Top 100 New York Girl Baby Names in 1997

// These were the most popular girl baby names in New York, in 1997.

The Most Popular New York Girl Baby Names in 1997


You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1997.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in New York was Samantha. In total there were 100,904 girls born sharing 2,277 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1997 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.


Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
1Samantha1 in 60 (1.7%)1,685
2Emily1 in 62 (1.6%)1,633
3Ashley1 in 67 (1.5%)1,497
4Jessica1 in 69 (1.4%)1,456
5Sarah1 in 73 (1.4%)1,387
6Nicole1 in 78 (1.3%)1,289
7Amanda1 in 80 (1.2%)1,260
8Brianna1 in 101 (1%)1,001
9Taylor1 in 105 (1%)964
10Rachel1 in 110 (0.9%)916
11Stephanie1 in 110 (0.9%)916
12Jennifer1 in 110 (0.9%)915
13Kayla1 in 116 (0.9%)870
14Elizabeth1 in 117 (0.9%)860
15Victoria1 in 117 (0.9%)859
16Alexis1 in 123 (0.8%)822
17Alyssa1 in 126 (0.8%)799
18Julia1 in 132 (0.8%)767
19Alexandra1 in 132 (0.8%)764
20Danielle1 in 132 (0.8%)764
21Lauren1 in 134 (0.7%)753
22Rebecca1 in 142 (0.7%)711
23Hannah1 in 143 (0.7%)706
24Megan1 in 143 (0.7%)705
25Olivia1 in 144 (0.7%)703
26Brittany1 in 149 (0.7%)675
27Katherine1 in 160 (0.6%)630
28Michelle1 in 168 (0.6%)600
29Sabrina1 in 169 (0.6%)597
30Melissa1 in 176 (0.6%)574
31Christina1 in 191 (0.5%)528
32Kimberly1 in 196 (0.5%)516
33Gabrielle1 in 199 (0.5%)508
34Emma1 in 200 (0.5%)505
35Jasmine1 in 200 (0.5%)505
36Maria1 in 203 (0.5%)496
37Sara1 in 209 (0.5%)482
38Amber1 in 217 (0.5%)466
39Tiffany1 in 226 (0.4%)446
40Abigail1 in 229 (0.4%)440
41Erin1 in 236 (0.4%)428
42Destiny1 in 236 (0.4%)427
43Shannon1 in 236 (0.4%)427
44Anna1 in 237 (0.4%)426
45Kaitlyn1 in 238 (0.4%)424
46Morgan1 in 243 (0.4%)415
47Allison1 in 245 (0.4%)412
48Courtney1 in 246 (0.4%)411
49Natalie1 in 250 (0.4%)404
50Gabriella1 in 258 (0.4%)391
51Jenna1 in 258 (0.4%)391
52Madison1 in 264 (0.4%)382
53Kelly1 in 271 (0.4%)372
54Briana1 in 273 (0.4%)369
55Chelsea1 in 278 (0.4%)363
56Jacqueline1 in 295 (0.3%)342
57Alexa1 in 297 (0.3%)340
58Catherine1 in 299 (0.3%)337
59Laura1 in 300 (0.3%)336
60Mary1 in 302 (0.3%)334
61Marissa1 in 309 (0.3%)327
62Caroline1 in 325 (0.3%)310
63Diana1 in 325 (0.3%)310
64Grace1 in 327 (0.3%)309
65Leah1 in 335 (0.3%)301
66Erica1 in 339 (0.3%)298
67Kristen1 in 340 (0.3%)297
68Vanessa1 in 342 (0.3%)295
69Angela1 in 343 (0.3%)294
70Sydney1 in 344 (0.3%)293
71Sophia1 in 350 (0.3%)288
72Caitlin1 in 355 (0.3%)284
73Brooke1 in 375 (0.3%)269
74Amy1 in 378 (0.3%)267
75Andrea1 in 379 (0.3%)266
76Cassandra1 in 382 (0.3%)264
77Jordan1 in 394 (0.3%)256
78Paige1 in 404 (0.2%)250
79Esther1 in 414 (0.2%)244
80Jamie1 in 414 (0.2%)244
81Melanie1 in 417 (0.2%)242
82Haley1 in 420 (0.2%)240
83Meghan1 in 422 (0.2%)239
84Dominique1 in 424 (0.2%)238
85Isabella1 in 426 (0.2%)237
86Jillian1 in 429 (0.2%)235
87Kelsey1 in 431 (0.2%)234
88Madeline1 in 431 (0.2%)234
89Christine1 in 441 (0.2%)229
90Bianca1 in 446 (0.2%)226
91Crystal1 in 450 (0.2%)224
92Alexandria1 in 459 (0.2%)220
93Kathryn1 in 461 (0.2%)219
94Mariah1 in 461 (0.2%)219
95Monica1 in 463 (0.2%)218
96Dana1 in 474 (0.2%)213
97Alicia1 in 480 (0.2%)210
98Molly1 in 480 (0.2%)210
99Sierra1 in 480 (0.2%)210
100Miranda1 in 490 (0.2%)206


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