New York · 1976
Top 100 names in New York, 1976, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jennifer | 4,255 |
| #2 | Melissa | 1,880 |
| #3 | Jessica | 1,739 |
| #4 | Michelle | 1,621 |
| #5 | Nicole | 1,592 |
| #6 | Amy | 1,554 |
| #7 | Lisa | 1,473 |
| #8 | Heather | 1,354 |
| #9 | Elizabeth | 1,193 |
| #10 | Kimberly | 1,171 |
| #11 | Danielle | 1,082 |
| #12 | Christine | 1,061 |
| #13 | Kelly | 870 |
| #14 | Christina | 866 |
| #15 | Sarah | 828 |
| #16 | Rebecca | 820 |
| #17 | Stephanie | 802 |
| #18 | Maria | 794 |
| #19 | Laura | 772 |
| #20 | Karen | 761 |
| #21 | Shannon | 680 |
| #22 | Mary | 671 |
| #23 | Angela | 655 |
| #24 | Tara | 624 |
| #25 | Rachel | 604 |
| #26 | Jaime | 603 |
| #27 | Dawn | 590 |
| #28 | Michele | 588 |
| #29 | Erin | 586 |
| #30 | Julie | 585 |
| #31 | Amanda | 562 |
| #32 | Andrea | 556 |
| #33 | Jamie | 552 |
| #34 | Patricia | 540 |
| #35 | Susan | 519 |
| #36 | Denise | 511 |
| #37 | Sara | 492 |
| #38 | Tracy | 461 |
| #39 | Erica | 457 |
| #40 | Carrie | 443 |
| #41 | Stacey | 441 |
| #42 | Catherine | 439 |
| #43 | Kathleen | 431 |
| #44 | Katherine | 428 |
| #45 | Kristen | 418 |
| #46 | Cynthia | 415 |
| #47 | Jill | 408 |
| #48 | Tanya | 408 |
| #49 | Allison | 395 |
| #50 | Lauren | 388 |
| #51 | Lori | 380 |
| #52 | Sandra | 374 |
| #53 | Wendy | 370 |
| #54 | Tina | 368 |
| #55 | Stacy | 365 |
| #56 | Tiffany | 356 |
| #57 | Jacqueline | 351 |
| #58 | Tammy | 350 |
| #59 | Nancy | 348 |
| #60 | Melanie | 348 |
| #61 | Renee | 339 |
| #62 | Diana | 329 |
| #63 | Deborah | 329 |
| #64 | Kristin | 324 |
| #65 | Theresa | 320 |
| #66 | Megan | 314 |
| #67 | Colleen | 313 |
| #68 | Dana | 311 |
| #69 | Gina | 307 |
| #70 | Barbara | 302 |
| #71 | Emily | 302 |
| #72 | April | 300 |
| #73 | Sharon | 289 |
| #74 | Samantha | 285 |
| #75 | Vanessa | 281 |
| #76 | Monica | 278 |
| #77 | Natasha | 277 |
| #78 | Donna | 267 |
| #79 | Alison | 264 |
| #80 | Victoria | 258 |
| #81 | Brenda | 257 |
| #82 | Kathryn | 253 |
| #83 | Margaret | 252 |
| #84 | Pamela | 248 |
| #85 | Monique | 246 |
| #86 | Linda | 245 |
| #87 | Suzanne | 239 |
| #88 | Alicia | 237 |
| #89 | Laurie | 236 |
| #90 | Valerie | 235 |
| #91 | Anna | 234 |
| #92 | Crystal | 231 |
| #93 | Latoya | 228 |
| #94 | Kim | 225 |
| #95 | Cindy | 224 |
| #96 | Joanna | 223 |
| #97 | Ann | 218 |
| #98 | Veronica | 210 |
| #99 | Erika | 210 |
| #100 | Diane | 206 |
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 | 42 | 4 | 0 |
| Rivka | 62 | 6 | 0 |
| Chaya | 62 | 6 | 1 |
| Devorah | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| Shameeka | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| Chana | 100 | 10 | 1 |
| Milagros | 68 | 7 | 1 |
| Mariela | 32 | 3 | 0 |
| Yasmin | 42 | 4 | 1 |
| Jasmin | 73 | 7 | 1 |
| Xiomara | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Lissette | 63 | 6 | 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.