Most popular girl names in New York — 2025

In 2025, the most popular girl name in New York was Emma, followed by Olivia and Mia. The list below ranks the state's top 100 girls' 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 Leah 2.9x more common ▲50 #8 vs US #58
Zoe 1.7x more common ▲21 #10 vs US #31 Mia 1.4x more common ▲3 #3 vs US #6 Sofia 1.4x more common ▲0 #9 vs US #9 Emma 1.2x more common ▲2 #1 vs US #3

Less common

Most distinctive Evelyn 1.3x less common ▼16 #24 vs US #8

Percentages are each name's share of all girls 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

Girls

  1. 1
    Emma ▲2 vs US #3
    774
  2. 2
    Olivia ▼1 vs US #1
    740
  3. 3
    Mia ▲3 vs US #6
    738
  4. 4
    Sophia ▲1 vs US #5
    721
  5. 5
    Charlotte ▼3 vs US #2
    664
  6. 6
    Isabella ▲1 vs US #7
    629
  7. 7
    Amelia ▼3 vs US #4
    622
  8. 8
    Leah ▲50 vs US #58
    550
  9. 9
    Sofia Same as US #9
    545
  10. 10
    Zoe ▲21 vs US #31
    478
  11. 11
    Eliana ▼1 vs US #10
    466
  12. 12
    Ava ▼1 vs US #11
    458
  13. 13
    Ailany ▲1 vs US #14
    457
  14. 14
    Chloe ▲9 vs US #23
    437
  15. 15
    Esther ▲104 vs US #119
    428
  16. 16
    Lily ▲2 vs US #18
    426
  17. 17
    Sarah ▲73 vs US #90
    390
  18. 18
    Ella ▲11 vs US #29
    375
  19. 19
    Madison ▲21 vs US #40
    370
  20. 20
    Aurora ▼5 vs US #15
    367
  21. 21
    Luna ▲6 vs US #27
    363
  22. 22
    Aria ▲4 vs US #26
    361
  23. 23
    Nora ▼3 vs US #20
    359
  24. 24
    Evelyn ▼16 vs US #8
    352
  25. 24
    Violet ▼11 vs US #13
    352
  26. 26
    Penelope ▼4 vs US #22
    348
  27. 27
    Valentina ▲8 vs US #35
    339
  28. 28
    Layla ▲8 vs US #36
    326
  29. 29
    Grace ▲9 vs US #38
    322
  30. 30
    Emily ▲4 vs US #34
    318
  31. 30
    Gianna ▲3 vs US #33
    318
  32. 32
    Rachel ▲218 vs US #250
    312
  33. 32
    Scarlett Same as US #32
    312
  34. 34
    Eleanor ▼22 vs US #12
    302
  35. 35
    Mila ▲8 vs US #43
    298
  36. 36
    Emilia ▲9 vs US #45
    296
  37. 36
    Harper ▼20 vs US #16
    296
  38. 38
    Avery ▼1 vs US #37
    290
  39. 39
    Lucy ▼15 vs US #24
    284
  40. 39
    Miriam ▲207 vs US #246
    284
  41. 41
    Maya ▲21 vs US #62
    275
  42. 42
    Chaya ▲545 vs US #587
    271
  43. 42
    Elizabeth ▼25 vs US #17
    271
  44. 44
    Hannah ▲12 vs US #56
    270
  45. 45
    Camila ▼26 vs US #19
    262
  46. 46
    Abigail ▼5 vs US #41
    260
  47. 47
    Rivka ▲581 vs US #628
    258
  48. 48
    Riley Same as US #48
    257
  49. 49
    Hailey ▲55 vs US #104
    253
  50. 50
    Isla ▼22 vs US #28
    249
  51. 51
    Victoria ▲3 vs US #54
    248
  52. 52
    Stella Same as US #52
    241
  53. 53
    Sophie ▲2 vs US #55
    235
  54. 54
    Sara ▲144 vs US #198
    232
  55. 55
    Naomi ▼8 vs US #47
    228
  56. 56
    Maeve ▲20 vs US #76
    226
  57. 57
    Chana ▲629 vs US #686
    222
  58. 57
    Elena ▼15 vs US #42
    222
  59. 59
    Ellie ▼35 vs US #24
    219
  60. 59
    Eloise ▼10 vs US #49
    219
  61. 61
    Ayla ▲16 vs US #77
    216
  62. 62
    Hazel ▼41 vs US #21
    214
  63. 62
    Sienna ▲32 vs US #94
    214
  64. 64
    Willow ▼20 vs US #44
    209
  65. 65
    Gabriella ▲40 vs US #105
    204
  66. 66
    Josephine ▼13 vs US #53
    203
  67. 67
    Alaia ▲50 vs US #117
    201
  68. 68
    Sadie ▼18 vs US #50
    200
  69. 69
    Rose ▲45 vs US #114
    190
  70. 70
    Clara ▼7 vs US #63
    188
  71. 70
    Ruby ▼6 vs US #64
    188
  72. 72
    Melody ▲7 vs US #79
    185
  73. 73
    Alice ▼8 vs US #65
    183
  74. 73
    Zoey ▼4 vs US #69
    183
  75. 75
    Claire ▼7 vs US #68
    180
  76. 75
    Liliana ▲3 vs US #78
    180
  77. 77
    Ivy ▼38 vs US #39
    177
  78. 78
    Juliette ▲32 vs US #110
    175
  79. 79
    Lucia ▲4 vs US #83
    173
  80. 80
    Nova ▼34 vs US #46
    170
  81. 81
    Madelyn ▼11 vs US #70
    169
  82. 82
    Amira ▲50 vs US #132
    166
  83. 82
    Eva ▲52 vs US #134
    166
  84. 84
    Madeline ▼3 vs US #81
    165
  85. 85
    Lainey ▼55 vs US #30
    163
  86. 86
    Gitty ▲1106 vs US #1192
    159
  87. 87
    Celine ▲120 vs US #207
    158
  88. 87
    Iris ▼26 vs US #61
    158
  89. 89
    Lyla ▼9 vs US #80
    157
  90. 90
    Natalie ▼1 vs US #89
    156
  91. 91
    Quinn ▲6 vs US #97
    155
  92. 92
    Delilah ▼41 vs US #51
    154
  93. 93
    Cecilia ▲15 vs US #108
    150
  94. 94
    Alina ▲36 vs US #130
    149
  95. 94
    Jade ▲1 vs US #95
    149
  96. 94
    Vivian ▼24 vs US #70
    149
  97. 97
    Lillian ▼40 vs US #57
    148
  98. 98
    Ariella ▲76 vs US #174
    147
  99. 99
    Aisha ▲238 vs US #337
    146
  100. 100
    Adeline ▼41 vs US #59
    145
  101. 100
    Faigy ▲1172 vs US #1272
    145