Table 15: Most Popular Birth Names by Sex, New York State - 2008
| Males | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| 1 | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael | Michael |
| 2 | Christopher | Christopher | Christopher | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew | Matthew |
| 3 | Jason | Matthew | Matthew | Nicholas | Joseph | Joseph | Anthony | Anthony |
| 4 | Matthew | Joseph | Nicholas | Christopher | Anthony | Anthony | Joseph | Daniel |
| 5 | Brian | Daniel | Joseph | Joseph | Nicholas | Christopher | Daniel | Joseph |
| 6 | David | Anthony | Daniel | Anthony | Ryan | Daniel | Ryan | Ryan |
| 7 | John | Steven | Anthony | Daniel | Daniel | Nicholas | Christopher | Jayden |
| 8 | Joseph | John | John | Justin | Christopher | Ryan | Nicholas | Jacob |
| 9 | Robert | David | Joshua | John | Joshua | Joshua | Jayden | Christopher |
| 10 | James | Andrew | Ryan | Ryan | David | Alexander | Joshua | Alexander |
| Females | ||||||||
| 1 | Jennifer | Jessica | Ashley | Emily | Emily | Emily | Isabella | Isabella |
| 2 | Sarah | Ashley | Samantha | Sarah | Emma | Isabella | Emily | Olivia |
| 3 | Jessica | Amanda | Jessica | Samantha | Isabella | Ava | Sophia | Sophia |
| 4 | Melissa | Stephanie | Sarah | Ashley | Olivia | Olivia | Olivia | Madison |
| 5 | Nicole | Samantha | Emily | Jessica | Madison | Madison | Ava | Ava |
| 6 | Christine | Christine | Amanda | Brianna | Samantha | Sophia | Emma | Emma |
| 7 | Michelle | Nicole | Nicole | Kayla | Sophia | Emma | Madison | Emily |
| 8 | Amanda | Jenifer | Stephanie | Hannah | Ashley | Ashley | Samantha | Abigail |
| 9 | Heather | Brittany | Jennifer | Nicole | Ava | Samantha | Sarah | Sarah |
| 10 | Katherine | Sarah | Rachel | Julia | Sarah | Sarah | Ashley | Samantha |
Similar Names with different spellings ( eg., Sarah, Sara ) are not grouped together.
