Most popular boy names in New York — 2025

In 2025, the most popular boy name in New York was Noah, followed by Liam and Theodore. The list below ranks the state's top 100 boys' names, each compared with its national rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in New York

More common

Most distinctive Jacob 2.1x more common ▲34 #9 vs US #43
Joseph 1.8x more common ▲22 #7 vs US #29 Ethan 1.6x more common ▲14 #10 vs US #24 Luca 1.6x more common ▲8 #6 vs US #14 Lucas 1.4x more common ▲6 #4 vs US #10

Less common

Most distinctive Elijah 1.4x less common ▼27 #34 vs US #7
Mateo 1.3x less common ▼19 #27 vs US #8 William 1.1x less common ▼12 #21 vs US #9 Oliver 1.1x less common ▼2 #5 vs US #3

Percentages are each name's share of all boys born in New York. Final 2025 birth totals aren't published yet, so shares use 2024 births (the latest available) as an estimate.

Year
Spellings

Boys

  1. 1
    Noah ▲1 vs US #2
    1,381
  2. 2
    Liam ▼1 vs US #1
    1,368
  3. 3
    Theodore ▲1 vs US #4
    738
  4. 4
    Lucas ▲6 vs US #10
    705
  5. 5
    Oliver ▼2 vs US #3
    703
  6. 6
    Luca ▲8 vs US #14
    680
  7. 7
    Joseph ▲22 vs US #29
    667
  8. 8
    James ▼2 vs US #6
    658
  9. 9
    Jacob ▲34 vs US #43
    631
  10. 10
    Ethan ▲14 vs US #24
    630
  11. 11
    Leo ▲8 vs US #19
    625
  12. 12
    Jack ▲3 vs US #15
    606
  13. 13
    Michael ▲8 vs US #21
    604
  14. 14
    Henry ▼9 vs US #5
    603
  15. 15
    David ▲20 vs US #35
    595
  16. 16
    Benjamin ▼5 vs US #11
    573
  17. 17
    Matthew ▲15 vs US #32
    520
  18. 18
    Daniel ▲4 vs US #22
    478
  19. 19
    Alexander ▲11 vs US #30
    476
  20. 20
    Dylan ▲21 vs US #41
    471
  21. 21
    William ▼12 vs US #9
    459
  22. 22
    Moshe ▲413 vs US #435
    441
  23. 23
    Levi ▼11 vs US #12
    438
  24. 24
    John ▼1 vs US #23
    431
  25. 25
    Owen ▲6 vs US #31
    422
  26. 26
    Mason ▲13 vs US #39
    416
  27. 27
    Mateo ▼19 vs US #8
    413
  28. 28
    Logan ▲25 vs US #53
    410
  29. 29
    Elias ▼16 vs US #13
    406
  30. 30
    Isaac ▲17 vs US #47
    400
  31. 31
    Julian ▼6 vs US #25
    398
  32. 32
    Gabriel ▲5 vs US #37
    395
  33. 33
    Asher ▼5 vs US #28
    393
  34. 34
    Anthony ▲12 vs US #46
    391
  35. 34
    Elijah ▼27 vs US #7
    391
  36. 36
    Thomas ▼2 vs US #34
    378
  37. 37
    Thiago ▲13 vs US #50
    377
  38. 38
    Samuel ▼20 vs US #18
    374
  39. 39
    Muhammad ▲200 vs US #239
    360
  40. 40
    Aiden ▲22 vs US #62
    355
  41. 41
    Charles ▲7 vs US #48
    348
  42. 42
    Adam ▲59 vs US #101
    347
  43. 42
    Hudson ▼25 vs US #17
    347
  44. 44
    Ezra ▼24 vs US #20
    338
  45. 45
    Ryan ▲54 vs US #99
    334
  46. 46
    Jayden ▲24 vs US #70
    332
  47. 47
    Sebastian ▼31 vs US #16
    330
  48. 48
    Nathan ▲15 vs US #63
    329
  49. 49
    Cameron ▲27 vs US #76
    326
  50. 50
    Enzo ▲22 vs US #72
    319
  51. 51
    Cooper ▼24 vs US #27
    311
  52. 52
    Nicholas ▲60 vs US #112
    310
  53. 53
    Christopher ▲15 vs US #68
    306
  54. 54
    Miles ▼10 vs US #44
    303
  55. 55
    Jackson ▼19 vs US #36
    297
  56. 56
    Caleb ▲2 vs US #58
    293
  57. 57
    Carter ▼12 vs US #45
    292
  58. 58
    Eithan ▲39 vs US #97
    289
  59. 59
    Aaron ▲21 vs US #80
    282
  60. 60
    Luke ▼27 vs US #33
    278
  61. 61
    Roman ▼19 vs US #42
    274
  62. 62
    Chaim ▲604 vs US #666
    260
  63. 63
    Joshua ▲3 vs US #66
    258
  64. 63
    Theo ▲19 vs US #82
    258
  65. 65
    Abraham ▲144 vs US #209
    256
  66. 66
    Wesley ▼14 vs US #52
    249
  67. 67
    Eli ▲37 vs US #104
    248
  68. 68
    Ian ▲15 vs US #83
    246
  69. 69
    Amir ▲36 vs US #105
    240
  70. 69
    Nolan ▼4 vs US #65
    240
  71. 71
    Lorenzo ▲46 vs US #117
    239
  72. 72
    Bennett ▼32 vs US #40
    236
  73. 73
    Grayson ▼22 vs US #51
    235
  74. 74
    Austin ▲39 vs US #113
    234
  75. 75
    Adrian ▼1 vs US #74
    230
  76. 76
    Axel ▲3 vs US #79
    229
  77. 77
    Dominic ▲29 vs US #106
    222
  78. 77
    Kai ▲16 vs US #93
    222
  79. 77
    Rowan ▼18 vs US #59
    222
  80. 80
    Wyatt ▼42 vs US #38
    220
  81. 81
    Vincent ▲26 vs US #107
    219
  82. 82
    Andrew ▼9 vs US #73
    218
  83. 83
    Josiah ▼29 vs US #54
    217
  84. 84
    Arthur ▲3 vs US #87
    214
  85. 85
    Maverick ▼36 vs US #49
    213
  86. 85
    Robert ▲7 vs US #92
    213
  87. 87
    Kayden ▲48 vs US #135
    212
  88. 88
    Leonardo ▲3 vs US #91
    207
  89. 89
    Giovanni ▲34 vs US #123
    200
  90. 90
    Jonathan ▼1 vs US #89
    199
  91. 91
    Angel ▼24 vs US #67
    196
  92. 92
    Matteo ▲54 vs US #146
    195
  93. 93
    Jeremiah ▼5 vs US #88
    189
  94. 94
    Christian ▲2 vs US #96
    188
  95. 94
    Leon ▲44 vs US #138
    188
  96. 96
    Isaiah ▼39 vs US #57
    183
  97. 97
    Jace ▲17 vs US #114
    180
  98. 98
    Yosef ▲565 vs US #663
    179
  99. 99
    Gael ▼13 vs US #86
    176
  100. 100
    George ▲26 vs US #126
    174