New Jersey · 2012

Top 100 names in New Jersey, 2012, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Sophia	643
#2	Isabella	582
#3	Emma	527
#4	Olivia	526
#5	Ava	473
#6	Mia	452
#7	Emily	435
#8	Madison	386
#9	Abigail	343
#10	Gianna	273
#11	Samantha	259
#12	Sofia	256
#13	Gabriella	253
#14	Victoria	246
#15	Ella	244
#16	Sarah	241
#17	Ashley	232
#18	Chloe	226
#19	Leah	223
#20	Charlotte	219
#21	Grace	218
#22	Brianna	206
#23	Lily	203
#24	Elizabeth	195
#25	Zoe	193
#26	Julia	188
#27	Avery	183
#28	Hailey	181
#29	Alexa	174
#30	Maya	169
#31	Natalie	167
#32	Amelia	167
#33	Arianna	160
#34	Alexandra	156
#35	Riley	153
#36	Hannah	150
#37	Sara	148
#38	Kayla	146
#39	Alyssa	142
#40	Angelina	135
#41	Valentina	135
#42	Layla	133
#43	Juliana	133
#44	Makayla	131
#45	Allison	131
#46	Ariana	127
#47	Aubrey	124
#48	Addison	124
#49	Brielle	122
#50	Scarlett	122
#51	Esther	121
#52	Camila	120
#53	Savannah	120
#54	Harper	119
#55	Mackenzie	119
#56	Adriana	117
#57	Kaylee	116
#58	Taylor	116
#59	Nicole	116
#60	Genesis	115
#61	Katherine	115
#62	Rachel	114
#63	Zoey	113
#64	Kylie	113
#65	Anna	113
#66	Brooke	112
#67	Melanie	110
#68	Aaliyah	110
#69	Miriam	106
#70	Kaitlyn	103
#71	Bella	103
#72	Julianna	102
#73	Skylar	98
#74	Madelyn	97
#75	Audrey	97
#76	Sophie	96
#77	Maria	94
#78	Kimberly	92
#79	Lillian	91
#80	Evelyn	90
#81	Batsheva	90
#82	Stella	90
#83	Alexis	88
#84	Autumn	87
#85	Jasmine	87
#86	Paige	87
#87	Eva	85
#88	Peyton	84
#89	Giuliana	84
#90	Naomi	83
#91	Madeline	83
#92	Claire	83
#93	Jordyn	83
#94	Chaya	82
#95	Molly	81
#96	Morgan	80
#97	Natalia	79
#98	Sydney	79
#99	Vanessa	78
#100	Stephanie	76

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
Batsheva	90	25	1
Rochel	43	12	1
Yehudis	32	9	0
Nechama	35	10	0
Shoshana	39	11	1
Ahuva	20	5	0
Yocheved	30	8	1
Chava	33	9	1
Rivka	73	20	1
Malka	33	9	1
Devorah	27	7	1
Chana	75	21	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.