Top baby names in New York, 1971

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer4,963
2Lisa2,736
3Michelle2,408
4Christine1,884
5Kimberly1,658
6Amy1,608
7Melissa1,538
8Karen1,447
9Elizabeth1,403
10Dawn1,259
11Maria1,247
12Nicole1,201
13Mary1,144
14Patricia1,127
15Susan1,107
16Laura1,101
17Michele1,090
18Kelly1,068
19Denise1,005
20Heather982
21Tammy973
22Tracy946
23Deborah910
24Kathleen851
25Julie823
26Lori819
27Cynthia817
28Angela809
29Stephanie797
30Sandra773
31Tara756
32Donna732
33Nancy721
34Tina712
35Christina709
36Andrea690
37Linda679
38Rebecca677
39Jacqueline669
40Wendy660
41Stacey644
42Pamela638
43Sharon636
44Catherine609
45Barbara605
46Debra568
47Kim565
48Jessica563
49Danielle557
50Gina531

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael6,834
2John4,622
3Robert4,166
4Christopher4,132
5David4,094
6James3,704
7Joseph3,196
8William2,725
9Richard2,503
10Scott2,479
11Thomas2,478
12Brian2,326
13Anthony2,197
14Daniel2,065
15Jason2,008
16Kevin1,928
17Matthew1,853
18Jeffrey1,835
19Eric1,807
20Mark1,781
21Steven1,705
22Paul1,623
23Peter1,417
24Timothy1,334
25Edward1,265
26Andrew1,258
27Charles1,243
28Jose1,157
29Kenneth1,145
30Stephen1,129
31Sean1,122
32Gregory1,081
33Frank955
34Patrick942
35Keith915
36Shawn900
37George853
38Todd839
39Ronald774
40Adam769
41Jonathan751
42Craig711
43Douglas663
44Donald637
45Raymond625
46Luis618
47Vincent573
48Marc566
49Gary555
50Carlos529