New Jersey ★ 1972

Top names in New Jersey, 1972

Jennifer led for girls with 2,400 babies ; Michael for boys with 2,564. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,400
2	Lisa	857
3	Michelle	772
4	Kimberly	740
5	Christine	681
6	Nicole	634
7	Amy	550
8	Dawn	525
9	Melissa	500
10	Michele	464
11	Heather	443
12	Karen	442
13	Kelly	427
14	Elizabeth	394
15	Tara	383
16	Patricia	381
17	Denise	370
18	Mary	367
19	Laura	366
20	Susan	363
21	Maria	338
22	Stephanie	331
23	Danielle	318
24	Kathleen	315
25	Tracy	304
26	Christina	282
27	Donna	274
28	Sharon	268
29	Angela	264
30	Cynthia	263
31	Sandra	259
32	Deborah	252
33	Tammy	250
34	Lori	246
35	Andrea	234
35	Cheryl	234
37	Nancy	226
38	Linda	225
39	Stacey	224
40	Barbara	216
41	Tina	215
42	Rebecca	214
43	Pamela	210
44	Dana	199
45	Jessica	197
45	Wendy	197
47	Jacqueline	193
48	Stacy	190
49	Rachel	186
50	Jill	184
51	Catherine	183
52	Theresa	180
53	Colleen	178
53	Shannon	178
55	Kristin	177
56	Julie	174
57	Debra	172
57	Gina	172
57	Renee	172
60	Suzanne	171
61	Tracey	164
62	Brenda	163
62	Melanie	163
64	Victoria	155
65	Diane	152
66	Katherine	144
67	Robin	141
68	Kristen	140
68	Laurie	140
70	Monica	138
71	Tanya	136
72	Allison	134
73	Kim	131
74	Yolanda	130
75	Diana	126
76	Lauren	124
77	Margaret	123
78	Beth	120
79	Teresa	119
80	Valerie	118
81	Erica	114
81	Janet	114
83	Carolyn	112
84	April	110
84	Sarah	110
86	Carrie	107
87	Alicia	106
87	Holly	106
89	Ann	104
89	Joanne	104
91	Carmen	103
92	Kristine	101
93	Alison	100
93	Carol	100
93	Tonya	100
96	Sherry	99
97	Cindy	96
98	Tiffany	95
99	Maureen	93
100	Crystal	88

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	2,564
2	John	1,690
3	Robert	1,603
4	Christopher	1,585
5	David	1,440
6	James	1,393
7	Brian	1,163
8	Joseph	1,139
9	William	1,048
10	Thomas	899
11	Richard	846
12	Daniel	725
13	Jason	723
14	Kevin	712
15	Scott	708
16	Anthony	700
17	Mark	643
18	Jeffrey	635
19	Matthew	623
20	Eric	622
21	Steven	585
22	Paul	518
23	Edward	488
24	Charles	462
25	Kenneth	422
25	Peter	422
27	Stephen	418
28	Keith	388
29	Gregory	384
30	Sean	368
31	Frank	361
32	George	360
33	Andrew	351
34	Timothy	349
35	Ronald	319
36	Jose	294
37	Shawn	283
38	Craig	271
39	Jonathan	264
40	Todd	254
41	Patrick	249
42	Douglas	246
43	Raymond	226
44	Marc	212
45	Donald	199
46	Adam	197
47	Ryan	196
48	Luis	195
48	Vincent	195
50	Gary	186
51	Dennis	183
52	Christian	179
53	Bryan	164
54	Nicholas	157
55	Louis	154
56	Juan	144
57	Carlos	137
57	Walter	137
59	Jermaine	124
60	Erik	121
60	Glenn	121
62	Carl	120
62	Victor	120
64	Philip	114
65	Alexander	112
66	Lawrence	109
66	Troy	109
68	Samuel	106
69	Angel	105
69	Wayne	105
71	Albert	104
72	Derek	103
73	Darren	102
74	Antonio	100
75	Frederick	98
76	Chad	96
77	Edwin	95
77	Russell	95
79	Corey	92
79	Derrick	92
79	Justin	92
82	Benjamin	91
83	Henry	89
84	Andre	87
85	Kyle	85
85	Marcus	85
87	Arthur	84
88	Joshua	82
88	Tyrone	82
90	Larry	81
90	Martin	81
92	Aaron	79
92	Jeremy	79
94	Brett	76
94	Francis	76
96	Eugene	75
96	Harry	75
98	Leonard	73
98	Ralph	73
100	Bruce	72