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Most Popular Baby Names In New Jersey

The 100 most-used girls' and boys' names among recorded births from New Jersey, 2016–2025 — 761,854 applications in that window. Below them: the names New Jersey uses far more than the rest of the country.

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Girls’ names

  1. 1Emma4,8581.4%
  2. 2Olivia4,8461.4%
  3. 3Mia4,4401.2%
  4. 4Sophia4,3091.2%
  5. 5Isabella4,1751.2%
  6. 6Ava3,7171.0%
  7. 7Charlotte3,6481.0%
  8. 8Amelia3,2730.9%
  9. 9Sofia2,6750.7%
  10. 10Leah2,5510.7%
  11. 11Emily2,5150.7%
  12. 12Madison2,4710.7%
  13. 13Abigail2,2940.6%
  14. 14Gianna2,2590.6%
  15. 15Valentina2,0370.6%
  16. 16Chloe2,0360.6%
  17. 17Ella2,0180.6%
  18. 18Zoe2,0140.6%
  19. 19Luna1,9540.5%
  20. 20Mila1,9360.5%
  21. 21Esther1,9170.5%
  22. 22Camila1,9010.5%
  23. 23Scarlett1,8470.5%
  24. 24Victoria1,8400.5%
  25. 25Avery1,8250.5%
  26. 26Sarah1,8190.5%
  27. 27Harper1,8110.5%
  28. 28Lily1,8000.5%
  29. 29Grace1,7950.5%
  30. 30Layla1,7890.5%
  31. 31Aria1,7660.5%
  32. 32Riley1,7630.5%
  33. 33Hannah1,7130.5%
  34. 34Penelope1,6980.5%
  35. 35Emilia1,6560.5%
  36. 36Sara1,6330.5%
  37. 37Eliana1,5530.4%
  38. 38Evelyn1,5530.4%
  39. 39Miriam1,5530.4%
  40. 40Gabriella1,5300.4%
  41. 41Hailey1,5060.4%
  42. 42Maya1,4940.4%
  43. 43Elizabeth1,4640.4%
  44. 44Nora1,4520.4%
  45. 45Stella1,4390.4%
  46. 46Savannah1,3850.4%
  47. 47Rachel1,3090.4%
  48. 48Violet1,2980.4%
  49. 49Chaya1,2230.3%
  50. 50Rivka1,2060.3%
  51. 51Samantha1,1940.3%
  52. 52Aurora1,1830.3%
  53. 53Zoey1,1440.3%
  54. 54Madelyn1,1410.3%
  55. 55Chana1,1300.3%
  56. 56Julia1,1220.3%
  57. 57Natalie1,1130.3%
  58. 58Ariana1,1050.3%
  59. 59Skylar1,1030.3%
  60. 60Ellie1,0990.3%
  61. 61Mackenzie1,0820.3%
  62. 62Sienna1,0750.3%
  63. 63Genesis1,0460.3%
  64. 64Isla1,0460.3%
  65. 65Lucy1,0280.3%
  66. 66Brielle1,0240.3%
  67. 67Liliana1,0150.3%
  68. 68Naomi1,0070.3%
  69. 69Aubrey1,0010.3%
  70. 70Bella9940.3%
  71. 71Eleanor9680.3%
  72. 72Sophie9540.3%
  73. 73Claire9490.3%
  74. 74Elena9360.3%
  75. 75Brianna9100.3%
  76. 76Addison9090.3%
  77. 77Eva8920.2%
  78. 78Quinn8890.2%
  79. 79Ashley8820.2%
  80. 80Audrey8800.2%
  81. 81Alaia8630.2%
  82. 82Lillian8590.2%
  83. 83Nova8410.2%
  84. 84Alexandra8370.2%
  85. 85Alice8360.2%
  86. 86Arya8330.2%
  87. 87Autumn8330.2%
  88. 88Kayla8210.2%
  89. 89Madeline8190.2%
  90. 90Hazel8120.2%
  91. 91Anna8060.2%
  92. 92Sadie8060.2%
  93. 93Juliette8040.2%
  94. 94Allison7840.2%
  95. 95Malka7800.2%
  96. 96Juliana7770.2%
  97. 97Arianna7550.2%
  98. 98Josephine7550.2%
  99. 99Aaliyah7510.2%
  100. 100Rose7340.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Liam6,8551.7%
  2. 2Noah6,2271.5%
  3. 3Lucas4,4131.1%
  4. 4Joseph4,1501.0%
  5. 5Michael4,0631.0%
  6. 6Jacob3,8561.0%
  7. 7Matthew3,7750.9%
  8. 8James3,6440.9%
  9. 9Benjamin3,5540.9%
  10. 10Ethan3,5380.9%
  11. 11Dylan3,4530.9%
  12. 12Anthony3,3670.8%
  13. 13Logan3,3640.8%
  14. 14Daniel3,3120.8%
  15. 15Alexander3,1880.8%
  16. 16Mason3,0040.7%
  17. 17Jack2,9830.7%
  18. 18David2,8810.7%
  19. 19Ryan2,8010.7%
  20. 20Sebastian2,6660.7%
  21. 21Oliver2,6650.7%
  22. 22Jayden2,6570.7%
  23. 23Aiden2,6450.7%
  24. 24John2,6250.7%
  25. 25Luca2,5770.6%
  26. 26William2,5250.6%
  27. 27Nicholas2,4160.6%
  28. 28Christopher2,3070.6%
  29. 29Leo2,2990.6%
  30. 30Gabriel2,2630.6%
  31. 31Nathan2,2620.6%
  32. 32Luke2,1970.5%
  33. 33Cameron2,1600.5%
  34. 34Joshua2,1600.5%
  35. 35Samuel2,1470.5%
  36. 36Thomas2,1330.5%
  37. 37Julian2,1190.5%
  38. 38Henry2,1020.5%
  39. 39Owen2,0830.5%
  40. 40Theodore2,0630.5%
  41. 41Isaac2,0410.5%
  42. 42Elijah2,0230.5%
  43. 43Mateo2,0000.5%
  44. 44Jackson1,9850.5%
  45. 45Aaron1,9550.5%
  46. 46Andrew1,8890.5%
  47. 47Carter1,7820.4%
  48. 48Christian1,7760.4%
  49. 49Caleb1,7660.4%
  50. 50Adam1,6270.4%
  51. 51Moshe1,6140.4%
  52. 52Austin1,5840.4%
  53. 53Thiago1,5450.4%
  54. 54Ian1,5310.4%
  55. 55Elias1,5150.4%
  56. 56Charles1,4970.4%
  57. 57Dominic1,4950.4%
  58. 58Adrian1,4930.4%
  59. 59Connor1,4740.4%
  60. 60Asher1,4700.4%
  61. 61Jonathan1,4530.4%
  62. 62Levi1,4220.4%
  63. 63Josiah1,4000.3%
  64. 64Angel1,3870.3%
  65. 65Robert1,3850.3%
  66. 66Vincent1,3640.3%
  67. 67Chase1,3390.3%
  68. 68Jaxon1,3330.3%
  69. 69Miles1,3320.3%
  70. 70Grayson1,3200.3%
  71. 71Hudson1,3070.3%
  72. 72Jordan1,2940.3%
  73. 73Nolan1,2850.3%
  74. 74Landon1,2800.3%
  75. 75Zachary1,2720.3%
  76. 76Tyler1,2220.3%
  77. 77Evan1,2010.3%
  78. 78Hunter1,1960.3%
  79. 79Chaim1,1880.3%
  80. 80Jeremiah1,1880.3%
  81. 81Cole1,1640.3%
  82. 82Yehuda1,1570.3%
  83. 83Wyatt1,1540.3%
  84. 84Leonardo1,1490.3%
  85. 85Ezra1,1400.3%
  86. 86Yosef1,1240.3%
  87. 87Brayden1,1030.3%
  88. 88Colton1,0980.3%
  89. 89Jason1,0920.3%
  90. 90Lorenzo1,0850.3%
  91. 91Kai1,0700.3%
  92. 92Declan1,0620.3%
  93. 93Giovanni1,0540.3%
  94. 94Isaiah1,0420.3%
  95. 95Kayden1,0420.3%
  96. 96Eli1,0390.3%
  97. 97Justin1,0220.3%
  98. 98Nathaniel1,0190.3%
  99. 99Roman9900.2%
  100. 100Max9710.2%

New Jersey's signature names

Names used at least 2× as often in New Jersey as across all states combined, 2016–2025. The multiple compares New Jersey's share of listed births with the same share pooled across every state — the closest thing to "how New Jersey does it differently" the data can support.

Girls’ names

  1. Leeba28.3× · 164 recorded
  2. Rochel22.2× · 593 recorded
  3. Yehudis21.7× · 472 recorded
  4. Batsheva21.5× · 400 recorded
  5. Tzipora21.1× · 203 recorded
  6. Nechama20.8× · 564 recorded
  7. Ahuva18.9× · 368 recorded
  8. Basya18.2× · 142 recorded
  9. Tova17.9× · 185 recorded
  10. Bracha17.6× · 334 recorded
  11. Devora17.1× · 249 recorded
  12. Tziporah16.8× · 150 recorded
  13. Shoshana16.6× · 438 recorded
  14. Chava16.1× · 434 recorded
  15. Michal14.8× · 94 recorded
  16. Malka14.7× · 780 recorded
  17. Yocheved14.6× · 227 recorded
  18. Elisheva13.7× · 171 recorded
  19. Tehila13.5× · 92 recorded
  20. Rivka13.2× · 1,206 recorded
  21. Chana12.1× · 1,130 recorded
  22. Ayala12.1× · 112 recorded
  23. Devorah11.9× · 353 recorded
  24. Sima11.5× · 124 recorded
  25. Adina11.4× · 330 recorded

Boys’ names

  1. Avrohom26.4× · 592 recorded
  2. Binyomin26.4× · 255 recorded
  3. Nosson25.6× · 155 recorded
  4. Ahron22.8× · 283 recorded
  5. Gershon21.7× · 120 recorded
  6. Dovid21.2× · 689 recorded
  7. Yeshaya20.3× · 127 recorded
  8. Yehoshua19.7× · 336 recorded
  9. Yaakov19.3× · 920 recorded
  10. Eliyahu19.1× · 550 recorded
  11. Shmuel18.2× · 963 recorded
  12. Tzvi16.5× · 673 recorded
  13. Aryeh16.4× · 448 recorded
  14. Shlomo16.2× · 776 recorded
  15. Yehuda16.1× · 1,157 recorded
  16. Reuven16× · 125 recorded
  17. Binyamin15.2× · 124 recorded
  18. Aharon15× · 242 recorded
  19. Yitzchak14.9× · 146 recorded
  20. Yisroel14.5× · 819 recorded
  21. Avraham14.1× · 609 recorded
  22. Meir13.9× · 687 recorded
  23. Yisrael13.9× · 167 recorded
  24. Efraim13.7× · 145 recorded
  25. Baruch13.4× · 135 recorded

All-time favorites, 1910–2025

The most-used names across everything New Jersey has recorded since 1910 — a very different list, dominated by the high-birth, low-variety decades of the mid-century.

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary90,6142.0%
  2. 2Patricia60,2201.4%
  3. 3Barbara53,6471.2%
  4. 4Elizabeth52,1701.2%
  5. 5Jennifer47,5791.1%
  6. 6Susan43,0701.0%
  7. 7Margaret42,4011.0%
  8. 8Linda40,8600.9%
  9. 9Kathleen35,9500.8%
  10. 10Nancy34,9970.8%
  11. 11Karen34,4490.8%
  12. 12Helen34,1470.8%
  13. 13Lisa33,6460.8%
  14. 14Dorothy33,4720.8%
  15. 15Jessica32,3430.7%
  16. 16Carol30,9990.7%
  17. 17Donna29,0080.7%
  18. 18Nicole28,5910.6%
  19. 19Anna28,3840.6%
  20. 20Joan27,5840.6%
  21. 21Catherine27,4570.6%
  22. 22Christine26,3140.6%
  23. 23Emily25,6260.6%
  24. 24Michelle25,2750.6%
  25. 25Diane24,5390.6%
  26. 26Sarah24,5260.6%
  27. 27Marie24,1140.5%
  28. 28Melissa23,8340.5%
  29. 29Ruth23,7000.5%
  30. 30Deborah23,5830.5%
  31. 31Laura23,5550.5%
  32. 32Stephanie23,1820.5%
  33. 33Kimberly23,1770.5%
  34. 34Ashley22,2740.5%
  35. 35Samantha21,3760.5%
  36. 36Amanda20,6580.5%
  37. 37Rose20,5230.5%
  38. 38Lauren20,5140.5%
  39. 39Sharon20,2230.5%
  40. 40Sandra19,9080.4%
  41. 41Jean19,4060.4%
  42. 42Katherine19,3120.4%
  43. 43Victoria19,0040.4%
  44. 44Theresa18,9180.4%
  45. 45Janet18,2540.4%
  46. 46Cynthia18,2150.4%
  47. 47Kelly18,0750.4%
  48. 48Maria17,9540.4%
  49. 49Danielle17,8610.4%
  50. 50Judith17,7800.4%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John198,6184.1%
  2. 2Robert172,3913.6%
  3. 3Michael170,6243.6%
  4. 4Joseph138,6892.9%
  5. 5William133,8032.8%
  6. 6James129,2672.7%
  7. 7David99,6002.1%
  8. 8Thomas95,0222.0%
  9. 9Richard89,5391.9%
  10. 10Anthony74,5811.6%
  11. 11Christopher71,2641.5%
  12. 12Daniel67,0141.4%
  13. 13Charles63,7271.3%
  14. 14Edward62,0491.3%
  15. 15Matthew59,9121.2%
  16. 16George54,7791.1%
  17. 17Frank47,1981.0%
  18. 18Kevin46,6651.0%
  19. 19Brian45,7171.0%
  20. 20Andrew43,9520.9%
  21. 21Paul43,3890.9%
  22. 22Nicholas41,9250.9%
  23. 23Mark41,1710.9%
  24. 24Steven39,8780.8%
  25. 25Kenneth37,9970.8%
  26. 26Peter37,4990.8%
  27. 27Ryan34,3210.7%
  28. 28Donald33,4370.7%
  29. 29Jeffrey33,0220.7%
  30. 30Stephen33,0090.7%
  31. 31Ronald30,1440.6%
  32. 32Raymond28,4030.6%
  33. 33Jason28,0790.6%
  34. 34Eric27,4900.6%
  35. 35Alexander27,0350.6%
  36. 36Jonathan26,8740.6%
  37. 37Timothy25,5960.5%
  38. 38Joshua24,2790.5%
  39. 39Scott24,2610.5%
  40. 40Patrick24,2470.5%
  41. 41Walter24,1010.5%
  42. 42Vincent23,1440.5%
  43. 43Justin22,6650.5%
  44. 44Gregory22,6470.5%
  45. 45Gary21,1870.4%
  46. 46Louis21,1430.4%
  47. 47Henry20,0670.4%
  48. 48Sean19,5970.4%
  49. 49Samuel19,3600.4%
  50. 50Benjamin18,8920.4%

State data starts in 1910 (national data goes back to 1880) and is censored per state and year: a name needs 5 uses in New Jersey in a year to appear at all. That censoring means state counts never sum to the national total, and it bites hardest on uncommon names in small states.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.