According to data from the New York City Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the city last year were Sophia and Ethan.
Here are New York City’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Sophia 2. Isabella 3. Olivia 4. Mia 5. Emma 6. Emily 7. Leah 8. Ava 9. Sofia 10. Chloe | 1. Ethan 2. Jacob 3. Liam 4. Jayden 5. Noah 6. Daniel 7. Michael 8. Alexander 9. David 10. Matthew |
On the girls’ list, Ava replaced Madison.
The boys’ list contains the same 10 names. Notably, Liam jumped from 10th in 2013 to 3rd in 2014.
Despite the Venmo “Lucas” ads, the name Lucas did not appear in the overall top 10 in NYC in 2014.
Here are the top names broken down by ethnic/racial group:
Hispanic
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Isabella 2. Sophia 3. Mia 4. Sofia 5. Camila | 1. Liam 2. Dylan/Jacob 3. Noah 4. Jayden 5. Ethan |
Black
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Madison 2. Ava 3. Chloe 4. Aaliyah 5. Skylar | 1. Ethan 2. Noah 3. Aiden/Jayden 4. Elijah 5. Jeremiah |
White
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Olivia 2. Esther 3. Rachel 4. Leah 5. Emma | 1. Joseph 2. David 3. Michael 4. Moshe 5. Jacob |
Asian & Pacific Islander
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Olivia 2. Chloe/Sophia 3. Emma 4. Emily 5. Angela | 1. Jayden 2. Ethan 3. Ryan 4. Lucas 5. Aiden |
(Lucas was also 4th on the Asian & Pacific Islander list in 2013.)
Source: Health Department Announces Sophia and Ethan are 2014’s Most Popular Baby Names
Image: Adapted from Flag of New York (public domain)
