Top baby names in New York, 1996

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Ashley1,892
2Samantha1,711
3Emily1,623
4Jessica1,617
5Amanda1,359
6Sarah1,334
7Nicole1,329
8Rachel1,116
9Stephanie1,065
10Jennifer1,003
11Brianna986
12Elizabeth954
13Danielle948
14Taylor909
15Victoria889
16Kayla857
17Alexis836
18Alexandra813
19Brittany779
20Lauren739
21Alyssa734
21Michelle734
23Rebecca730
24Megan668
25Kimberly662
26Hannah659
27Melissa655
28Julia634
29Katherine633
30Christina622
31Tiffany584
32Gabrielle569
33Olivia566
34Courtney557
35Sabrina542
36Maria505
37Sara500
38Jasmine485
39Kelly453
40Amber440
41Anna439
41Shannon439
43Kaitlyn427
44Destiny423
44Erin423
46Natalie421
47Emma420
48Jacqueline416
49Morgan410
50Abigail399

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael3,559
2Matthew2,677
3Christopher2,541
4Nicholas2,492
5Joseph2,459
6Daniel2,132
7Anthony2,033
8Brandon1,863
9Joshua1,805
10John1,795
11Justin1,711
12Kevin1,701
13Ryan1,677
14Andrew1,642
15David1,600
16James1,492
17Jonathan1,490
18Tyler1,381
19Robert1,287
20Alexander1,279
21Thomas1,262
22Zachary1,240
23Jacob1,231
24William1,176
25Brian1,135
26Christian1,080
27Kyle1,007
28Steven928
29Eric859
30Benjamin829
31Jason803
32Austin779
33Jordan761
34Samuel739
35Sean729
36Richard720
37Dylan718
38Patrick691
39Adam651
40Aaron648
41Timothy647
42Jose581
43Mark545
44Peter514
45Bryan511
46Luis509
47Connor504
48Stephen472
49Alex463
50Paul457