New York · 1972

Top 100 names in New York, 1972, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	5,522
#2	Lisa	2,295
#3	Michelle	2,109
#4	Nicole	1,637
#5	Christine	1,595
#6	Kimberly	1,491
#7	Amy	1,477
#8	Melissa	1,415
#9	Elizabeth	1,178
#10	Karen	1,117
#11	Maria	1,080
#12	Heather	1,009
#13	Dawn	981
#14	Michele	970
#15	Mary	952
#16	Patricia	905
#17	Kelly	893
#18	Denise	879
#19	Susan	850
#20	Laura	842
#21	Tara	820
#22	Stephanie	801
#23	Julie	764
#24	Rebecca	754
#25	Tracy	727
#26	Danielle	709
#27	Tammy	709
#28	Angela	705
#29	Deborah	698
#30	Kathleen	698
#31	Christina	679
#32	Tina	671
#33	Jessica	646
#34	Lori	621
#35	Cynthia	608
#36	Sandra	605
#37	Andrea	591
#38	Nancy	580
#39	Jacqueline	568
#40	Wendy	550
#41	Stacey	550
#42	Rachel	544
#43	Catherine	540
#44	Donna	532
#45	Barbara	514
#46	Tanya	504
#47	Linda	496
#48	Sharon	489
#49	Kim	472
#50	Theresa	455
#51	Pamela	451
#52	Gina	425
#53	Stacy	422
#54	Shannon	420
#55	Brenda	414
#56	Kristin	413
#57	Debra	411
#58	Cheryl	411
#59	Renee	411
#60	Sarah	410
#61	Colleen	405
#62	Diana	395
#63	Suzanne	389
#64	Melanie	375
#65	Kristen	369
#66	Jill	363
#67	Katherine	355
#68	Robin	348
#69	Margaret	344
#70	Monica	337
#71	Diane	332
#72	Dana	329
#73	Laurie	327
#74	Ann	325
#75	Allison	317
#76	Victoria	312
#77	Carmen	312
#78	Erica	308
#79	Carrie	305
#80	Monique	297
#81	Anna	285
#82	Teresa	284
#83	Janet	283
#84	Tracey	282
#85	Yolanda	277
#86	Marie	274
#87	Erin	271
#88	Beth	270
#89	Joanne	270
#90	Kerry	263
#91	Cindy	262
#92	April	262
#93	Carolyn	260
#94	Heidi	260
#95	Alicia	257
#96	Jeanette	255
#97	Jodi	254
#98	Maureen	253
#99	Valerie	252
#100	Vanessa	249

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
Malka	22	2	0
Rivka	35	3	0
Chaya	51	5	0
Xiomara	22	2	0
Shoshana	28	3	0
Omayra	28	3	0
Jesenia	27	2	0
Milagros	64	6	1
Jackeline	23	2	0
Chana	46	4	1
Antonella	21	2	0
Migdalia	43	4	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.