State roster

Top names in New York

The names most likely to appear on 1961 New York birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 347,454 New York births in 1961 across 2,411 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.

#66Luisoutside the national top 200
#81Gerardoutside the national top 200
#90Angeloutside the national top 200
#94Salvatoreoutside the national top 200
#91Adam#193 nationally
#59Nicholas#158 nationally
#49Edwin#145 nationally
#100Yvette#196 nationally
#41Eileen#131 nationally
#62Lorraine#143 nationally
#96Sean#177 nationally
#84Carlos#164 nationally

Girls

#1Mary4,434US #1
#2Susan4,079US #3
#3Lisa3,570US #2
#4Patricia3,176US #6
#5Karen3,170US #5
#6Linda3,127US #4
#7Donna3,008US #7
#8Nancy2,564US #16
#9Barbara2,436US #12
#10Elizabeth2,342US #19
#11Kathleen2,265US #29
#12Deborah2,260US #10
#13Diane1,899US #26
#14Laura1,804US #21
#15Lori1,764US #14
#16Debra1,717US #13
#17Denise1,644US #30
#18Sharon1,558US #17
#19Carol1,522US #24
#20Sandra1,513US #9
#21Cynthia1,491US #8
#22Theresa1,432US #35
#23Margaret1,419US #40
#24Robin1,394US #27
#25Christine1,384US #39
#26Jacqueline1,343US #37
#27Maria1,337US #57
#28Catherine1,236US #48
#29Cheryl1,234US #20
#30Laurie1,194US #43
#31Pamela1,190US #15
#32Janet1,164US #32
#33Michelle1,129US #34
#34Michele1,098US #63
#35Kim1,062US #36
#36Brenda1,061US #11
#37Ann1,006US #54
#38Dawn1,001US #49
#39Maureen938US #104
#40Joanne936US #102
#41Eileen908US #131
#42Anne881US #90
#43Ellen871US #97
#44Suzanne836US #68
#45Carolyn823US #42
#46Debbie811US #31
#47Kathy791US #25
#48Wendy760US #61
#49Julie759US #23
#50Lynn741US #71
#51Teresa741US #18
#52Valerie734US #67
#53Jean731US #92
#54Amy724US #69
#55Diana720US #56
#56Cindy710US #33
#57Angela695US #38
#58Joan684US #89
#59Judith660US #83
#60Marie658US #109
#61Jennifer656US #47
#62Lorraine656US #143
#63Kelly643US #45
#64Beth631US #65
#65Kimberly615US #22
#66Tammy610US #28
#67Tina610US #41
#68Evelyn592US #146
#69Darlene587US #80
#70Jane586US #72
#71Janice584US #52
#72Andrea572US #110
#73Gail572US #94
#74Bonnie560US #75
#75Colleen551US #106
#76Annette537US #73
#77Renee537US #79
#78Cathy532US #55
#79Jill528US #74
#80Leslie521US #84
#81Sheila502US #59
#82Katherine498US #86
#83Tracy496US #64
#84Joyce492US #62
#85Jeanne483US #138
#86Paula483US #60
#87Judy482US #58
#88Joann481US #137
#89Anna480US #100
#90Rose477US #111
#91Victoria471US #114
#92Regina458US #98
#93Wanda457US #70
#94Stephanie450US #78
#95Frances440US #134
#96Elaine439US #118
#97Ruth430US #96
#98Helen428US #119
#99Yvonne428US #127
#100Yvette426US #196

Boys

#1Michael9,061US #1
#2John8,752US #3
#3Robert7,490US #5
#4David6,497US #2
#5James6,444US #4
#6Thomas4,788US #9
#7Joseph4,685US #12
#8William4,633US #7
#9Richard4,399US #8
#10Mark4,187US #6
#11Steven3,096US #10
#12Anthony2,967US #25
#13Kevin2,844US #14
#14Paul2,770US #18
#15Daniel2,662US #17
#16Jeffrey2,547US #11
#17Peter2,235US #42
#18Kenneth2,159US #16
#19Christopher2,152US #26
#20Timothy2,116US #15
#21Edward2,069US #29
#22Charles2,009US #13
#23Scott1,988US #19
#24Brian1,984US #20
#25Stephen1,916US #27
#26Frank1,627US #41
#27Ronald1,575US #24
#28Gary1,558US #21
#29Donald1,521US #22
#30George1,515US #31
#31Gregory1,443US #23
#32Andrew1,351US #52
#33Eric1,254US #38
#34Douglas1,235US #28
#35Patrick1,180US #39
#36Raymond1,071US #48
#37Keith961US #35
#38Bruce949US #40
#39Vincent938US #98
#40Jose915US #107
#41Matthew875US #59
#42Dennis858US #34
#43Alan842US #51
#44Lawrence819US #67
#45Philip788US #79
#46Craig733US #43
#47Louis712US #105
#48Glenn710US #64
#49Edwin628US #145
#50Martin606US #73
#51Wayne571US #61
#52Todd559US #46
#53Carl556US #56
#54Victor553US #99
#55Walter549US #74
#56Roger548US #47
#57Larry517US #30
#58Arthur505US #85
#59Nicholas502US #158
#60Russell485US #55
#61Barry482US #66
#62Ralph479US #95
#63Randy474US #33
#64Gerald473US #62
#65Howard465US #109
#66Luis465
#67Henry460US #92
#68Albert457US #97
#69Marc448US #133
#70Jonathan443US #112
#71Francis420US #148
#72Samuel418US #89
#73Eugene412US #113
#74Jay405US #81
#75Steve398US #45
#76Darryl395US #80
#77Frederick393US #117
#78Chris383US #57
#79Mike383US #36
#80Leonard380US #114
#81Gerard377
#82Mitchell371US #118
#83Dean368US #84
#84Carlos366US #164
#85Dale347US #58
#86Jerry347US #37
#87Harold336US #94
#88Jeffery326US #50
#89Terry311US #32
#90Angel299
#91Adam295US #193
#92Danny291US #54
#93Harry291US #131
#94Salvatore291
#95Jeff284US #49
#96Sean280US #177
#97Phillip272US #69
#98Fred269US #124
#99Bernard266US #156
#100Jack261US #90

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑33Jacqueline#26
↑29Todd#52
↑18Renee#77
↑16Carolyn#45
↑15Tammy#66
↑13Kelly#63
↑13Jeanne#85
↑12Jennifer#61

Falling

↓15Jack#100
↓11Cindy#56
↓11Gail#73
↓11Cathy#78
↓10Annette#76
↓10Joann#88
↓10Rose#90
↓10Elaine#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.