Popular Names in New York
Popular names in New York in 2022 are led by Olivia and Liam, also the most popular baby names 2022.
Leah ranks among the Top 10 girl names in New York State but not in the US as a whole. Joseph, Jacob, Ethan, Michael, and David rank inside New York's Top 10 boy names but outside the national Top 10. Many of these popular New York names are popular Jewish baby names, reflecting New York's large Jewish population.
New York is one of the most multicultural states, thanks to the diversity of New York City. This is evident among the top names in New York State. These include Muslim baby names such as Muhammad and Amir, Jewish names including Chaya, Rivka, Chana, Moshe, and Chaim, and names that cross cultures, like Miriam, Liliana, and Ayla for girls, Abraham, Giovanni, and Lorenzo for boys.
Nameberry's own count of top New York City baby names includes many names that don't make the Top 10 in New York State or nationally. Among the top New York girl names are Maeve, Daphne, Aurelia, and Eloise. For popular New York boy names, the list contains Silas, Soren, Felix, and Arlo.
The only names to make the Top 10 names in New York City and New York State are Oliver and Theodore.
To browse popular names lists from the US and around the world, visit our main Popular Names page. You might also want to browse Nameberry's real-time lists of Popular Girl Names 2022 and Popular Boy Names 2022.
For more local data, search the full lists of Popular Names by State.
1Liam 1Olivia 2Noah 2Emma 3Lucas 3Sophia 4Joseph 4Mia 5Jacob 5Charlotte 6Oliver 6Isabella 7Ethan 7Ava 8Michael 8Amelia 9David 9Luna 10Benjamin 10Leah 11Jack 11Sofia 12James 12Chloe 13Leo 13Gianna 14Theodore 14Madison 15Dylan 15Esther 16Aiden 16Emily 17Alexander 17Scarlett 18Henry 18Mila 19Luca 19Ella 20Matthew 20Aria 21Daniel 21Evelyn 22Logan 22Sarah 23Anthony 23Abigail 24Mason 24Zoe 25Jayden 25Grace 26Sebastian 26Harper 27Gabriel 27Penelope 28Owen 28Lily 29William 29Valentina 30Elijah 30Hannah 31John 31Camila 32Samuel 32Rachel 33Levi 33Layla 34Ryan 34Avery 35Mateo 35Riley 36Asher 36Violet 37Isaac 37Maya 38Jackson 38Elizabeth 39Nicholas 39Aurora 40Julian 40Eliana 41Moshe 41Hailey 42Thomas 42Miriam 43Nathan 43Nora 44Christopher 44Victoria 45Joshua 45Stella 46Hudson 46Eleanor 47Carter 47Chaya 48Adam 48Emilia 49Cameron 49Sara 50Aaron 50Gabriella 51Caleb 51Ellie 52Elias 52Nova 53Grayson 53Sophie 54Ezra 54Zoey 55Luke 55Alaia 56Andrew 56Natalie 57Charles 57Isla 58Ian 58Lucy 59Adrian 59Hazel 60Miles 60Madelyn 61Muhammad 61Naomi 62Amir 62Elena 63Eli 63Maeve 64Kai 64Savannah 65Thiago 65Ariana 66Chaim 66Sienna 67Austin 67Willow 68Christian 68Ivy 69Wyatt 69Eva 70Josiah 70Alice 71Jordan 71Rivka 72Maverick 72Ayla 73Dominic 73Bella 74Kayden 74Josephine 75Leonardo 75Arya 76Wesley 76Addison 77Abraham 77Eloise 78Hunter 78Lillian 79Roman 79Claire 80Nolan 80Julia 81Theo 81Chana 82Jonathan 82Quinn 83Robert 83Anna 84Axel 84Aaliyah 85Enzo 85Liliana 86Vincent 86Rose 87Landon 87Mackenzie 88Chase 88Autumn 89Greyson 89Juliette 90Angel 90Audrey 91Giovanni 91Ruby 92Cole 92Genesis 93Connor 93Leilani 94Jaxon 94Samantha 95Jeremiah 95Cora 96Evan 96Skylar 97Max 97Ariella 98Lorenzo 98Athena 99Isaiah 99Delilah 100Zachary 100Madeline