Saturday, October 13, 2007

Michael and Ashley top list of New York's most Popular baby names

New York City's Health Department said Yesterday That Michael was the most popular nane for baby boys with Ashley being the No. 1 Choice for Girls

If anyone really cares, here is the list

Boys

#1 Michael ( 26th straight year at the top spot )
#2 Daniel
#3 Matthew
#4 Joshua
#5 Justin
#6 David ( freshdad's Name )
#7 Christopher
#8 Joseph
#9 Anthony
#10 Jayden

Girls

#1 Ashley
#2 Emily
#3 Isabella
#4 Sarah
#5 Kayla
#6 Sophia
#7 Mia
#8 Madison
#9 Brianna
#10 Samantha

The favorite names for white boys were Michael, Joseph, with Daniel and Matthew tied for the third. For white girls, Darah, Rachel and Ava topped the list.

Asians' favorite boy names were Ryan, Jason and Kevin. For girls, Emily led the pack, followed by Sophia and Chloe.

Around 125,500 babies were born in the city last year, according to the city's Health Department.

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