100 Most Popular Baby Names in New York (Updated for 2022)

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

This page contains both boy and girl names, but you can click below to see just the names by sex:

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 1,453 Olivia 919
2 Noah 1,254 Emma 864
3 Lucas 844 Sophia 808
4 Joseph 731 Mia 772
5 Jacob 695 Charlotte 737
6 Oliver 695 Isabella 713
7 Ethan 691 Ava 710
8 Michael 649 Amelia 672
9 David 629 Luna 549
10 Benjamin 623 Leah 544
11 Jack 617 Sofia 476
12 James 615 Chloe 448
13 Leo 585 Gianna 444
14 Theodore 584 Madison 442
15 Dylan 578 Esther 441
16 Aiden 569 Emily 434
17 Alexander 561 Scarlett 428
18 Henry 560 Mila 402
19 Luca 558 Ella 401
20 Matthew 545 Aria 394
21 Daniel 543 Evelyn 388
22 Logan 529 Sarah 383
23 Anthony 525 Abigail 377
24 Mason 516 Zoe 372
25 Jayden 498 Grace 360
26 Sebastian 475 Harper 351
27 Gabriel 471 Penelope 351
28 Owen 461 Lily 350
29 William 460 Valentina 345
30 Elijah 459 Hannah 342
31 John 458 Camila 331
32 Samuel 455 Rachel 319
33 Levi 453 Layla 318
34 Ryan 419 Avery 314
35 Mateo 409 Riley 309
36 Asher 406 Violet 301
37 Isaac 401 Maya 299
38 Jackson 396 Elizabeth 294
39 Nicholas 391 Aurora 292
40 Julian 389 Eliana 290
41 Moshe 376 Hailey 290
42 Thomas 372 Miriam 285
43 Nathan 358 Nora 284
44 Christopher 357 Victoria 284
45 Joshua 352 Stella 278
46 Hudson 347 Eleanor 271
47 Carter 340 Chaya 267
48 Adam 329 Emilia 263
49 Cameron 322 Sara 252
50 Aaron 316 Gabriella 248
51 Caleb 314 Ellie 247
52 Elias 314 Nova 245
53 Grayson 309 Sophie 237
54 Ezra 306 Zoey 221
55 Luke 298 Alaia 215
56 Andrew 297 Natalie 215
57 Charles 295 Isla 214
58 Ian 295 Lucy 212
59 Adrian 287 Hazel 207
60 Miles 286 Madelyn 204
61 Muhammad 285 Naomi 203
62 Amir 277 Elena 201
63 Eli 277 Maeve 199
64 Kai 267 Savannah 197
65 Thiago 260 Ariana 194
66 Chaim 255 Sienna 193
67 Austin 254 Willow 193
68 Christian 253 Ivy 192
69 Wyatt 253 Eva 190
70 Josiah 251 Alice 187
71 Jordan 242 Rivka 186
72 Maverick 242 Ayla 185
73 Dominic 237 Bella 184
74 Kayden 236 Josephine 184
75 Leonardo 236 Arya 182
76 Wesley 236 Addison 181
77 Abraham 235 Eloise 177
78 Hunter 234 Lillian 176
79 Roman 232 Claire 173
80 Nolan 231 Julia 171
81 Theo 231 Chana 170
82 Jonathan 226 Quinn 170
83 Robert 226 Anna 169
84 Axel 224 Aaliyah 168
85 Enzo 223 Liliana 167
86 Vincent 223 Rose 167
87 Landon 219 Mackenzie 166
88 Chase 217 Autumn 165
89 Greyson 210 Juliette 165
90 Angel 207 Audrey 163
91 Giovanni 207 Ruby 163
92 Cole 201 Genesis 158
93 Connor 200 Leilani 157
94 Jaxon 200 Samantha 157
95 Jeremiah 197 Cora 154
96 Max 195 Skylar 153
97 Evan 195 Ariella 149
98 Lorenzo 193 Delilah 148
99 Zachary 192 Athena 148
100 Isaiah 192 Madeline 148

Most Popular New York Baby Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby names in New York for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Names in New York for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby names in New York for births recorded in 2021 are Liam and Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 1,403 Olivia 993
2 Noah 1,346 Emma 980
3 Lucas 841 Sophia 824
4 Joseph 783 Mia 768
5 Jacob 741 Amelia 752

Popular Baby Names in New York for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby names in New York for births recorded in 2020 are Liam and Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 1,353 Olivia 1,008
2 Noah 1,231 Emma 956
3 Lucas 912 Sophia 850
4 Jacob 870 Ava 779
5 Ethan 802 Isabella 776

Popular Baby Names in New York for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby names in New York for births recorded in 2019 are Liam and Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 1,489 Olivia 1,062
2 Noah 1,257 Emma 1,043
3 Lucas 1,003 Sophia 935
4 Jacob 949 Isabella 885
5 Michael 906 Mia 857

Popular Baby Names in New York for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby names in New York for births recorded in 2018 are Liam and Emma.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 1,514 Emma 1,098
2 Noah 1,273 Olivia 1,091
3 Jacob 1,020 Isabella 1,002
4 Lucas 1,001 Sophia 964
5 Ethan 969 Mia 867

Popular Baby Names in New York for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby names in New York for births recorded in 2017 are Liam and Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 1,427 Olivia 1,230
2 Noah 1,241 Emma 1,207
3 Jacob 1,148 Sophia 1,008
4 Lucas 1,051 Mia 1,001
5 Joseph 1,025 Ava 993

Popular Baby Names in New York for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby names in New York for births recorded in 2016 are Liam and Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 1,416 Olivia 1,220
2 Jacob 1,228 Emma 1,185
3 Noah 1,221 Sophia 1,121
4 Ethan 1,109 Isabella 1,020
5 Michael 1,094 Ava 1,006

Popular Baby Names in New York for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby names in New York for births recorded in 2015 are Liam and Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Liam 1,396 Olivia 1,298
2 Jacob 1,295 Emma 1,258
3 Ethan 1,245 Sophia 1,122
4 Noah 1,243 Isabella 1,069
5 Michael 1,176 Mia 1,016

Popular Baby Names in New York for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby names in New York for births recorded in 2014 are Jacob and Sophia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Jacob 1,303 Sophia 1,275
2 Liam 1,276 Olivia 1,255
3 Ethan 1,256 Emma 1,211
4 Michael 1,243 Isabella 1,165
5 Noah 1,143 Mia 990

Popular Baby Names in New York for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby names in New York for births recorded in 2013 are Jacob and Sophia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Jacob 1,297 Sophia 1,393
2 Michael 1,230 Isabella 1,270
3 Ethan 1,216 Olivia 1,263
4 Liam 1,203 Emma 1,258
5 Jayden 1,150 Mia 1,000

Popular Baby Names in New York for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby names in New York for births recorded in 2012 are Michael and Sophia.

The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Michael 1,391 Sophia 1,414
2 Jacob 1,352 Isabella 1,279
3 Jayden 1,280 Emma 1,232
4 Ethan 1,261 Olivia 1,141
5 Joseph 1,239 Ava 968

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.