Top baby names in New York, 1984

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer3,822
2Jessica3,025
3Nicole2,081
4Melissa1,766
5Amanda1,614
6Stephanie1,593
7Danielle1,552
8Elizabeth1,443
9Sarah1,412
10Lauren1,303
11Michelle1,281
12Christina1,276
13Ashley1,215
14Heather995
15Tiffany963
16Laura962
17Kimberly946
18Rachel909
19Lisa895
20Christine886
21Crystal840
22Amy771
23Rebecca765
24Erin761
25Kelly731
26Megan721
27Katherine717
28Erica710
28Kristen710
30Vanessa702
31Emily681
32Sara600
33Samantha592
34Jacqueline587
35Andrea575
36Jamie567
37Lindsay560
38Shannon550
39Angela532
40Maria525
41Alicia495
42Diana488
43Kristin479
44Mary463
45Tara458
46Catherine415
47Meghan414
48Kathryn413
49Victoria409
50Amber397

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael5,887
2Christopher4,055
3Matthew3,226
4Daniel2,897
5Joseph2,882
6David2,640
7John2,476
8Jason2,289
9James2,264
10Robert2,211
11Anthony2,064
12Brian1,911
13Jonathan1,864
14Andrew1,759
15Joshua1,629
16William1,626
17Thomas1,523
18Adam1,511
19Ryan1,494
20Steven1,423
21Nicholas1,416
22Eric1,401
23Justin1,400
24Kevin1,326
25Richard1,314
26Timothy1,077
27Jeffrey1,012
28Mark942
29Sean931
30Paul926
31Gregory888
31Patrick888
33Stephen886
34Brandon808
35Peter797
36Jose759
37Charles716
38Scott696
39Benjamin663
40Alexander601
41Kyle575
42Edward559
43Kenneth543
44Jeremy542
45Aaron528
46Bryan513
47Luis476
48Keith474
49Frank435
49Vincent435