Top baby names in New York, 1973

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer4,956
2Lisa1,966
3Michelle1,945
4Nicole1,526
5Amy1,517
6Melissa1,506
7Christine1,338
8Kimberly1,326
9Elizabeth1,160
10Heather1,108
11Maria935
12Karen922
13Stephanie867
14Michele864
15Dawn852
16Danielle838
17Tara833
18Mary821
18Patricia821
20Kelly800
21Rebecca775
22Susan768
23Denise756
24Jessica743
25Laura736
26Julie712
27Christina656
28Angela624
29Tracy620
30Kathleen604
31Tammy598
32Andrea571
33Cynthia565
34Sandra561
35Lori549
36Deborah547
37Tina540
38Stacey510
39Rachel488
40Kristen470
41Sarah466
42Wendy462
43Tanya457
44Nancy454
45Catherine445
46Barbara441
47Jacqueline429
48Donna418
49Sharon412
50Stacy409

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael5,734
2Christopher3,587
3John3,480
4David3,205
5Robert3,132
6James2,904
7Joseph2,628
8Jason2,614
9Brian2,434
10Daniel2,109
11William1,963
12Thomas1,834
13Anthony1,833
14Matthew1,806
15Richard1,744
16Kevin1,585
17Scott1,557
18Mark1,495
19Eric1,455
20Jeffrey1,373
21Paul1,238
22Steven1,170
23Peter1,044
24Andrew1,036
25Timothy965
26Edward956
27Gregory918
28Jose899
29Charles887
30Keith846
31Kenneth812
32Sean806
33Jonathan801
34Stephen795
35Shawn778
36Frank724
37Patrick707
38George680
39Adam670
40Todd624
41Craig593
42Ronald590
43Raymond545
44Luis522
45Donald503
46Vincent487
47Carlos474
47Joshua474
49Marc471
50Douglas468