New Jersey · 2000

Top 100 names in New Jersey, 2000, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Emily	812
#2	Samantha	693
#3	Nicole	611
#4	Jessica	606
#5	Sarah	588
#6	Julia	569
#7	Ashley	562
#8	Brianna	495
#9	Kayla	483
#10	Lauren	481
#11	Amanda	457
#12	Olivia	430
#13	Victoria	419
#14	Madison	404
#15	Alyssa	398
#16	Hannah	390
#17	Elizabeth	383
#18	Rachel	377
#19	Alexis	334
#20	Alexandra	321
#21	Jennifer	308
#22	Katherine	305
#23	Emma	297
#24	Taylor	281
#25	Grace	280
#26	Megan	279
#27	Kaitlyn	271
#28	Stephanie	269
#29	Isabella	268
#30	Abigail	264
#31	Rebecca	262
#32	Natalie	248
#33	Danielle	248
#34	Michelle	238
#35	Gianna	230
#36	Alexa	225
#37	Gabrielle	219
#38	Gabriella	217
#39	Erin	215
#40	Morgan	214
#41	Sophia	210
#42	Anna	209
#43	Melissa	206
#44	Jenna	199
#45	Sara	198
#46	Destiny	196
#47	Christina	196
#48	Sydney	193
#49	Caroline	190
#50	Catherine	178
#51	Allison	177
#52	Kelly	169
#53	Caitlin	168
#54	Kimberly	167
#55	Maria	163
#56	Jillian	162
#57	Hailey	159
#58	Jordan	150
#59	Jacqueline	148
#60	Briana	147
#61	Jasmine	145
#62	Shannon	143
#63	Sabrina	139
#64	Angela	139
#65	Chloe	138
#66	Mia	138
#67	Jada	133
#68	Brooke	133
#69	Paige	130
#70	Mackenzie	128
#71	Andrea	128
#72	Madeline	128
#73	Laura	125
#74	Carly	123
#75	Mary	120
#76	Melanie	118
#77	Meghan	118
#78	Amber	117
#79	Haley	116
#80	Courtney	116
#81	Arianna	113
#82	Katelyn	111
#83	Diana	111
#84	Amy	110
#85	Leah	109
#86	Brittany	108
#87	Erica	108
#88	Tiffany	106
#89	Vanessa	105
#90	Ava	104
#91	Ariana	104
#92	Margaret	101
#93	Chelsea	101
#94	Molly	99
#95	Gabriela	98
#96	Sierra	97
#97	Cassandra	96
#98	Kathryn	96
#99	Kelsey	93
#100	Marissa	92

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
Rivka	30	7	1
Shivani	20	5	1
Brielle	58	14	2
Riya	22	5	1
Gianna	230	55	7
Giana	27	6	1
Shreya	24	6	1
Priya	22	5	1
Chana	26	6	1
Kerry	22	5	1
Anjali	27	6	1
Francesca	79	19	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.