New York · 1952
Top 100 names in New York, 1952, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Patricia | 5,309 |
| #2 | Linda | 5,156 |
| #3 | Mary | 4,936 |
| #4 | Susan | 4,465 |
| #5 | Barbara | 4,193 |
| #6 | Deborah | 3,833 |
| #7 | Kathleen | 3,175 |
| #8 | Nancy | 2,915 |
| #9 | Diane | 2,654 |
| #10 | Karen | 2,518 |
| #11 | Carol | 2,451 |
| #12 | Christine | 2,420 |
| #13 | Donna | 2,070 |
| #14 | Margaret | 1,827 |
| #15 | Elizabeth | 1,808 |
| #16 | Sharon | 1,727 |
| #17 | Denise | 1,669 |
| #18 | Sandra | 1,630 |
| #19 | Janet | 1,500 |
| #20 | Debra | 1,457 |
| #21 | Joan | 1,446 |
| #22 | Judith | 1,439 |
| #23 | Gail | 1,268 |
| #24 | Catherine | 1,245 |
| #25 | Cynthia | 1,239 |
| #26 | Ellen | 1,193 |
| #27 | Pamela | 1,183 |
| #28 | Joanne | 1,066 |
| #29 | Ann | 1,045 |
| #30 | Eileen | 954 |
| #31 | Jane | 920 |
| #32 | Theresa | 899 |
| #33 | Maureen | 891 |
| #34 | Cheryl | 889 |
| #35 | Janice | 874 |
| #36 | Anne | 857 |
| #37 | Maria | 842 |
| #38 | Jean | 838 |
| #39 | Joyce | 833 |
| #40 | Marilyn | 829 |
| #41 | Laura | 824 |
| #42 | Marie | 808 |
| #43 | Lorraine | 787 |
| #44 | Rose | 731 |
| #45 | Jo | 729 |
| #46 | Bonnie | 724 |
| #47 | Lynn | 724 |
| #48 | Virginia | 673 |
| #49 | Jacqueline | 665 |
| #50 | Michele | 662 |
| #51 | Gloria | 652 |
| #52 | Elaine | 650 |
| #53 | Frances | 647 |
| #54 | Robin | 631 |
| #55 | Brenda | 626 |
| #56 | Helen | 622 |
| #57 | Judy | 608 |
| #58 | Dorothy | 594 |
| #59 | Valerie | 594 |
| #60 | Wendy | 588 |
| #61 | Phyllis | 583 |
| #62 | Paula | 577 |
| #63 | Carolyn | 561 |
| #64 | Beverly | 541 |
| #65 | Ruth | 538 |
| #66 | Diana | 526 |
| #67 | Kathryn | 526 |
| #68 | Katherine | 524 |
| #69 | Suzanne | 519 |
| #70 | Laurie | 514 |
| #71 | Kathy | 510 |
| #72 | Andrea | 479 |
| #73 | Joann | 477 |
| #74 | Victoria | 474 |
| #75 | Evelyn | 472 |
| #76 | Sheila | 471 |
| #77 | Alice | 469 |
| #78 | Marcia | 462 |
| #79 | Roberta | 461 |
| #80 | Leslie | 458 |
| #81 | Arlene | 451 |
| #82 | Shirley | 442 |
| #83 | Martha | 438 |
| #84 | Geraldine | 433 |
| #85 | Rita | 429 |
| #86 | Jeanne | 417 |
| #87 | Betty | 409 |
| #88 | Lisa | 405 |
| #89 | Rosemary | 404 |
| #90 | Anna | 403 |
| #91 | Michelle | 394 |
| #92 | Darlene | 392 |
| #93 | Claudia | 390 |
| #94 | Irene | 388 |
| #95 | Cathy | 386 |
| #96 | Stephanie | 384 |
| #97 | Teresa | 383 |
| #98 | Lois | 381 |
| #99 | Louise | 375 |
| #100 | Jill | 374 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milagros | 85 | 6 | 0 |
| Ivette | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Migdalia | 74 | 5 | 0 |
| Nereida | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| Brunilda | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| Awilda | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Chana | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Elba | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| Nilda | 49 | 3 | 0 |
| Nydia | 32 | 2 | 0 |
| Ronni | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| Meryl | 83 | 5 | 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.