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Baby names in New York in the 2000s

In New York in the 2000s the most given names were Michael (22,519 boys) and Emily (14,144 girls), of 2,071,158 births recorded.

Babies SSA recorded in New York each year, the 2000s shaded
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New York births by year and sex50k100k150k200k19101930195019701990201020252000-2009BoysGirls
New York births by year and sex50k100k150k200k19101930195019701990201020252000-2009BoysGirls
New York births by year and sex50k100k150k200k19101950199020252000-2009BoysGirls

Births under names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year.

New York, 2000-2009: SSA state baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s state data.

The top names in New York, 2000s

Girls, 2000-2009
#NameBirths
1Emily14,144
2Isabella10,750
3Olivia10,574
4Emma9,987
5Samantha9,945
6Madison9,693
7Ashley9,598
8Sarah9,393
9Sophia8,750
10Kayla8,359
11Brianna7,744
12Julia7,400
13Abigail7,216
14Elizabeth6,958
15Ava6,904
16Hannah6,799
17Jessica6,580
18Grace6,561
19Alyssa6,520
20Victoria6,463
Boys, 2000-2009
#NameBirths
1Michael22,519
2Matthew19,336
3Joseph17,532
4Nicholas16,373
5Anthony16,336
6Christopher16,075
7Daniel16,036
8Ryan15,291
9Joshua14,300
10Justin13,834
11Jacob13,062
12David12,719
13John12,353
14Andrew12,067
15Alexander12,006
16James10,539
17Brandon10,233
18Ethan10,227
19Kevin9,978
20Tyler9,935

Births summed over 2000-2009, per sex.

The names most over-represented in New York in the 2000s

Each figure is the name’s births in the state in the decade against the births its national share, year by year, would predict (names with at least 100 births in the state).

Girls

Boys

Ratios: observed over predicted births, 2000-2009.

More about names in New York

  1. The 2000s across the U.S.The most given names of the decade nationally.
  2. New York: 2025 and every year since 1910The state’s top names now and its number ones by year.
  3. New York in the 2010sThe next decade in the state.
  4. The top names of 2000The first year of the decade, nationally.
  5. Every state’s most given namesEach state since 1910.
  6. Look up any nameIts rank, births since 1880 and the people alive with it.

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