Baby names

The most popular baby names in New York, 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in New York were Emma (774 babies) for girls and Noah (1,381 babies) for boys. Emma was 2nd for girls in 2024. Noah was 2nd for boys in 2024. Of the top 100, Ailany climbed the most, up 90 places from 2024.

Top girl's name in 2025

Emma

774 girls in New York

Top boy's name in 2025

Noah

1,381 boys in New York

Top girls' names in New York, 2025

Rank Name Babies Since 2024
1 Emma 774 up 1
2 Olivia 740 up 2
3 Mia 738 down 2
4 Sophia 721 down 1
5 Charlotte 664 up 1
6 Isabella 629 down 1
7 Amelia 622 same
8 Leah 550 up 1
9 Sofia 545 down 1
10 Zoe 478 up 2
11 Eliana 466 up 7
12 Ava 458 down 2
13 Ailany 457 up 90
14 Chloe 437 down 3
15 Esther 428 down 1
16 Lily 426 up 11
17 Sarah 390 down 1
18 Ella 375 up 5
19 Madison 370 up 5
20 Aurora 367 down 1
21 Luna 363 down 8
22 Aria 361 down 5
23 Nora 359 up 5
24 Evelyn 352 down 2
24 Violet 352 up 5
The rest of the top 100 girls' names
Rank Name Babies Since 2024
26 Penelope 348 up 6
27 Valentina 339 down 1
28 Layla 326 up 3
29 Grace 322 down 4
30 Emily 318 down 9
30 Gianna 318 down 15
32 Rachel 312 up 4
32 Scarlett 312 up 1
34 Eleanor 302 up 6
35 Mila 298 down 16
36 Emilia 296 up 8
36 Harper 296 down 7
38 Avery 290 up 4
39 Lucy 284 up 13
39 Miriam 284 up 2
41 Maya 275 down 4
42 Chaya 271 up 3
42 Elizabeth 271 down 7
44 Hannah 270 down 1
45 Camila 262 down 12
46 Abigail 260 down 8
47 Rivka 258 up 18
48 Riley 257 down 9
49 Hailey 253 same
50 Isla 249 down 4
51 Victoria 248 up 2
52 Stella 241 down 4
53 Sophie 235 up 6
54 Sara 232 down 4
55 Naomi 228 down 8
56 Maeve 226 up 4
57 Chana 222 down 3
57 Elena 222 same
59 Ellie 219 down 9
59 Eloise 219 up 15
61 Ayla 216 up 1
62 Hazel 214 down 4
62 Sienna 214 up 17
64 Willow 209 up 16
65 Gabriella 204 down 4
66 Josephine 203 down 2
67 Alaia 201 down 12
68 Sadie 200 up 22
69 Rose 190 down 4
70 Clara 188 up 46
70 Ruby 188 up 25
72 Melody 185 up 21
73 Alice 183 up 9
73 Zoey 183 up 5
75 Claire 180 up 2
75 Liliana 180 up 7
77 Ivy 177 down 15
78 Juliette 175 down 6
79 Lucia 173 down 10
80 Nova 170 down 24
81 Madelyn 169 down 12
82 Amira 166 up 5
82 Eva 166 up 10
84 Madeline 165 down 16
85 Lainey 163 up 10
86 Gitty 159 up 32
87 Celine 158 up 27
87 Iris 158 up 37
89 Lyla 157 up 44
90 Natalie 156 down 17
91 Quinn 155 down 10
92 Delilah 154 down 8
93 Cecilia 150 up 13
94 Alina 149 up 6
94 Jade 149 down 7
94 Vivian 149 up 3
97 Lillian 148 down 23
98 Ariella 147 up 25
99 Aisha 146 up 1
100 Adeline 145 up 46

Climbed the most since 2024

Top boys' names in New York, 2025

Rank Name Babies Since 2024
1 Noah 1,381 up 1
2 Liam 1,368 down 1
3 Theodore 738 up 3
4 Lucas 705 down 1
5 Oliver 703 up 2
6 Luca 680 up 5
7 Joseph 667 down 2
8 James 658 up 2
9 Jacob 631 same
10 Ethan 630 down 6
11 Leo 625 up 5
12 Jack 606 up 2
13 Michael 604 down 1
14 Henry 603 up 3
15 David 595 down 7
16 Benjamin 573 down 3
17 Matthew 520 up 2
18 Daniel 478 down 3
19 Alexander 476 up 3
20 Dylan 471 down 2
21 William 459 same
22 Moshe 441 up 11
23 Levi 438 up 1
24 John 431 up 1
25 Owen 422 up 5
The rest of the top 100 boys' names
Rank Name Babies Since 2024
26 Mason 416 up 4
27 Mateo 413 up 8
28 Logan 410 same
29 Elias 406 up 12
30 Isaac 400 down 3
31 Julian 398 up 9
32 Gabriel 395 up 7
33 Asher 393 down 4
34 Anthony 391 down 14
34 Elijah 391 same
36 Thomas 378 down 4
37 Thiago 377 up 1
38 Samuel 374 down 13
39 Muhammad 360 up 3
40 Aiden 355 down 17
41 Charles 348 up 21
42 Adam 347 up 9
42 Hudson 347 up 1
44 Ezra 338 up 1
45 Ryan 334 up 1
46 Jayden 332 down 9
47 Sebastian 330 down 11
48 Nathan 329 same
49 Cameron 326 down 6
50 Enzo 319 up 5
51 Cooper 311 up 25
52 Nicholas 310 same
53 Christopher 306 up 4
54 Miles 303 down 5
55 Jackson 297 down 6
56 Caleb 293 same
57 Carter 292 same
58 Eithan 289 up 85
59 Aaron 282 down 6
60 Luke 278 same
61 Roman 274 up 4
62 Chaim 260 up 16
63 Joshua 258 down 16
63 Theo 258 down 4
65 Abraham 256 down 1
66 Wesley 249 up 3
67 Eli 248 up 7
68 Ian 246 down 14
69 Amir 240 down 9
69 Nolan 240 down 3
71 Lorenzo 239 up 9
72 Bennett 236 up 43
73 Grayson 235 down 10
74 Austin 234 up 1
75 Adrian 230 down 6
76 Axel 229 up 8
77 Dominic 222 down 5
77 Kai 222 up 5
77 Rowan 222 up 30
80 Wyatt 220 down 9
81 Vincent 219 up 17
82 Andrew 218 down 9
83 Josiah 217 down 17
84 Arthur 214 up 14
85 Maverick 213 down 8
85 Robert 213 down 17
87 Kayden 212 down 3
88 Leonardo 207 down 5
89 Giovanni 200 up 2
90 Jonathan 199 down 2
91 Angel 196 down 4
92 Matteo 195 up 9
93 Jeremiah 189 up 1
94 Christian 188 down 13
94 Leon 188 up 15
96 Isaiah 183 down 4
97 Jace 180 up 16
98 Yosef 179 down 14
99 Gael 176 down 20
100 George 174 down 3

Climbed the most since 2024

Source and notes

U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (state data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data for 2025.

The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in New York. Names given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in the state in a year are left out for privacy. Names with the same number of babies share a rank, and spellings count separately: Sofia and Sophia are different names here.