State roster

Top names in New York

The names most likely to appear on 1958 New York birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 350,424 New York births in 1958 across 2,300 distinct names.

Distinctively New York

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say New York more than they say America.

#70Luisoutside the national top 200
#71Gerard#191 nationally
#97Salvatoreoutside the national top 200
#99Nelsonoutside the national top 200
#64Nicholas#153 nationally
#88Carmen#177 nationally
#87Neil#174 nationally
#39Eileen#125 nationally
#75Doreen#161 nationally
#55Lorraine#136 nationally
#57Edwin#137 nationally
#86Carlos#165 nationally

Girls

#1Susan5,014US #2
#2Mary5,001US #1
#3Patricia3,932US #5
#4Karen3,477US #4
#5Linda3,451US #3
#6Deborah3,106US #7
#7Barbara2,975US #9
#8Nancy2,967US #12
#9Kathleen2,831US #21
#10Donna2,800US #10
#11Debra2,608US #6
#12Diane2,427US #18
#13Elizabeth2,412US #22
#14Carol2,040US #20
#15Lisa1,919US #19
#16Cynthia1,878US #8
#17Cheryl1,648US #13
#18Sharon1,566US #17
#19Denise1,542US #27
#20Margaret1,516US #31
#21Laura1,448US #29
#22Pamela1,361US #11
#23Sandra1,351US #15
#24Joanne1,340US #80
#25Lori1,336US #30
#26Catherine1,326US #38
#27Theresa1,319US #33
#28Christine1,275US #43
#29Kathy1,212US #14
#30Janet1,177US #28
#31Maria1,162US #65
#32Robin1,139US #32
#33Ann1,082US #47
#34Cindy1,043US #25
#35Kim1,009US #40
#36Debbie995US #24
#37Maureen966US #110
#38Brenda943US #16
#39Eileen939US #125
#40Joan910US #68
#41Michele906US #92
#42Ellen898US #93
#43Anne884US #87
#44Jean846US #73
#45Laurie841US #70
#46Lynn837US #60
#47Julie825US #23
#48Darlene802US #49
#49Judith781US #62
#50Gail778US #72
#51Michelle752US #56
#52Valerie749US #64
#53Diana703US #45
#54Amy682US #97
#55Lorraine679US #136
#56Marie679US #106
#57Janice674US #35
#58Cathy672US #34
#59Carolyn662US #37
#60Jane659US #61
#61Bonnie653US #63
#62Rose639US #78
#63Judy626US #36
#64Evelyn619US #134
#65Dawn617US #84
#66Suzanne614US #104
#67Leslie591US #79
#68Jo590US #91
#69Teresa587US #26
#70Wendy584US #107
#71Elaine582US #101
#72Joyce569US #46
#73Angela557US #83
#74Katherine552US #74
#75Doreen546US #161
#76Kathryn546US #58
#77Virginia533US #85
#78Victoria515US #109
#79Paula507US #53
#80Colleen505US #116
#81Joann504US #122
#82Jacqueline502US #99
#83Annette495US #76
#84Helen490US #100
#85Tina490US #71
#86Jeanne476US #123
#87Anna462US #103
#88Carmen462US #177
#89Renee459US #105
#90Frances458US #118
#91Sheila455US #59
#92Andrea452US #135
#93Beth452US #95
#94Jill451US #98
#95Stephanie431US #113
#96Ruth427US #90
#97Regina418US #120
#98Dorothy414US #86
#99Marilyn406US #96
#100Wanda404US #66

Boys

#1Michael9,225US #1
#2John8,556US #5
#3Robert8,159US #4
#4James6,493US #3
#5David6,171US #2
#6William5,397US #6
#7Richard5,219US #8
#8Thomas5,037US #9
#9Joseph4,782US #12
#10Mark3,851US #7
#11Steven3,080US #10
#12Paul3,021US #15
#13Kevin2,770US #20
#14Anthony2,578US #27
#15Daniel2,539US #16
#16Peter2,391US #41
#17Charles2,250US #11
#18Edward2,239US #28
#19Jeffrey2,192US #21
#20Timothy2,168US #13
#21Kenneth2,081US #14
#22Stephen2,067US #26
#23Brian1,999US #24
#24Frank1,864US #38
#25Gary1,848US #17
#26Ronald1,815US #19
#27Donald1,783US #18
#28George1,667US #31
#29Scott1,625US #25
#30Christopher1,585US #39
#31Gregory1,384US #23
#32Douglas1,262US #30
#33Bruce1,216US #36
#34Andrew1,207US #55
#35Raymond1,177US #43
#36Lawrence1,079US #52
#37Patrick1,060US #42
#38Dennis1,008US #29
#39Vincent973US #98
#40Eric941US #50
#41Keith920US #37
#42Alan888US #49
#43Philip839US #67
#44Louis809US #94
#45Matthew767US #60
#46Wayne739US #48
#47Jose719US #118
#48Larry707US #22
#49Martin651US #71
#50Ralph629US #78
#51Arthur620US #72
#52Carl609US #51
#53Randy596US #32
#54Howard595US #95
#55Glenn583US #76
#56Walter570US #63
#57Edwin560US #137
#58Craig556US #53
#59Gerald513US #58
#60Victor513US #107
#61Russell510US #54
#62Eugene505US #103
#63Henry504US #83
#64Nicholas500US #153
#65Jonathan494US #124
#66Barry481US #79
#67Albert477US #89
#68Francis466US #135
#69Frederick463US #110
#70Luis435
#71Gerard410US #191
#72Samuel410US #85
#73Mitchell405US #127
#74Leonard404US #102
#75Harold401US #84
#76Steve393US #44
#77Dale390US #46
#78Jerry390US #35
#79Jay386US #86
#80Terry375US #33
#81Mike373US #40
#82Harry371US #111
#83Roger368US #47
#84Ricky366US #34
#85Marc363US #145
#86Carlos342US #165
#87Neil334US #174
#88Chris332US #93
#89Stanley317US #88
#90Dean310US #97
#91Alfred307US #133
#92Roy305US #75
#93Jack304US #80
#94Fred303US #115
#95Allen292US #92
#96Bernard285US #143
#97Salvatore278
#98Joe273US #56
#99Nelson270
#100Todd267US #116

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑17Mike#81
↑16Lori#25
↑16Annette#83
↑16Ricky#84
↑12Debbie#36
↑12Tina#85
↑12Neil#87
↑11Julie#47

Falling

↓20Andrea#92
↓17Dorothy#98
↓13Roger#83
↓13Jack#93
↓11Cindy#34
↓11Gail#50
↓10Jane#60
↓10Frederick#69

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.