State roster

Top names in New York

The names most likely to appear on 2023 New York birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 163,382 New York births in 2023 across 4,259 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.

#35Racheloutside the national top 200
#36Mosheoutside the national top 200
#39Miriamoutside the national top 200
#44Chayaoutside the national top 200
#47Muhammadoutside the national top 200
#58Rivkaoutside the national top 200
#62Chanaoutside the national top 200
#54Sara#188 nationally
#68Abrahamoutside the national top 200
#80Chaimoutside the national top 200
#24Esther#138 nationally
#92Yosefoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma856US #2
#2Olivia822US #1
#3Sophia772US #5
#4Mia760US #6
#5Amelia712US #4
#6Isabella678US #7
#7Charlotte675US #3
#8Ava570US #8
#9Leah498US #53
#10Luna481US #10
#11Sofia457US #12
#12Chloe442US #26
#13Zoe427US #36
#14Gianna399US #21
#15Mila399US #28
#16Ella388US #32
#17Evelyn374US #9
#18Scarlett370US #17
#19Emily369US #19
#20Madison369US #37
#21Sarah364US #91
#22Harper363US #11
#23Valentina349US #50
#24Esther348US #138
#25Layla343US #30
#26Lily343US #20
#27Camila336US #13
#28Grace334US #39
#29Maya334US #49
#30Aria327US #25
#31Nora326US #24
#32Penelope325US #23
#33Aurora316US #22
#34Eliana315US #34
#35Rachel307
#36Abigail304US #31
#37Avery304US #29
#38Violet298US #16
#39Miriam293
#40Hailey291US #90
#41Riley285US #43
#42Emilia282US #42
#43Elizabeth281US #15
#44Chaya276
#45Hannah274US #48
#46Ellie266US #27
#47Stella263US #46
#48Victoria262US #45
#49Isla248US #33
#50Nova248US #35
#51Eleanor246US #14
#52Gabriella246US #89
#53Sophie245US #60
#54Sara237US #188
#55Lucy232US #40
#56Hazel227US #18
#57Zoey222US #51
#58Rivka215
#59Elena212US #47
#60Alaia211US #120
#61Naomi211US #44
#62Chana203
#63Ayla194US #106
#64Natalie189US #63
#65Madelyn186US #58
#66Ruby182US #65
#67Ariana181US #97
#68Eloise181US #81
#69Maeve181US #73
#70Ivy177US #38
#71Julia177US #121
#72Eva174US #111
#73Sienna174US #140
#74Liliana169US #88
#75Alice166US #66
#76Anna166US #79
#77Lillian166US #55
#78Addison164US #62
#79Bella164US #104
#80Skylar164US #107
#81Willow163US #41
#82Quinn159US #86
#83Josephine158US #64
#84Ashley157US #126
#85Genesis157US #57
#86Savannah156US #92
#87Madeline155US #95
#88Rose155US #124
#89Sadie152US #59
#90Claire150US #68
#91Jade150US #80
#92Lucia150US #109
#93Autumn148US #75
#94Maria145US #82
#95Samantha145US #114
#96Amira144US #131
#97Aaliyah143US #85
#98Arya143US #139
#99Audrey143US #74
#100Amaya142US #162

Boys

#1Liam1,485US #1
#2Noah1,256US #2
#3Lucas829US #9
#4David709US #27
#5Joseph689US #29
#6Oliver683US #3
#7James678US #4
#8Michael665US #16
#9Jack632US #14
#10Jacob626US #35
#11Luca623US #25
#12Ethan602US #24
#13Benjamin578US #11
#14Theodore576US #7
#15Leo571US #18
#16Matthew535US #32
#17Henry528US #8
#18Daniel522US #17
#19Dylan520US #34
#20Alexander507US #22
#21Logan473US #39
#22William471US #10
#23Aiden469US #40
#24Samuel461US #19
#25Jayden442US #49
#26John441US #26
#27Sebastian434US #13
#28Mateo432US #6
#29Mason425US #30
#30Asher423US #23
#31Elijah415US #5
#32Owen414US #20
#33Anthony413US #46
#34Gabriel413US #38
#35Isaac410US #42
#36Moshe402
#37Levi401US #12
#38Thomas389US #41
#39Julian387US #33
#40Nicholas373US #109
#41Thiago362US #72
#42Ryan359US #83
#43Joshua355US #60
#44Aaron342US #68
#45Nathan335US #59
#46Ezra334US #15
#47Muhammad334
#48Cameron331US #58
#49Christopher329US #55
#50Jackson328US #28
#51Elias326US #36
#52Hudson322US #21
#53Luke321US #31
#54Charles319US #54
#55Caleb318US #51
#56Ian314US #69
#57Grayson305US #44
#58Adam292US #103
#59Austin287US #101
#60Andrew284US #65
#61Eli283US #79
#62Miles279US #43
#63Carter277US #48
#64Amir276US #99
#65Maverick268US #37
#66Theo265US #78
#67Adrian263US #67
#68Abraham259
#69Kai255US #61
#70Axel251US #71
#71Wyatt249US #47
#72Josiah248US #53
#73Enzo244US #90
#74Jonathan239US #82
#75Vincent236US #120
#76Jordan233US #96
#77Kayden231US #114
#78Nolan231US #57
#79Dominic226US #106
#80Chaim221
#81Robert220US #88
#82Christian215US #77
#83Angel214US #62
#84Giovanni211US #123
#85Zachary210US #171
#86Wesley206US #70
#87Landon204US #97
#88Roman200US #66
#89Isaiah199US #56
#90Lorenzo197US #131
#91Matteo194US #144
#92Yosef188
#93Evan187US #137
#94Hunter187US #115
#95Jonah187US #124
#96Cooper186US #52
#97Leonardo182US #84
#98Jeremiah181US #92
#99Leon176US #148
#100Colton175US #94

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑25Thiago#41
↑24Ruby#66
↑18Chana#62
↑16Skylar#80
↑15Theo#66
↑15Zachary#85
↑14Axel#70
↑13Nora#31

Falling

↓23Arya#98
↓22Savannah#86
↓22Leonardo#97
↓16Hannah#45
↓16Carter#63
↓16Chaim#80
↓16Hunter#94
↓14Willow#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.