New York · 1977
Top 100 names in New York, 1977, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jennifer | 3,988 |
| #2 | Jessica | 2,157 |
| #3 | Melissa | 1,893 |
| #4 | Nicole | 1,609 |
| #5 | Michelle | 1,552 |
| #6 | Lisa | 1,431 |
| #7 | Elizabeth | 1,336 |
| #8 | Amy | 1,324 |
| #9 | Kelly | 1,286 |
| #10 | Danielle | 1,212 |
| #11 | Heather | 1,168 |
| #12 | Kimberly | 1,157 |
| #13 | Christine | 1,064 |
| #14 | Sarah | 1,022 |
| #15 | Christina | 1,000 |
| #16 | Rebecca | 847 |
| #17 | Laura | 765 |
| #18 | Stephanie | 751 |
| #19 | Erin | 733 |
| #20 | Tara | 731 |
| #21 | Karen | 722 |
| #22 | Maria | 709 |
| #23 | Mary | 664 |
| #24 | Angela | 658 |
| #25 | Shannon | 634 |
| #26 | Amanda | 607 |
| #27 | Rachel | 597 |
| #28 | Jamie | 579 |
| #29 | Andrea | 575 |
| #30 | Julie | 553 |
| #31 | Sara | 531 |
| #32 | Jaime | 509 |
| #33 | Erica | 496 |
| #34 | Dawn | 496 |
| #35 | Michele | 473 |
| #36 | Carrie | 471 |
| #37 | Patricia | 464 |
| #38 | Susan | 453 |
| #39 | Jill | 452 |
| #40 | Lauren | 426 |
| #41 | Kathleen | 426 |
| #42 | Cynthia | 424 |
| #43 | Stacey | 421 |
| #44 | Denise | 418 |
| #45 | Katherine | 417 |
| #46 | Tracy | 402 |
| #47 | Kristen | 396 |
| #48 | Tanya | 392 |
| #49 | Catherine | 375 |
| #50 | Stacy | 374 |
| #51 | Jacqueline | 372 |
| #52 | Melanie | 370 |
| #53 | Wendy | 370 |
| #54 | Emily | 369 |
| #55 | Vanessa | 367 |
| #56 | Allison | 350 |
| #57 | Megan | 348 |
| #58 | Tiffany | 346 |
| #59 | Sabrina | 340 |
| #60 | Kristin | 339 |
| #61 | Renee | 330 |
| #62 | Diana | 326 |
| #63 | Dana | 321 |
| #64 | Gina | 320 |
| #65 | Theresa | 313 |
| #66 | Sandra | 312 |
| #67 | Crystal | 303 |
| #68 | Lori | 303 |
| #69 | Nancy | 294 |
| #70 | Colleen | 294 |
| #71 | Tina | 293 |
| #72 | April | 284 |
| #73 | Tammy | 282 |
| #74 | Barbara | 281 |
| #75 | Natasha | 274 |
| #76 | Samantha | 270 |
| #77 | Monica | 266 |
| #78 | Kathryn | 260 |
| #79 | Sharon | 258 |
| #80 | Deborah | 254 |
| #81 | Suzanne | 251 |
| #82 | Linda | 250 |
| #83 | Beth | 248 |
| #84 | Erika | 248 |
| #85 | Monique | 245 |
| #86 | Natalie | 244 |
| #87 | Veronica | 241 |
| #88 | Cindy | 239 |
| #89 | Alison | 239 |
| #90 | Alicia | 236 |
| #91 | Margaret | 234 |
| #92 | Jaclyn | 233 |
| #93 | Marie | 232 |
| #94 | Courtney | 228 |
| #95 | Victoria | 225 |
| #96 | Pamela | 224 |
| #97 | Latoya | 222 |
| #98 | Valerie | 219 |
| #99 | Kristy | 216 |
| #100 | Aisha | 213 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivka | 45 | 4 | 0 |
| Shakima | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Chaya | 73 | 7 | 1 |
| Malka | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| Taina | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| Devorah | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Xiomara | 39 | 4 | 0 |
| Shaquana | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| Chana | 88 | 9 | 1 |
| Milagros | 70 | 7 | 1 |
| Jessenia | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| Caridad | 28 | 3 | 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.