New York · 1998

Top 100 names in New York, 1998, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Samantha	1,688
#2	Emily	1,671
#3	Ashley	1,494
#4	Jessica	1,283
#5	Sarah	1,265
#6	Nicole	1,149
#7	Amanda	1,113
#8	Brianna	1,036
#9	Victoria	973
#10	Kayla	925
#11	Alexis	914
#12	Taylor	883
#13	Julia	879
#14	Rachel	867
#15	Elizabeth	830
#16	Alyssa	821
#17	Hannah	794
#18	Jennifer	792
#19	Lauren	743
#20	Stephanie	742
#21	Olivia	704
#22	Alexandra	684
#23	Danielle	680
#24	Emma	645
#25	Rebecca	631
#26	Megan	599
#27	Katherine	592
#28	Michelle	589
#29	Brittany	546
#30	Madison	527
#31	Destiny	519
#32	Gabrielle	518
#33	Kimberly	496
#34	Sara	496
#35	Abigail	493
#36	Christina	491
#37	Jasmine	483
#38	Melissa	478
#39	Kaitlyn	456
#40	Sabrina	444
#41	Natalie	441
#42	Maria	434
#43	Anna	434
#44	Tiffany	432
#45	Jenna	429
#46	Morgan	410
#47	Alexa	409
#48	Allison	408
#49	Gabriella	401
#50	Amber	397
#51	Kelly	387
#52	Sydney	370
#53	Courtney	368
#54	Shannon	357
#55	Sophia	356
#56	Erin	341
#57	Grace	335
#58	Diana	333
#59	Marissa	325
#60	Briana	322
#61	Chelsea	321
#62	Isabella	318
#63	Vanessa	313
#64	Leah	305
#65	Catherine	304
#66	Mary	302
#67	Caroline	301
#68	Erica	298
#69	Jordan	297
#70	Laura	278
#71	Cassandra	277
#72	Brooke	277
#73	Kristen	274
#74	Kelsey	269
#75	Melanie	266
#76	Madeline	258
#77	Paige	258
#78	Jacqueline	258
#79	Angela	256
#80	Meghan	255
#81	Maya	254
#82	Caitlin	254
#83	Esther	253
#84	Jillian	246
#85	Crystal	245
#86	Mackenzie	237
#87	Mariah	234
#88	Andrea	231
#89	Jamie	229
#90	Haley	220
#91	Amy	218
#92	Gianna	215
#93	Margaret	209
#94	Jada	208
#95	Sierra	203
#96	Angelica	203
#97	Kathryn	202
#98	Alicia	200
#99	Gabriela	198
#100	Katelyn	197

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
Faigy	57	6	0
Fraidy	24	2	0
Goldy	20	2	0
Yitty	31	3	0
Malky	42	4	0
Shaindy	32	3	0
Rivky	25	2	0
Raizy	31	3	0
Gitty	35	3	0
Baila	50	5	0
Blima	21	2	0
Malka	84	8	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.