State roster

Top names in New York

The names most likely to appear on 2018 New York birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 182,399 New York births in 2018 across 4,359 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#198 nationally
#57Chayaoutside the national top 200
#57Mosheoutside the national top 200
#65Miriamoutside the national top 200
#70Chanaoutside the national top 200
#25Esther#151 nationally
#81Rivkaoutside the national top 200
#84Muhammadoutside the national top 200
#54Sara#170 nationally
#92Mordechaioutside the national top 200
#88Sienna#186 nationally
#90Juliette#184 nationally

Girls

#1Emma1,100US #1
#2Olivia1,092US #2
#3Isabella1,006US #4
#4Sophia965US #5
#5Mia868US #7
#6Ava856US #3
#7Charlotte746US #6
#8Amelia737US #8
#9Leah622US #41
#10Abigail609US #11
#11Emily571US #12
#12Sofia531US #17
#13Ella526US #15
#14Madison519US #22
#15Chloe507US #25
#16Grace501US #24
#17Sarah499US #66
#18Evelyn459US #10
#19Aria444US #19
#20Mila439US #14
#21Victoria432US #21
#22Harper430US #9
#23Elizabeth419US #13
#24Riley415US #28
#25Esther414US #151
#26Scarlett409US #20
#27Luna407US #23
#28Hannah404US #33
#29Avery391US #16
#30Penelope373US #26
#31Valentina371US #81
#32Layla356US #27
#33Zoe355US #40
#34Gabriella354US #69
#35Gianna351US #80
#36Camila346US #18
#37Maya332US #62
#38Hailey313US #79
#39Natalie311US #39
#40Nora311US #30
#41Rachel310US #198
#42Zoey307US #29
#43Savannah306US #45
#44Stella305US #38
#45Lily303US #31
#46Emilia295US #58
#47Samantha280US #61
#48Ariana278US #68
#49Eliana276US #84
#50Anna272US #54
#51Bella266US #48
#52Skylar257US #49
#53Violet253US #43
#54Sara247US #170
#55Julia245US #93
#56Addison244US #35
#57Chaya241
#58Genesis241US #57
#59Aubrey235US #37
#60Naomi235US #64
#61Eva233US #76
#62Aaliyah227US #65
#63Aurora226US #44
#64Eleanor225US #32
#65Miriam225
#66Allison222US #70
#67Lillian219US #34
#68Alice217US #71
#69Alexandra215US #125
#70Chana212
#71Claire209US #50
#72Audrey207US #46
#73Mackenzie203US #106
#74Ellie200US #36
#75Madelyn200US #72
#76Ashley199US #130
#77Lucy198US #51
#78Elena196US #67
#79Kaylee196US #97
#80Sophie194US #98
#81Rivka187
#82Quinn184US #85
#83Hazel182US #42
#84Autumn181US #77
#85Arianna180US #95
#86Brielle179US #99
#87Isabelle179US #113
#88Sienna179US #186
#89Brianna177US #132
#90Juliette176US #184
#91Josephine175US #91
#92Arya173US #119
#93Nova170US #55
#94Madeline169US #100
#95Rose166US #123
#96Kylie165US #124
#97Alexa164US #90
#98Isla162US #82
#99Juliana162US #152
#100Katherine161US #112

Boys

#1Liam1,516US #1
#2Noah1,274US #2
#3Jacob1,021US #13
#4Lucas1,001US #8
#5Ethan971US #12
#6Michael967US #14
#7Joseph887US #23
#8Matthew862US #20
#9Alexander858US #11
#10Logan854US #10
#11Mason854US #9
#12Daniel810US #15
#13Dylan797US #31
#14Benjamin780US #6
#15David779US #22
#16Aiden763US #19
#17James762US #4
#18William713US #3
#19Ryan700US #46
#20Jayden689US #29
#21Jack647US #28
#22Oliver632US #5
#23Anthony623US #38
#24Henry598US #16
#25Samuel592US #21
#26John581US #26
#27Sebastian571US #18
#28Gabriel538US #35
#29Joshua535US #40
#30Leo519US #50
#31Carter506US #24
#32Nicholas503US #74
#33Christopher500US #42
#34Elijah493US #7
#35Jackson485US #17
#36Isaac482US #34
#37Owen482US #25
#38Aaron481US #60
#39Andrew451US #43
#40Hunter450US #56
#41Thomas442US #49
#42Julian433US #36
#43Nathan430US #48
#44Theodore430US #44
#45Christian410US #54
#46Charles388US #53
#47Adam381US #78
#48Luke367US #30
#49Luca360US #106
#50Grayson350US #32
#51Caleb349US #45
#52Austin345US #81
#53Connor334US #58
#54Asher333US #47
#55Levi330US #33
#56Adrian327US #62
#57Moshe327
#58Elias322US #67
#59Jonathan322US #63
#60Jason319US #99
#61Jeremiah317US #64
#62Josiah317US #52
#63Eli315US #57
#64Cameron312US #69
#65Wyatt306US #27
#66Jaxon304US #39
#67Dominic301US #75
#68Mateo299US #37
#69Justin297US #141
#70Zachary297US #107
#71Robert293US #71
#72Ian291US #79
#73Hudson286US #55
#74Vincent286US #108
#75Evan285US #85
#76Nathaniel280US #116
#77Chase277US #113
#78Landon273US #61
#79Tyler273US #119
#80Brayden266US #84
#81Lincoln261US #41
#82Abraham258US #163
#83Kayden258US #97
#84Muhammad255
#85Greyson254US #77
#86Xavier247US #88
#87Jordan237US #80
#88Colton236US #68
#89Kevin236US #125
#90Nolan236US #65
#91Angel235US #72
#92Mordechai234
#93Miles232US #98
#94Brandon231US #124
#95Gavin231US #111
#96Isaiah231US #51
#97Max231US #136
#98Ayden228US #104
#99Giovanni226US #143
#100Jasper221US #155

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑31Luca#49
↑29Asher#54
↑25Hudson#73
↑24Addison#56
↑19Elena#78
↑18Elias#58
↑17Mila#20
↑17Chana#70

Falling

↓31Alexa#97
↓24Ashley#76
↓20Arianna#85
↓20Jordan#87
↓20Kevin#89
↓20Max#97
↓17Angel#91
↓16Katherine#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.