Most Popular Baby Names in New York (2025)
Emma and Noah top the baby name charts in New York for 2025. 143,670 babies were given one of the 2,000 names the Social Security Administration ranks for the state, and names like Moshe, Chaya, Rivka rank far higher here than they do nationally.
Names New York loves more than the rest of America
These names rank far higher in New York than they do nationally — the clearest signal of what makes naming here different.
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The multiplier compares the two ranks — 6.5× means the name sits 6.5 times higher up the list in New York than it does nationally.
New York vs the rest of the country
Each of New York's 10 most popular names, with where the same name ranks across the whole country. The bigger the gap, the more particular to New York the name is.
Rising fast in New York
Already in New York's top 100 and still climbing nationally — the names to watch.
What New York's favourite names are made of
Origins of the 100 most popular names in New York. Hebrew leads with 73 of the top 100.
Top 200 baby names in New York
The 200 most popular girls' and boys' names in New York for 2025, ranked by SSA state data. Switch between girls and boys.
- 1Emma
- 2Olivia
- 3Mia
- 4Sophia
- 5Charlotte
- 6Isabella
- 7Amelia
- 8Leah
- 9Sofia
- 10Zoe
- 11Eliana
- 12Ava
- 13Ailany
- 14Chloe
- 15Esther
- 16Lily
- 17Sarah
- 18Ella
- 19Madison
- 20Aurora
- 21Luna
- 22Aria
- 23Nora
- 24Evelyn
- 25Violet
- 26Penelope
- 27Valentina
- 28Layla
- 29Grace
- 30Emily
- 31Gianna
- 32Rachel
- 33Scarlett
- 34Eleanor
- 35Mila
- 36Emilia
- 37Harper
- 38Lucy
- 39Miriam
- 40Maya
- 41Chaya
- 42Elizabeth
- 43Hannah
- 44Camila
- 45Abigail
- 46Rivka
- 47Hailey
- 48Isla
- 49Victoria
- 50Stella
- 51Sophie
- 52Sara
- 53Naomi
- 54Maeve
- 55Chana
- 56Elena
- 57Ellie
- 58Eloise
- 59Ayla
- 60Hazel
- 61Sienna
- 62Willow
- 63Gabriella
- 64Josephine
- 65Alaia
- 66Sadie
- 67Rose
- 68Clara
- 69Ruby
- 70Melody
- 71Alice
- 72Zoey
- 73Claire
- 74Liliana
- 75Ivy
- 76Juliette
- 77Lucia
- 78Nova
- 79Madelyn
- 80Amira
- 81Eva
- 82Madeline
- 83Lainey
- 84Gitty
- 85Celine
- 86Iris
- 87Lyla
- 88Natalie
- 89Delilah
- 90Cecilia
- 91Alina
- 92Jade
- 93Vivian
- 94Lillian
- 95Ariella
- 96Aisha
- 97Adeline
- 98Faigy
- 99Amina
- 100Anna
- 101Bella
- 102Gemma
- 103Genesis
- 104Daisy
- 105Audrey
- 106Maryam
- 107Julia
- 108Ariana
- 109Athena
- 110Fatima
- 111Kaia
- 112Addison
- 113Rivky
- 114Leilani
- 115Malky
- 116Margot
- 117Arya
- 118Maria
- 119Kennedy
- 120Alana
- 121Amara
- 122Valerie
- 123Alexandra
- 124Autumn
- 125Eden
- 126Yitty
- 127Aaliyah
- 128Emery
- 129Savannah
- 130Alessia
- 131Lia
- 132Sloane
- 133Summer
- 134Brielle
- 135Francesca
- 136Mackenzie
- 137Isabelle
- 138Amaya
- 139Noa
- 140Kinsley
- 141Isabel
- 142Raizy
- 143Talia
- 144Malka
- 145Arleth
- 146Genevieve
- 147Serenity
- 148Skylar
- 149Kaylani
- 150Allison
- 151Lydia
- 152Molly
- 153Everly
- 154Vivienne
- 155Ailani
- 156Cora
- 157Elliana
- 158Nina
- 159Daphne
- 160Melanie
- 161Anastasia
- 162Aubrey
- 163Hindy
- 164Baila
- 165Evangeline
- 166Georgia
- 167Millie
- 168Natalia
- 169Amy
- 170Gia
- 171Jasmine
- 172Lila
- 173Ashley
- 174Kiara
- 175Anaya
- 176Eliza
- 177Hadley
- 178Paisley
- 179Rylee
- 180Josie
- 181Kylie
- 182Leila
- 183Ruth
- 184Zara
- 185Devorah
- 186Adhara
- 187Esme
- 188Lilah
- 189Alanna
- 190Callie
- 191Margaret
- 192Vera
- 193Ada
- 194Antonella
- 195Liana
- 1Noah
- 2Liam
- 3Theodore
- 4Lucas
- 5Oliver
- 6Luca
- 7Joseph
- 8James
- 9Jacob
- 10Ethan
- 11Leo
- 12Jack
- 13Michael
- 14Henry
- 15David
- 16Benjamin
- 17Matthew
- 18Daniel
- 19Alexander
- 20Dylan
- 21William
- 22Moshe
- 23Levi
- 24John
- 25Owen
- 26Mason
- 27Mateo
- 28Logan
- 29Elias
- 30Isaac
- 31Julian
- 32Gabriel
- 33Asher
- 34Anthony
- 35Elijah
- 36Thomas
- 37Thiago
- 38Samuel
- 39Muhammad
- 40Aiden
- 41Charles
- 42Adam
- 43Hudson
- 44Ezra
- 45Ryan
- 46Jayden
- 47Sebastian
- 48Nathan
- 49Cameron
- 50Enzo
- 51Cooper
- 52Nicholas
- 53Christopher
- 54Miles
- 55Jackson
- 56Caleb
- 57Carter
- 58Eithan
- 59Aaron
- 60Luke
- 61Roman
- 62Chaim
- 63Joshua
- 64Theo
- 65Abraham
- 66Wesley
- 67Eli
- 68Ian
- 69Amir
- 70Nolan
- 71Lorenzo
- 72Bennett
- 73Grayson
- 74Austin
- 75Adrian
- 76Axel
- 77Dominic
- 78Kai
- 79Wyatt
- 80Vincent
- 81Andrew
- 82Josiah
- 83Arthur
- 84Maverick
- 85Robert
- 86Kayden
- 87Leonardo
- 88Giovanni
- 89Jonathan
- 90Matteo
- 91Jeremiah
- 92Christian
- 93Leon
- 94Isaiah
- 95Jace
- 96Yosef
- 97Gael
- 98George
- 99Shimon
- 100Jonah
- 101Jaxon
- 102Luka
- 103Yitzchok
- 104Yisroel
- 105August
- 106Nico
- 107Elian
- 108Cole
- 109Santiago
- 110Aron
- 111Chase
- 112Myles
- 113Declan
- 114Landon
- 115Max
- 116Weston
- 117Evan
- 118Micah
- 119Jayce
- 120Lincoln
- 121Atlas
- 122Colton
- 123Harrison
- 124Zachary
- 125Connor
- 126Milo
- 127Emmett
- 128Zion
- 129Beau
- 130Mordechai
- 131Silas
- 132Everett
- 133Ibrahim
- 134Nathaniel
- 135Ezekiel
- 136Yehuda
- 137Jasper
- 138Dean
- 139Brooks
- 140Adriel
- 141Archer
- 142Damian
- 143Bryson
- 144Tyler
- 145Jaxson
- 146Xavier
- 147Hunter
- 148Yakov
- 149Jason
- 150Jude
- 151Elliot
- 152Santino
- 153Greyson
- 154Kairo
- 155Emmanuel
- 156Rafael
- 157Felix
- 158Carson
- 159Patrick
- 160Nicolas
- 161Maxwell
- 162Jameson
- 163Zev
- 164Ayden
- 165Peter
- 166Zayn
- 167Brayden
- 168Meir
- 169Yusuf
- 170Alan
- 171Angelo
- 172Antonio
- 173Ashton
- 174Derek
- 175Mark
- 176Waylon
- 177Adonis
- 178Emiliano
- 179Callum
- 180Justin
- 181Louis
- 182Joel
- 183Mohamed
- 184Simon
- 185Omar
- 186Rocco
- 187Caden
- 188Arlo
- 189Ryder
- 190Finn
Baby names in New York: common questions
What is the most popular baby name in New York?
Emma is the most popular girls' name in New York and Noah is the most popular boys' name, based on 2025 Social Security Administration state data.
What are the top 10 baby names in New York?
The top 10 girls' names in New York are Emma, Olivia, Mia, Sophia, Charlotte, Isabella, Amelia, Leah, Sofia, Zoe. The top 10 boys' names are Noah, Liam, Theodore, Lucas, Oliver, Luca, Joseph, James, Jacob, Ethan.
Which baby names are more popular in New York than the rest of the US?
Moshe ranks #22 in New York but only #436 nationally; Chaya ranks #42 in New York but only #589 nationally; Rivka ranks #47 in New York but only #629 nationally. These are the names where New York differs most from the national list.
Which baby names are rising in New York?
Luca, Moshe, Thiago, Muhammad, Chaya are all inside New York's top 100 and still climbing in national popularity.
How many babies in New York share these names?
143,670 babies in New York were given one of the 2,000 names ranked for the state in 2025. The Social Security Administration does not publish names given to fewer than five babies in a state, so rarer names are not counted here.
Popular names in nearby states
How naming in New York compares with the rest of the region.