New York · 1959
Top 100 names in New York, 1959, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mary | 4,871 |
| #2 | Susan | 4,481 |
| #3 | Donna | 3,915 |
| #4 | Patricia | 3,775 |
| #5 | Linda | 3,337 |
| #6 | Karen | 3,217 |
| #7 | Deborah | 2,708 |
| #8 | Nancy | 2,663 |
| #9 | Barbara | 2,655 |
| #10 | Kathleen | 2,571 |
| #11 | Elizabeth | 2,341 |
| #12 | Lisa | 2,341 |
| #13 | Diane | 2,260 |
| #14 | Debra | 2,153 |
| #15 | Carol | 1,781 |
| #16 | Cynthia | 1,710 |
| #17 | Sharon | 1,569 |
| #18 | Denise | 1,567 |
| #19 | Laura | 1,532 |
| #20 | Margaret | 1,476 |
| #21 | Sandra | 1,452 |
| #22 | Cheryl | 1,419 |
| #23 | Theresa | 1,384 |
| #24 | Robin | 1,329 |
| #25 | Lori | 1,293 |
| #26 | Pamela | 1,280 |
| #27 | Maria | 1,194 |
| #28 | Janet | 1,193 |
| #29 | Catherine | 1,182 |
| #30 | Christine | 1,162 |
| #31 | Ann | 1,082 |
| #32 | Joanne | 1,077 |
| #33 | Debbie | 1,064 |
| #34 | Kathy | 1,053 |
| #35 | Kim | 1,010 |
| #36 | Maureen | 959 |
| #37 | Ellen | 951 |
| #38 | Eileen | 951 |
| #39 | Cindy | 931 |
| #40 | Michele | 930 |
| #41 | Laurie | 893 |
| #42 | Anne | 883 |
| #43 | Joan | 835 |
| #44 | Michelle | 827 |
| #45 | Brenda | 820 |
| #46 | Valerie | 800 |
| #47 | Lynn | 797 |
| #48 | Dawn | 794 |
| #49 | Julie | 762 |
| #50 | Judith | 760 |
| #51 | Jean | 743 |
| #52 | Marie | 730 |
| #53 | Amy | 709 |
| #54 | Diana | 706 |
| #55 | Evelyn | 699 |
| #56 | Gail | 698 |
| #57 | Wendy | 694 |
| #58 | Janice | 675 |
| #59 | Darlene | 666 |
| #60 | Cathy | 650 |
| #61 | Lorraine | 625 |
| #62 | Teresa | 622 |
| #63 | Suzanne | 618 |
| #64 | Jane | 600 |
| #65 | Judy | 596 |
| #66 | Colleen | 589 |
| #67 | Rose | 581 |
| #68 | Carolyn | 580 |
| #69 | Leslie | 563 |
| #70 | Angela | 560 |
| #71 | Tina | 559 |
| #72 | Bonnie | 559 |
| #73 | Annette | 558 |
| #74 | Joyce | 554 |
| #75 | Joann | 536 |
| #76 | Andrea | 530 |
| #77 | Katherine | 522 |
| #78 | Beth | 520 |
| #79 | Elaine | 517 |
| #80 | Kathryn | 514 |
| #81 | Paula | 513 |
| #82 | Anna | 495 |
| #83 | Tammy | 485 |
| #84 | Renee | 483 |
| #85 | Jacqueline | 481 |
| #86 | Carmen | 479 |
| #87 | Jeanne | 478 |
| #88 | Sheila | 478 |
| #89 | Jill | 475 |
| #90 | Virginia | 465 |
| #91 | Doreen | 461 |
| #92 | Jennifer | 460 |
| #93 | Frances | 457 |
| #94 | Victoria | 453 |
| #95 | Helen | 451 |
| #96 | Stephanie | 446 |
| #97 | Regina | 442 |
| #98 | Dorothy | 432 |
| #99 | Ruth | 426 |
| #100 | Kimberly | 418 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zulma | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Milagros | 144 | 9 | 1 |
| Chaya | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| Ivette | 110 | 7 | 1 |
| Maritza | 152 | 9 | 1 |
| Nilsa | 53 | 3 | 0 |
| Ivonne | 39 | 2 | 0 |
| Migdalia | 163 | 10 | 1 |
| Brunilda | 35 | 2 | 0 |
| Zoraida | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelida | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| Awilda | 60 | 4 | 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.