New York · 1981

Top 100 names in New York, 1981, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	3,836
#2	Jessica	3,142
#3	Melissa	2,105
#4	Nicole	1,959
#5	Sarah	1,458
#6	Elizabeth	1,401
#7	Michelle	1,369
#8	Danielle	1,217
#9	Amanda	1,208
#10	Lisa	1,206
#11	Stephanie	1,112
#12	Kimberly	1,094
#13	Christina	1,089
#14	Amy	1,003
#15	Lauren	983
#16	Rebecca	938
#17	Erin	929
#18	Heather	924
#19	Tiffany	882
#20	Christine	880
#21	Kelly	842
#22	Laura	834
#23	Rachel	806
#24	Sara	680
#25	Kristin	664
#26	Andrea	659
#27	Erica	640
#28	Maria	634
#29	Kristen	622
#30	Jamie	609
#31	Mary	586
#32	Angela	585
#33	Katherine	575
#34	Crystal	565
#35	Tara	553
#36	Shannon	531
#37	Diana	506
#38	Emily	493
#39	Julie	479
#40	Jacqueline	458
#41	Megan	439
#42	Vanessa	420
#43	Karen	415
#44	Patricia	406
#45	Samantha	405
#46	Allison	391
#47	Kathryn	387
#48	Kathleen	386
#49	Catherine	372
#50	April	367
#51	Courtney	360
#52	Denise	354
#53	Michele	353
#54	Lindsay	346
#55	Cynthia	345
#56	Dana	334
#57	Victoria	332
#58	Susan	332
#59	Latoya	324
#60	Katie	321
#61	Alicia	317
#62	Amber	306
#63	Dawn	298
#64	Gina	296
#65	Tanya	293
#66	Theresa	292
#67	Natasha	290
#68	Jillian	288
#69	Natalie	287
#70	Renee	282
#71	Colleen	277
#72	Carrie	277
#73	Stacey	276
#74	Anna	267
#75	Erika	265
#76	Monique	262
#77	Tracy	262
#78	Alison	261
#79	Melanie	256
#80	Pamela	255
#81	Tina	254
#82	Jasmine	252
#83	Jill	248
#84	Meghan	245
#85	Sandra	242
#86	Kristina	237
#87	Monica	231
#88	Valerie	231
#89	Veronica	228
#90	Brooke	225
#91	Julia	222
#92	Stacy	222
#93	Ebony	219
#94	Margaret	218
#95	Jaclyn	214
#96	Wendy	208
#97	Barbara	204
#98	Linda	204
#99	Jaime	203
#100	Leah	201

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	24	2	0
Rivka	57	6	0
Malka	35	3	0
Chaya	118	12	1
Chava	24	2	0
Nechama	30	3	0
Yalitza	27	3	0
Shakema	21	2	0
Shakima	22	2	0
Chana	113	11	1
Milagros	55	5	1
Yahaira	34	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.