Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1997
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha | 1,686 |
| 2 | Emily | 1,634 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,497 |
| 4 | Jessica | 1,456 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,388 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,289 |
| 7 | Amanda | 1,261 |
| 8 | Brianna | 1,001 |
| 9 | Taylor | 964 |
| 10 | Rachel | 917 |
| 11 | Jennifer | 916 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 915 |
| 13 | Kayla | 870 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 862 |
| 15 | Victoria | 860 |
| 16 | Alexis | 823 |
| 17 | Alyssa | 799 |
| 18 | Julia | 767 |
| 19 | Alexandra | 765 |
| 20 | Danielle | 764 |
| 21 | Lauren | 753 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 713 |
| 23 | Hannah | 707 |
| 24 | Megan | 705 |
| 25 | Olivia | 703 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Brittany | 676 |
| 27 | Katherine | 629 |
| 28 | Michelle | 600 |
| 29 | Sabrina | 597 |
| 30 | Melissa | 574 |
| 31 | Christina | 528 |
| 32 | Kimberly | 518 |
| 33 | Emma | 510 |
| 34 | Gabrielle | 509 |
| 35 | Jasmine | 505 |
| 36 | Maria | 495 |
| 37 | Sara | 482 |
| 38 | Amber | 466 |
| 39 | Tiffany | 446 |
| 40 | Abigail | 441 |
| 41 | Anna | 428 |
| 41 | Destiny | 428 |
| 41 | Erin | 428 |
| 44 | Shannon | 427 |
| 45 | Kaitlyn | 424 |
| 46 | Morgan | 416 |
| 47 | Allison | 412 |
| 48 | Courtney | 411 |
| 49 | Natalie | 404 |
| 50 | Jenna | 392 |
| 51 | Gabriella | 391 |
| 52 | Madison | 382 |
| 53 | Kelly | 372 |
| 54 | Briana | 369 |
| 55 | Chelsea | 363 |
| 56 | Jacqueline | 342 |
| 57 | Alexa | 340 |
| 58 | Catherine | 337 |
| 59 | Laura | 336 |
| 60 | Mary | 334 |
| 61 | Marissa | 327 |
| 62 | Caroline | 311 |
| 63 | Diana | 310 |
| 64 | Grace | 309 |
| 65 | Leah | 301 |
| 66 | Erica | 298 |
| 67 | Kristen | 297 |
| 68 | Vanessa | 295 |
| 69 | Angela | 294 |
| 70 | Sydney | 293 |
| 71 | Sophia | 290 |
| 72 | Caitlin | 284 |
| 73 | Brooke | 269 |
| 74 | Amy | 267 |
| 75 | Andrea | 266 |
| 76 | Cassandra | 263 |
| 77 | Jordan | 256 |
| 78 | Paige | 250 |
| 79 | Esther | 244 |
| 79 | Jamie | 244 |
| 81 | Melanie | 243 |
| 82 | Haley | 241 |
| 83 | Meghan | 239 |
| 84 | Dominique | 238 |
| 85 | Isabella | 237 |
| 86 | Jillian | 235 |
| 87 | Kelsey | 234 |
| 87 | Madeline | 234 |
| 89 | Christine | 228 |
| 90 | Bianca | 226 |
| 91 | Crystal | 224 |
| 92 | Alexandria | 220 |
| 93 | Kathryn | 219 |
| 93 | Mariah | 219 |
| 95 | Monica | 218 |
| 96 | Dana | 213 |
| 97 | Alicia | 210 |
| 97 | Molly | 210 |
| 97 | Sierra | 210 |
| 100 | Miranda | 206 |