Top baby names in New York, 1974

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer4,919
2Michelle1,883
3Lisa1,738
4Melissa1,541
5Amy1,534
6Nicole1,403
7Heather1,295
8Christine1,292
9Kimberly1,272
10Jessica1,111
11Elizabeth1,067
12Danielle991
13Karen951
14Maria876
15Stephanie870
16Rebecca849
17Dawn819
18Kelly814
19Mary799
20Michele759
21Christina723
22Patricia713
23Tara709
24Laura676
25Susan674
26Kristen654
27Angela647
28Denise641
29Sarah631
30Julie611
31Tracy601
32Rachel553
33Tanya551
34Lori548
35Andrea526
36Kathleen515
37Cynthia510
37Sandra510
39Deborah504
40Stacey493
41Jacqueline490
42Erin456
43Catherine454
44Nancy446
45Tammy445
46Shannon444
47Tina441
48Wendy425
49Carrie408
50Diana402

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael5,880
2Christopher3,481
3Jason3,280
4David3,247
5John3,233
6Robert2,987
7James2,783
8Joseph2,542
9Brian2,492
10Daniel2,176
11Matthew1,980
12William1,968
13Anthony1,826
14Thomas1,770
15Richard1,614
16Eric1,498
17Scott1,430
18Mark1,378
19Kevin1,369
20Jeffrey1,359
21Steven1,328
22Paul1,163
23Andrew1,063
24Peter1,062
25Timothy1,012
26Edward907
27Charles903
28Jose898
29Gregory884
30Sean861
31Stephen859
32Adam805
33Jonathan769
34Shawn741
35Kenneth726
36Keith719
37Frank669
38Patrick647
39George646
40Todd605
41Joshua576
42Jeremy563
43Ronald562
44Craig537
45Luis514
46Donald497
47Aaron493
48Raymond485
49Ryan460
50Vincent457