New Jersey · 1977

Top 100 names in New Jersey, 1977, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,791
#2	Melissa	834
#3	Jessica	754
#4	Nicole	666
#5	Kelly	637
#6	Amy	551
#7	Michelle	546
#8	Heather	535
#9	Lisa	531
#10	Kimberly	511
#11	Elizabeth	477
#12	Danielle	454
#13	Christine	439
#14	Christina	407
#15	Laura	358
#16	Stephanie	346
#17	Tara	346
#18	Rebecca	332
#19	Karen	305
#20	Erin	278
#21	Shannon	277
#22	Mary	272
#23	Sarah	271
#24	Maria	266
#25	Michele	261
#26	Lauren	258
#27	Jamie	258
#28	Amanda	246
#29	Jaime	245
#30	Dana	244
#31	Susan	244
#32	Kathleen	231
#33	Dawn	227
#34	Angela	225
#35	Jill	216
#36	Megan	215
#37	Andrea	207
#38	Kristen	205
#39	Patricia	194
#40	Erica	170
#41	Stacey	169
#42	Rachel	167
#43	Allison	166
#44	Cynthia	165
#45	Sandra	164
#46	Kristin	159
#47	Jacqueline	158
#48	Denise	152
#49	Sharon	152
#50	Melanie	152
#51	Gina	148
#52	Colleen	148
#53	Catherine	147
#54	Katherine	146
#55	Tracy	146
#56	Sara	146
#57	Stacy	146
#58	Nancy	145
#59	Julie	140
#60	Diana	139
#61	Renee	133
#62	Tiffany	131
#63	Lori	129
#64	Monica	125
#65	Tammy	121
#66	Barbara	121
#67	Emily	120
#68	Alison	120
#69	Carrie	119
#70	Theresa	116
#71	April	115
#72	Vanessa	114
#73	Tina	113
#74	Suzanne	113
#75	Wendy	112
#76	Alicia	111
#77	Kristy	111
#78	Kathryn	111
#79	Victoria	106
#80	Deborah	105
#81	Linda	105
#82	Beth	104
#83	Crystal	101
#84	Donna	100
#85	Holly	99
#86	Brenda	97
#87	Cheryl	95
#88	Jaclyn	94
#89	Robyn	93
#90	Tanya	92
#91	Meredith	92
#92	Natalie	92
#93	Samantha	89
#94	Diane	87
#95	Courtney	87
#96	Sabrina	86
#97	Valerie	86
#98	Erika	83
#99	Debra	82
#100	Anna	81

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
Lissette	30	8	1
Shakira	25	7	1
Damaris	22	6	1
Daniela	22	6	1
Dara	28	8	2
Jasmin	24	7	2
Madeline	25	7	2
Lauren	258	70	17
Annmarie	26	7	2
Janine	44	12	3
Luz	33	9	2
Dina	41	11	3

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.