New York Neighborhood Names

Diamond sparkled all through the nineties--reaching as high as Number 150 in 1999. Although its shine has diminished quite a bit, it remains in use.

Among the least gimmicky, most appealing and colorful of all the names found in the atlas, Jamaica almost sings out the rhythms of the West Indies.

Manhattan is the smallest yet one of the most populous New York City boroughs. The area was historically inhabited by Munsee Lenape and Wappinger tribes of Native Americans, and the name Manhattan is derived from the Munsee Lenape language. Hickory trees that were used to make bows grew on the southern part of Manhattan, which inspired the term manaháhtaan, from the Munsee Lenape words for "gather" and "bow."

Kew is an offbeat name of a saint from Cornwall with boyish appeal.

Norwegian city name heard much more often as a last name than a first.

A surname that could become a first, an alternate to the already-taken REGIS.

Corona was once an improbable choice due to the beer brand. After the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, its firmly cemented its status as a nonviable baby name.

A harsh definition to inflict on a baby boy.

A pretty private park in Manhattan, doesn't quite make it as a baby name.

Has much too strong of a Brooklyn accent.

Sounds too much like the name of a hotel.

Both Soho and Noho--no-no.

The name of a Queens, New York neighborhood sounds like a lost-in-limbo girls' name such as LAVERNE.

New Yorkers will recognize this as a Bronx place name, others will see it as a gussied-up female version of Morris.

Tribeca was the term created for New York City's TRIangle BElow CAnal Street. Stangely enough--that aside--it almost does sound like a plausible girls' name, nicknamed Becca.