New York baby name patterns
Names that are unusually common in New York compared with the U.S. overall. State data is latest-year only; national history lives on each name report.
In New York, Moshe is about 12.5× as common as nationally among the strongest returned state signals.
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Most distinctive names
State rank #37; national rank #491.
ChanaFState rank #58; national rank #669.
ChaimMState rank #81; national rank #691.
ChayaFState rank #45; national rank #597.
YaakovMState rank #83; national rank #683.
RivkaFState rank #72; national rank #713.
YosefMState rank #88; national rank #598.
YehudaMState rank #142; national rank #728.
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Familiar local favorites
Recognizable national names that are still especially local to New York.
National rank #491; 45.6 per 10k in New York.
ChanaFNational rank #669; 30.3 per 10k in New York.
ChaimMNational rank #691; 24.9 per 10k in New York.
ChayaFNational rank #597; 34.0 per 10k in New York.
YaakovMNational rank #683; 24.5 per 10k in New York.
RivkaFNational rank #713; 23.8 per 10k in New York.
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| Name | Sex | State rank | National rank | State rate | National rate | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moshe | M | #37 | #491 | 45.6 | 3.6 | 12.5× |
| Chana | F | #58 | #669 | 30.3 | 2.7 | 11.3× |
| Chaim | M | #81 | #691 | 24.9 | 2.3 | 11.0× |
| Chaya | F | #45 | #597 | 34.0 | 3.1 | 10.9× |
| Yaakov | M | #83 | #683 | 24.5 | 2.3 | 10.7× |
| Rivka | F | #72 | #713 | 23.8 | 2.4 | 9.7× |
| Yosef | M | #88 | #598 | 23.8 | 2.8 | 8.6× |
| Yehuda | M | #142 | #728 | 15.7 | 2.1 | 7.6× |
| Muhammad | M | #46 | #242 | 42.4 | 8.5 | 5.0× |
| Rachel | F | #37 | #244 | 39.0 | 8.2 | 4.7× |
| Miriam | F | #41 | #259 | 36.0 | 7.9 | 4.6× |
| Mohamed | M | #94 | #336 | 22.6 | 6.0 | 3.8× |
| Esther | F | #16 | #136 | 51.7 | 13.7 | 3.8× |
| Adele | F | #258 | #732 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 3.6× |
| Maryam | F | #111 | #406 | 17.4 | 5.0 | 3.5× |
| Yusuf | M | #178 | #473 | 12.9 | 3.8 | 3.4× |
| Mariam | F | #166 | #490 | 13.2 | 4.0 | 3.3× |
| Aisha | F | #105 | #355 | 18.4 | 5.6 | 3.3× |
| Vincenzo | M | #310 | #710 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 3.2× |
| Sara | F | #54 | #194 | 31.9 | 10.0 | 3.2× |
| Abraham | M | #65 | #203 | 31.5 | 10.1 | 3.1× |
| Mohammad | M | #230 | #534 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 3.0× |
| Sarah | F | #18 | #102 | 48.8 | 16.8 | 2.9× |
| Rayan | M | #197 | #437 | 12.1 | 4.2 | 2.9× |
| Ahmed | M | #325 | #686 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 2.8× |
| Fatima | F | #115 | #328 | 16.9 | 6.0 | 2.8× |
| Ari | M | #172 | #398 | 13.3 | 4.7 | 2.8× |
| Ibrahim | M | #151 | #359 | 15.0 | 5.4 | 2.8× |
| Carmella | F | #336 | #744 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 2.8× |
| Leah | F | #9 | #58 | 67.4 | 24.7 | 2.7× |
| Sam | M | #324 | #650 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 2.7× |
| Adhara | F | #210 | #478 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 2.6× |
| Amina | F | #123 | #320 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 2.6× |
| Zain | M | #274 | #553 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 2.5× |
| Musa | M | #262 | #520 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 2.5× |
| Rocco | M | #250 | #499 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 2.5× |
| Zahra | F | #254 | #524 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 2.4× |
| Inaya | F | #330 | #645 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 2.4× |
| Noor | F | #377 | #704 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 2.4× |
| Raphael | M | #219 | #424 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 2.3× |
| Amalia | F | #279 | #549 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 2.3× |
| Francesca | F | #154 | #326 | 13.8 | 6.0 | 2.3× |
| Leyla | F | #314 | #599 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 2.3× |
| Albert | M | #334 | #605 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 2.3× |
| Jake | M | #226 | #425 | 9.8 | 4.3 | 2.3× |
| Kieran | M | #241 | #441 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 2.2× |
| Noa | F | #112 | #261 | 17.2 | 7.8 | 2.2× |
| Julien | M | #403 | #702 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 2.2× |
| Nicholas | M | #53 | #119 | 38.7 | 17.6 | 2.2× |
| Hanna | F | #157 | #319 | 13.5 | 6.2 | 2.2× |
| Santino | M | #204 | #364 | 11.4 | 5.3 | 2.2× |
| Hamza | M | #307 | #522 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 2.1× |
| Yahya | M | #422 | #704 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 2.1× |
| Lina | F | #315 | #564 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 2.1× |
| Zayn | M | #123 | #247 | 17.6 | 8.4 | 2.1× |
| Liana | F | #149 | #300 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 2.1× |
| Ayaan | M | #212 | #380 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 2.1× |
| Idris | M | #444 | #727 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 2.1× |
| Aaron | M | #26 | #77 | 54.1 | 26.5 | 2.0× |
| Hailey | F | #49 | #108 | 32.4 | 16.2 | 2.0× |
| Arlet | F | #350 | #591 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 2.0× |
| Louisa | F | #467 | #736 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2.0× |
| Cillian | M | #275 | #462 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 2.0× |
| Talia | F | #138 | #269 | 14.8 | 7.5 | 2.0× |
| Jacob | M | #10 | #42 | 75.1 | 37.9 | 2.0× |
| Keira | F | #361 | #598 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 2.0× |
| Nina | F | #184 | #331 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 2.0× |
| Celine | F | #119 | #240 | 16.5 | 8.3 | 2.0× |
| Wes | M | #471 | #731 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 2.0× |
| Kelsey | F | #426 | #672 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 2.0× |
| Nico | M | #113 | #207 | 19.3 | 9.9 | 1.9× |
| Abdiel | M | #425 | #671 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 1.9× |
| Alessia | F | #147 | #277 | 14.1 | 7.3 | 1.9× |
| Aliza | F | #413 | #649 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.9× |
| Zaid | M | #423 | #658 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 1.9× |
| Sasha | F | #411 | #639 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 1.9× |
| Adriana | F | #125 | #246 | 15.7 | 8.2 | 1.9× |
| Ali | M | #198 | #322 | 12.0 | 6.2 | 1.9× |
| Alia | F | #207 | #359 | 10.6 | 5.5 | 1.9× |
| Amaia | F | #364 | #592 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 1.9× |