New Jersey ★ 1978

Top names in New Jersey, 1978

Jennifer led for girls with 1,676 babies ; Michael for boys with 2,525. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,676
2	Melissa	879
3	Jessica	800
4	Nicole	728
5	Michelle	558
6	Lisa	542
7	Kelly	519
8	Kimberly	503
9	Heather	496
10	Amy	495
11	Danielle	473
12	Christine	472
13	Christina	461
14	Elizabeth	448
15	Stephanie	375
16	Laura	351
17	Lauren	329
18	Erin	295
19	Tara	294
20	Rebecca	281
21	Sarah	280
22	Amanda	269
23	Shannon	259
24	Jamie	256
25	Andrea	252
26	Karen	249
26	Michele	249
28	Dana	230
29	Maria	214
30	Erica	213
31	Mary	210
32	Dawn	208
32	Jill	208
34	Angela	206
35	Kathleen	203
36	Kristen	196
36	Megan	196
36	Susan	196
39	Rachel	193
40	Jaime	192
41	Cynthia	182
42	Patricia	177
43	Jacqueline	174
44	Katherine	165
45	Cheryl	161
46	Kristin	159
47	Gina	158
47	Tracy	158
49	Kristy	155
49	Sara	155
51	Allison	154
52	Denise	150
53	Catherine	147
54	Sandra	143
55	Julie	141
55	Melanie	141
55	Sharon	141
58	Stacey	138
59	April	133
59	Colleen	133
59	Lori	133
59	Tina	133
63	Crystal	130
63	Kathryn	130
65	Stacy	128
66	Diana	127
66	Tiffany	127
68	Jaclyn	125
69	Courtney	122
70	Renee	120
71	Emily	119
72	Theresa	116
73	Vanessa	113
74	Alison	107
74	Suzanne	107
76	Samantha	106
77	Alicia	102
77	Donna	102
79	Meghan	99
80	Monica	98
81	Linda	96
81	Tamika	96
83	Wendy	95
84	Kristina	94
84	Meredith	94
86	Barbara	93
87	Carrie	92
88	Beth	91
89	Nancy	90
89	Robin	90
91	Leslie	89
92	Anna	86
92	Natalie	86
94	Erika	85
95	Carolyn	83
95	Victoria	83
97	Deborah	82
98	Holly	80
98	Veronica	80
100	Tammy	79

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	2,525
2	Christopher	1,326
3	David	1,323
4	Jason	1,192
5	John	1,172
6	Robert	1,164
7	Joseph	1,079
8	James	1,053
9	Brian	1,006
10	Daniel	817
11	Matthew	772
12	William	761
13	Thomas	692
14	Kevin	684
15	Richard	620
16	Anthony	592
17	Jeffrey	510
18	Timothy	480
19	Eric	479
20	Ryan	476
20	Steven	476
22	Mark	433
23	Scott	416
24	Nicholas	408
25	Andrew	384
26	Paul	379
27	Stephen	356
28	Charles	352
29	Peter	347
30	Gregory	338
31	Adam	321
31	Edward	321
33	Jonathan	316
34	Joshua	306
35	Sean	295
36	Kenneth	288
37	Keith	285
38	Patrick	280
39	Jose	276
40	Justin	261
41	Frank	237
42	George	232
43	Douglas	198
44	Shaun	196
45	Ronald	189
46	Shawn	186
47	Bryan	183
48	Todd	179
49	Luis	174
50	Craig	172
51	Raymond	167
52	Aaron	166
53	Carlos	154
54	Vincent	152
55	Jeremy	149
56	Christian	139
57	Juan	138
57	Marc	138
59	Gary	136
60	Donald	134
61	Benjamin	133
62	Dennis	132
63	Alexander	119
63	Angel	119
65	Philip	117
66	Louis	113
67	Victor	111
68	Jesse	101
69	Kyle	98
70	Erik	96
71	Omar	92
72	Corey	90
72	Lawrence	90
72	Samuel	90
75	Joel	89
76	Edwin	82
77	Carl	81
78	Wayne	80
79	Ian	79
80	Albert	77
81	Derrick	76
82	Derek	75
83	Walter	74
84	Andre	72
85	Arthur	71
85	Frederick	71
85	Hector	71
85	Miguel	71
89	Antonio	69
89	Brett	69
89	Randy	69
92	Martin	68
93	Jorge	66
94	Manuel	64
94	Russell	64
96	Jacob	63
97	Henry	62
97	Phillip	62
99	Francis	61
99	Rafael	61