New Jersey · 1983

Top 100 names in New Jersey, 1983, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,606
#2	Jessica	1,226
#3	Nicole	891
#4	Melissa	801
#5	Lauren	772
#6	Stephanie	586
#7	Danielle	525
#8	Christina	518
#9	Heather	506
#10	Amanda	504
#11	Michelle	499
#12	Kimberly	475
#13	Elizabeth	466
#14	Erin	466
#15	Sarah	457
#16	Lisa	443
#17	Kelly	422
#18	Laura	417
#19	Amy	399
#20	Ashley	388
#21	Kristen	384
#22	Megan	368
#23	Christine	353
#24	Tiffany	350
#25	Rebecca	343
#26	Rachel	325
#27	Jamie	308
#28	Crystal	308
#29	Dana	287
#30	Erica	269
#31	Kristin	263
#32	Katherine	262
#33	Jacqueline	249
#34	Lindsay	244
#35	Tara	233
#36	Shannon	227
#37	Vanessa	226
#38	Angela	208
#39	Meghan	207
#40	Kathryn	202
#41	Mary	200
#42	Allison	200
#43	Sara	199
#44	Maria	190
#45	Kathleen	188
#46	Andrea	180
#47	Victoria	178
#48	Emily	177
#49	Courtney	177
#50	Jaclyn	174
#51	Samantha	169
#52	Diana	167
#53	Lindsey	163
#54	Patricia	160
#55	Alexis	158
#56	Catherine	154
#57	Alicia	146
#58	Julie	137
#59	Karen	129
#60	Michele	129
#61	Dawn	128
#62	Jillian	127
#63	Gina	126
#64	Katie	123
#65	Colleen	123
#66	Cynthia	119
#67	April	116
#68	Sandra	114
#69	Latoya	114
#70	Monica	113
#71	Stacey	111
#72	Theresa	111
#73	Natasha	109
#74	Pamela	109
#75	Amber	105
#76	Denise	104
#77	Susan	104
#78	Holly	101
#79	Alison	101
#80	Melanie	100
#81	Jaime	100
#82	Natalie	99
#83	Erika	98
#84	Kristina	97
#85	Ebony	97
#86	Julia	96
#87	Tina	95
#88	Stefanie	94
#89	Caitlin	94
#90	Lori	91
#91	Tracy	87
#92	Valerie	84
#93	Jill	83
#94	Stacy	82
#95	Sharon	80
#96	Renee	79
#97	Margaret	78
#98	Leah	78
#99	Jasmine	77
#100	Veronica	77

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	22	6	1
Shakira	21	5	1
Fatima	23	6	1
Daniela	30	8	2
Kaitlyn	22	6	2
Eileen	55	14	4
Janine	43	11	3
Francesca	23	6	2
Dana	287	75	24
Jaclyn	174	45	14
Jasmin	24	6	2
Tania	28	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.