New Jersey ★ 1997

Top names in New Jersey, 1997

Emily led for girls with 849 babies ; Michael for boys with 1,750. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Emily	849
2	Samantha	819
3	Jessica	725
4	Nicole	663
5	Ashley	637
6	Amanda	586
7	Sarah	576
8	Rachel	493
9	Brianna	473
10	Taylor	447
11	Julia	439
11	Victoria	439
13	Alyssa	429
13	Jennifer	429
15	Lauren	419
16	Alexis	413
17	Stephanie	384
18	Alexandra	380
19	Kayla	378
20	Elizabeth	375
21	Rebecca	358
22	Danielle	346
23	Olivia	343
24	Megan	340
25	Melissa	325
26	Katherine	296
27	Kelly	289
28	Brittany	280
29	Erin	275
30	Gabrielle	260
31	Michelle	253
32	Morgan	243
33	Kimberly	237
34	Christina	236
35	Hannah	234
35	Kaitlyn	234
37	Madison	228
37	Shannon	228
39	Sabrina	225
40	Jenna	224
41	Allison	216
42	Emma	213
43	Abigail	212
44	Natalie	201
44	Sara	201
46	Jasmine	199
47	Kristen	186
48	Amber	185
49	Courtney	183
50	Alexa	182
51	Maria	178
52	Briana	176
52	Caroline	176
54	Gabriella	172
55	Melanie	165
56	Marissa	162
57	Jacqueline	160
58	Tiffany	157
59	Mary	156
60	Brooke	152
61	Sydney	150
62	Anna	146
63	Carly	144
64	Laura	143
65	Erica	140
65	Vanessa	140
67	Chelsea	137
68	Jamie	135
68	Jordan	135
70	Caitlin	134
71	Andrea	132
71	Catherine	132
71	Meghan	132
74	Grace	131
75	Haley	130
76	Paige	129
77	Cassandra	125
78	Destiny	123
79	Gianna	121
80	Amy	119
80	Heather	119
82	Kelsey	118
83	Dominique	117
84	Angela	116
85	Christine	114
86	Jillian	112
87	Dana	108
88	Casey	107
88	Margaret	107
90	Katelyn	106
91	Diana	105
92	Angelica	104
93	Sophia	103
94	Isabella	102
94	Monica	102
96	Madeline	101
97	Kathryn	100
97	Leah	100
99	Mackenzie	99
100	Imani	98

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,750
2	Matthew	1,421
3	Nicholas	1,169
4	Christopher	1,148
5	Joseph	1,045
6	Anthony	917
7	Daniel	897
8	John	878
9	Andrew	826
10	Ryan	784
11	Brandon	740
12	Kevin	705
13	Tyler	701
14	David	689
15	Justin	679
16	James	660
17	Kyle	656
17	Robert	656
19	Joshua	625
20	Thomas	613
21	William	611
22	Jonathan	608
23	Alexander	578
24	Zachary	538
25	Brian	525
26	Christian	490
27	Jacob	456
28	Eric	413
29	Sean	379
30	Steven	371
31	Patrick	343
32	Jason	339
33	Dylan	319
34	Samuel	317
35	Austin	311
36	Jordan	278
37	Benjamin	274
37	Timothy	274
39	Richard	263
40	Mark	255
41	Connor	249
42	Stephen	236
43	Jose	232
44	Adam	224
44	Paul	224
46	Evan	216
47	Jake	215
48	Peter	212
49	Isaiah	202
50	Jeffrey	201
51	Charles	198
51	Luis	198
53	Vincent	192
54	Bryan	188
55	Jared	187
56	Aaron	184
57	Edward	180
58	Gregory	176
59	Jack	171
60	Brendan	168
61	Jeremy	164
62	Alex	163
63	Kenneth	159
64	Elijah	155
65	Ian	151
66	Carlos	150
66	George	150
68	Frank	140
68	Scott	140
70	Luke	136
71	Antonio	135
71	Noah	135
73	Angel	131
74	Ethan	128
74	Gabriel	128
76	Devin	127
77	Shawn	126
78	Colin	122
79	Jesse	121
80	Juan	118
80	Liam	118
82	Marc	116
83	Cameron	114
84	Shane	113
85	Alec	111
86	Raymond	108
87	Trevor	104
88	Miguel	101
89	Cole	98
90	Brett	96
90	Julian	96
92	Derek	95
93	Cody	91
94	Philip	90
94	Victor	90
96	Corey	88
96	Hunter	88
98	Erik	86
98	Louis	86
98	Ronald	86