Most popular girls’ names in New York, 2000

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

RankNameBabies
1Emily1,719
2Samantha1,422
3Ashley1,291
4Sarah1,257
5Jessica1,143
6Brianna1,136
7Kayla1,110
8Hannah986
9Nicole957
10Julia922
11Amanda878
12Victoria856
13Olivia839
14Alexis815
15Elizabeth814
16Alyssa795
17Lauren782
18Rachel772
19Madison730
20Emma712
21Taylor688
22Alexandra670
23Grace667
24Jennifer647
25Danielle593
RankNameBabies
26Abigail590
27Katherine582
27Stephanie582
29Michelle574
30Megan526
31Rebecca521
32Kaitlyn513
33Isabella505
34Destiny499
35Anna490
36Sophia479
37Christina468
38Gabriella456
38Jasmine456
40Gabrielle451
41Sara440
42Natalie436
43Sydney433
44Kimberly420
45Jenna413
46Maria401
47Morgan397
48Alexa394
49Erin360
50Amber355
51Melissa351
52Caroline343
53Hailey336
54Sabrina330
55Allison315
56Jada306
57Angela305
57Jacqueline305
59Tiffany304
60Chloe300
61Briana297
62Mary295
63Catherine292
64Mackenzie290
64Melanie290
66Jillian287
67Leah284
68Brittany280
69Kiara278
70Caitlin276
71Kelly275
71Madeline275
73Esther274
74Gianna269
74Haley269
76Ariana263
76Arianna263
78Shannon261
79Chelsea259
80Brooke258
81Vanessa255
82Jordan252
83Marissa251
84Paige249
85Andrea238
85Courtney238
85Maya238
88Katelyn237
89Diana236
89Mia236
91Gabriela232
92Amy226
93Cassandra223
94Angelina222
94Kathryn222
94Mariah222
94Meghan222
98Sierra219
99Laura217
100Britney213