New Jersey · 1976

Top 100 names in New Jersey, 1976, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,764
#2	Melissa	761
#3	Amy	652
#4	Nicole	630
#5	Jessica	618
#6	Kimberly	565
#7	Heather	554
#8	Michelle	521
#9	Lisa	519
#10	Christine	491
#11	Danielle	482
#12	Elizabeth	422
#13	Kelly	412
#14	Christina	357
#15	Laura	353
#16	Stephanie	327
#17	Rebecca	326
#18	Jaime	320
#19	Karen	309
#20	Shannon	309
#21	Tara	309
#22	Dawn	294
#23	Michele	279
#24	Amanda	247
#25	Maria	246
#26	Susan	245
#27	Angela	241
#28	Lauren	241
#29	Erin	236
#30	Jamie	235
#31	Mary	228
#32	Kathleen	211
#33	Dana	210
#34	Patricia	201
#35	Jill	191
#36	Andrea	188
#37	Megan	187
#38	Sandra	185
#39	Allison	184
#40	Lori	182
#41	Tracy	181
#42	Rachel	180
#43	Kristen	177
#44	Carrie	177
#45	Sarah	174
#46	Denise	173
#47	Stacey	173
#48	Colleen	172
#49	Sharon	165
#50	Julie	162
#51	Jacqueline	160
#52	Renee	158
#53	Kristin	156
#54	Wendy	153
#55	Catherine	149
#56	Nancy	148
#57	Donna	147
#58	Erica	144
#59	Melanie	141
#60	Stacy	140
#61	Theresa	136
#62	Katherine	135
#63	Tiffany	128
#64	Cynthia	126
#65	Barbara	123
#66	Monica	120
#67	Tina	119
#68	Alison	118
#69	Deborah	117
#70	Cheryl	116
#71	April	112
#72	Sara	111
#73	Suzanne	111
#74	Victoria	110
#75	Gina	109
#76	Diana	102
#77	Tanya	99
#78	Tammy	98
#79	Alicia	96
#80	Beth	95
#81	Holly	94
#82	Kathryn	94
#83	Pamela	93
#84	Crystal	91
#85	Linda	88
#86	Tamika	87
#87	Robin	87
#88	Tracey	87
#89	Leslie	87
#90	Meredith	86
#91	Veronica	86
#92	Diane	86
#93	Courtney	86
#94	Valerie	82
#95	Debra	82
#96	Emily	82
#97	Yolanda	82
#98	Samantha	81
#99	Margaret	80
#100	Laurie	80

Uniquely popular in New Jersey

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

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Milagros	24	7	1
Lissette	20	6	1
Fatima	20	6	1
Sharonda	28	8	2
Janine	55	16	3
Lauren	241	68	15
Rashida	21	6	1
Madeline	23	7	2
Dara	23	7	2
Colleen	172	49	14
Marisol	47	13	4
Eileen	45	13	4

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.