New York · 1996
Top 100 names in New York, 1996, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ashley | 1,892 |
| #2 | Samantha | 1,711 |
| #3 | Emily | 1,623 |
| #4 | Jessica | 1,617 |
| #5 | Amanda | 1,359 |
| #6 | Sarah | 1,334 |
| #7 | Nicole | 1,329 |
| #8 | Rachel | 1,116 |
| #9 | Stephanie | 1,065 |
| #10 | Jennifer | 1,003 |
| #11 | Brianna | 986 |
| #12 | Elizabeth | 954 |
| #13 | Danielle | 948 |
| #14 | Taylor | 909 |
| #15 | Victoria | 889 |
| #16 | Kayla | 857 |
| #17 | Alexis | 836 |
| #18 | Alexandra | 813 |
| #19 | Brittany | 779 |
| #20 | Lauren | 739 |
| #21 | Alyssa | 734 |
| #22 | Michelle | 734 |
| #23 | Rebecca | 730 |
| #24 | Megan | 668 |
| #25 | Kimberly | 662 |
| #26 | Hannah | 659 |
| #27 | Melissa | 655 |
| #28 | Julia | 634 |
| #29 | Katherine | 633 |
| #30 | Christina | 622 |
| #31 | Tiffany | 584 |
| #32 | Gabrielle | 569 |
| #33 | Olivia | 566 |
| #34 | Courtney | 557 |
| #35 | Sabrina | 542 |
| #36 | Maria | 505 |
| #37 | Sara | 500 |
| #38 | Jasmine | 485 |
| #39 | Kelly | 453 |
| #40 | Amber | 440 |
| #41 | Anna | 439 |
| #42 | Shannon | 439 |
| #43 | Kaitlyn | 427 |
| #44 | Destiny | 423 |
| #45 | Erin | 423 |
| #46 | Natalie | 421 |
| #47 | Emma | 420 |
| #48 | Jacqueline | 416 |
| #49 | Morgan | 410 |
| #50 | Abigail | 399 |
| #51 | Chelsea | 397 |
| #52 | Alexa | 397 |
| #53 | Allison | 395 |
| #54 | Marissa | 391 |
| #55 | Jenna | 368 |
| #56 | Kristen | 365 |
| #57 | Briana | 361 |
| #58 | Laura | 348 |
| #59 | Erica | 343 |
| #60 | Kelsey | 336 |
| #61 | Sydney | 330 |
| #62 | Gabriella | 330 |
| #63 | Caroline | 327 |
| #64 | Angela | 321 |
| #65 | Catherine | 321 |
| #66 | Madison | 313 |
| #67 | Mary | 312 |
| #68 | Vanessa | 305 |
| #69 | Jamie | 288 |
| #70 | Leah | 287 |
| #71 | Melanie | 286 |
| #72 | Crystal | 285 |
| #73 | Paige | 284 |
| #74 | Christine | 283 |
| #75 | Meghan | 276 |
| #76 | Mariah | 275 |
| #77 | Caitlin | 270 |
| #78 | Amy | 268 |
| #79 | Cassandra | 267 |
| #80 | Andrea | 266 |
| #81 | Grace | 264 |
| #82 | Monica | 263 |
| #83 | Brooke | 259 |
| #84 | Esther | 253 |
| #85 | Diana | 249 |
| #86 | Bianca | 247 |
| #87 | Dominique | 243 |
| #88 | Heather | 241 |
| #89 | Dana | 236 |
| #90 | Haley | 232 |
| #91 | Kathryn | 231 |
| #92 | Margaret | 224 |
| #93 | Angelica | 218 |
| #94 | Mackenzie | 218 |
| #95 | Alexandria | 218 |
| #96 | Shelby | 216 |
| #97 | Alicia | 215 |
| #98 | Cheyenne | 214 |
| #99 | Katelyn | 214 |
| #100 | Kristina | 211 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blima | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| Brucha | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Raizy | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| Shaindy | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| Goldy | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Gitty | 42 | 4 | 0 |
| Rivky | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| Hindy | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| Faigy | 52 | 5 | 0 |
| Baila | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| Yocheved | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| Malka | 76 | 7 | 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.