State roster

Top names in New York

The names most likely to appear on 2019 New York birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 178,397 New York births in 2019 across 4,327 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.

#38Miriamoutside the national top 200
#40Rachel#191 nationally
#50Chayaoutside the national top 200
#55Mosheoutside the national top 200
#30Esther#165 nationally
#74Rivkaoutside the national top 200
#81Muhammadoutside the national top 200
#76Abraham#191 nationally
#89Chanaoutside the national top 200
#56Sara#163 nationally
#77Kayla#182 nationally
#100Ariellaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Olivia1,065US #1
#2Emma1,047US #2
#3Sophia938US #4
#4Isabella885US #5
#5Mia861US #8
#6Ava843US #3
#7Charlotte839US #6
#8Amelia737US #7
#9Leah579US #43
#10Emily571US #12
#11Ella534US #13
#12Abigail520US #11
#13Chloe491US #24
#14Madison455US #26
#15Luna453US #16
#16Harper448US #9
#17Sofia445US #17
#18Scarlett442US #21
#19Mila430US #19
#20Evelyn428US #10
#21Aria422US #20
#22Sarah422US #81
#23Grace411US #28
#24Penelope393US #22
#25Zoe386US #38
#26Elizabeth383US #14
#27Victoria383US #25
#28Avery380US #18
#29Riley372US #30
#30Esther364US #165
#31Hannah364US #32
#32Layla359US #23
#33Valentina351US #65
#34Camila343US #15
#35Emilia342US #44
#36Gabriella335US #75
#37Gianna332US #79
#38Miriam326
#39Maya322US #64
#40Rachel316US #191
#41Lily309US #34
#42Hailey308US #76
#43Nora300US #29
#44Natalie292US #41
#45Zoey282US #31
#46Stella280US #40
#47Ariana273US #69
#48Eleanor269US #27
#49Violet268US #36
#50Chaya260
#51Eliana257US #62
#52Aurora253US #39
#53Savannah252US #54
#54Sophie250US #85
#55Bella249US #50
#56Sara248US #163
#57Skylar241US #56
#58Samantha231US #80
#59Ellie230US #35
#60Julia230US #99
#61Anna228US #63
#62Genesis224US #58
#63Eva220US #86
#64Arya218US #92
#65Lillian212US #37
#66Hazel210US #33
#67Mackenzie207US #111
#68Lucy203US #48
#69Elena201US #60
#70Aubrey200US #46
#71Claire200US #55
#72Alexandra197US #130
#73Allison196US #78
#74Rivka196
#75Quinn195US #83
#76Arianna194US #116
#77Kayla194US #182
#78Nova193US #51
#79Alice190US #73
#80Ruby188US #66
#81Audrey187US #49
#82Madelyn186US #72
#83Naomi186US #59
#84Ashley184US #137
#85Josephine183US #90
#86Isla181US #57
#87Sienna179US #181
#88Liliana178US #109
#89Chana175
#90Aaliyah172US #70
#91Everly172US #42
#92Autumn171US #82
#93Rose170US #115
#94Addison167US #47
#95Brielle167US #101
#96Alaia163US #184
#97Kaylee163US #114
#98Kylie161US #125
#99Vivian159US #96
#100Ariella158

Boys

#1Liam1,494US #1
#2Noah1,260US #2
#3Lucas1,004US #8
#4Jacob951US #12
#5Michael911US #14
#6Ethan883US #11
#7Joseph869US #24
#8James827US #6
#9Matthew783US #23
#10Alexander780US #10
#11Daniel774US #15
#12Mason755US #9
#13Benjamin753US #7
#14David711US #27
#15Logan700US #16
#16Aiden698US #20
#17Dylan693US #39
#18Oliver666US #3
#19Jack651US #19
#20William616US #4
#21Ryan606US #54
#22Anthony602US #38
#23Jayden586US #35
#24Henry583US #13
#25Samuel570US #22
#26Leo567US #40
#27John554US #28
#28Sebastian543US #18
#29Elijah519US #5
#30Nicholas513US #78
#31Isaac508US #34
#32Jackson502US #17
#33Gabriel501US #37
#34Theodore500US #36
#35Owen479US #21
#36Christopher463US #44
#37Julian431US #31
#38Thomas430US #47
#39Joshua424US #48
#40Carter421US #30
#41Luca409US #87
#42Aaron403US #61
#43Andrew403US #46
#44Nathan401US #55
#45Luke376US #32
#46Jonathan368US #64
#47Adam366US #91
#48Charles365US #52
#49Mateo364US #26
#50Levi361US #25
#51Caleb345US #51
#52Grayson343US #33
#53Hunter341US #66
#54Christian340US #57
#55Moshe338
#56Asher322US #43
#57Cameron317US #67
#58Wyatt314US #29
#59Austin313US #88
#60Adrian311US #56
#61Josiah309US #45
#62Elias308US #60
#63Jaxon305US #42
#64Robert305US #76
#65Eli303US #62
#66Evan294US #96
#67Hudson291US #50
#68Ian285US #81
#69Jeremiah285US #69
#70Kayden279US #97
#71Miles277US #75
#72Amir271US #131
#73Dominic269US #85
#74Landon269US #63
#75Jason268US #103
#76Abraham265US #191
#77Connor263US #68
#78Colton258US #59
#79Lincoln254US #41
#80Justin253US #154
#81Muhammad249
#82Nolan249US #65
#83Zachary247US #124
#84Greyson245US #79
#85Jordan245US #89
#86Vincent242US #115
#87Ezra240US #49
#88Max234US #137
#89Jace233US #93
#90Nathaniel233US #122
#91George232US #120
#92Angel231US #73
#93Kevin228US #149
#94Jaxson227US #83
#95Declan221US #95
#96Chase218US #121
#97Leonardo218US #86
#98Roman217US #72
#99Lorenzo216US #146
#100Axel214US #84

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑28Arya#64
↑27Miriam#38
↑26Sophie#54
↑22Miles#71
↑19Mateo#49
↑17Hazel#66
↑16Eleanor#48
↑15Ellie#59

Falling

↓38Addison#94
↓28Aaliyah#90
↓24Connor#77
↓23Naomi#83
↓19Chana#89
↓19Chase#96
↓18Kaylee#97
↓15Jason#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.