New York · 1987

Top 100 names in New York, 1987, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jessica	3,796
#2	Jennifer	2,739
#3	Amanda	2,590
#4	Ashley	2,580
#5	Nicole	2,157
#6	Stephanie	1,917
#7	Melissa	1,679
#8	Danielle	1,570
#9	Sarah	1,530
#10	Christina	1,508
#11	Samantha	1,363
#12	Elizabeth	1,299
#13	Lauren	1,294
#14	Michelle	1,094
#15	Rachel	998
#16	Tiffany	980
#17	Laura	894
#18	Kimberly	894
#19	Emily	851
#20	Heather	847
#21	Megan	819
#22	Brittany	809
#23	Christine	798
#24	Katherine	786
#25	Rebecca	727
#26	Crystal	685
#27	Lisa	684
#28	Sara	672
#29	Erica	666
#30	Kelly	665
#31	Jacqueline	607
#32	Amy	594
#33	Alexandra	587
#34	Vanessa	587
#35	Kristen	584
#36	Erin	527
#37	Victoria	510
#38	Angela	506
#39	Andrea	503
#40	Shannon	498
#41	Caitlin	491
#42	Allison	491
#43	Maria	476
#44	Jamie	461
#45	Amber	458
#46	Mary	453
#47	Courtney	442
#48	Kristina	439
#49	Diana	434
#50	Alyssa	433
#51	Lindsay	428
#52	Alicia	422
#53	Jasmine	414
#54	Jenna	411
#55	Kathryn	406
#56	Catherine	381
#57	Kayla	380
#58	Kristin	374
#59	Dana	367
#60	Kathleen	361
#61	Katie	361
#62	Meghan	354
#63	Natasha	352
#64	Natalie	343
#65	Jaclyn	340
#66	Jillian	331
#67	Cassandra	326
#68	Tara	321
#69	Anna	317
#70	Julie	314
#71	Krystal	310
#72	Patricia	309
#73	Gina	297
#74	Chelsea	283
#75	Erika	278
#76	Marissa	268
#77	Cynthia	268
#78	Karen	259
#79	Leah	248
#80	Kaitlin	244
#81	Julia	241
#82	Dominique	238
#83	Esther	237
#84	Margaret	230
#85	Denise	228
#86	Lindsey	227
#87	Alexis	226
#88	Kaitlyn	226
#89	Monica	224
#90	Melanie	222
#91	Colleen	222
#92	Hannah	221
#93	Joanna	216
#94	Sabrina	214
#95	Veronica	211
#96	Alison	207
#97	Michele	200
#98	Stacey	200
#99	Yesenia	199
#100	Whitney	198

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	27	2	0
Shaindy	28	3	0
Chaya	120	11	1
Bracha	20	2	0
Toniann	27	2	0
Shifra	20	2	0
Malka	47	4	0
Chava	35	3	0
Yocheved	21	2	0
Massiel	23	2	0
Rivka	71	6	1
Rochel	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.