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Top names in New Jersey

The names most likely to appear on 2024 New Jersey birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 76,103 New Jersey births in 2024 across 2,512 distinct names.

Distinctively New Jersey

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say New Jersey more than they say America.

#21Miriamoutside the national top 200
#24Racheloutside the national top 200
#35Rivkaoutside the national top 200
#30Sara#187 nationally
#47Chayaoutside the national top 200
#47Mosheoutside the national top 200
#52Chanaoutside the national top 200
#62Yehudaoutside the national top 200
#63Chaimoutside the national top 200
#67Malkaoutside the national top 200
#71Yosefoutside the national top 200
#72Francescaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mia468US #5
#2Sophia465US #6
#3Emma456US #2
#4Olivia418US #1
#5Charlotte386US #4
#6Amelia376US #3
#7Isabella375US #7
#8Sofia291US #10
#9Leah279US #53
#10Ava268US #9
#11Zoe260US #29
#12Esther232US #130
#13Luna228US #13
#14Chloe221US #20
#15Valentina216US #47
#16Gianna211US #23
#17Madison205US #45
#18Mila199US #33
#19Emily196US #25
#20Harper194US #12
#21Miriam186
#22Camila182US #11
#23Lily178US #24
#24Rachel177
#25Aria173US #26
#26Ella172US #30
#27Grace171US #40
#28Eliana170US #18
#29Scarlett169US #27
#30Sara166US #187
#31Violet165US #15
#32Penelope164US #28
#33Abigail163US #32
#34Nora161US #22
#35Rivka158
#36Riley156US #42
#37Hannah155US #52
#38Layla155US #37
#39Stella151US #49
#40Victoria151US #48
#41Isla150US #35
#42Maya150US #51
#43Avery149US #31
#44Sarah148US #93
#45Emilia146US #43
#46Hailey141US #100
#47Chaya140
#48Aurora139US #16
#49Elizabeth137US #17
#50Evelyn137US #8
#51Ellie136US #21
#52Chana130
#53Gabriella128US #106
#54Lucy126US #34
#55Sophie118US #60
#56Madelyn117US #65
#57Sienna116US #139
#58Genesis112US #55
#59Elena111US #46
#60Alaia110US #112
#61Ailany107US #101
#62Liliana107US #80
#63Ayla104US #69
#64Hazel104US #19
#65Savannah104US #108
#66Claire99US #67
#67Malka99
#68Natalie98US #73
#69Zoey98US #59
#70Eleanor96US #14
#71Naomi96US #44
#72Francesca94
#73Alessia93
#74Juliette93US #129
#75Bella92US #109
#76Nova92US #39
#77Alana91US #143
#78Brielle90US #144
#79Autumn89US #79
#80Maeve89US #75
#81Quinn89US #96
#82Madeline87US #86
#83Julia86US #116
#84Lucia86US #98
#85Ariana85US #102
#86Mackenzie85US #200
#87Brianna83US #181
#88Ashley82US #124
#89Eva82US #120
#90Sadie82US #57
#91Alice81US #63
#92Cecilia81US #123
#93Addison80US #68
#94Maria79US #74
#95Audrey78US #82
#96Jade78US #84
#97Alina76US #136
#98Josephine76US #56
#99Antonella75
#100Kennedy75US #89

Boys

#1Liam773US #1
#2Noah717US #2
#3Lucas428US #9
#4Joseph348US #32
#5Michael340US #18
#6Ethan339US #19
#7Luca338US #23
#8Anthony333US #44
#9James332US #5
#10Oliver309US #3
#11Jack308US #15
#12Benjamin303US #11
#13Dylan298US #28
#14Logan295US #45
#15Theodore288US #4
#16David286US #31
#17Daniel283US #16
#18Jacob280US #40
#19Matthew280US #33
#20Mateo260US #7
#21Leo259US #24
#22Sebastian254US #14
#23Cameron241US #66
#24Henry240US #6
#25Thiago234US #55
#26John230US #21
#27Aiden224US #47
#28Jayden223US #59
#29Elijah216US #8
#30William214US #10
#31Isaac213US #41
#32Owen213US #26
#33Alexander212US #27
#34Asher206US #20
#35Julian201US #30
#36Thomas200US #39
#37Mason197US #42
#38Levi195US #12
#39Joshua192US #57
#40Gabriel190US #43
#41Nicholas189US #117
#42Nathan188US #62
#43Samuel187US #17
#44Christopher183US #61
#45Caleb177US #49
#46Luke177US #34
#47Moshe176
#48Miles175US #37
#49Ryan175US #87
#50Elias172US #25
#51Jackson167US #35
#52Aaron166US #79
#53Andrew165US #68
#54Ian161US #75
#55Charles159US #51
#56Hudson157US #22
#57Dominic152US #107
#58Austin150US #108
#59Ezra147US #13
#60Nolan145US #64
#61Roman145US #52
#62Yehuda144
#63Chaim140
#64Kai140US #76
#65Vincent140US #111
#66Enzo138US #74
#67Carter136US #46
#68Josiah135US #53
#69Adrian133US #72
#70Lorenzo133US #116
#71Yosef133
#72Adam132US #100
#73Theo132US #80
#74Leonardo124US #84
#75Wyatt124US #38
#76Nico123
#77Grayson121US #48
#78Angel118US #63
#79Jonathan117US #83
#80Santiago117US #29
#81Christian112US #77
#82Giovanni112US #122
#83Matteo111US #138
#84Cooper110US #50
#85Jeremiah110US #93
#86Jordan110US #104
#87Shmuel109
#88Gael106US #89
#89Connor105US #136
#90Robert105US #90
#91Wesley105US #58
#92Maverick104US #36
#93Axel102US #78
#94Yaakov101
#95Eli99US #92
#96Landon99US #106
#97Chase98US #173
#98Tyler97US #191
#99Cole96US #162
#100Kayden95US #125

On the move since 2023

Rising

↑23Malka#67
↑23Roman#61
↑22Hazel#64
↑20Rachel#24
↑18Lorenzo#70
↑17Rivka#35
↑16Isla#41
↑16Giovanni#82

Falling

↓26Chase#97
↓25Christian#81
↓19Layla#38
↓18Ariana#85
↓17Landon#96
↓17Tyler#98
↓16Emilia#45
↓16Mason#37

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2023 rankings.