Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1998
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha | 1,688 |
| 2 | Emily | 1,671 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,494 |
| 4 | Jessica | 1,283 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,265 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,149 |
| 7 | Amanda | 1,113 |
| 8 | Brianna | 1,036 |
| 9 | Victoria | 973 |
| 10 | Kayla | 925 |
| 11 | Alexis | 914 |
| 12 | Taylor | 883 |
| 13 | Julia | 879 |
| 14 | Rachel | 867 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 830 |
| 16 | Alyssa | 821 |
| 17 | Hannah | 794 |
| 18 | Jennifer | 792 |
| 19 | Lauren | 743 |
| 20 | Stephanie | 742 |
| 21 | Olivia | 704 |
| 22 | Alexandra | 684 |
| 23 | Danielle | 680 |
| 24 | Emma | 645 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 631 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Megan | 599 |
| 27 | Katherine | 592 |
| 28 | Michelle | 589 |
| 29 | Brittany | 546 |
| 30 | Madison | 527 |
| 31 | Destiny | 519 |
| 32 | Gabrielle | 518 |
| 33 | Kimberly | 496 |
| 33 | Sara | 496 |
| 35 | Abigail | 493 |
| 36 | Christina | 491 |
| 37 | Jasmine | 483 |
| 38 | Melissa | 478 |
| 39 | Kaitlyn | 456 |
| 40 | Sabrina | 444 |
| 41 | Natalie | 441 |
| 42 | Anna | 434 |
| 42 | Maria | 434 |
| 44 | Tiffany | 432 |
| 45 | Jenna | 429 |
| 46 | Morgan | 410 |
| 47 | Alexa | 409 |
| 48 | Allison | 408 |
| 49 | Gabriella | 401 |
| 50 | Amber | 397 |
| 51 | Kelly | 387 |
| 52 | Sydney | 370 |
| 53 | Courtney | 368 |
| 54 | Shannon | 357 |
| 55 | Sophia | 356 |
| 56 | Erin | 341 |
| 57 | Grace | 335 |
| 58 | Diana | 333 |
| 59 | Marissa | 325 |
| 60 | Briana | 322 |
| 61 | Chelsea | 321 |
| 62 | Isabella | 318 |
| 63 | Vanessa | 313 |
| 64 | Leah | 305 |
| 65 | Catherine | 304 |
| 66 | Mary | 302 |
| 67 | Caroline | 301 |
| 68 | Erica | 298 |
| 69 | Jordan | 297 |
| 70 | Laura | 278 |
| 71 | Brooke | 277 |
| 71 | Cassandra | 277 |
| 73 | Kristen | 274 |
| 74 | Kelsey | 269 |
| 75 | Melanie | 266 |
| 76 | Jacqueline | 258 |
| 76 | Madeline | 258 |
| 76 | Paige | 258 |
| 79 | Angela | 256 |
| 80 | Meghan | 255 |
| 81 | Caitlin | 254 |
| 81 | Maya | 254 |
| 83 | Esther | 253 |
| 84 | Jillian | 246 |
| 85 | Crystal | 245 |
| 86 | Mackenzie | 237 |
| 87 | Mariah | 234 |
| 88 | Andrea | 231 |
| 89 | Jamie | 229 |
| 90 | Haley | 220 |
| 91 | Amy | 218 |
| 92 | Gianna | 215 |
| 93 | Margaret | 209 |
| 94 | Jada | 208 |
| 95 | Angelica | 203 |
| 95 | Sierra | 203 |
| 97 | Kathryn | 202 |
| 98 | Alicia | 200 |
| 99 | Gabriela | 198 |
| 100 | Katelyn | 197 |