New Jersey · 1986

Top 100 names in New Jersey, 1986, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jessica	1,607
#2	Jennifer	1,253
#3	Ashley	1,020
#4	Amanda	1,014
#5	Nicole	973
#6	Lauren	846
#7	Stephanie	741
#8	Melissa	698
#9	Danielle	672
#10	Christina	561
#11	Sarah	508
#12	Elizabeth	499
#13	Laura	459
#14	Megan	453
#15	Kimberly	443
#16	Kelly	442
#17	Michelle	440
#18	Samantha	434
#19	Heather	420
#20	Christine	398
#21	Rachel	386
#22	Brittany	374
#23	Lisa	343
#24	Katherine	341
#25	Erin	320
#26	Tiffany	315
#27	Kristen	307
#28	Rebecca	305
#29	Amy	303
#30	Allison	303
#31	Erica	281
#32	Emily	266
#33	Jacqueline	264
#34	Sara	254
#35	Caitlin	242
#36	Dana	237
#37	Vanessa	236
#38	Courtney	234
#39	Shannon	231
#40	Jamie	228
#41	Victoria	220
#42	Kristin	216
#43	Lindsay	212
#44	Alexandra	208
#45	Jenna	205
#46	Tara	201
#47	Crystal	194
#48	Kathryn	191
#49	Angela	188
#50	Mary	187
#51	Andrea	186
#52	Meghan	184
#53	Kathleen	184
#54	Catherine	177
#55	Maria	176
#56	Alicia	168
#57	Katie	166
#58	Kristina	165
#59	Jaclyn	155
#60	Diana	151
#61	Patricia	147
#62	Lindsey	144
#63	Gina	140
#64	Alison	139
#65	Alyssa	135
#66	Natalie	128
#67	Jillian	128
#68	Colleen	126
#69	Julia	123
#70	Michele	122
#71	Jasmine	119
#72	Julie	118
#73	Natasha	116
#74	Kaitlyn	112
#75	Latoya	111
#76	Karen	111
#77	Dominique	111
#78	Amber	110
#79	Krystal	105
#80	Valerie	104
#81	Monica	103
#82	Theresa	102
#83	April	101
#84	Anna	101
#85	Whitney	100
#86	Alexis	97
#87	Veronica	96
#88	Margaret	96
#89	Erika	95
#90	Marissa	95
#91	Melanie	91
#92	Denise	91
#93	Cynthia	91
#94	Kaitlin	88
#95	Casey	86
#96	Cassandra	85
#97	Holly	85
#98	Leah	84
#99	Stacy	80
#100	Desiree	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
Shakira	21	5	1
Lissette	20	5	1
Dina	27	6	2
Kaitlyn	112	27	7
Annmarie	20	5	1
Michele	122	29	8
Asia	32	8	2
Janine	31	7	2
Corinne	37	9	3
Shante	26	6	2
Jasmin	54	13	4
Dana	237	56	18

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.