FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in New York
In 2025, Emma was the most popular girls' name in New York, given to 774 babies, and Noah was the top boys' name with 1,381. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.
Social Security counted 78,329 girls and 84,423 boys born in New York that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in New York, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 774 | up 1 |
| 2 | Olivia | 740 | up 2 |
| 3 | Mia | 738 | down 2 |
| 4 | Sophia | 721 | down 1 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 664 | up 1 |
| 6 | Isabella | 629 | down 1 |
| 7 | Amelia | 622 | same |
| 8 | Leah | 550 | up 1 |
| 9 | Sofia | 545 | down 1 |
| 10 | Zoe | 478 | up 2 |
| 11 | Eliana | 466 | up 7 |
| 12 | Ava | 458 | down 2 |
| 13 | Ailany | 457 | up 90 |
| 14 | Chloe | 437 | down 3 |
| 15 | Esther | 428 | down 1 |
| 16 | Lily | 426 | up 11 |
| 17 | Sarah | 390 | down 1 |
| 18 | Ella | 375 | up 5 |
| 19 | Madison | 370 | up 5 |
| 20 | Aurora | 367 | down 1 |
| 21 | Luna | 363 | down 8 |
| 22 | Aria | 361 | down 5 |
| 23 | Nora | 359 | up 5 |
| 24 | Evelyn | 352 | down 2 |
| 25 | Violet | 352 | up 5 |
| 26 | Penelope | 348 | up 6 |
| 27 | Valentina | 339 | down 1 |
| 28 | Layla | 326 | up 3 |
| 29 | Grace | 322 | down 4 |
| 30 | Emily | 318 | down 9 |
| 31 | Gianna | 318 | down 16 |
| 32 | Rachel | 312 | up 4 |
| 33 | Scarlett | 312 | up 1 |
| 34 | Eleanor | 302 | up 6 |
| 35 | Mila | 298 | down 15 |
| 36 | Emilia | 296 | up 8 |
| 37 | Harper | 296 | down 8 |
| 38 | Avery | 290 | up 4 |
| 39 | Lucy | 284 | up 13 |
| 40 | Miriam | 284 | up 1 |
| 41 | Maya | 275 | down 4 |
| 42 | Chaya | 271 | up 3 |
| 43 | Elizabeth | 271 | down 8 |
| 44 | Hannah | 270 | down 1 |
| 45 | Camila | 262 | down 12 |
| 46 | Abigail | 260 | down 8 |
| 47 | Rivka | 258 | up 18 |
| 48 | Riley | 257 | down 9 |
| 49 | Hailey | 253 | same |
| 50 | Isla | 249 | down 4 |
| 51 | Victoria | 248 | up 2 |
| 52 | Stella | 241 | down 4 |
| 53 | Sophie | 235 | up 6 |
| 54 | Sara | 232 | down 3 |
| 55 | Naomi | 228 | down 8 |
| 56 | Maeve | 226 | up 4 |
| 57 | Chana | 222 | down 3 |
| 58 | Elena | 222 | down 1 |
| 59 | Ellie | 219 | down 9 |
| 60 | Eloise | 219 | up 14 |
| 61 | Ayla | 216 | up 1 |
| 62 | Hazel | 214 | down 4 |
| 63 | Sienna | 214 | up 16 |
| 64 | Willow | 209 | up 16 |
| 65 | Gabriella | 204 | down 4 |
| 66 | Josephine | 203 | down 2 |
| 67 | Alaia | 201 | down 12 |
| 68 | Sadie | 200 | up 23 |
| 69 | Rose | 190 | down 3 |
| 70 | Clara | 188 | up 47 |
| 71 | Ruby | 188 | up 25 |
| 72 | Melody | 185 | up 22 |
| 73 | Alice | 183 | up 9 |
| 74 | Zoey | 183 | up 4 |
| 75 | Claire | 180 | up 2 |
| 76 | Liliana | 180 | up 7 |
| 77 | Ivy | 177 | down 14 |
| 78 | Juliette | 175 | down 6 |
| 79 | Lucia | 173 | down 9 |
| 80 | Nova | 170 | down 24 |
| 81 | Madelyn | 169 | down 10 |
| 82 | Amira | 166 | up 5 |
| 83 | Eva | 166 | up 9 |
| 84 | Madeline | 165 | down 16 |
| 85 | Lainey | 163 | up 10 |
| 86 | Gitty | 159 | up 33 |
| 87 | Celine | 158 | up 27 |
| 88 | Iris | 158 | up 37 |
| 89 | Lyla | 157 | up 44 |
| 90 | Natalie | 156 | down 17 |
| 91 | Quinn | 155 | down 10 |
| 92 | Delilah | 154 | down 7 |
| 93 | Cecilia | 150 | up 13 |
| 94 | Alina | 149 | up 7 |
| 95 | Jade | 149 | down 7 |
| 96 | Vivian | 149 | up 3 |
| 97 | Lillian | 148 | down 22 |
| 98 | Ariella | 147 | up 25 |
| 99 | Aisha | 146 | up 1 |
| 100 | Adeline | 145 | up 46 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 1,381 | up 1 |
| 2 | Liam | 1,368 | down 1 |
| 3 | Theodore | 738 | up 3 |
| 4 | Lucas | 705 | down 1 |
| 5 | Oliver | 703 | up 2 |
| 6 | Luca | 680 | up 5 |
| 7 | Joseph | 667 | down 2 |
| 8 | James | 658 | up 2 |
| 9 | Jacob | 631 | same |
| 10 | Ethan | 630 | down 6 |
| 11 | Leo | 625 | up 5 |
| 12 | Jack | 606 | up 2 |
| 13 | Michael | 604 | down 1 |
| 14 | Henry | 603 | up 3 |
| 15 | David | 595 | down 7 |
| 16 | Benjamin | 573 | down 3 |
| 17 | Matthew | 520 | up 2 |
| 18 | Daniel | 478 | down 3 |
| 19 | Alexander | 476 | up 3 |
| 20 | Dylan | 471 | down 2 |
| 21 | William | 459 | same |
| 22 | Moshe | 441 | up 11 |
| 23 | Levi | 438 | up 1 |
| 24 | John | 431 | up 1 |
| 25 | Owen | 422 | up 6 |
| 26 | Mason | 416 | up 4 |
| 27 | Mateo | 413 | up 8 |
| 28 | Logan | 410 | same |
| 29 | Elias | 406 | up 12 |
| 30 | Isaac | 400 | down 3 |
| 31 | Julian | 398 | up 9 |
| 32 | Gabriel | 395 | up 7 |
| 33 | Asher | 393 | down 4 |
| 34 | Anthony | 391 | down 14 |
| 35 | Elijah | 391 | down 1 |
| 36 | Thomas | 378 | down 4 |
| 37 | Thiago | 377 | up 1 |
| 38 | Samuel | 374 | down 12 |
| 39 | Muhammad | 360 | up 3 |
| 40 | Aiden | 355 | down 17 |
| 41 | Charles | 348 | up 21 |
| 42 | Adam | 347 | up 9 |
| 43 | Hudson | 347 | up 1 |
| 44 | Ezra | 338 | up 1 |
| 45 | Ryan | 334 | up 1 |
| 46 | Jayden | 332 | down 9 |
| 47 | Sebastian | 330 | down 11 |
| 48 | Nathan | 329 | same |
| 49 | Cameron | 326 | down 6 |
| 50 | Enzo | 319 | up 5 |
| 51 | Cooper | 311 | up 25 |
| 52 | Nicholas | 310 | same |
| 53 | Christopher | 306 | up 5 |
| 54 | Miles | 303 | down 4 |
| 55 | Jackson | 297 | down 6 |
| 56 | Caleb | 293 | same |
| 57 | Carter | 292 | same |
| 58 | Eithan | 289 | up 85 |
| 59 | Aaron | 282 | down 6 |
| 60 | Luke | 278 | up 1 |
| 61 | Roman | 274 | up 4 |
| 62 | Chaim | 260 | up 16 |
| 63 | Joshua | 258 | down 16 |
| 64 | Theo | 258 | down 5 |
| 65 | Abraham | 256 | down 1 |
| 66 | Wesley | 249 | up 4 |
| 67 | Eli | 248 | up 7 |
| 68 | Ian | 246 | down 14 |
| 69 | Amir | 240 | down 9 |
| 70 | Nolan | 240 | down 3 |
| 71 | Lorenzo | 239 | up 9 |
| 72 | Bennett | 236 | up 43 |
| 73 | Grayson | 235 | down 10 |
| 74 | Austin | 234 | up 1 |
| 75 | Adrian | 230 | down 6 |
| 76 | Axel | 229 | up 8 |
| 77 | Dominic | 222 | down 5 |
| 78 | Kai | 222 | up 4 |
| 79 | Rowan | 222 | up 28 |
| 80 | Wyatt | 220 | down 9 |
| 81 | Vincent | 219 | up 19 |
| 82 | Andrew | 218 | down 9 |
| 83 | Josiah | 217 | down 17 |
| 84 | Arthur | 214 | up 14 |
| 85 | Maverick | 213 | down 8 |
| 86 | Robert | 213 | down 18 |
| 87 | Kayden | 212 | down 2 |
| 88 | Leonardo | 207 | down 5 |
| 89 | Giovanni | 200 | up 2 |
| 90 | Jonathan | 199 | down 2 |
| 91 | Angel | 196 | down 4 |
| 92 | Matteo | 195 | up 9 |
| 93 | Jeremiah | 189 | up 1 |
| 94 | Christian | 188 | down 13 |
| 95 | Leon | 188 | up 15 |
| 96 | Isaiah | 183 | down 4 |
| 97 | Jace | 180 | up 16 |
| 98 | Yosef | 179 | down 12 |
| 99 | Gael | 176 | down 20 |
| 100 | George | 174 | down 3 |
Names New York likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in New York than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Frimy, Malky and Rivky for girls, and Shloimy, Mendel and Usher for boys.
Girls
- Frimy: 20.5× (66 babies)
- Malky: 18.9× (582 babies)
- Rivky: 18.7× (581 babies)
- Yitty: 18.2× (476 babies)
- Shaindy: 18.1× (378 babies)
- Sury: 17.7× (412 babies)
- Pessy: 17.7× (231 babies)
- Raizy: 17.6× (484 babies)
- Goldy: 17.4× (352 babies)
- Hindy: 17.3× (403 babies)
Boys
- Shloimy: 17.4× (198 babies)
- Mendel: 16.6× (387 babies)
- Usher: 16.6× (240 babies)
- Yossi: 16× (186 babies)
- Yida: 15.8× (84 babies)
- Yakov: 15.7× (556 babies)
- Shaya: 14.2× (413 babies)
- Lipa: 14.1× (208 babies)
- Shimon: 14× (778 babies)
- Hershel: 13.8× (158 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in New York belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1931. For boys, it's Michael, from 1965 to 2012.
Girls
- Emma: 2025
- Mia: 2024
- Emma: 2023
- Olivia: 2019–2022
- Emma: 2018
- Olivia: 2015–2017
- Sophia: 2011–2014
- Isabella: 2007–2010
- Emily: 1999–2006
- Samantha: 1997–1998
- Ashley: 1991–1996
- Jessica: 1985–1990
- Jennifer: 1970–1984
- Lisa: 1962–1969
- Mary: 1959–1961
- Susan: 1958
- Mary: 1957
- Susan: 1955–1956
- Mary: 1953–1954
- Patricia: 1951–1952
- Linda: 1947–1950
- Barbara: 1945–1946
- Mary: 1944
- Barbara: 1938–1943
- Mary: 1933–1937
- Joan: 1932
- Mary: 1910–1931
Boys
- Noah: 2025
- Liam: 2015–2024
- Jacob: 2013–2014
- Michael: 1965–2012
- John: 1964
- Michael: 1960–1963
- John: 1959
- Michael: 1956–1958
- Robert: 1934–1955
- John: 1932–1933
- Robert: 1931
- John: 1910–1930
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Emma, Olivia, Sophia, Mia, Charlotte | Liam, Noah, Lucas, Joseph, Jacob |
| 2010s | Sophia, Olivia, Emma, Isabella, Ava | Liam, Jacob, Michael, Ethan, Noah |
| 2000s | Emily, Isabella, Olivia, Emma, Samantha | Michael, Matthew, Joseph, Nicholas, Anthony |
| 1990s | Ashley, Jessica, Samantha, Amanda, Nicole | Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joseph, Nicholas |
| 1980s | Jennifer, Jessica, Nicole, Amanda, Melissa | Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joseph, Daniel |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Lisa, Michelle, Melissa, Nicole | Michael, Christopher, David, John, Robert |
| 1960s | Lisa, Mary, Susan, Karen, Patricia | Michael, John, Robert, David, James |
| 1950s | Mary, Susan, Patricia, Linda, Barbara | Robert, John, Michael, James, David |
| 1940s | Barbara, Patricia, Mary, Linda, Carol | Robert, John, Richard, James, William |
| 1930s | Mary, Joan, Barbara, Patricia, Margaret | Robert, John, William, Richard, James |
| 1920s | Mary, Dorothy, Helen, Margaret, Ruth | John, Robert, William, Joseph, James |
| 1910s | Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth | John, Joseph, William, Robert, Charles |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.