| Table 15 | |||||||
| Most Popular Birth Names by Sex | |||||||
| New York State | |||||||
| Males | |||||||
| Rank | 1978 | 1983 | 1988 | 1993 | 1998 | ||
| 1 | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | ||
| 2 | Jason | Christopher | Christopher | Christopher | Matthew | ||
| 3 | Christopher | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew | Nicholas | ||
| 4 | Brian | Daniel | Daniel | Joseph | Christopher | ||
| 5 | David | Joseph | Joseph | Daniel | Joseph | ||
| 6 | James | David | Andrew | Anthony | Daniel | ||
| 7 | John | Jason | Steven | John | Anthony | ||
| 8 | Matthew | Brian | Anthony | Kevin | Justin | ||
| 9 | Joseph | John | David | Steven | Brandon | ||
| 10 | Robert | Robert | John | Ryan | Joshua | ||
| Females | |||||||
| Rank | 1978 | 1983 | 1988 | 1993 | 1998 | ||
| 1 | Jennifer | Jennifer | Jessica | Ashley | Sarah | ||
| 2 | Melissa | Jessica | Amanda | Jessica | Samantha | ||
| 3 | Jessica | Nicole | Ashley | Sarah | Emily | ||
| 4 | Sarah | Christine | Jennifer | Amanda | Ashley | ||
| 5 | Christine | Sarah | Sarah | Nicole | Jessica | ||
| 6 | Michelle | Melissa | Nicole | Stephanie | Nicole | ||
| 7 | Nicole | Stephanie | Stephanie | Emily | Amanda | ||
| 8 | Kelly | Michelle | Christine | Samantha | Brianna | ||
| 9 | Heather | Amanda | Samantha | Katherine | Victoria | ||
| 10 | Amy | Katherine | Melissa | Christine | Alexis | ||
| Similar names with different spellings (eg., Sarah, Sara) are grouped together. | |||||||
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| Revised: May 2001 | |