New York · 1944
Top 100 names in New York, 1944, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mary | 4,104 |
| #2 | Barbara | 3,961 |
| #3 | Patricia | 3,830 |
| #4 | Carol | 3,410 |
| #5 | Linda | 2,581 |
| #6 | Susan | 2,269 |
| #7 | Judith | 1,979 |
| #8 | Joan | 1,922 |
| #9 | Nancy | 1,834 |
| #10 | Margaret | 1,731 |
| #11 | Kathleen | 1,727 |
| #12 | Sandra | 1,702 |
| #13 | Sharon | 1,506 |
| #14 | Diane | 1,354 |
| #15 | Karen | 1,266 |
| #16 | Elizabeth | 1,252 |
| #17 | Donna | 1,109 |
| #18 | Joyce | 1,000 |
| #19 | Marilyn | 978 |
| #20 | Ann | 957 |
| #21 | Janet | 942 |
| #22 | Eileen | 922 |
| #23 | Dorothy | 901 |
| #24 | Marie | 885 |
| #25 | Frances | 875 |
| #26 | Virginia | 840 |
| #27 | Jean | 810 |
| #28 | Elaine | 810 |
| #29 | Carolyn | 806 |
| #30 | Ellen | 792 |
| #31 | Gail | 756 |
| #32 | Jane | 746 |
| #33 | Helen | 731 |
| #34 | Catherine | 715 |
| #35 | Carole | 706 |
| #36 | Joanne | 701 |
| #37 | Phyllis | 684 |
| #38 | Gloria | 668 |
| #39 | Lorraine | 656 |
| #40 | Maureen | 621 |
| #41 | Geraldine | 619 |
| #42 | Shirley | 617 |
| #43 | Ruth | 604 |
| #44 | Bonnie | 595 |
| #45 | Alice | 567 |
| #46 | Judy | 561 |
| #47 | Rose | 553 |
| #48 | Beverly | 550 |
| #49 | Anne | 539 |
| #50 | Arlene | 535 |
| #51 | Cheryl | 515 |
| #52 | Pamela | 513 |
| #53 | Betty | 511 |
| #54 | Theresa | 504 |
| #55 | Roberta | 491 |
| #56 | Janice | 484 |
| #57 | Lois | 474 |
| #58 | Joann | 462 |
| #59 | Suzanne | 451 |
| #60 | Jacqueline | 451 |
| #61 | Louise | 424 |
| #62 | Rita | 422 |
| #63 | Christine | 417 |
| #64 | Irene | 413 |
| #65 | Rosemary | 412 |
| #66 | Marcia | 401 |
| #67 | Diana | 397 |
| #68 | Maryann | 397 |
| #69 | Sheila | 394 |
| #70 | Martha | 383 |
| #71 | Dolores | 379 |
| #72 | Josephine | 372 |
| #73 | Kathryn | 358 |
| #74 | Sally | 339 |
| #75 | Constance | 334 |
| #76 | Florence | 327 |
| #77 | Evelyn | 326 |
| #78 | Katherine | 322 |
| #79 | Lynn | 318 |
| #80 | Paula | 318 |
| #81 | Anna | 317 |
| #82 | Maria | 313 |
| #83 | Rosemarie | 311 |
| #84 | Marjorie | 309 |
| #85 | Doris | 307 |
| #86 | Eleanor | 299 |
| #87 | Lucille | 298 |
| #88 | Anita | 287 |
| #89 | Marsha | 277 |
| #90 | Jeanne | 274 |
| #91 | Cynthia | 269 |
| #92 | Marion | 268 |
| #93 | Andrea | 264 |
| #94 | Angela | 258 |
| #95 | Loretta | 257 |
| #96 | Grace | 255 |
| #97 | Lillian | 250 |
| #98 | Marlene | 246 |
| #99 | Brenda | 246 |
| #100 | Jo | 238 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmela | 74 | 7 | 1 |
| Ronnie | 79 | 7 | 1 |
| Meryl | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Adrianne | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Rona | 39 | 4 | 1 |
| Toby | 52 | 5 | 1 |
| Concetta | 54 | 5 | 1 |
| Roslyn | 63 | 6 | 1 |
| Francine | 192 | 18 | 4 |
| Rochelle | 137 | 13 | 3 |
| Adelaide | 26 | 2 | 1 |
| Helene | 158 | 15 | 3 |
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.