New Jersey · 1996

Top 100 names in New Jersey, 1996, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Samantha	844
#2	Jessica	834
#3	Nicole	750
#4	Emily	736
#5	Amanda	679
#6	Ashley	646
#7	Sarah	606
#8	Rachel	504
#9	Stephanie	491
#10	Lauren	453
#11	Brianna	442
#12	Jennifer	437
#13	Alexandra	423
#14	Victoria	417
#15	Danielle	413
#16	Taylor	410
#17	Rebecca	400
#18	Alexis	384
#19	Kayla	384
#20	Alyssa	383
#21	Elizabeth	380
#22	Megan	336
#23	Julia	335
#24	Melissa	332
#25	Brittany	322
#26	Katherine	318
#27	Michelle	302
#28	Erin	300
#29	Kelly	296
#30	Olivia	270
#31	Christina	265
#32	Kimberly	264
#33	Kaitlyn	247
#34	Hannah	244
#35	Shannon	241
#36	Gabrielle	238
#37	Amber	235
#38	Morgan	232
#39	Courtney	226
#40	Sabrina	214
#41	Tiffany	207
#42	Allison	207
#43	Sara	207
#44	Madison	207
#45	Natalie	206
#46	Kelsey	202
#47	Jenna	196
#48	Jacqueline	194
#49	Abigail	191
#50	Jasmine	190
#51	Caroline	189
#52	Marissa	187
#53	Alexa	184
#54	Maria	184
#55	Briana	180
#56	Kristen	176
#57	Anna	175
#58	Laura	168
#59	Mary	163
#60	Catherine	159
#61	Melanie	156
#62	Erica	155
#63	Carly	153
#64	Paige	152
#65	Jamie	152
#66	Brooke	151
#67	Angela	150
#68	Chelsea	149
#69	Vanessa	148
#70	Sydney	147
#71	Emma	141
#72	Gabriella	138
#73	Caitlin	135
#74	Grace	134
#75	Dana	133
#76	Christine	132
#77	Casey	131
#78	Destiny	130
#79	Haley	125
#80	Kathryn	125
#81	Heather	123
#82	Alexandria	119
#83	Cassandra	118
#84	Amy	118
#85	Monica	116
#86	Kathleen	112
#87	Gianna	109
#88	Katelyn	107
#89	Crystal	106
#90	Leah	106
#91	Jillian	105
#92	Andrea	104
#93	Dominique	103
#94	Margaret	101
#95	Meghan	101
#96	Jordan	101
#97	Alicia	98
#98	Erika	97
#99	Madeline	96
#100	Tara	96

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
Brielle	78	18	2
Pooja	20	5	1
Shivani	21	5	1
Gianna	109	26	4
Nyasia	22	5	1
Zhane	21	5	1
Nicolette	55	13	3
Alessandra	24	6	2
Kerry	25	6	2
Yamilex	25	6	2
Amani	20	5	1
Nathalie	31	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.