State roster

Top names in New York

The names most likely to appear on 2017 New York birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 185,504 New York births in 2017 across 4,353 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.

#41Rachel#191 nationally
#55Chayaoutside the national top 200
#56Miriamoutside the national top 200
#25Esther#165 nationally
#65Mosheoutside the national top 200
#81Rivkaoutside the national top 200
#87Chanaoutside the national top 200
#94Angelina#199 nationally
#96Muhammadoutside the national top 200
#63Sara#158 nationally
#85Abraham#169 nationally
#52Ashley#122 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia1,230US #2
#2Emma1,209US #1
#3Sophia1,009US #5
#4Mia1,001US #6
#5Ava994US #3
#6Isabella957US #4
#7Charlotte828US #7
#8Amelia731US #8
#9Abigail677US #10
#10Emily662US #12
#11Leah645US #40
#12Madison573US #17
#13Ella547US #16
#14Sofia526US #15
#15Chloe493US #22
#16Sarah482US #62
#17Evelyn476US #9
#18Elizabeth466US #13
#19Grace461US #21
#20Riley446US #25
#21Victoria434US #19
#22Harper416US #11
#23Hannah415US #32
#24Scarlett413US #18
#25Esther398US #165
#26Aria397US #20
#27Avery394US #14
#28Gabriella378US #65
#29Penelope368US #24
#30Lily366US #33
#31Maya356US #60
#32Zoe356US #41
#33Valentina337US #96
#34Camila335US #23
#35Gianna320US #91
#36Layla318US #26
#37Mila316US #30
#38Nora316US #29
#39Skylar316US #48
#40Natalie314US #35
#41Rachel306US #191
#42Luna305US #37
#43Samantha301US #54
#44Savannah300US #38
#45Ariana298US #67
#46Bella290US #50
#47Hailey289US #72
#48Emilia282US #77
#49Stella274US #42
#50Zoey271US #28
#51Genesis267US #56
#52Ashley265US #122
#53Anna264US #53
#54Eleanor260US #36
#55Chaya255
#56Miriam252
#57Eliana246US #88
#58Julia246US #93
#59Aubrey244US #31
#60Claire243US #49
#61Aurora236US #51
#62Eva234US #73
#63Sara230US #158
#64Alexandra229US #120
#65Arianna229US #87
#66Alexa226US #66
#67Lillian226US #27
#68Madelyn221US #63
#69Violet219US #47
#70Sophie217US #106
#71Naomi216US #69
#72Aaliyah214US #57
#73Alice214US #70
#74Allison213US #61
#75Lucy210US #52
#76Brianna207US #123
#77Kaylee201US #84
#78Kayla200US #138
#79Mackenzie200US #100
#80Addison198US #34
#81Rivka197
#82Quinn196US #76
#83Audrey193US #46
#84Katherine193US #105
#85Hazel190US #43
#86Kylie188US #114
#87Chana187
#88Ellie187US #44
#89Liliana186US #109
#90Madeline186US #99
#91Melanie182US #90
#92Isabelle179US #92
#93Peyton179US #89
#94Angelina178US #199
#95Maria176US #111
#96Ruby176US #79
#97Elena174US #68
#98Brielle172US #101
#99Autumn168US #75
#100Sadie167US #71

Boys

#1Liam1,429US #1
#2Noah1,243US #2
#3Jacob1,148US #9
#4Lucas1,052US #11
#5Joseph1,028US #18
#6Michael1,000US #12
#7Matthew984US #16
#8Ethan944US #14
#9Logan934US #5
#10Mason915US #7
#11James890US #4
#12Dylan870US #29
#13Alexander836US #13
#14David827US #22
#15Daniel826US #15
#16Ryan819US #44
#17Benjamin795US #6
#18Aiden773US #17
#19Jayden755US #26
#20Anthony710US #33
#21William693US #3
#22Oliver647US #10
#23Jack643US #36
#24John633US #27
#25Henry621US #19
#26Sebastian599US #23
#27Samuel588US #21
#28Joshua580US #38
#29Jackson566US #20
#30Nicholas559US #68
#31Aaron536US #47
#32Christopher531US #39
#33Gabriel518US #31
#34Thomas506US #49
#35Carter497US #24
#36Isaac492US #32
#37Elijah479US #8
#38Owen478US #28
#39Andrew476US #40
#40Nathan466US #45
#41Christian436US #52
#42Julian432US #37
#43Adam425US #77
#44Leo421US #62
#45Theodore419US #61
#46Connor399US #56
#47Charles398US #48
#48Jonathan392US #55
#49Grayson382US #34
#50Levi376US #35
#51Luke374US #30
#52Hunter365US #53
#53Cameron364US #60
#54Caleb353US #50
#55Austin351US #75
#56Adrian348US #58
#57Justin345US #127
#58Eli343US #54
#59Wyatt339US #25
#60Josiah332US #51
#61Dominic329US #74
#62Jeremiah324US #63
#63Evan321US #85
#64Zachary321US #103
#65Moshe317
#66Chase315US #94
#67Jordan308US #73
#68Robert304US #65
#69Kevin303US #102
#70Mateo302US #42
#71Ian300US #76
#72Landon295US #57
#73Jason291US #92
#74Angel287US #71
#75Jaxon286US #43
#76Elias282US #78
#77Max279US #128
#78Lincoln278US #41
#79Tyler278US #105
#80Luca277US #130
#81Isaiah273US #46
#82Nathaniel272US #112
#83Asher265US #59
#84Vincent259US #108
#85Abraham257US #169
#86Gavin257US #96
#87Brayden248US #72
#88Xavier243US #89
#89Leonardo239US #97
#90Greyson238US #80
#91Kayden238US #98
#92Brandon237US #114
#93George237US #125
#94Jaxson237US #79
#95Jace236US #87
#96Muhammad234
#97Amir233US #150
#98Hudson233US #64
#99Cole227US #116
#100Ezra223US #69

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑46Luna#42
↑34Levi#50
↑32Bella#46
↑27Eleanor#54
↑24Aurora#61
↑22Sophie#70
↑19Lucy#75
↑18Emilia#48

Falling

↓22Allison#74
↓21Brianna#76
↓18Alexa#66
↓18Jason#73
↓17Kayla#78
↓17Tyler#79
↓17Brandon#92
↓16Sara#63

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.