Top baby names in New York, 2002
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,555 |
| 2 | Samantha | 1,157 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,106 |
| 4 | Sarah | 1,089 |
| 5 | Brianna | 973 |
| 6 | Olivia | 970 |
| 7 | Kayla | 951 |
| 8 | Isabella | 944 |
| 9 | Madison | 939 |
| 10 | Emma | 907 |
| 11 | Jessica | 872 |
| 12 | Julia | 855 |
| 13 | Nicole | 794 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 785 |
| 15 | Hannah | 767 |
| 16 | Victoria | 750 |
| 17 | Alyssa | 701 |
| 18 | Abigail | 697 |
| 19 | Rachel | 691 |
| 20 | Amanda | 665 |
| 21 | Lauren | 657 |
| 22 | Sophia | 651 |
| 23 | Grace | 644 |
| 24 | Alexis | 643 |
| 25 | Alexandra | 595 |
| 26 | Jennifer | 590 |
| 27 | Anna | 536 |
| 28 | Taylor | 517 |
| 29 | Stephanie | 491 |
| 30 | Michelle | 488 |
| 31 | Jenna | 478 |
| 32 | Gabriella | 469 |
| 33 | Katherine | 461 |
| 34 | Destiny | 458 |
| 35 | Alexa | 450 |
| 36 | Kaitlyn | 444 |
| 37 | Mia | 437 |
| 38 | Danielle | 427 |
| 39 | Megan | 426 |
| 40 | Natalie | 421 |
| 41 | Rebecca | 415 |
| 42 | Jasmine | 413 |
| 43 | Sydney | 396 |
| 44 | Maria | 393 |
| 45 | Gianna | 390 |
| 45 | Sara | 390 |
| 47 | Angelina | 369 |
| 47 | Morgan | 369 |
| 49 | Hailey | 354 |
| 50 | Aaliyah | 353 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,582 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,115 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 2,057 |
| 4 | Joseph | 2,005 |
| 5 | Christopher | 1,815 |
| 6 | Anthony | 1,768 |
| 7 | Daniel | 1,721 |
| 8 | Justin | 1,667 |
| 9 | Joshua | 1,598 |
| 10 | Ryan | 1,493 |
| 11 | Andrew | 1,393 |
| 12 | John | 1,385 |
| 13 | Jacob | 1,332 |
| 14 | David | 1,254 |
| 15 | Alexander | 1,235 |
| 16 | Brandon | 1,186 |
| 17 | Kevin | 1,145 |
| 18 | Tyler | 1,083 |
| 19 | James | 1,071 |
| 20 | William | 1,054 |
| 21 | Jason | 1,032 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 1,019 |
| 23 | Ethan | 994 |
| 24 | Thomas | 976 |
| 25 | Christian | 941 |
| 26 | Zachary | 903 |
| 27 | Dylan | 897 |
| 28 | Jack | 833 |
| 29 | Robert | 814 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 769 |
| 31 | Samuel | 758 |
| 32 | Kyle | 742 |
| 33 | Brian | 728 |
| 34 | Sean | 694 |
| 35 | Jordan | 646 |
| 36 | Aidan | 632 |
| 37 | Elijah | 589 |
| 38 | Eric | 583 |
| 39 | Steven | 569 |
| 40 | Aaron | 568 |
| 41 | Gabriel | 535 |
| 42 | Noah | 533 |
| 43 | Isaiah | 524 |
| 44 | Patrick | 504 |
| 45 | Alex | 487 |
| 46 | Adam | 482 |
| 47 | Jose | 469 |
| 48 | Connor | 464 |
| 49 | Nathan | 462 |
| 50 | Bryan | 459 |