Last year, New York City welcomed 120,457 babies — 58,688 baby girls and 61,769 baby boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Sophia and Jayden, according to New York City’s Health Department.
Here are NYC’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2013:
Girl names
- Sophia, 631 baby girls
- Isabella, 593
- Emma, 517
- Olivia, 498
- Mia, 472
- Emily, 429
- Leah, 367
- Sofia, 354
- Madison, 353
- Chloe, 346
- Ava, 338
- Sarah, 305
- Victoria, 291
- Abigail, 275
- Zoe, 268
- Esther, 255
- Rachel, 227
- Samantha, 210
- Ashley, 208
- Maya, 207
- Elizabeth, 202 (tie)
- Hannah, 202 (tie)
- Charlotte, 197
- Gabriella, 196
- Sara, 190
- Grace, 187
- Hailey, 184
- Ella, 183
- Chaya, 178
- Arianna, 176 (3-way tie)
- Miriam, 176 (3-way tie)
- Nicole, 176 (3-way tie)
- Camila, 166
- Ariana, 165
- Kayla, 159
- Amelia, 155
- Evelyn, 154 (tie)
- Valentina, 154 (tie)
- Alexandra, 153 (tie)
- Scarlett, 153 (tie)
- Chana, 152
- Kaylee, 150
- Aaliyah, 148
- Anna, 146
- Brianna, 143 (tie)
- Lily, 143 (tie)
- Eva, 142
- Angelina, 138
- Julia, 137
- Bella, 136 (tie)
- Sophie, 136 (tie)
Boy names
- Jayden, 747 baby names
- Ethan, 697
- Jacob, 658
- Daniel, 629
- David, 585
- Noah, 570
- Michael, 545
- Matthew, 541
- Alexander, 528
- Liam, 505
- Aiden, 504
- Dylan, 499
- Joseph, 487
- Ryan, 468
- Lucas, 457
- Mason, 448
- Joshua, 407
- Anthony, 400
- James, 382
- Benjamin, 355
- Christopher, 346
- Justin, 343
- William, 341
- Nicholas, 320
- Gabriel, 312
- Aaron, 308 (tie)
- Sebastian, 308 (tie)
- Samuel, 307
- Elijah, 293
- Jonathan, 292
- Kevin, 280
- John, 277
- Jack, 271
- Andrew, 265
- Adam, 264 (3-way tie)
- Isaac, 264 (3-way tie)
- Moshe, 264 (3-way tie)
- Christian, 257
- Nathan, 256
- Brandon, 244
- Henry, 234
- Logan, 233
- Angel, 232
- Jason, 228
- Julian, 224
- Adrian, 217
- Jeremiah, 216
- Tyler, 211
- Charles, 190
- Oliver, 189
The top baby names within specific ethnic/racial groups were…
| Top girl names | Top boy names | |
| Hispanic | 1. Isabella, 326 2. Sophia, 291 3. Mia, 237 4. Sofia, 187 5. Emily, 184 | 1. Jayden, 352 2. Jacob, 297 3. Dylan, 270 4. Matthew, 253 5. Ethan, 252 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1. Sophia, 124 2. Chloe, 122 3. Olivia, 109 4. Emily, 92 5. Emma, 79 | 1. Jayden, 220 2. Ethan, 165 3. Ryan, 162 4. Lucas, 148 5. Aiden, 113 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1. Olivia, 233 2. Emma, 228 3. Esther, 214 4. Sophia, 187 5. Sarah, 182 | 1. David, 304 2. Joseph, 283 3. Michael, 266 4. Moshe, 262 5. Daniel, 233 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1. Madison, 134 2. London, 76 3. Aaliyah, 73 4. Ava, 70 5. Chloe, 68 | 1. Ethan, 146 2. Jayden, 138 3. Aiden, 133 (tie) 4. Noah, 133 (tie) 5. Elijah, 132 |
Among the names given to just 10 babies each in NYC last year were the girl names Bethany, Dariana, Maite, Sherry, and Yachet, and the boy names Dexter, Enoch, Giuseppe, Mahamadou, and Shloimy.
One year earlier, in 2012, NYC’s top names (overall) were Sophia and Jayden.
Sources:
- Health Department Announces Jayden and Sophia are 2013’s Most Popular Baby Names – NYC Health
- Popularity of New York City Baby Names, 2013 – NYC Health (pdf)
- Popularity of New York City Female Baby Names by Ethnicity, 2013 – NYC Health (pdf)
- Popularity of New York City Male Baby Names by Ethnicity, 2013 – NYC Health (pdf)
Image: Adapted from Flag of New York (public domain)
[Latest update: Jan. 2026]
