# NY baby name patterns

Canonical URL: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/state/NY
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration public baby-name records
Latest year: 2025

## Summary
The most distinctive returned name for NY is Chaim, at about 12.8x the national rate.

## Most distinctive names
- Chaim (M): 12.8x national rate; state rank #63; national rank #667
- Moshe (M): 12.3x national rate; state rank #25; national rank #434
- Rivka (F): 11.4x national rate; state rank #48; national rank #625
- Chaya (F): 11.1x national rate; state rank #43; national rank #593
- Chana (F): 11.0x national rate; state rank #60; national rank #687
- Yaakov (M): 10.5x national rate; state rank #94; national rank #718
- Yosef (M): 8.6x national rate; state rank #101; national rank #658
- Yehuda (M): 8.1x national rate; state rank #143; national rank #735
- Rachel (F): 5.1x national rate; state rank #33; national rank #256
- Muhammad (M): 4.9x national rate; state rank #42; national rank #238
- Miriam (F): 4.6x national rate; state rank #41; national rank #253
- Esther (F): 3.9x national rate; state rank #16; national rank #123
- Vincenzo (M): 3.8x national rate; state rank #256; national rank #677
- Mohamed (M): 3.7x national rate; state rank #93; national rank #327
- Ahmed (M): 3.5x national rate; state rank #278; national rank #707

## Methodology notes
- State strength compares a state rate with the national rate for the same name and sex.
- State data is latest-year only in this public version.
- Rare state spellings may be suppressed in SSA files.
- Full methodology: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/methodology