New York · 1997
Top 100 names in New York, 1997, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Samantha | 1,686 |
| #2 | Emily | 1,634 |
| #3 | Ashley | 1,497 |
| #4 | Jessica | 1,456 |
| #5 | Sarah | 1,388 |
| #6 | Nicole | 1,289 |
| #7 | Amanda | 1,261 |
| #8 | Brianna | 1,001 |
| #9 | Taylor | 964 |
| #10 | Rachel | 917 |
| #11 | Jennifer | 916 |
| #12 | Stephanie | 915 |
| #13 | Kayla | 870 |
| #14 | Elizabeth | 862 |
| #15 | Victoria | 860 |
| #16 | Alexis | 823 |
| #17 | Alyssa | 799 |
| #18 | Julia | 767 |
| #19 | Alexandra | 765 |
| #20 | Danielle | 764 |
| #21 | Lauren | 753 |
| #22 | Rebecca | 713 |
| #23 | Hannah | 707 |
| #24 | Megan | 705 |
| #25 | Olivia | 703 |
| #26 | Brittany | 676 |
| #27 | Katherine | 629 |
| #28 | Michelle | 600 |
| #29 | Sabrina | 597 |
| #30 | Melissa | 574 |
| #31 | Christina | 528 |
| #32 | Kimberly | 518 |
| #33 | Emma | 510 |
| #34 | Gabrielle | 509 |
| #35 | Jasmine | 505 |
| #36 | Maria | 495 |
| #37 | Sara | 482 |
| #38 | Amber | 466 |
| #39 | Tiffany | 446 |
| #40 | Abigail | 441 |
| #41 | Destiny | 428 |
| #42 | Erin | 428 |
| #43 | Anna | 428 |
| #44 | Shannon | 427 |
| #45 | Kaitlyn | 424 |
| #46 | Morgan | 416 |
| #47 | Allison | 412 |
| #48 | Courtney | 411 |
| #49 | Natalie | 404 |
| #50 | Jenna | 392 |
| #51 | Gabriella | 391 |
| #52 | Madison | 382 |
| #53 | Kelly | 372 |
| #54 | Briana | 369 |
| #55 | Chelsea | 363 |
| #56 | Jacqueline | 342 |
| #57 | Alexa | 340 |
| #58 | Catherine | 337 |
| #59 | Laura | 336 |
| #60 | Mary | 334 |
| #61 | Marissa | 327 |
| #62 | Caroline | 311 |
| #63 | Diana | 310 |
| #64 | Grace | 309 |
| #65 | Leah | 301 |
| #66 | Erica | 298 |
| #67 | Kristen | 297 |
| #68 | Vanessa | 295 |
| #69 | Angela | 294 |
| #70 | Sydney | 293 |
| #71 | Sophia | 290 |
| #72 | Caitlin | 284 |
| #73 | Brooke | 269 |
| #74 | Amy | 267 |
| #75 | Andrea | 266 |
| #76 | Cassandra | 263 |
| #77 | Jordan | 256 |
| #78 | Paige | 250 |
| #79 | Esther | 244 |
| #80 | Jamie | 244 |
| #81 | Melanie | 243 |
| #82 | Haley | 241 |
| #83 | Meghan | 239 |
| #84 | Dominique | 238 |
| #85 | Isabella | 237 |
| #86 | Jillian | 235 |
| #87 | Kelsey | 234 |
| #88 | Madeline | 234 |
| #89 | Christine | 228 |
| #90 | Bianca | 226 |
| #91 | Crystal | 224 |
| #92 | Alexandria | 220 |
| #93 | Kathryn | 219 |
| #94 | Mariah | 219 |
| #95 | Monica | 218 |
| #96 | Dana | 213 |
| #97 | Sierra | 210 |
| #98 | Alicia | 210 |
| #99 | Molly | 210 |
| #100 | Miranda | 206 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brucha | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Yitty | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| Hindy | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| Faigy | 39 | 4 | 0 |
| Gitty | 41 | 4 | 0 |
| Malky | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| Rivky | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| Raizy | 32 | 3 | 0 |
| Blima | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Shaindy | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| Malka | 75 | 7 | 1 |
| Fatoumata | 27 | 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.