Top baby names in New York, 2000
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,719 |
| 2 | Samantha | 1,422 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,291 |
| 4 | Sarah | 1,257 |
| 5 | Jessica | 1,143 |
| 6 | Brianna | 1,136 |
| 7 | Kayla | 1,110 |
| 8 | Hannah | 986 |
| 9 | Nicole | 957 |
| 10 | Julia | 922 |
| 11 | Amanda | 878 |
| 12 | Victoria | 856 |
| 13 | Olivia | 839 |
| 14 | Alexis | 815 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 814 |
| 16 | Alyssa | 795 |
| 17 | Lauren | 782 |
| 18 | Rachel | 772 |
| 19 | Madison | 730 |
| 20 | Emma | 712 |
| 21 | Taylor | 688 |
| 22 | Alexandra | 670 |
| 23 | Grace | 667 |
| 24 | Jennifer | 647 |
| 25 | Danielle | 593 |
| 26 | Abigail | 590 |
| 27 | Katherine | 582 |
| 27 | Stephanie | 582 |
| 29 | Michelle | 574 |
| 30 | Megan | 526 |
| 31 | Rebecca | 521 |
| 32 | Kaitlyn | 513 |
| 33 | Isabella | 505 |
| 34 | Destiny | 499 |
| 35 | Anna | 490 |
| 36 | Sophia | 479 |
| 37 | Christina | 468 |
| 38 | Gabriella | 456 |
| 38 | Jasmine | 456 |
| 40 | Gabrielle | 451 |
| 41 | Sara | 440 |
| 42 | Natalie | 436 |
| 43 | Sydney | 433 |
| 44 | Kimberly | 420 |
| 45 | Jenna | 413 |
| 46 | Maria | 401 |
| 47 | Morgan | 397 |
| 48 | Alexa | 394 |
| 49 | Erin | 360 |
| 50 | Amber | 355 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,891 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,487 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 2,124 |
| 4 | Christopher | 2,077 |
| 5 | Joseph | 2,074 |
| 6 | Anthony | 1,850 |
| 7 | Daniel | 1,785 |
| 8 | Justin | 1,732 |
| 9 | John | 1,646 |
| 10 | Joshua | 1,640 |
| 11 | Ryan | 1,606 |
| 12 | Jacob | 1,549 |
| 13 | David | 1,459 |
| 14 | Brandon | 1,406 |
| 15 | Andrew | 1,385 |
| 16 | Kevin | 1,293 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 1,227 |
| 18 | James | 1,187 |
| 18 | Tyler | 1,187 |
| 20 | Alexander | 1,186 |
| 21 | Zachary | 1,104 |
| 22 | William | 1,097 |
| 23 | Thomas | 1,033 |
| 24 | Christian | 999 |
| 25 | Jason | 989 |
| 26 | Robert | 956 |
| 27 | Brian | 927 |
| 28 | Dylan | 911 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 855 |
| 30 | Kyle | 790 |
| 31 | Samuel | 762 |
| 32 | Jordan | 745 |
| 33 | Steven | 729 |
| 34 | Jack | 703 |
| 35 | Sean | 671 |
| 36 | Ethan | 650 |
| 37 | Eric | 644 |
| 38 | Noah | 610 |
| 39 | Aaron | 583 |
| 40 | Patrick | 561 |
| 41 | Timothy | 530 |
| 42 | Adam | 519 |
| 43 | Richard | 512 |
| 44 | Elijah | 493 |
| 45 | Cameron | 483 |
| 46 | Isaiah | 477 |
| 47 | Connor | 475 |
| 48 | Jared | 473 |
| 49 | Bryan | 469 |
| 50 | Jose | 465 |