15 Baby Names Inspired by New York City

Hometown love is real, especially if you’re from New York City.  From I <3 NY T-shirts to pizza loyalists, NYC has a devoted fan club of natives and non-natives alike.  If you go hard for the city that never sleeps you might consider giving your son or daughter a NY-inspired name. With historical landmarks to awesome street names to pick from, the options are limitless. Here are our picks for the best baby names inspired by New York City:

1. Waverly – For your future NYU grad!
2. Bryant – This sophisticated name is inspired by the Midtown park, also known as Manhattan’s Town Square.
3. Hudson – This works for a boy or girl and whenever you’re driving down the West Side Highway you can show him or her their river!!!
4. Delancey – If you love the Lower East Side, this is a perfect pick for your baby.
5. Carnegie – From music halls, to giant pastrami sandwiches, to your kid, it doesn’t get much more New York than this name.
6. Brooklyn – Probably the most popular of the bunch, it can also be used for a boy or girl and will definitely give your baby the appropriate street cred.
7. Clinton -  With ties to Hell’s Kitchen and the Lower East Side this name is quintessential NYC.
8. Lorimer – True Brooklynites will recognize the significance of this name.
9. Chelsea – A beautiful name for a girl to match the beautiful west side neighborhood.
10. Sullivan – This name belongs to a famous bakery and perhaps your adorable baby!
11. Prince – For shopping lovers, this is the perfect name inspired by the SoHo street.
12. Carmine – This is one of the City’s smaller streets but it makes for an adorable baby name.
13. Madison – Remember Splash? This name was literally inspired by a street sign. And yes, Tom Hanks, it is a name!
14. Ellis – Let New York and American history be the inspiration for this strong name.
15. Lenox – For those uptown babes.
16. And one more just for fun…… Yankee – because there’s nothing that invokes more New York pride than the Bronx Bombers!

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