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Most popular baby names in New York, 2025
The names given most often to babies born in New York in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 78,329 girls and 84,423 boys are in the New York list.
Top 25 girls · New York 2025
- #1Emma“entire”*774▲ 1
- #2Olivia“olive; olive branch”*740▲ 2
- #3MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records738▼ 2
- #4Sophia“wisdom”*721▼ 1
- #5CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”*664▲ 1
- #6IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”*629▼ 1
- #7Amelia“vigor, bravery”*622same
- #8LeahEditor’s note Down from #36 in 2015 to #58 in 2025 in the US550▲ 1
- #9Sofia“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”*545▼ 1
- #10ZoeVariant of Zoë, meaning “life”*478▲ 2
- #11ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel466▲ 7
- #12AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records458▼ 2
- #13AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel457▲ 90
- #14Chloe“young green shoot”*437▼ 3
- #15Esther“star”*428▼ 1
- #16LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”*426▲ 11
- #17Sarah“masters, princes”*390▼ 1
- #18EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”*375▲ 5
- #19MadisonEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 5 babies370▲ 5
- #20AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”*367▼ 1
- #21Luna“the moon”*363▼ 8
- #22Aria“a musical aria”*361▼ 5
- #23NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”*359▲ 5
- #24EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”*352▼ 2
- #24VioletFrom the word “violet”*352▲ 5
Top 25 boys · New York 2025
- #1NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records1,381▲ 1
- #2LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”*1,368▼ 1
- #3TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025738▲ 3
- #4LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records705▼ 1
- #5OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records703▲ 2
- #6LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”*680▲ 5
- #7Joseph“(God) shall add”*667▼ 2
- #8James“May He Heel”*658▲ 2
- #9Jacob“May He Heel”*631same
- #10Ethan“firmness, strong, or long-lived”*630▼ 6
- #11Leo“lion”*625▲ 5
- #12JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”*606▲ 2
- #13Michael“who is like God?”*604▼ 1
- #14HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records603▲ 3
- #15David“beloved”*595▼ 7
- #16Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”*573▼ 3
- #17Matthew“gift of the Lord”*520▲ 2
- #18Daniel“God is my judge”*478▼ 3
- #19Alexander“to defend + man”*476▲ 3
- #20DylanWelsh, meaning “to, of + tide”*471▼ 2
- #21William“will + helmet”*459same
- #22Moshepossibly “to give birth to”*441▲ 11
- #23LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records438▲ 1
- #24Johnpossibly “God is gracious”*431▲ 1
- #25OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025422▲ 5
Names that stand out in New York
Names in the New York top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of New York births is twice its share of all US births.
Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in New York). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).