Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1996
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,892 |
| 2 | Samantha | 1,711 |
| 3 | Emily | 1,623 |
| 4 | Jessica | 1,617 |
| 5 | Amanda | 1,359 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,334 |
| 7 | Nicole | 1,329 |
| 8 | Rachel | 1,116 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 1,065 |
| 10 | Jennifer | 1,003 |
| 11 | Brianna | 986 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 954 |
| 13 | Danielle | 948 |
| 14 | Taylor | 909 |
| 15 | Victoria | 889 |
| 16 | Kayla | 857 |
| 17 | Alexis | 836 |
| 18 | Alexandra | 813 |
| 19 | Brittany | 779 |
| 20 | Lauren | 739 |
| 21 | Alyssa | 734 |
| 21 | Michelle | 734 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 730 |
| 24 | Megan | 668 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 662 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Hannah | 659 |
| 27 | Melissa | 655 |
| 28 | Julia | 634 |
| 29 | Katherine | 633 |
| 30 | Christina | 622 |
| 31 | Tiffany | 584 |
| 32 | Gabrielle | 569 |
| 33 | Olivia | 566 |
| 34 | Courtney | 557 |
| 35 | Sabrina | 542 |
| 36 | Maria | 505 |
| 37 | Sara | 500 |
| 38 | Jasmine | 485 |
| 39 | Kelly | 453 |
| 40 | Amber | 440 |
| 41 | Anna | 439 |
| 41 | Shannon | 439 |
| 43 | Kaitlyn | 427 |
| 44 | Destiny | 423 |
| 44 | Erin | 423 |
| 46 | Natalie | 421 |
| 47 | Emma | 420 |
| 48 | Jacqueline | 416 |
| 49 | Morgan | 410 |
| 50 | Abigail | 399 |
| 51 | Alexa | 397 |
| 51 | Chelsea | 397 |
| 53 | Allison | 395 |
| 54 | Marissa | 391 |
| 55 | Jenna | 368 |
| 56 | Kristen | 365 |
| 57 | Briana | 361 |
| 58 | Laura | 348 |
| 59 | Erica | 343 |
| 60 | Kelsey | 336 |
| 61 | Gabriella | 330 |
| 61 | Sydney | 330 |
| 63 | Caroline | 327 |
| 64 | Angela | 321 |
| 64 | Catherine | 321 |
| 66 | Madison | 313 |
| 67 | Mary | 312 |
| 68 | Vanessa | 305 |
| 69 | Jamie | 288 |
| 70 | Leah | 287 |
| 71 | Melanie | 286 |
| 72 | Crystal | 285 |
| 73 | Paige | 284 |
| 74 | Christine | 283 |
| 75 | Meghan | 276 |
| 76 | Mariah | 275 |
| 77 | Caitlin | 270 |
| 78 | Amy | 268 |
| 79 | Cassandra | 267 |
| 80 | Andrea | 266 |
| 81 | Grace | 264 |
| 82 | Monica | 263 |
| 83 | Brooke | 259 |
| 84 | Esther | 253 |
| 85 | Diana | 249 |
| 86 | Bianca | 247 |
| 87 | Dominique | 243 |
| 88 | Heather | 241 |
| 89 | Dana | 236 |
| 90 | Haley | 232 |
| 91 | Kathryn | 231 |
| 92 | Margaret | 224 |
| 93 | Alexandria | 218 |
| 93 | Angelica | 218 |
| 93 | Mackenzie | 218 |
| 96 | Shelby | 216 |
| 97 | Alicia | 215 |
| 98 | Cheyenne | 214 |
| 98 | Katelyn | 214 |
| 100 | Kristina | 211 |