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Most Popular Baby Names in New York, 2025

Emma was the most popular girl name in New York in 2025, given to 774 girls. Noah led the boys with 1,381 births. The name to watch is Ailany: it climbed 90 places, from #103 in 2024 to #13 in 2025. 191 girl names and 177 boy names appear only in New York in 2025, and nowhere else in the country.

New York in 2025, at a glance

The headline numbers from the official SSA counts.

EmmaTop girl name — 774 girls, about 1 in every 101 girls born in New York
NoahTop boy name — 1,381 boys, about 1 in every 61 boys born in New York
162,752Total babies recorded — 78,329 girls and 84,423 boys
368Names only in New York — 191 girls and 177 boys
Ailany · +90Biggest climber: #103 in 2024 to #13 in 2025 (457 girls)

Top 5 names in New York, 2025

The five most popular names for girls and for boys.

Type any name to see its New York rank and birth count for 2025.

Results come from the New York top 100 for girls and boys, 2025.

    Complete Top 100 in New York, 2025

    Every name in the top 100, with birth counts and the change since 2024. Tap a column heading to sort. “New” means the name was not published in New York in 2024.

    No match in the New York top 100 for 2025.

    Top 100 girl names in New York, 2025

    Top 100 girl names in New York, 2025
    1Emma774↑ 1
    2Olivia740↑ 2
    3Mia738↓ 2
    4Sophia721↓ 1
    5Charlotte664↑ 1
    6Isabella629↓ 1
    7Amelia6220
    8Leah550↑ 1
    9Sofia545↓ 1
    10Zoe478↑ 2
    11Eliana466↑ 7
    12Ava458↓ 2
    13Ailany457↑ 90
    14Chloe437↓ 3
    15Esther428↓ 1
    16Lily426↑ 11
    17Sarah390↓ 1
    18Ella375↑ 5
    19Madison370↑ 5
    20Aurora367↓ 1
    21Luna363↓ 8
    22Aria361↓ 5
    23Nora359↑ 5
    24Evelyn352↓ 2
    24Violet352↑ 5
    26Penelope348↑ 6
    27Valentina339↓ 1
    28Layla326↑ 3
    29Grace322↓ 4
    30Emily318↓ 9
    30Gianna318↓ 15
    32Rachel312↑ 4
    32Scarlett312↑ 1
    34Eleanor302↑ 6
    35Mila298↓ 16
    36Emilia296↑ 8
    36Harper296↓ 7
    38Avery290↑ 4
    39Lucy284↑ 13
    39Miriam284↑ 2
    41Maya275↓ 4
    42Chaya271↑ 3
    42Elizabeth271↓ 7
    44Hannah270↓ 1
    45Camila262↓ 12
    46Abigail260↓ 8
    47Rivka258↑ 18
    48Riley257↓ 9
    49Hailey2530
    50Isla249↓ 4
    51Victoria248↑ 2
    52Stella241↓ 4
    53Sophie235↑ 6
    54Sara232↓ 4
    55Naomi228↓ 8
    56Maeve226↑ 4
    57Chana222↓ 3
    57Elena2220
    59Ellie219↓ 9
    59Eloise219↑ 15
    61Ayla216↑ 1
    62Hazel214↓ 4
    62Sienna214↑ 17
    64Willow209↑ 16
    65Gabriella204↓ 4
    66Josephine203↓ 2
    67Alaia201↓ 12
    68Sadie200↑ 22
    69Rose190↓ 4
    70Clara188↑ 46
    70Ruby188↑ 25
    72Melody185↑ 21
    73Alice183↑ 9
    73Zoey183↑ 5
    75Claire180↑ 2
    75Liliana180↑ 7
    77Ivy177↓ 15
    78Juliette175↓ 6
    79Lucia173↓ 10
    80Nova170↓ 24
    81Madelyn169↓ 12
    82Amira166↑ 5
    82Eva166↑ 10
    84Madeline165↓ 16
    85Lainey163↑ 10
    86Gitty159↑ 32
    87Celine158↑ 27
    87Iris158↑ 37
    89Lyla157↑ 44
    90Natalie156↓ 17
    91Quinn155↓ 10
    92Delilah154↓ 8
    93Cecilia150↑ 13
    94Alina149↑ 6
    94Jade149↓ 7
    94Vivian149↑ 3
    97Lillian148↓ 23
    98Ariella147↑ 25
    99Aisha146↑ 1
    100Adeline145↑ 46

    Based on 78,329 girls born in New York in 2025.

    Only in New York

    The most common names that appear only in New York in 2025.

    What “only in New York” means: a name counts if it was given at least 5 times in New York in 2025 and fewer than 5 times in any other state (the 50 states and DC). SSA does not publish names given fewer than 5 times, so a name could exist elsewhere in smaller numbers. See the full list on the names only popular in New York page.

    NameSexBirths
    GittyGirl159
    FaigyGirl145
    RaizyGirl111
    HindyGirl98
    GoldyGirl81
    MendelBoy74
    ShulemBoy73
    YechielBoy55
    YossiBoy47
    MendyBoy41

    191 girl names and 177 boy names appear only in New York in 2025.

    Rising and falling in New York

    Only names in the New York top 100 qualify, so these are real moves, not names jumping from a handful of births.

    Fastest rising

    NameRankChangeBirths
    Ailany Girl#103 → #13+90457
    Eithan Boy#143 → #58+85289
    Clara Girl#116 → #70+46188
    Adeline Girl#146 → #100+46145
    Lyla Girl#133 → #89+44157

    Falling fastest

    NameRankChangeBirths
    Ashley Girl#90 → #176-8692
    Aaliyah Girl#76 → #130-54122
    Genesis Girl#67 → #104-37142
    Landon Boy#93 → #116-23156
    Santiago Boy#90 → #112-22158

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    Method in brief: counts are the SSA-published counts for New York in 2025, by exact spelling. Rank change is the 2024 rank minus the 2025 rank, recomputed from the file. “Only in New York” means at least 5 times in New York and fewer than 5 times in any other state (50 states + DC). Full detail: methodology.

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    Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names data, births in 2025, released May 2026. Data checked 8 November 2026. ssa.gov baby names.