New york male names
Here are some popular male names in New York:
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
- Joseph
- Nicholas
- Alexander
- Ethan
- Liam
- Noah
- Gabriel
- Julian
- Sebastian
- Dominic
- Lucas
- Oliver
- Benjamin
- Logan
- Caleb
- Jaxon
- Aiden
These names are based on data from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and reflect the most popular names for boys born in New York State from 2020.
Here are some classic New York names that may be less common today but still have a strong connection to the state:
- Abraham (after Abraham Lincoln, who was born in Kentucky but spent much of his life in New York)
- Jacob (after Jacob Riis, a Danish-American journalist and social reformer who was born in Denmark but lived in New York City)
- Morris (after Gouverneur Morris, a Founding Father and statesman who was born in New York City)
- August (after August Belmont, a German-American banker and politician who was born in Germany but lived in New York City)
- Henry (after Henry Hudson, an English explorer who sailed up the Hudson River in 1609 and claimed the area for the Dutch)
These names are just a few examples of the many names that have a strong connection to New York State.