New York · 1980
Top 100 names in New York, 1980, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jennifer | 3,807 |
| #2 | Jessica | 2,385 |
| #3 | Melissa | 2,338 |
| #4 | Nicole | 1,969 |
| #5 | Michelle | 1,469 |
| #6 | Sarah | 1,371 |
| #7 | Elizabeth | 1,341 |
| #8 | Lisa | 1,331 |
| #9 | Kimberly | 1,150 |
| #10 | Amanda | 1,139 |
| #11 | Danielle | 1,134 |
| #12 | Christina | 1,129 |
| #13 | Heather | 998 |
| #14 | Kelly | 956 |
| #15 | Stephanie | 951 |
| #16 | Christine | 938 |
| #17 | Amy | 932 |
| #18 | Lauren | 889 |
| #19 | Tiffany | 838 |
| #20 | Erin | 831 |
| #21 | Rebecca | 817 |
| #22 | Laura | 754 |
| #23 | Angela | 676 |
| #24 | Rachel | 668 |
| #25 | Erica | 663 |
| #26 | Maria | 639 |
| #27 | Sara | 633 |
| #28 | Mary | 596 |
| #29 | Tara | 581 |
| #30 | Andrea | 568 |
| #31 | Kristen | 566 |
| #32 | Jamie | 564 |
| #33 | Katherine | 539 |
| #34 | Shannon | 527 |
| #35 | Kristin | 503 |
| #36 | Karen | 494 |
| #37 | Megan | 491 |
| #38 | Julie | 485 |
| #39 | Crystal | 472 |
| #40 | Jacqueline | 444 |
| #41 | Vanessa | 444 |
| #42 | Emily | 418 |
| #43 | Patricia | 407 |
| #44 | Kathleen | 393 |
| #45 | Catherine | 372 |
| #46 | Denise | 367 |
| #47 | Michele | 367 |
| #48 | Tracy | 364 |
| #49 | Susan | 357 |
| #50 | Melanie | 348 |
| #51 | Dana | 346 |
| #52 | Allison | 344 |
| #53 | Samantha | 341 |
| #54 | Kathryn | 339 |
| #55 | April | 325 |
| #56 | Cynthia | 324 |
| #57 | Monique | 323 |
| #58 | Dawn | 319 |
| #59 | Stacey | 316 |
| #60 | Alicia | 308 |
| #61 | Gina | 307 |
| #62 | Jill | 306 |
| #63 | Meghan | 296 |
| #64 | Katie | 288 |
| #65 | Tanya | 285 |
| #66 | Theresa | 282 |
| #67 | Diana | 282 |
| #68 | Amber | 273 |
| #69 | Colleen | 272 |
| #70 | Natalie | 272 |
| #71 | Carrie | 269 |
| #72 | Anna | 263 |
| #73 | Stacy | 260 |
| #74 | Tina | 259 |
| #75 | Courtney | 259 |
| #76 | Natasha | 259 |
| #77 | Erika | 250 |
| #78 | Victoria | 243 |
| #79 | Brooke | 242 |
| #80 | Wendy | 239 |
| #81 | Alison | 238 |
| #82 | Renee | 238 |
| #83 | Sandra | 235 |
| #84 | Kristina | 232 |
| #85 | Lindsay | 232 |
| #86 | Kristy | 231 |
| #87 | Monica | 231 |
| #88 | Lori | 230 |
| #89 | Cheryl | 230 |
| #90 | Leah | 229 |
| #91 | Latoya | 229 |
| #92 | Margaret | 229 |
| #93 | Sabrina | 227 |
| #94 | Ebony | 219 |
| #95 | Linda | 218 |
| #96 | Valerie | 215 |
| #97 | Jillian | 214 |
| #98 | Jasmine | 212 |
| #99 | Sharon | 211 |
| #100 | Nancy | 208 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitty | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| Malka | 41 | 4 | 0 |
| Rivka | 53 | 5 | 0 |
| Nechama | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| Chaya | 77 | 8 | 1 |
| Chana | 110 | 11 | 1 |
| Rochel | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| Rosangela | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| Shakima | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Shaquana | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| Caridad | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| Devorah | 22 | 2 | 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.