Top baby names in New York, 1976

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer4,255
2Melissa1,880
3Jessica1,739
4Michelle1,621
5Nicole1,592
6Amy1,554
7Lisa1,473
8Heather1,354
9Elizabeth1,193
10Kimberly1,171
11Danielle1,082
12Christine1,061
13Kelly870
14Christina866
15Sarah828
16Rebecca820
17Stephanie802
18Maria794
19Laura772
20Karen761
21Shannon680
22Mary671
23Angela655
24Tara624
25Rachel604
26Jaime603
27Dawn590
28Michele588
29Erin586
30Julie585
31Amanda562
32Andrea556
33Jamie552
34Patricia540
35Susan519
36Denise511
37Sara492
38Tracy461
39Erica457
40Carrie443
41Stacey441
42Catherine439
43Kathleen431
44Katherine428
45Kristen418
46Cynthia415
47Jill408
47Tanya408
49Allison395
50Lauren388

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael5,917
2Christopher3,252
3Jason3,209
4David3,165
5John2,897
6Robert2,721
7Joseph2,594
8James2,553
9Brian2,307
10Daniel2,170
11Matthew1,967
12William1,765
13Anthony1,755
14Thomas1,637
15Eric1,536
16Richard1,509
17Kevin1,444
18Steven1,305
19Scott1,242
20Jeffrey1,193
21Mark1,155
22Andrew1,094
23Paul1,048
23Timothy1,048
25Peter922
26Jose877
27Adam871
28Gregory856
29Charles807
30Edward794
31Joshua786
32Jonathan764
33Sean761
33Stephen761
35Jeremy721
36Keith696
37Kenneth688
38Patrick659
39Shawn629
40George580
40Ryan580
42Benjamin577
43Frank576
44Justin532
45Todd499
46Aaron492
47Luis490
48Ronald486
49Carlos457
49Raymond457