The city is crawling with baby Liams and Emmas.
Those are the most popular baby names in New York City, followed by Noah, Ethan and Jacob for boys — and Isabella, Sophia and Mia for girls, according to data released Monday by the Health Department’s Bureau of Vital Statistics.
For boys, cake-taker Liam follows a long streak of Jaydens in the first half of the decade, with 779 of ’em born in the city in 2018, the latest tally available. Good luck to all the kindergarten teachers out there.
Next up: Emma takes the top girl’s name honor this year with a total of 501, after a string of Olivias, Sophias and Isabellas won out in years past.
The city also broke down last year’s popular names by borough — with Brooklyn, of course, favoring the unconventional Esther.
One trend the city noted this year is a rise in gender-neutral names, such as Angel, Avery, Blake and Charlie. Parents say they’ve been opting for one which can be either so that their child’s name doesn’t determine their gender.
“We knew her sex, but gender is fluid and yet to be determined,” said parent Lori Kinkler, a psychologist in San Antonio, who named her child Riley. “Of all the difficulties faced by those who live beyond, or across, the binary, we didn’t want name-changing to be one of them. … I like that she feels she has options, and knows she’ll be accepted by us no matter what.”
And, this year, it would appear New York parents had royal fever, with a smattering of names inspired by Meghan Markle — the moniker ranked No. 122 last year. Also popular were Harry (No. 144), William (No. 21) and Kate (No. 121).