New York · 1946

Top 100 names in New York, 1946, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Barbara	4,927
#2	Mary	4,797
#3	Patricia	4,769
#4	Carol	3,785
#5	Linda	3,755
#6	Susan	3,678
#7	Kathleen	2,598
#8	Nancy	2,518
#9	Diane	2,179
#10	Judith	2,151
#11	Sandra	2,006
#12	Sharon	1,950
#13	Margaret	1,928
#14	Joan	1,851
#15	Karen	1,719
#16	Donna	1,580
#17	Elizabeth	1,445
#18	Janet	1,177
#19	Ann	1,086
#20	Ellen	1,067
#21	Jane	1,065
#22	Gail	1,061
#23	Marilyn	1,054
#24	Joyce	1,045
#25	Eileen	1,012
#26	Elaine	975
#27	Maureen	968
#28	Lorraine	966
#29	Joanne	962
#30	Marie	947
#31	Jean	934
#32	Frances	922
#33	Dorothy	913
#34	Carolyn	896
#35	Catherine	891
#36	Christine	866
#37	Virginia	847
#38	Cheryl	847
#39	Bonnie	822
#40	Phyllis	773
#41	Helen	741
#42	Judy	732
#43	Suzanne	720
#44	Janice	716
#45	Gloria	696
#46	Anne	674
#47	Betty	673
#48	Beverly	661
#49	Cynthia	658
#50	Pamela	657
#51	Shirley	643
#52	Theresa	629
#53	Alice	627
#54	Ruth	627
#55	Diana	616
#56	Rosemary	615
#57	Geraldine	615
#58	Arlene	614
#59	Jacqueline	594
#60	Rose	573
#61	Lynn	572
#62	Laura	571
#63	Joann	569
#64	Carole	535
#65	Sheila	527
#66	Roberta	522
#67	Rita	517
#68	Lois	484
#69	Louise	480
#70	Marcia	463
#71	Jeanne	458
#72	Irene	444
#73	Paula	441
#74	Jo	425
#75	Kathryn	420
#76	Martha	420
#77	Dolores	418
#78	Katherine	413
#79	Maryann	404
#80	Sally	399
#81	Maria	388
#82	Andrea	382
#83	Anna	370
#84	Marsha	366
#85	Evelyn	365
#86	Josephine	360
#87	Anita	354
#88	Leslie	348
#89	Constance	343
#90	Marjorie	340
#91	Dianne	328
#92	Denise	318
#93	Lucille	317
#94	Rosemarie	317
#95	Francine	314
#96	Brenda	313
#97	Doris	311
#98	Marion	308
#99	Florence	307
#100	Deborah	302

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
Nilda	29	2	0
Ronni	38	3	0
Roni	24	2	0
Ronnie	140	11	2
Helaine	25	2	0
Stefanie	20	2	0
Meryl	30	2	0
Toby	47	4	1
Rona	40	3	1
Felice	21	2	0
Leonora	24	2	0
Elissa	28	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.