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, Chaim is about 12.8× as common as nationally among the strongest returned state signals.
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Most distinctive names
State rank #63; national rank #667.
MosheMState rank #25; national rank #434.
RivkaFState rank #48; national rank #625.
ChayaFState rank #43; national rank #593.
ChanaFState rank #60; national rank #687.
YaakovMState rank #94; national rank #718.
YosefMState rank #101; national rank #658.
YehudaMState rank #143; national rank #735.
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Recognizable national names that are still especially local to New York.
National rank #667; 30.8 per 10k in New York.
MosheMNational rank #434; 52.2 per 10k in New York.
RivkaFNational rank #625; 32.9 per 10k in New York.
ChayaFNational rank #593; 34.6 per 10k in New York.
ChanaFNational rank #687; 28.3 per 10k in New York.
YaakovMNational rank #718; 22.9 per 10k in New York.
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| Name | Sex | State rank | National rank | State rate | National rate | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaim | M | #63 | #667 | 30.8 | 2.4 | 12.8× |
| Moshe | M | #25 | #434 | 52.2 | 4.3 | 12.3× |
| Rivka | F | #48 | #625 | 32.9 | 2.9 | 11.4× |
| Chaya | F | #43 | #593 | 34.6 | 3.1 | 11.1× |
| Chana | F | #60 | #687 | 28.3 | 2.6 | 11.0× |
| Yaakov | M | #94 | #718 | 22.9 | 2.2 | 10.5× |
| Yosef | M | #101 | #658 | 21.2 | 2.5 | 8.6× |
| Yehuda | M | #143 | #735 | 16.6 | 2.1 | 8.1× |
| Rachel | F | #33 | #256 | 39.8 | 7.8 | 5.1× |
| Muhammad | M | #42 | #238 | 42.6 | 8.7 | 4.9× |
| Miriam | F | #41 | #253 | 36.3 | 7.9 | 4.6× |
| Esther | F | #16 | #123 | 54.6 | 14.2 | 3.9× |
| Vincenzo | M | #256 | #677 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 3.8× |
| Mohamed | M | #93 | #327 | 23.0 | 6.2 | 3.7× |
| Ahmed | M | #278 | #707 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 3.5× |
| Maryam | F | #106 | #358 | 18.5 | 5.5 | 3.3× |
| Inaya | F | #268 | #711 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 3.3× |
| Adele | F | #272 | #717 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 3.3× |
| Aisha | F | #102 | #349 | 18.6 | 5.7 | 3.3× |
| Yusuf | M | #180 | #439 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 3.1× |
| Abraham | M | #66 | #210 | 30.3 | 9.7 | 3.1× |
| Amina | F | #107 | #326 | 18.4 | 6.0 | 3.0× |
| Rocco | M | #196 | #459 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 3.0× |
| Ibrahim | M | #139 | #354 | 16.7 | 5.5 | 3.0× |
| Sara | F | #57 | #201 | 29.6 | 9.9 | 3.0× |
| Musa | M | #203 | #465 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 3.0× |
| Ari | M | #162 | #389 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 3.0× |
| Fatima | F | #122 | #340 | 17.1 | 5.8 | 3.0× |
| Sarah | F | #17 | #98 | 49.8 | 17.0 | 2.9× |
| Leah | F | #9 | #62 | 70.2 | 24.2 | 2.9× |
| Rayan | M | #182 | #391 | 12.9 | 4.8 | 2.7× |
| Santino | M | #158 | #356 | 14.6 | 5.5 | 2.7× |
| Shane | M | #320 | #634 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 2.6× |
| Romy | F | #336 | #697 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2.6× |
| Zain | M | #282 | #568 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 2.6× |
| Mariam | F | #245 | #514 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 2.5× |
| Mohammad | M | #255 | #500 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 2.5× |
| Amalia | F | #261 | #561 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 2.5× |
| Alessia | F | #137 | #313 | 15.4 | 6.2 | 2.5× |
| Francesca | F | #141 | #315 | 15.2 | 6.2 | 2.5× |
| Isa | M | #415 | #737 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 2.4× |
| Vienna | F | #215 | #444 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 2.3× |
| Yahya | M | #339 | #613 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 2.3× |
| Liana | F | #118 | #258 | 17.6 | 7.8 | 2.3× |
| Noor | F | #361 | #654 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 2.3× |
| Raphael | M | #217 | #396 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 2.3× |
| Ayaan | M | #175 | #338 | 13.1 | 5.9 | 2.2× |
| Sam | M | #369 | #642 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 2.2× |
| Idris | M | #389 | #685 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 2.2× |
| Samira | F | #421 | #723 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 2.2× |
| Nina | F | #164 | #337 | 13.0 | 5.9 | 2.2× |
| Celine | F | #92 | #214 | 20.2 | 9.1 | 2.2× |
| Lara | F | #401 | #693 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 2.2× |
| Kyle | M | #289 | #508 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 2.2× |
| Adhara | F | #195 | #388 | 11.1 | 5.2 | 2.2× |
| Amaia | F | #299 | #552 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 2.2× |
| Zahra | F | #281 | #506 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 2.1× |
| Alia | F | #187 | #377 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 2.1× |
| Hamza | M | #311 | #539 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 2.1× |
| Zayd | M | #380 | #630 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 2.1× |
| Ali | M | #169 | #308 | 13.7 | 6.6 | 2.1× |
| Jacob | M | #9 | #44 | 74.7 | 36.0 | 2.1× |
| Leyla | F | #358 | #609 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 2.1× |
| Francis | M | #244 | #418 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 2.1× |
| Eileen | F | #395 | #642 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2.0× |
| Hailey | F | #52 | #110 | 32.3 | 15.9 | 2.0× |
| Samir | M | #392 | #632 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 2.0× |
| Nicholas | M | #54 | #115 | 36.7 | 18.2 | 2.0× |
| Aaron | M | #26 | #76 | 52.0 | 25.9 | 2.0× |
| Frank | M | #310 | #515 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 2.0× |
| Adriana | F | #148 | #280 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 2.0× |
| Kayla | F | #212 | #383 | 10.5 | 5.2 | 2.0× |
| Hanna | F | #167 | #311 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 2.0× |
| Adam | M | #44 | #102 | 41.1 | 20.6 | 2.0× |
| Ahmad | M | #419 | #673 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2.0× |
| Yousef | M | #386 | #612 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 2.0× |
| Aliza | F | #422 | #667 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 2.0× |
| Jake | M | #280 | #457 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 2.0× |
| Chris | M | #403 | #640 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.9× |
| Gianni | M | #322 | #524 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 1.9× |