| Table 15 | ||||||||||||
| Most Popular Birth Names by Sex | ||||||||||||
| New York State | ||||||||||||
| Males | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 1979 | 1984 | 1989 | 1994 | 1999 | |||||||
| 1 | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | |||||||
| 2 | Christopher | Christopher | Christopher | Christopher | Matthew | |||||||
| 3 | Jason | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew | Nicholas | |||||||
| 4 | Brian | Daniel | Joseph | Nicholas | Joseph | |||||||
| 5 | David | Joseph | Daniel | Joseph | Christopher | |||||||
| 6 | Matthew | David | David | Daniel | Anthony | |||||||
| 7 | Joseph | John | Steven | Anthony | Daniel | |||||||
| 8 | John | Brian | Andrew | John | Justin | |||||||
| 9 | James | Steven | Anthony | Kevin | John | |||||||
| 10 | Robert | Jason | John | Brandon | Ryan | |||||||
| Females | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 1979 | 1984 | 1989 | 1994 | 1999 | |||||||
| 1 | Jennifer | Jennifer | Jessica | Ashley | Emily | |||||||
| 2 | Christine | Jessica | Amanda | Jessica | Sarah | |||||||
| 3 | Melissa | Christine | Ashley | Samantha | Samantha | |||||||
| 4 | Jessica | Stephanie | Stephanie | Sarah | Ashley | |||||||
| 5 | Nicole | Nicole | Christine | Nicole | Jessica | |||||||
| 6 | Sarah | Sarah | Nicole | Amanda | Nicole | |||||||
| 7 | Michelle | Melissa | Samantha | Emily | Brianna | |||||||
| 8 | Amy | Amanda | Jennifer | Stephanie | Kayla | |||||||
| 9 | Heather | Danielle | Brittany | Danielle | Amanda | |||||||
| 10 | Kelly | Katherine | Sarah | Jennifer | Julia | |||||||
| Similar names with different spellings (eg., Sarah, Sara) are grouped together. | ||||||||||||
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| Revised: October 2001 | |