State roster

Top names in New York

The names most likely to appear on 2016 New York birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 189,804 New York births in 2016 across 4,391 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.

#31Esther#182 nationally
#27Rachel#171 nationally
#63Miriamoutside the national top 200
#68Chayaoutside the national top 200
#68Mosheoutside the national top 200
#75Chanaoutside the national top 200
#82Rivkaoutside the national top 200
#91Muhammadoutside the national top 200
#47Sara#152 nationally
#79Angelina#175 nationally
#98Jeremy#185 nationally
#73Abraham#157 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia1,220US #2
#2Emma1,185US #1
#3Sophia1,121US #4
#4Isabella1,021US #5
#5Ava1,006US #3
#6Mia953US #6
#7Charlotte787US #7
#8Emily745US #9
#9Madison696US #15
#10Abigail692US #8
#11Amelia680US #10
#12Leah587US #37
#13Sofia586US #14
#14Chloe526US #20
#15Sarah518US #57
#16Grace513US #19
#17Ella487US #17
#18Elizabeth484US #13
#19Riley473US #22
#20Victoria452US #21
#21Harper448US #11
#22Avery435US #16
#23Scarlett435US #18
#24Evelyn423US #12
#25Gabriella423US #61
#26Zoe392US #35
#27Rachel383US #171
#28Aria379US #23
#29Hannah379US #33
#30Maya374US #64
#31Esther360US #182
#32Lily349US #24
#33Ariana343US #54
#34Natalie341US #31
#35Penelope340US #27
#36Savannah337US #38
#37Hailey336US #68
#38Samantha331US #44
#39Gianna327US #92
#40Camila319US #32
#41Valentina317US #106
#42Layla313US #30
#43Skylar311US #42
#44Anna302US #49
#45Mila294US #48
#46Zoey294US #26
#47Sara291US #152
#48Alexa290US #51
#49Arianna287US #69
#50Ashley280US #101
#51Nora280US #36
#52Allison279US #50
#53Aubrey275US #25
#54Stella269US #45
#55Brianna264US #97
#56Eva262US #74
#57Alexandra258US #110
#58Lillian257US #28
#59Violet256US #47
#60Julia251US #88
#61Kayla249US #129
#62Genesis245US #58
#63Miriam244
#64Claire242US #40
#65Aaliyah236US #53
#66Emilia236US #103
#67Madelyn235US #62
#68Chaya233
#69Addison232US #29
#70Eliana232US #93
#71Audrey227US #39
#72Mackenzie226US #85
#73Alice224US #76
#74Kaylee221US #72
#75Chana219
#76Katherine216US #91
#77Naomi216US #75
#78Bella213US #78
#79Angelina208US #175
#80Kylie207US #83
#81Eleanor206US #41
#82Rivka199
#83Autumn190US #65
#84Melanie189US #82
#85Aurora188US #66
#86Sadie187US #60
#87Maria186US #113
#88Luna185US #77
#89Liliana183US #123
#90Taylor183US #89
#91Peyton178US #81
#92Sophie178US #109
#93Brielle177US #121
#94Lucy177US #55
#95Madeline177US #90
#96Serenity175US #70
#97Isabelle174US #102
#98Juliana174US #163
#99Quinn173US #79
#100Alyssa169US #119

Boys

#1Liam1,417US #2
#2Jacob1,229US #7
#3Noah1,223US #1
#4Ethan1,109US #10
#5Michael1,094US #8
#6Lucas1,057US #14
#7Matthew1,017US #15
#8Joseph988US #20
#9Mason970US #4
#10Daniel941US #13
#11Alexander933US #11
#12Dylan932US #32
#13Aiden906US #16
#14Benjamin880US #6
#15James879US #5
#16Ryan840US #40
#17David833US #19
#18Anthony754US #30
#19Logan753US #18
#20Jayden751US #27
#21William691US #3
#22Christopher656US #36
#23Nicholas650US #63
#24Sebastian638US #23
#25John632US #28
#26Samuel630US #21
#27Joshua623US #35
#28Gabriel619US #25
#29Oliver604US #12
#30Jack590US #38
#31Jackson584US #17
#32Henry580US #22
#33Andrew569US #34
#34Owen564US #24
#35Elijah563US #9
#36Carter519US #26
#37Isaac514US #31
#38Aaron489US #49
#39Julian473US #39
#40Thomas462US #48
#41Nathan460US #43
#42Hunter447US #45
#43Christian443US #46
#44Jonathan439US #56
#45Luke418US #29
#46Adam412US #75
#47Connor408US #54
#48Leo407US #74
#49Cameron386US #57
#50Justin378US #112
#51Austin376US #73
#52Caleb366US #44
#53Eli366US #50
#54Charles363US #52
#55Jason357US #84
#56Grayson353US #37
#57Adrian352US #60
#58Zachary349US #89
#59Jeremiah348US #58
#60Evan344US #69
#61Josiah341US #55
#62Tyler338US #91
#63Theodore328US #83
#64Robert325US #62
#65Kevin323US #90
#66Chase322US #86
#67Jaxon322US #41
#68Moshe322
#69Wyatt319US #33
#70Angel314US #70
#71Ian311US #78
#72Vincent308US #104
#73Abraham306US #157
#74Dominic300US #72
#75Brandon297US #99
#76Landon296US #53
#77Nathaniel290US #103
#78Gavin284US #80
#79Xavier281US #88
#80Brayden277US #64
#81Jordan277US #65
#82Isaiah275US #47
#83Mateo273US #59
#84Levi271US #42
#85Luca268US #151
#86Hudson263US #61
#87Max259US #118
#88Jace253US #76
#89Elias241US #93
#90Jaxson241US #82
#91Muhammad240
#92Ayden239US #92
#93Nolan237US #67
#94Kayden236US #101
#95Cole235US #110
#96George231US #126
#97Leonardo230US #96
#98Jeremy229US #185
#99Asher228US #71
#100Declan228US #109

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑34Emilia#66
↑24Grayson#56
↑20Audrey#71
↑20Chana#75
↑20Austin#51
↑20Jaxon#67
↑16Mila#45
↑13Aria#28

Falling

↓29Madeline#95
↓17Isabelle#97
↓17Chase#66
↓16Kylie#80
↓15Alexa#48
↓15Sophie#92
↓15Nathaniel#77
↓14Tyler#62

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.