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Popular names in New Jersey

Every name given in New Jersey, ranked by its births since 1910, added up. Ranks are within the state, and ties share a rank. SSA only publishes a name in a state in years at least 5 babies there got it, so a small state's lists are shorter. Pick any name to see its whole story, or pick another state →

Top 10 girls' names in New Jersey

  1. #1Mary90,614
  2. #2Patricia60,220
  3. #3Barbara53,647
  4. #4Elizabeth52,170
  5. #5Jennifer47,579
  6. #6Susan43,070
  7. #7Margaret42,401
  8. #8Linda40,860
  9. #9Kathleen35,950
  10. #10Nancy34,997

Top 10 boys' names in New Jersey

  1. #1John198,618
  2. #2Robert172,391
  3. #3Michael170,624
  4. #4Joseph138,689
  5. #5William133,803
  6. #6James129,267
  7. #7David99,600
  8. #8Thomas95,022
  9. #9Richard89,539
  10. #10Anthony74,581