100 Most Popular Baby Girl 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 girl 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.

Rank	Name	Count
1	Olivia	919
2	Emma	864
3	Sophia	808
4	Mia	772
5	Charlotte	737
6	Isabella	713
7	Ava	710
8	Amelia	672
9	Luna	549
10	Leah	544
11	Sofia	476
12	Chloe	448
13	Gianna	444
14	Madison	442
15	Esther	441
16	Emily	434
17	Scarlett	428
18	Mila	402
19	Ella	401
20	Aria	394
21	Evelyn	388
22	Sarah	383
23	Abigail	377
24	Zoe	372
25	Grace	360
26	Harper	351
27	Penelope	351
28	Lily	350
29	Valentina	345
30	Hannah	342
31	Camila	331
32	Rachel	319
33	Layla	318
34	Avery	314
35	Riley	309
36	Violet	301
37	Maya	299
38	Elizabeth	294
39	Aurora	292
40	Eliana	290
41	Hailey	290
42	Miriam	285
43	Nora	284
44	Victoria	284
45	Stella	278
46	Eleanor	271
47	Chaya	267
48	Emilia	263
49	Sara	252
50	Gabriella	248
51	Ellie	247
52	Nova	245
53	Sophie	237
54	Zoey	221
55	Alaia	215
56	Natalie	215
57	Isla	214
58	Lucy	212
59	Hazel	207
60	Madelyn	204
61	Naomi	203
62	Elena	201
63	Maeve	199
64	Savannah	197
65	Ariana	194
66	Sienna	193
67	Willow	193
68	Ivy	192
69	Eva	190
70	Alice	187
71	Rivka	186
72	Ayla	185
73	Bella	184
74	Josephine	184
75	Arya	182
76	Addison	181
77	Eloise	177
78	Lillian	176
79	Claire	173
80	Julia	171
81	Chana	170
82	Quinn	170
83	Anna	169
84	Aaliyah	168
85	Liliana	167
86	Rose	167
87	Mackenzie	166
88	Autumn	165
89	Juliette	165
90	Audrey	163
91	Ruby	163
92	Genesis	158
93	Leilani	157
94	Samantha	157
95	Cora	154
96	Skylar	153
97	Ariella	149
98	Delilah	148
99	Athena	148
100	Madeline	148

Most Popular New York Baby Girl Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby girl 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 girl names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Girl Names in New York for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby girl names in New York for births recorded in 2021 is Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby girl names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Olivia	993
2	Emma	980
3	Sophia	824
4	Mia	768
5	Amelia	752

Popular Baby Girl Names in New York for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby girl names in New York for births recorded in 2020 is Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby girl names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Olivia	1,008
2	Emma	956
3	Sophia	850
4	Ava	779
5	Isabella	776

Popular Baby Girl Names in New York for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby girl names in New York for births recorded in 2019 is Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby girl names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Olivia	1,062
2	Emma	1,043
3	Sophia	935
4	Isabella	885
5	Mia	857

Popular Baby Girl Names in New York for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby girl names in New York for births recorded in 2018 is Emma.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby girl names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Emma	1,098
2	Olivia	1,091
3	Isabella	1,002
4	Sophia	964
5	Mia	867

Popular Baby Girl Names in New York for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby girl names in New York for births recorded in 2017 is Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby girl names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Olivia	1,230
2	Emma	1,207
3	Sophia	1,008
4	Mia	1,001
5	Ava	993

Popular Baby Girl Names in New York for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby girl names in New York for births recorded in 2016 is Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby girl names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Olivia	1,220
2	Emma	1,185
3	Sophia	1,121
4	Isabella	1,020
5	Ava	1,006

Popular Baby Girl Names in New York for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby girl names in New York for births recorded in 2015 is Olivia.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby girl names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Olivia	1,298
2	Emma	1,258
3	Sophia	1,122
4	Isabella	1,069
5	Mia	1,016

Popular Baby Girl Names in New York for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby girl names in New York for births recorded in 2014 is Sophia.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby girl names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Sophia	1,275
2	Olivia	1,255
3	Emma	1,211
4	Isabella	1,165
5	Mia	990

Popular Baby Girl Names in New York for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby girl names in New York for births recorded in 2013 is Sophia.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby girl names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Sophia	1,393
2	Isabella	1,270
3	Olivia	1,263
4	Emma	1,258
5	Mia	1,000

Popular Baby Girl Names in New York for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby girl names in New York for births recorded in 2012 is Sophia.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby girl names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Sophia	1,414
2	Isabella	1,279
3	Emma	1,232
4	Olivia	1,141
5	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.

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