Top baby names in New York, 1977

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer3,988
2Jessica2,157
3Melissa1,893
4Nicole1,609
5Michelle1,552
6Lisa1,431
7Elizabeth1,336
8Amy1,324
9Kelly1,286
10Danielle1,212
11Heather1,168
12Kimberly1,157
13Christine1,064
14Sarah1,022
15Christina1,000
16Rebecca847
17Laura765
18Stephanie751
19Erin733
20Tara731
21Karen722
22Maria709
23Mary664
24Angela658
25Shannon634
26Amanda607
27Rachel597
28Jamie579
29Andrea575
30Julie553
31Sara531
32Jaime509
33Dawn496
33Erica496
35Michele473
36Carrie471
37Patricia464
38Susan453
39Jill452
40Kathleen426
40Lauren426
42Cynthia424
43Stacey421
44Denise418
45Katherine417
46Tracy402
47Kristen396
48Tanya392
49Catherine375
50Stacy374

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael6,013
2Jason3,462
3Christopher3,121
4David3,015
5John2,831
6Joseph2,733
7Robert2,674
8James2,578
9Brian2,398
10Daniel2,298
11Matthew2,034
12Anthony1,791
13William1,745
14Thomas1,601
15Kevin1,589
16Richard1,477
17Eric1,413
18Steven1,239
19Andrew1,231
20Jeffrey1,223
21Timothy1,136
22Mark1,115
23Scott1,091
24Paul1,074
25Peter993
26Joshua883
27Gregory876
28Adam861
29Jonathan853
30Jeremy820
31Jose813
32Charles802
33Sean778
34Stephen771
35Ryan762
36Edward681
37Patrick669
38Keith655
39Shawn641
40Benjamin638
41Kenneth624
42Justin608
43Frank576
44George568
45Nicholas524
46Aaron514
47Todd477
48Luis465
49Raymond428
50Donald424