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Sophia Is Most Popular Name For Girls In NYC For 3rd Consecutive Year

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- For the third straight year, more newborn girls in New York City were called Sophia than any other name.

There were 586 Sophias born in 2014, City health officials announced Tuesday. Sofia, with an 'F,' ranked number nine on the list.

Ethan was the most popular name for boys, with 740 of them born last year. The name had formerly ranked second in popularity in 2013 and 2012.

There were 122,084 babies born in New York City last year, 1,627 more than in 2013. The most babies, nearly 27,000, were born in Queens.

The top five most popular girl names were: Sophia, Isabella, Olivia, Mia and Emma.

The top five most popular boy names were: Ethan, Jacob, Liam, Jayden and Noah.

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