Pamela	268
#99	Rosalie	255
#100	Lynn	252

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
Erica	21	2	0
Helaine	23	2	0
Abby	22	2	0
Concetta	83	7	1
Carmela	82	7	1
Francine	229	20	4
Arline	103	9	2
Rona	37	3	1
Roslyn	74	7	1
Toby	59	5	1
Rochelle	176	16	4
Palma	23	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.