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.