Vital Statistics - 2002 Annual Report
| Table 15: Most Popular Birth Names by Sex and Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York State -- 2002 | |||||
| Males | |||||
| Rank | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2002 |
| 1 | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael |
| 2 | Christopher | Christopher | Christopher | Matthew | Matthew |
| 3 | Jason | Matthew | Matthew | Nicholas | Nicholas |
| 4 | Matthew | Joseph | Nicholas | Christopher | Joseph |
| 5 | Brian | Daniel | Joseph | Joseph | Christopher |
| 6 | David | Anthony | Daniel | Anthony | Anthony |
| 7 | John | Steven | Anthony | Daniel | Daniel |
| 8 | Joseph | John | John | Justin | Justin |
| 9 | Robert | David | Joshua | John | Joshua |
| 10 | James | Andrew | Ryan | Ryan | Ryan |
| Females | |||||
| Rank | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2002 |
| 1 | Jennifer | Jessica | Ashley | Emily | Emily |
| 2 | Sarah | Ashley | Samantha | Sarah | Samantha |
| 3 | Jessica | Amanda | Jessica | Samantha | Ashley |
| 4 | Melissa | Stephanie | Sarah | Ashley | Sarah |
| 5 | Nicole | Samantha | Emily | Jessica | Olivia |
| 6 | Christine | Christine | Amanda | Brianna | Madison |
| 7 | Michelle | Nicole | Nicole | Kayla | Isabella |
| 8 | Amanda | Jennifer | Stephanie | Hannah | Brianna |
| 9 | Heather | Brittany | Jennifer | Nicole | Kayla |
| 10 | Katherine | Sarah | Rachel | Julia | Emma |
| Similar Names with different spellings ( eg., Sarah, Sara ) are grouped together. | |||||
