New Jersey ★ 1998

Top names in New Jersey, 1998

Samantha led for girls with 809 babies ; Michael for boys with 1,724. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Samantha	809
2	Emily	798
3	Ashley	650
4	Nicole	631
5	Jessica	628
6	Sarah	608
7	Amanda	533
8	Brianna	475
9	Julia	466
10	Alexis	451
11	Victoria	446
12	Kayla	436
13	Alyssa	427
14	Jennifer	399
15	Lauren	397
16	Rachel	387
17	Olivia	383
18	Alexandra	378
18	Taylor	378
20	Danielle	368
21	Elizabeth	349
22	Megan	311
23	Stephanie	305
24	Rebecca	298
25	Madison	296
26	Gabrielle	276
27	Katherine	275
28	Hannah	270
29	Melissa	269
30	Emma	265
31	Alexa	254
31	Michelle	254
33	Kelly	246
34	Kaitlyn	240
35	Erin	234
36	Abigail	230
36	Morgan	230
38	Jenna	224
39	Allison	223
39	Christina	223
41	Natalie	221
42	Brittany	220
43	Shannon	211
44	Gianna	207
45	Sara	200
46	Destiny	184
47	Jasmine	181
47	Maria	181
49	Kimberly	174
50	Grace	171
51	Amber	168
52	Gabriella	164
53	Sabrina	162
54	Sydney	161
55	Anna	154
56	Paige	152
57	Courtney	151
58	Marissa	149
59	Caroline	147
59	Jacqueline	147
59	Jordan	147
62	Briana	145
62	Sophia	145
64	Kristen	143
64	Laura	143
64	Vanessa	143
67	Kelsey	142
68	Brooke	140
69	Jamie	136
69	Mary	136
71	Melanie	135
72	Catherine	134
73	Carly	133
74	Mackenzie	130
75	Caitlin	129
76	Angelica	128
76	Diana	128
76	Isabella	128
79	Amy	122
79	Erica	122
79	Tiffany	122
82	Haley	118
83	Cassandra	117
83	Chelsea	117
85	Jillian	115
86	Angela	114
86	Madeline	114
88	Andrea	112
89	Casey	109
90	Kathryn	108
91	Katelyn	104
92	Caitlyn	100
92	Leah	100
92	Margaret	100
95	Meghan	99
96	Molly	93
97	Crystal	91
97	Veronica	91
99	Dominique	90
99	Maya	90

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,724
2	Matthew	1,387
3	Nicholas	1,192
4	Christopher	1,103
5	Joseph	1,018
6	Daniel	933
7	Anthony	913
8	John	869
9	Ryan	858
10	Justin	721
11	Kevin	702
12	Andrew	701
13	Brandon	687
14	David	672
15	Joshua	667
16	Thomas	666
17	Kyle	637
18	James	628
19	Alexander	615
19	Tyler	615
21	William	607
22	Robert	588
23	Zachary	566
24	Jonathan	555
25	Jacob	517
26	Brian	509
27	Christian	475
28	Sean	440
29	Jason	423
30	Eric	359
31	Dylan	351
32	Steven	345
33	Patrick	299
34	Samuel	297
35	Timothy	292
36	Austin	282
37	Connor	279
38	Jordan	278
39	Benjamin	264
40	Jack	262
41	Mark	258
41	Richard	258
43	Isaiah	254
44	Stephen	248
45	Jake	227
46	Adam	219
47	Charles	217
48	Evan	215
49	Alex	213
50	Bryan	211
51	Noah	208
52	Jared	206
53	Jeffrey	200
54	Aaron	199
55	Luis	194
56	Vincent	187
57	Jose	185
57	Peter	185
59	Paul	184
60	Brendan	179
61	Gabriel	175
62	Ethan	171
63	Kenneth	163
64	Cameron	162
65	Elijah	160
66	Edward	158
66	Jeremy	158
68	Ian	157
69	Luke	155
70	Carlos	147
71	Gregory	146
72	Hunter	143
73	George	141
74	Liam	134
75	Shane	125
76	Devin	124
77	Colin	123
78	Scott	122
79	Victor	120
80	Frank	119
81	Juan	116
82	Derek	115
83	Antonio	113
84	Trevor	112
85	Nathaniel	111
86	Angel	107
87	Raymond	105
88	Dominic	103
89	Alec	98
89	Miguel	98
91	Joel	96
92	Dante	95
92	Jesse	95
92	Nathan	95
95	Edwin	94
95	Erik	94
95	Lucas	94
98	Marc	93
99	Julian	92
100	Max	90