Essence in New York
Babies in New York
979
since 1977
Rank in New York · 2025
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recorded as girls
Peak year in New York
1998
Babies per 1,000 (same sex) in New York, 1910–2025
Recorded as girls
US overall
Yearly share of babies named Essence in New York from 1910 to 2025, compared with the national share (dashed line).
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 14 | 1,060 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | 1,519 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 15 | 984 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 7 | 1,675 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 9 | 1,409 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 9 | 1,449 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 9 | 1,439 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 1,719 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 1,345 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 8 | 1,613 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 11 | 1,284 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 10 | 1,324 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 14 | 1,072 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 22 | 772 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 16 | 970 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 24 | 722 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 28 | 637 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 22 | 758 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 28 | 614 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 26 | 630 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 22 | 730 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 27 | 616 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 24 | 652 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | 621 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 45 | 376 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 47 | 366 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 64 | 289 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 48 | 356 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 47 | 383 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 57 | 320 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 49 | 374 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 42 | 428 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 31 | 538 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 28 | 579 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 20 | 742 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 10 | 1,166 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 13 | 924 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 13 | 914 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 11 | 1,012 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | 1,361 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 10 | 992 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 10 | 1,028 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 7 | 1,284 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 9 | 1,101 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 5 | 1,589 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | 1,415 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 5 | 1,645 | <5 | — |