Top baby names in New York, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha | 1,686 |
| 2 | Emily | 1,634 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,497 |
| 4 | Jessica | 1,456 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,388 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,289 |
| 7 | Amanda | 1,261 |
| 8 | Brianna | 1,001 |
| 9 | Taylor | 964 |
| 10 | Rachel | 917 |
| 11 | Jennifer | 916 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 915 |
| 13 | Kayla | 870 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 862 |
| 15 | Victoria | 860 |
| 16 | Alexis | 823 |
| 17 | Alyssa | 799 |
| 18 | Julia | 767 |
| 19 | Alexandra | 765 |
| 20 | Danielle | 764 |
| 21 | Lauren | 753 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 713 |
| 23 | Hannah | 707 |
| 24 | Megan | 705 |
| 25 | Olivia | 703 |
| 26 | Brittany | 676 |
| 27 | Katherine | 629 |
| 28 | Michelle | 600 |
| 29 | Sabrina | 597 |
| 30 | Melissa | 574 |
| 31 | Christina | 528 |
| 32 | Kimberly | 518 |
| 33 | Emma | 510 |
| 34 | Gabrielle | 509 |
| 35 | Jasmine | 505 |
| 36 | Maria | 495 |
| 37 | Sara | 482 |
| 38 | Amber | 466 |
| 39 | Tiffany | 446 |
| 40 | Abigail | 441 |
| 41 | Anna | 428 |
| 41 | Destiny | 428 |
| 41 | Erin | 428 |
| 44 | Shannon | 427 |
| 45 | Kaitlyn | 424 |
| 46 | Morgan | 416 |
| 47 | Allison | 412 |
| 48 | Courtney | 411 |
| 49 | Natalie | 404 |
| 50 | Jenna | 392 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,461 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,672 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,457 |
| 4 | Nicholas | 2,432 |
| 5 | Joseph | 2,366 |
| 6 | Daniel | 1,875 |
| 7 | Anthony | 1,873 |
| 8 | Brandon | 1,736 |
| 9 | Joshua | 1,715 |
| 10 | John | 1,713 |
| 11 | Andrew | 1,609 |
| 12 | Justin | 1,584 |
| 13 | Ryan | 1,582 |
| 14 | David | 1,575 |
| 15 | Kevin | 1,396 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 1,388 |
| 17 | James | 1,376 |
| 18 | Tyler | 1,357 |
| 19 | Jacob | 1,356 |
| 20 | Zachary | 1,216 |
| 21 | William | 1,190 |
| 22 | Robert | 1,168 |
| 23 | Alexander | 1,161 |
| 24 | Thomas | 1,155 |
| 25 | Kyle | 1,076 |
| 26 | Brian | 1,026 |
| 27 | Christian | 946 |
| 28 | Steven | 863 |
| 29 | Jason | 843 |
| 30 | Austin | 839 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 791 |
| 32 | Jordan | 789 |
| 33 | Dylan | 775 |
| 34 | Samuel | 763 |
| 35 | Eric | 752 |
| 36 | Sean | 731 |
| 37 | Patrick | 677 |
| 38 | Richard | 622 |
| 39 | Aaron | 617 |
| 40 | Timothy | 570 |
| 41 | Adam | 558 |
| 42 | Peter | 522 |
| 43 | Bryan | 513 |
| 44 | Jose | 502 |
| 45 | Mark | 480 |
| 46 | Connor | 475 |
| 47 | Alex | 453 |
| 48 | Luis | 450 |
| 49 | Charles | 448 |
| 50 | Jeremy | 436 |