New York City recently released its 2007 baby name rankings. Here are the most popular names for each gender, ladies first…
Girl Names
- Isabella, 539 baby girls (tie)
- Sophia, 539 (tie)
- Emily, 525
- Ashley, 480
- Sarah, 425
- Kayla, 414
- Mia, 381
- Olivia, 375
- Samantha, 368
- Rachel, 359
- Madison, 345
Yup — a tie for first place. In 2006, Isabella ranked 3rd and Sophia ranked 6th. In 2007, they both reached the top spot together (replacing the former #1 name, Ashley).
Boy Names
- Daniel, 865 baby boys
- Jayden, 846
- Michael, 801
- Matthew, 778
- Justin, 738
- Joshua, 719
- David, 705
- Anthony, 664
- Christopher, 652
- Joseph, 617
Jayden may have ranked #2, but the entire Jayden name-group is realistically in the #1 spot. Why do I say that? Because the grand total comes to 1,342 if you include the 301 Jadens, 103 Jaidens, 22 Jadons, 18 Jaedens, 17 Jaydons, 12 Jaidyns, 12 Jaydans, and 11 Jaydins born in NYC in 2007. That beats the 865 Daniels by a large margin.
Regardless, Jayden — that particular spelling — does have enough momentum to top the list on its own in 2008. (Do you think it will?)
Here are the top NYC baby names for 2006.
Source: Most Popular Baby Names in New York City [pdf]
Image: Adapted from Flag of New York (public domain)