New Jersey · 1978

Top 100 names in New Jersey, 1978, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#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
#27	Michele	249
#28	Dana	230
#29	Maria	214
#30	Erica	213
#31	Mary	210
#32	Dawn	208
#33	Jill	208
#34	Angela	206
#35	Kathleen	203
#36	Kristen	196
#37	Megan	196
#38	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	Tracy	158
#48	Gina	158
#49	Kristy	155
#50	Sara	155
#51	Allison	154
#52	Denise	150
#53	Catherine	147
#54	Sandra	143
#55	Melanie	141
#56	Sharon	141
#57	Julie	141
#58	Stacey	138
#59	Colleen	133
#60	Tina	133
#61	Lori	133
#62	April	133
#63	Crystal	130
#64	Kathryn	130
#65	Stacy	128
#66	Diana	127
#67	Tiffany	127
#68	Jaclyn	125
#69	Courtney	122
#70	Renee	120
#71	Emily	119
#72	Theresa	116
#73	Vanessa	113
#74	Alison	107
#75	Suzanne	107
#76	Samantha	106
#77	Alicia	102
#78	Donna	102
#79	Meghan	99
#80	Monica	98
#81	Tamika	96
#82	Linda	96
#83	Wendy	95
#84	Meredith	94
#85	Kristina	94
#86	Barbara	93
#87	Carrie	92
#88	Beth	91
#89	Nancy	90
#90	Robin	90
#91	Leslie	89
#92	Anna	86
#93	Natalie	86
#94	Erika	85
#95	Carolyn	83
#96	Victoria	83
#97	Deborah	82
#98	Holly	80
#99	Veronica	80
#100	Tammy	79

Uniquely popular in New Jersey

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Geburten	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Sameerah	20	6	0
Khadijah	20	6	0
Shakira	29	8	1
Malika	25	7	1
Rasheedah	23	6	1
Damaris	20	6	1
Maritza	29	8	1
Yadira	21	6	1
Lisette	21	6	1
Lauren	329	91	24
Janine	42	12	3
Dara	24	7	2

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.