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Most popular baby names in New York

Noah and Emma were the top names for babies born in New York in 2025. Social Security counted 828,987 babies with listed names there from 2021 to 2025.

Names much more popular in New York

Names given at least twice as often in New York as nationally, 2021 to 2025, with how many times more common they are.

Boys

  1. Shloimy 17.4× (198)
  2. Mendel 16.6× (387)
  3. Usher 16.6× (240)
  4. Yossi 16× (186)
  5. Yakov 15.7× (556)
  6. Shaya 14.2× (413)
  7. Lipa 14.1× (208)
  8. Shimon 14× (778)
  9. Hershel 13.8× (158)
  10. Mendy 13.6× (189)
  11. Yechiel 12.8× (233)
  12. Yitzchok 12.7× (708)
  13. Pinchas 12.5× (142)
  14. Elimelech 12.4× (124)
  15. Moshe 12.3× (2,019)

Girls

  1. Malky 18.9× (582)
  2. Rivky 18.7× (581)
  3. Yitty 18.2× (476)
  4. Shaindy 18.1× (378)
  5. Sury 17.7× (412)
  6. Pessy 17.7× (231)
  7. Raizy 17.6× (484)
  8. Goldy 17.4× (352)
  9. Hindy 17.3× (403)
  10. Faigy 17× (641)
  11. Gitty 16.9× (634)
  12. Fraidy 15.9× (179)
  13. Toby 15.2× (349)
  14. Esty 15× (278)
  15. Henny 14.8× (204)

Top boy names in New York, 2025

  1. Noah 1,381
  2. Liam 1,368
  3. Theodore 738
  4. Lucas 705
  5. Oliver 703
  6. Luca 680
  7. Joseph 667
  8. James 658
  9. Jacob 631
  10. Ethan 630
  11. Leo 625
  12. Jack 606
  13. Michael 604
  14. Henry 603
  15. David 595
  16. Benjamin 573
  17. Matthew 520
  18. Daniel 478
  19. Alexander 476
  20. Dylan 471
  21. William 459
  22. Moshe 441
  23. Levi 438
  24. John 431
  25. Owen 422
  26. Mason 416
  27. Mateo 413
  28. Logan 410
  29. Elias 406
  30. Isaac 400
  31. Julian 398
  32. Gabriel 395
  33. Asher 393
  34. Anthony 391
  35. Elijah 391
  36. Thomas 378
  37. Thiago 377
  38. Samuel 374
  39. Muhammad 360
  40. Aiden 355
  41. Charles 348
  42. Adam 347
  43. Hudson 347
  44. Ezra 338
  45. Ryan 334
  46. Jayden 332
  47. Sebastian 330
  48. Nathan 329
  49. Cameron 326
  50. Enzo 319
  51. Cooper 311
  52. Nicholas 310
  53. Christopher 306
  54. Miles 303
  55. Jackson 297
  56. Caleb 293
  57. Carter 292
  58. Eithan 289
  59. Aaron 282
  60. Luke 278
  61. Roman 274
  62. Chaim 260
  63. Joshua 258
  64. Theo 258
  65. Abraham 256
  66. Wesley 249
  67. Eli 248
  68. Ian 246
  69. Amir 240
  70. Nolan 240
  71. Lorenzo 239
  72. Bennett 236
  73. Grayson 235
  74. Austin 234
  75. Adrian 230
  76. Axel 229
  77. Dominic 222
  78. Kai 222
  79. Rowan 222
  80. Wyatt 220
  81. Vincent 219
  82. Andrew 218
  83. Josiah 217
  84. Arthur 214
  85. Maverick 213
  86. Robert 213
  87. Kayden 212
  88. Leonardo 207
  89. Giovanni 200
  90. Jonathan 199
  91. Angel 196
  92. Matteo 195
  93. Jeremiah 189
  94. Christian 188
  95. Leon 188
  96. Isaiah 183
  97. Jace 180
  98. Yosef 179
  99. Gael 176
  100. George 174

Top girl names in New York, 2025

  1. Emma 774
  2. Olivia 740
  3. Mia 738
  4. Sophia 721
  5. Charlotte 664
  6. Isabella 629
  7. Amelia 622
  8. Leah 550
  9. Sofia 545
  10. Zoe 478
  11. Eliana 466
  12. Ava 458
  13. Ailany 457
  14. Chloe 437
  15. Esther 428
  16. Lily 426
  17. Sarah 390
  18. Ella 375
  19. Madison 370
  20. Aurora 367
  21. Luna 363
  22. Aria 361
  23. Nora 359
  24. Evelyn 352
  25. Violet 352
  26. Penelope 348
  27. Valentina 339
  28. Layla 326
  29. Grace 322
  30. Emily 318
  31. Gianna 318
  32. Rachel 312
  33. Scarlett 312
  34. Eleanor 302
  35. Mila 298
  36. Emilia 296
  37. Harper 296
  38. Avery 290
  39. Lucy 284
  40. Miriam 284
  41. Maya 275
  42. Chaya 271
  43. Elizabeth 271
  44. Hannah 270
  45. Camila 262
  46. Abigail 260
  47. Rivka 258
  48. Riley 257
  49. Hailey 253
  50. Isla 249
  51. Victoria 248
  52. Stella 241
  53. Sophie 235
  54. Sara 232
  55. Naomi 228
  56. Maeve 226
  57. Chana 222
  58. Elena 222
  59. Ellie 219
  60. Eloise 219
  61. Ayla 216
  62. Hazel 214
  63. Sienna 214
  64. Willow 209
  65. Gabriella 204
  66. Josephine 203
  67. Alaia 201
  68. Sadie 200
  69. Rose 190
  70. Clara 188
  71. Ruby 188
  72. Melody 185
  73. Alice 183
  74. Zoey 183
  75. Claire 180
  76. Liliana 180
  77. Ivy 177
  78. Juliette 175
  79. Lucia 173
  80. Nova 170
  81. Madelyn 169
  82. Amira 166
  83. Eva 166
  84. Madeline 165
  85. Lainey 163
  86. Gitty 159
  87. Celine 158
  88. Iris 158
  89. Lyla 157
  90. Natalie 156
  91. Quinn 155
  92. Delilah 154
  93. Cecilia 150
  94. Alina 149
  95. Jade 149
  96. Vivian 149
  97. Lillian 148
  98. Ariella 147
  99. Aisha 146
  100. Adeline 145

Questions

What is the most popular baby name in New York?
In 2025, the most popular names in New York were Noah for boys (1,381 babies) and Emma for girls (774 babies).
Which names are unusually popular in New York?
From 2021 to 2025, Shloimy was 17.4 times more common for boys in New York than across the US, and Malky was 18.9 times more common for girls.

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