New Jersey · 2002

Top 100 names in New Jersey, 2002, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Emily	786
#2	Samantha	576
#3	Ashley	563
#4	Sarah	518
#5	Kayla	509
#6	Julia	502
#7	Jessica	495
#8	Olivia	481
#9	Nicole	477
#10	Isabella	460
#11	Madison	459
#12	Brianna	428
#13	Alyssa	406
#14	Emma	400
#15	Lauren	389
#16	Rachel	363
#17	Victoria	356
#18	Amanda	346
#19	Grace	339
#20	Alexandra	337
#21	Abigail	323
#22	Elizabeth	319
#23	Sophia	318
#24	Hannah	290
#25	Alexis	288
#26	Gianna	287
#27	Jennifer	264
#28	Katherine	263
#29	Taylor	255
#30	Natalie	249
#31	Gabriella	249
#32	Kaitlyn	242
#33	Stephanie	233
#34	Alexa	232
#35	Sara	227
#36	Rebecca	220
#37	Jenna	211
#38	Morgan	207
#39	Megan	205
#40	Anna	205
#41	Sydney	204
#42	Erin	200
#43	Michelle	196
#44	Mia	194
#45	Hailey	187
#46	Angelina	184
#47	Caroline	181
#48	Ava	177
#49	Kelly	176
#50	Jasmine	175
#51	Allison	174
#52	Chloe	167
#53	Gabrielle	167
#54	Brooke	166
#55	Destiny	164
#56	Jordan	163
#57	Melanie	162
#58	Danielle	160
#59	Christina	151
#60	Paige	146
#61	Mackenzie	142
#62	Maria	140
#63	Catherine	140
#64	Kimberly	140
#65	Melissa	132
#66	Ariana	131
#67	Maya	131
#68	Briana	129
#69	Aaliyah	129
#70	Sofia	128
#71	Haley	127
#72	Julianna	127
#73	Mary	127
#74	Vanessa	124
#75	Jillian	123
#76	Jacqueline	123
#77	Arianna	120
#78	Faith	120
#79	Madeline	119
#80	Angela	119
#81	Leah	118
#82	Amy	113
#83	Gabriela	113
#84	Daniela	112
#85	Caitlin	111
#86	Juliana	110
#87	Shannon	110
#88	Zoe	109
#89	Jada	107
#90	Katelyn	106
#91	Kylie	103
#92	Carly	103
#93	Amber	100
#94	Laura	99
#95	Isabel	98
#96	Diana	97
#97	Sabrina	96
#98	Andrea	94
#99	Jade	93
#100	Lily	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
Rochel	25	6	0
Shoshana	25	6	1
Malka	25	6	1
Devorah	21	5	1
Rivka	40	10	1
Riya	42	10	1
Ria	24	6	1
Chana	40	10	1
Brielle	54	13	2
Esha	28	7	1
Gianna	287	70	11
Chaya	49	12	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.