New Jersey ★ 1979

Top names in New Jersey, 1979

Jennifer led for girls with 1,576 babies ; Michael for boys with 2,509. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,576
2	Melissa	1,073
3	Nicole	805
4	Jessica	803
5	Lisa	590
6	Kelly	569
7	Michelle	552
8	Kimberly	544
9	Lauren	474
10	Christine	463
11	Heather	461
12	Danielle	457
13	Christina	443
14	Elizabeth	424
15	Amanda	420
16	Amy	397
17	Laura	350
18	Stephanie	334
19	Sarah	317
20	Tara	313
21	Erin	307
22	Rebecca	285
23	Megan	277
24	Dana	275
25	Jamie	270
26	Shannon	266
27	Mary	226
28	Karen	224
28	Maria	224
30	Kristen	219
31	Andrea	212
31	Rachel	212
33	Erica	209
34	Susan	200
35	Michele	199
36	Katherine	198
37	Angela	194
38	Dawn	185
39	Tiffany	184
40	Kristin	180
41	Jacqueline	178
42	Kathleen	176
43	Colleen	175
44	Allison	174
45	Patricia	172
46	Jill	171
47	Gina	157
48	Meghan	152
49	Crystal	151
50	Sandra	147
51	Catherine	146
51	Cynthia	146
53	Cheryl	145
54	April	141
54	Kathryn	141
56	Lori	139
57	Theresa	138
58	Julie	137
58	Tracy	137
60	Denise	135
61	Tina	132
62	Jaclyn	131
63	Kristy	128
63	Vanessa	128
65	Stacey	127
66	Monica	126
66	Stacy	126
68	Sharon	125
69	Diana	123
69	Sara	123
71	Alison	120
72	Suzanne	119
73	Nancy	118
74	Alicia	117
74	Emily	117
76	Melanie	114
77	Courtney	113
78	Jaime	111
79	Linda	110
80	Renee	107
81	Samantha	105
82	Carrie	98
83	Margaret	96
84	Meredith	95
84	Victoria	95
86	Anna	93
86	Erika	93
88	Kristina	90
89	Donna	88
89	Valerie	88
91	Brooke	87
91	Wendy	87
93	Natalie	85
94	Pamela	83
95	Deborah	82
95	Monique	82
97	Beth	81
97	Leslie	81
99	Lindsay	78
100	Barbara	77

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	2,509
2	Christopher	1,450
3	David	1,322
4	John	1,202
5	Joseph	1,162
6	Robert	1,149
7	Jason	1,126
8	Brian	1,070
9	James	1,018
10	Daniel	946
11	Matthew	873
12	William	760
13	Thomas	679
14	Anthony	675
15	Kevin	594
16	Richard	548
17	Jeffrey	535
18	Steven	529
19	Nicholas	526
20	Ryan	473
21	Mark	470
22	Eric	450
23	Timothy	446
24	Andrew	435
25	Scott	399
26	Paul	390
27	Jonathan	370
28	Stephen	356
29	Adam	354
30	Joshua	338
31	Edward	332
32	Peter	328
33	Charles	326
34	Gregory	314
35	Justin	303
36	Kenneth	292
37	Sean	291
38	Patrick	266
39	Jose	257
40	Keith	248
41	George	227
42	Frank	221
43	Bryan	213
44	Shawn	191
45	Ronald	176
46	Jeremy	174
47	Raymond	173
48	Douglas	172
49	Luis	169
50	Dennis	156
51	Vincent	155
52	Aaron	153
52	Benjamin	153
54	Donald	152
54	Todd	152
56	Erik	149
57	Kyle	146
58	Juan	143
59	Alexander	142
60	Philip	141
61	Carlos	137
61	Shaun	137
63	Gary	136
64	Craig	132
65	Christian	130
66	Marc	126
67	Victor	124
68	Angel	115
69	Omar	113
70	Samuel	112
71	Jesse	108
72	Louis	95
73	Edwin	93
74	Lawrence	90
75	Corey	89
76	Carl	86
77	Ian	85
78	Joel	83
79	Jared	81
79	Wayne	81
81	Hector	78
81	Miguel	78
81	Walter	78
84	Derek	77
85	Brett	76
86	Antonio	75
87	Evan	69
87	Phillip	69
89	Frederick	67
89	Jorge	67
91	Theodore	66
92	Russell	65
93	Andre	63
93	Bruce	63
93	Nelson	63
93	Rafael	63
97	Arthur	62
97	Brandon	62
97	Chad	62
97	Jamie	62