Popular baby names in New York

What are the most popular baby names in New York?

We looked at the data of the top baby names registered in New York state in 2013.

The source contains just over a thousand first names of just over a hundred and twelve thousand kids of both sexes that were featured on the top first names listing, registered in the year.

The most popular first names range from being shared by about 1300 children to the more unique ones featuring only 5 times.

18 of these are uni-sex names listed below, however, only Casey is shared equally by both girls and boys according to the sample analysed, whereas the list sways to one or the other side the further it is down the list.

The name Ryan was given to a girl about 1% of the time, similar to the name Jordan.

Taylor on the other side sways heavily towards the girls where only a few boys are called by this name.

Alexis and Riley lean towards being predominantly a girls name or a boys name respectively, yet also have a considerable number, approximately 30% , so named of the opposite sex.

1. Casey 50% boys and 50% girls.
2. Tenzin 43% boys and 57% girls.
3. Eden 31% boys and 69% girls.
4. Milan 31% boys and 69% girls.
5. Alexis 30% boys and 70% girls.
6. Riley 26% boys and 74% girls.
7. Ariel 22% boys and 78% girls.
8. Avery 21% boys and 79% girls.
9. Hayden 80% boys and 20% girls.
10. Peyton 16% boys and 84% girls.
11. Skyler 84% boys and 16% girls.
12. Angel 95% boys and 5% girls.
13. Cameron 96% boys and 4% girls.
14. Taylor 3% boys and 97% girls.
15. Jordan 97% boys and 3% girls.
16. Blake 98% boys and 2% girls.
17. Dylan 99% boys and 1% girls.
18. Ryan 99% boys and 1% girls.

Some parents choose a family name for their children. Others go for something with littleboy more meaning to them personally, like the name of a celebrity they like or simply one they like the sound of.

Finding the right name for a child is one of the most important decisions for a parent, because once given the name is pretty permanent, unless its replaced by a more or less desirable nick name given by the community at large.

From a pure information perspective it is interesting to view the results from interrogating the data. The most popular boys name is Jacob and Sophia for the girls.

The letter A, however, has both the highest number of names that start with this letter when compared to the rest of the letters and the most number of people overall whose names start with that letter.

This applies equally to the ladies, where there are more names starting with the letter A and most women have a name starting with A’s when compared to the ratio of other letters to names and people.

The guys, however, also have the the highest range of A starting names, but more boys have a name starting with the letter J.

How the knowledge of such patterns would influence the choice of any name over another in unclear, yet some people prefer popular names whereas others may opt for something more unique.

Ariel, Riley, Dylan and Ryan as examples are not only popular among both sexes, but also commonly used across various ethnicities.

Many popular names have strong roots in history. Alexander as an example is a name frequently found among rulers from antiquity, to the middle ages and modern day royalty and leaders.

Ever noticed that just about every movie has a character named Sarah.

Some less common names are either a derivative of a better known name, or specifically chosen to be off the beaten path and symbolize a unique identity.