New Jersey · 1997

Top 100 names in New Jersey, 1997, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#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
#12	Victoria	439
#13	Jennifer	429
#14	Alyssa	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	Kaitlyn	234
#36	Hannah	234
#37	Madison	228
#38	Shannon	228
#39	Sabrina	225
#40	Jenna	224
#41	Allison	216
#42	Emma	213
#43	Abigail	212
#44	Natalie	201
#45	Sara	201
#46	Jasmine	199
#47	Kristen	186
#48	Amber	185
#49	Courtney	183
#50	Alexa	182
#51	Maria	178
#52	Briana	176
#53	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	Vanessa	140
#66	Erica	140
#67	Chelsea	137
#68	Jamie	135
#69	Jordan	135
#70	Caitlin	134
#71	Catherine	132
#72	Andrea	132
#73	Meghan	132
#74	Grace	131
#75	Haley	130
#76	Paige	129
#77	Cassandra	125
#78	Destiny	123
#79	Gianna	121
#80	Heather	119
#81	Amy	119
#82	Kelsey	118
#83	Dominique	117
#84	Angela	116
#85	Christine	114
#86	Jillian	112
#87	Dana	108
#88	Casey	107
#89	Margaret	107
#90	Katelyn	106
#91	Diana	105
#92	Angelica	104
#93	Sophia	103
#94	Isabella	102
#95	Monica	102
#96	Madeline	101
#97	Kathryn	100
#98	Leah	100
#99	Mackenzie	99
#100	Imani	98

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
Aniyah	21	5	0
Brielle	73	17	2
Amirah	21	5	1
Pooja	22	5	1
Shoshana	23	6	1
Gianna	121	29	4
Nyasia	27	6	1
Chana	29	7	1
Chaya	30	7	1
Nicolette	62	15	3
Zhane	20	5	1
Amani	25	6	1

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.