State roster

Top names in New Jersey

The names most likely to appear on 1958 New Jersey birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 118,422 New Jersey births in 1958 across 1,202 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.

#82Gerard#191 nationally
#93Maryannoutside the national top 200
#62Nicholas#153 nationally
#75Doreen#161 nationally
#40Eileen#125 nationally
#37Maureen#110 nationally
#64Lorraine#136 nationally
#68Francis#135 nationally
#75Theodore#140 nationally
#59Joann#122 nationally
#39Vincent#98 nationally
#97Guy#156 nationally

Girls

#1Susan1,785US #2
#2Mary1,724US #1
#3Patricia1,716US #5
#4Linda1,479US #3
#5Karen1,431US #4
#6Donna1,298US #10
#7Barbara1,189US #9
#8Nancy1,183US #12
#9Kathleen1,153US #21
#10Deborah1,076US #7
#11Diane985US #18
#12Debra890US #6
#13Cynthia792US #8
#14Carol788US #20
#15Cheryl729US #13
#16Sharon716US #17
#17Elizabeth702US #22
#18Denise665US #27
#19Lisa655US #19
#20Margaret526US #31
#21Kathy507US #14
#22Janet495US #28
#23Joanne485US #80
#24Theresa453US #33
#25Debbie452US #24
#26Robin446US #32
#27Sandra440US #15
#28Pamela428US #11
#29Laura427US #29
#30Catherine421US #38
#31Kim401US #40
#32Christine400US #43
#33Cindy396US #25
#34Lori392US #30
#35Michele382US #92
#36Judith359US #62
#37Maureen354US #110
#38Joan345US #68
#39Janice334US #35
#40Eileen333US #125
#41Gail330US #72
#42Lynn327US #60
#43Ellen312US #93
#44Ann291US #47
#45Jane288US #61
#46Darlene277US #49
#47Joyce277US #46
#48Anne275US #87
#49Brenda272US #16
#50Maria271US #65
#51Valerie266US #64
#52Jean263US #73
#53Dawn259US #84
#54Michelle255US #56
#55Carolyn253US #37
#56Cathy252US #34
#57Bonnie246US #63
#58Laurie241US #70
#59Joann235US #122
#60Leslie232US #79
#61Marie231US #106
#62Virginia224US #85
#63Judy220US #36
#64Lorraine217US #136
#65Suzanne213US #104
#66Jo210US #91
#67Kathryn199US #58
#68Dorothy194US #86
#69Diana193US #45
#70Elaine190US #101
#71Beth189US #95
#72Wendy188US #107
#73Julie183US #23
#74Angela182US #83
#75Doreen182US #161
#76Jill179US #98
#77Rose177US #78
#78Teresa177US #26
#79Peggy171US #42
#80Helen169US #100
#81Ruth168US #90
#82Colleen164US #116
#83Katherine164US #74
#84Beverly162US #55
#85Victoria162US #109
#86Jacqueline161US #99
#87Renee160US #105
#88Anna159US #103
#89Andrea157US #135
#90Betty157US #54
#91Annette156US #76
#92Amy154US #97
#93Maryann153
#94Shirley146US #52
#95Jeanne145US #123
#96Regina144US #120
#97Terry144US #89
#98Phyllis142US #94
#99Paula140US #53
#100Frances136US #118

Boys

#1John3,471US #5
#2Robert3,216US #4
#3Michael3,008US #1
#4James2,332US #3
#5William2,125US #6
#6David1,990US #2
#7Richard1,906US #8
#8Joseph1,902US #12
#9Thomas1,846US #9
#10Mark1,429US #7
#11Paul1,020US #15
#12Charles990US #11
#13Kevin951US #20
#14Steven929US #10
#15Edward919US #28
#16Kenneth870US #14
#17Anthony863US #27
#18Jeffrey784US #21
#19Peter781US #41
#20George763US #31
#21Daniel747US #16
#22Gary715US #17
#23Frank703US #38
#24Ronald695US #19
#25Brian692US #24
#26Donald689US #18
#27Stephen648US #26
#28Timothy617US #13
#29Scott611US #25
#30Christopher507US #39
#31Raymond475US #43
#32Gregory470US #23
#33Bruce428US #36
#34Douglas417US #30
#35Keith401US #37
#36Andrew363US #55
#37Dennis354US #29
#38Wayne344US #48
#39Vincent328US #98
#40Patrick324US #42
#41Glenn322US #76
#42Walter304US #63
#43Lawrence302US #52
#44Eric294US #50
#45Alan288US #49
#46Louis278US #94
#47Arthur240US #72
#48Craig230US #53
#49Philip226US #67
#50Albert222US #89
#51Matthew214US #60
#52Ralph212US #78
#53Carl209US #51
#54Larry205US #22
#55Russell196US #54
#56Martin185US #71
#57Frederick181US #110
#58Gerald181US #58
#59Barry178US #79
#60Howard178US #95
#61Eugene174US #103
#62Nicholas174US #153
#63Henry164US #83
#64Stanley162US #88
#65Harry160US #111
#66Leonard158US #102
#67Steve151US #44
#68Francis147US #135
#69Roger140US #47
#70Chris138US #93
#71Mike137US #40
#72Fred134US #115
#73Harold129US #84
#74Samuel128US #85
#75Theodore127US #140
#76Bill126US #99
#77Jerry124US #35
#78Jay122US #86
#79Jonathan121US #124
#80Alfred120US #133
#81Victor119US #107
#82Gerard116US #191
#83Jack116US #80
#84Todd109US #116
#85Tom108US #96
#86Edwin107US #137
#87Dean103US #97
#88Jose103US #118
#89Kurt103US #134
#90Marc103US #145
#91Joe102US #56
#92Jeff101US #68
#93Jim99US #87
#94Roy99US #75
#95Ernest98US #113
#96Dale97US #46
#97Guy96US #156
#98Glen94US #131
#99Norman92US #125
#100Randy92US #32

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑23Julie#73
↑23Chris#70
↑22Michelle#54
↑21Peggy#79
↑20Lori#34
↑19Dawn#53
↑17Mike#71
↑15Darlene#46

Falling

↓23Randy#100
↓21Beverly#84
↓18Elaine#70
↓16Roy#94
↓12Cindy#33
↓12Rose#77
↓11Jo#66
↓11Marc#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.