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    The Top Baby Names in New York

    The Top Baby Names in New York

    By Michael Kress

    Noah and Emma were the most popular baby names of 2015 in the United States, but New Yorkers did their own thing in in naming their babies, as in so much else. Statewide, the top baby names of last year were Olivia for a girl and Liam for a boy. However, the nationwide favorites weren’t far behind: Noah was #4 for boys in New York, and Emma was #2 for girls.

    These are some the insights to be gleaned from data released this month by the Social Security Administration detailing the most popular baby names of 2015.

    In Connecticut, parents reflected the national preference on the boys' side, with Noah at the top of the state list. Sophia won out in CT on the girls’ side, with Emma in the second spot.

    New Jersey saw the opposite: The nationwide girls’ favorite, Emma, was likewise #1 in NJ, while the state’s most popular boy’s name was Liam, mirroring New York.

    There are rarely dramatic shifts year by year in the rankings of most popular baby names, but trend emerge over time. Gone are the years when Michael and Jennifer ruled the list year after year, for instance. Meanwhile, we’ve gotten used to seeing names such as Isabella, Mia, Ethan, and Jacob high on the list in recent years. (Michael does remain popular, at #5 in New York for 2015, though Jennifer has fallen out of the statewide top 100 altogether.)

    In 2014, the New York winners were Sophia and Jacob, with Olivia and Liam—2015’s most popular—both in the #2 slots for their respective genders.

    Fun fact: Michael was, indeed, the most popular baby name the year I was born, while Sophia was the top girl’s name in 2013, the year my daughter of that name came along. My other two daughters, with Hebrew names, don’t even appear in (or near) the top 100.

    For the truly obsessed, see the New York lists of the top 100 baby names for boys and girls below!

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    Popularity for top 100 names in New York for births in 2015

    Rank

    Male name

    Number of
    males

    Female name

    Number of
    females

    1

    Liam

    1,388

    Olivia

    1,297

    2

    Jacob

    1,281

    Emma

    1,254

    3

    Ethan

    1,244

    Sophia

    1,121

    4

    Noah

    1,236

    Isabella

    1,066

    5

    Michael

    1,163

    Mia

    1,012

    6

    Matthew

    1,150

    Ava

    921

    7

    Mason

    1,049

    Emily

    805

    8

    Joseph

    1,045

    Charlotte

    758

    9

    Lucas

    1,018

    Madison

    734

    10

    Daniel

    1,004

    Abigail

    722

    11

    Alexander

    983

    Leah

    636

    12

    Aiden

    981

    Amelia

    631

    13

    Dylan

    961

    Sofia

    594

    14

    James

    919

    Chloe

    566

    15

    David

    890

    Grace

    505

    16

    Jayden

    883

    Sarah

    494

    17

    Benjamin

    873

    Ella

    492

    18

    Ryan

    859

    Elizabeth

    484

    19

    Logan

    843

    Avery

    469

    20

    Anthony

    835

    Victoria

    461

    21

    William

    737

    Gabriella

    448

    22

    Christopher

    664

    Zoe

    429

    23

    Jack

    659

    Harper

    424

    24

    Nicholas

    651

    Scarlett

    415

    25

    Samuel

    637

    Evelyn

    373

    26

    Gabriel

    634

    Lily

    367

    27

    Sebastian

    632

    Samantha

    357

    28

    John

    631

    Hannah

    355

    29

    Joshua

    605

    Riley

    354

    30

    Jackson

    599

    Ariana

    353

    31

    Andrew

    598

    Savannah

    353

    32

    Oliver

    572

    Esther

    352

    33

    Henry

    549

    Alexa

    348

    34

    Elijah

    527

    Hailey

    346

    35

    Carter

    510

    Natalie

    337

    36

    Isaac

    503

    Maya

    336

    37

    Nathan

    499

    Skylar

    335

    38

    Owen

    499

    Arianna

    331

    39

    Thomas

    490

    Layla

    330

    40

    Aaron

    489

    Rachel

    328

    41

    Christian

    479

    Gianna

    326

    42

    Jonathan

    478

    Aria

    323

    43

    Hunter

    465

    Ashley

    321

    44

    Luke

    460

    Brianna

    318

    45

    Adam

    449

    Penelope

    318

    46

    Caleb

    443

    Anna

    315

    47

    Julian

    431

    Zoey

    310

    48

    Tyler

    412

    Aubrey

    298

    49

    Chase

    397

    Camila

    296

    50

    Evan

    391

    Valentina

    287

    51

    Leo

    387

    Julia

    284

    52

    Charles

    381

    Stella

    284

    53

    Connor

    377

    Violet

    278

    54

    Cameron

    371

    Allison

    275

    55

    Adrian

    367

    Kayla

    269

    56

    Jason

    361

    Alexandra

    265

    57

    Eli

    355

    Sara

    265

    58

    Justin

    352

    Claire

    264

    59

    Zachary

    352

    Nora

    262

    60

    Jeremiah

    350

    Eva

    258

    61

    Josiah

    349

    Mila

    255

    62

    Nathaniel

    346

    Kaylee

    253

    63

    Kevin

    343

    Mackenzie

    253

    64

    Robert

    342

    Kylie

    251

    65

    Angel

    340

    Lillian

    250

    66

    Brandon

    331

    Addison

    243

    67

    Jordan

    331

    Madeline

    243

    68

    Moshe

    320

    Aaliyah

    237

    69

    Theodore

    320

    Bella

    234

    70

    Austin

    318

    Genesis

    233

    71

    Dominic

    318

    Chaya

    231

    72

    Gavin

    315

    Miriam

    231

    73

    Luca

    312

    Eliana

    225

    74

    Vincent

    312

    Katherine

    223

    75

    Isaiah

    301

    Madelyn

    221

    76

    Brayden

    298

    Alice

    218

    77

    Wyatt

    297

    Sophie

    215

    78

    Ian

    290

    Angelina

    214

    79

    Landon

    286

    Peyton

    210

    80

    Grayson

    281

    Isabelle

    208

    81

    Levi

    276

    Autumn

    206

    82

    Ayden

    274

    Eleanor

    201

    83

    Abraham

    271

    Maria

    201

    84

    Kayden

    268

    Naomi

    200

    85

    Max

    265

    Aurora

    197

    86

    Jace

    264

    Adriana

    194

    87

    Jaxon

    261

    Rivka

    193

    88

    Jeremy

    256

    Lucy

    192

    89

    Giovanni

    245

    Caroline

    191

    90

    Parker

    241

    Alyssa

    190

    91

    Xavier

    241

    Taylor

    190

    92

    Hudson

    240

    Audrey

    188

    93

    Steven

    232

    Quinn

    187

    94

    Declan

    231

    Sadie

    183

    95

    Kyle

    229

    Melanie

    180

    96

    Jake

    227

    Chana

    179

    97

    Jaxson

    226

    Julianna

    179

    98

    Maxwell

    225

    Kimberly

    179

    99

    George

    224

    Ellie

    177

    100

    Blake

    222

    Emilia

    175

    101

    Mateo

    222

    Juliana

    175

     

     

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