State roster

Top names in New York

The names most likely to appear on 1960 New York birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 347,096 New York births in 1960 across 2,369 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
#75Gerardoutside the national top 200
#92Angeloutside the national top 200
#94Salvatoreoutside the national top 200
#97Doreen#194 nationally
#57Nicholas#153 nationally
#49Edwin#140 nationally
#41Eileen#130 nationally
#88Carlos#167 nationally
#57Lorraine#135 nationally
#60Evelyn#137 nationally
#90Carmen#167 nationally

Girls

#1Mary4,629US #1
#2Susan4,280US #2
#3Patricia3,541US #7
#4Donna3,527US #5
#5Linda3,201US #3
#6Karen3,195US #4
#7Lisa2,818US #6
#8Nancy2,642US #15
#9Barbara2,590US #12
#10Elizabeth2,430US #18
#11Deborah2,421US #10
#12Kathleen2,336US #27
#13Debra2,044US #8
#14Diane2,024US #22
#15Cynthia1,712US #9
#16Laura1,703US #25
#17Carol1,677US #23
#18Sandra1,534US #11
#19Denise1,505US #29
#20Sharon1,489US #16
#21Lori1,471US #20
#22Margaret1,447US #36
#23Theresa1,439US #35
#24Robin1,352US #33
#25Christine1,302US #40
#26Cheryl1,278US #17
#27Maria1,275US #59
#28Catherine1,232US #42
#29Pamela1,187US #14
#30Laurie1,117US #37
#31Janet1,111US #32
#32Ann1,107US #51
#33Kim1,087US #34
#34Joanne1,004US #99
#35Brenda1,001US #13
#36Maureen993US #106
#37Ellen967US #94
#38Michelle940US #39
#39Michele923US #89
#40Debbie921US #24
#41Eileen888US #130
#42Kathy888US #21
#43Anne883US #88
#44Dawn880US #57
#45Cindy802US #30
#46Teresa780US #19
#47Amy766US #77
#48Lynn750US #64
#49Suzanne750US #78
#50Wendy740US #63
#51Marie731US #103
#52Julie719US #28
#53Valerie716US #65
#54Joan709US #80
#55Jean707US #86
#56Diana692US #53
#57Lorraine691US #135
#58Judith682US #74
#59Jacqueline675US #85
#60Evelyn666US #137
#61Carolyn651US #43
#62Gail649US #90
#63Jane641US #67
#64Angela635US #50
#65Bonnie613US #71
#66Annette608US #62
#67Cathy605US #46
#68Kimberly593US #26
#69Colleen590US #107
#70Tina568US #45
#71Beth561US #72
#72Janice548US #41
#73Jennifer542US #61
#74Andrea538US #115
#75Darlene538US #75
#76Kelly534US #52
#77Katherine531US #81
#78Joann530US #131
#79Judy528US #48
#80Rose528US #98
#81Tammy521US #31
#82Joyce516US #58
#83Jill509US #76
#84Leslie509US #92
#85Paula509US #55
#86Elaine500US #112
#87Frances496US #127
#88Virginia484US #102
#89Sheila481US #56
#90Carmen464US #167
#91Kathryn463US #82
#92Regina460US #105
#93Helen457US #117
#94Victoria455US #114
#95Renee439US #93
#96Wanda439US #66
#97Doreen435US #194
#98Jeanne435US #129
#99Anna432US #104
#100Stephanie415US #91

Boys

#1Michael8,918US #2
#2John8,333US #4
#3Robert7,422US #5
#4David6,593US #1
#5James6,404US #3
#6Thomas4,879US #9
#7William4,830US #7
#8Richard4,689US #8
#9Joseph4,651US #12
#10Mark4,219US #6
#11Steven3,300US #10
#12Kevin2,870US #15
#13Anthony2,857US #25
#14Paul2,782US #18
#15Daniel2,599US #17
#16Peter2,363US #42
#17Timothy2,348US #11
#18Jeffrey2,327US #14
#19Kenneth2,142US #16
#20Charles2,121US #13
#21Edward2,097US #26
#22Christopher2,094US #29
#23Brian2,026US #20
#24Stephen1,968US #27
#25Frank1,765US #40
#26Scott1,745US #23
#27Donald1,674US #19
#28Ronald1,656US #21
#29George1,563US #33
#30Gary1,485US #22
#31Gregory1,433US #24
#32Andrew1,302US #51
#33Douglas1,170US #30
#34Eric1,155US #44
#35Raymond1,138US #46
#36Patrick1,113US #45
#37Dennis963US #31
#38Bruce937US #39
#39Vincent925US #98
#40Keith909US #35
#41Lawrence867US #64
#42Jose844US #107
#43Matthew821US #61
#44Alan804US #50
#45Craig804US #41
#46Louis778US #106
#47Philip761US #76
#48Wayne644US #58
#49Edwin605US #140
#50Glenn602US #74
#51Martin596US #77
#52Larry562US #28
#53Arthur560US #82
#54Carl549US #53
#55Randy540US #32
#56Howard539US #108
#57Nicholas517US #153
#58Russell504US #56
#59Gerald503US #62
#60Ralph497US #89
#61Albert487US #93
#62Walter483US #70
#63Victor474US #103
#64Henry456US #84
#65Roger447US #47
#66Steve446US #43
#67Barry442US #72
#68Eugene438US #109
#69Chris437US #63
#70Luis435
#71Jonathan434US #118
#72Frederick420US #114
#73Francis414US #145
#74Marc414US #136
#75Gerard413
#76Jay406US #78
#77Mike390US #36
#78Samuel383US #91
#79Dale365US #54
#80Mitchell357US #126
#81Todd352US #71
#82Darryl349US #96
#83Jerry349US #37
#84Leonard349US #113
#85Jack343US #85
#86Terry341US #34
#87Harold338US #92
#88Carlos333US #167
#89Roy305US #80
#90Dean304US #94
#91Juan303US #160
#92Angel300
#93Theodore297US #149
#94Salvatore293
#95Harry291US #124
#96Jeff291US #49
#97Stanley283US #100
#98Alfred281US #147
#99Ricky276US #38
#100Stuart275US #161

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑32Kimberly#68
↑26Jacqueline#59
↑19Jennifer#73
↑17Todd#81
↑16Teresa#46
↑15Darryl#82
↑14Suzanne#49
↑13Chris#69

Falling

↓17Anna#99
↓16Darlene#75
↓15Leslie#84
↓15Harold#87
↓14Janice#72
↓14Judy#79
↓13Rose#80
↓12Ricky#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.