State roster

Top names in New Jersey

The names most likely to appear on 2011 New Jersey birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 79,355 New Jersey births in 2011 across 2,426 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.

#46Estheroutside the national top 200
#54Julianna#179 nationally
#88Chayaoutside the national top 200
#89Mosheoutside the national top 200
#99Miriamoutside the national top 200
#62Valentina#154 nationally
#43Sara#130 nationally
#40Brielle#126 nationally
#92Adrianna#177 nationally
#97Derek#181 nationally
#65Juliana#147 nationally
#54Jake#129 nationally

Girls

#1Sophia661US #1
#2Isabella637US #2
#3Olivia544US #4
#4Ava484US #5
#5Emily462US #6
#6Emma460US #3
#7Mia418US #9
#8Madison364US #8
#9Abigail351US #7
#10Samantha318US #17
#11Gabriella306US #34
#12Gianna288US #63
#13Sofia280US #19
#14Grace253US #16
#15Leah241US #29
#16Ella235US #12
#17Chloe232US #10
#18Sarah230US #39
#19Julia224US #58
#20Ashley222US #42
#21Victoria222US #23
#22Brianna215US #45
#23Lily212US #15
#24Kayla204US #59
#25Natalie199US #14
#26Charlotte193US #27
#27Elizabeth178US #11
#28Alexa177US #55
#29Hailey175US #32
#30Alexandra173US #76
#31Amelia173US #30
#32Angelina162US #104
#33Zoe159US #31
#34Avery155US #18
#35Alyssa152US #37
#36Kaylee150US #36
#37Arianna148US #52
#38Addison147US #13
#39Camila146US #48
#40Brielle145US #126
#41Maya145US #64
#42Riley144US #47
#43Sara143US #130
#44Layla142US #35
#45Savannah140US #41
#46Esther139
#47Anna135US #38
#48Ariana133US #84
#49Aubrey133US #20
#50Hannah132US #25
#51Makayla132US #56
#52Alexis127US #26
#53Rachel127US #116
#54Julianna123US #179
#55Sydney119US #65
#56Mackenzie118US #68
#57Taylor117US #44
#58Allison115US #40
#59Katherine115US #61
#60Eva114US #83
#61Nicole114US #117
#62Valentina113US #154
#63Adriana112US #132
#64Madeline111US #85
#65Juliana110US #147
#66Brooke109US #86
#67Peyton107US #53
#68Aaliyah103US #46
#69Lillian103US #22
#70Molly103US #78
#71Morgan103US #75
#72Kylie102US #57
#73Sophie99US #51
#74Bella98US #60
#75Nevaeh97US #33
#76Evelyn96US #24
#77Zoey95US #28
#78Rebecca94US #148
#79Jocelyn92US #71
#80Kimberly92US #67
#81Melanie92US #89
#82Genesis91US #81
#83Kaitlyn91US #100
#84Madelyn89US #79
#85Claire87US #50
#86London87US #94
#87Jennifer86US #134
#88Chaya84
#89Stella84US #74
#90Jessica83US #118
#91Scarlett83US #80
#92Adrianna82US #177
#93Gabrielle82US #119
#94Vanessa81US #120
#95Jasmine80US #72
#96Khloe80US #49
#97Liliana80US #115
#98Maria80US #92
#99Miriam80
#100Amy79US #143

Boys

#1Michael698US #6
#2Anthony592US #11
#3Ryan592US #25
#4Jayden585US #4
#5Jacob580US #1
#6Matthew577US #12
#7Joseph530US #22
#8Daniel510US #10
#9Alexander503US #8
#10Christopher485US #20
#11Nicholas478US #42
#12Mason449US #2
#13John436US #27
#14Aiden425US #9
#15Andrew419US #16
#16David412US #18
#17Joshua408US #14
#18Ethan399US #7
#19William392US #3
#20Justin387US #59
#21Noah377US #5
#22James376US #17
#23Lucas376US #29
#24Dylan361US #33
#25Christian354US #30
#26Logan353US #21
#27Liam346US #15
#28Benjamin339US #19
#29Gabriel313US #24
#30Jonathan301US #31
#31Brandon293US #47
#32Jack278US #45
#33Nathan276US #28
#34Tyler268US #38
#35Chase260US #69
#36Samuel245US #26
#37Sebastian244US #68
#38Thomas240US #63
#39Gavin236US #37
#40Jackson235US #23
#41Elijah232US #13
#42Luke231US #39
#43Evan227US #40
#44Kevin226US #67
#45Zachary218US #64
#46Robert217US #62
#47Angel203US #52
#48Jason201US #71
#49Aaron199US #51
#50Adam196US #81
#51Jordan196US #46
#52Julian196US #50
#53Jeremiah187US #49
#54Jake180US #129
#55Adrian178US #56
#56Connor174US #54
#57Isaiah164US #43
#58Brayden163US #36
#59Charles162US #61
#60Vincent158US #101
#61Owen156US #44
#62Caleb153US #32
#63Aidan151US #107
#64Nathaniel151US #84
#65Jose144US #65
#66Dominic142US #77
#67Sean142US #125
#68Ayden141US #70
#69Henry141US #57
#70Austin138US #60
#71Brian135US #122
#72Xavier135US #76
#73Alex133US #95
#74Colin132US #121
#75Isaac132US #35
#76Steven130US #124
#77Kyle129US #120
#78Luis129US #88
#79Carter128US #41
#80Giovanni128US #117
#81Cole124US #94
#82Ian123US #72
#83Landon118US #34
#84Bryan116US #110
#85Cameron115US #53
#86Josiah115US #80
#87Max115US #96
#88Patrick115US #143
#89Moshe114
#90Hunter109US #55
#91Brody107US #83
#92Eric106US #104
#93Mark102US #159
#94Antonio101US #118
#95Edward101US #148
#96Eli101US #58
#97Derek100US #181
#98Tristan100US #87
#99Jaden98US #100
#100Carlos97US #91

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑36Aubrey#49
↑34Brielle#40
↑34Savannah#45
↑32Eva#60
↑26Austin#70
↑25Camila#39
↑21Jocelyn#79
↑19Ayden#68

Falling

↓32Jessica#90
↓24Gabrielle#93
↓21Brooke#66
↓21Maria#98
↓21Jaden#99
↓18Allison#58
↓17Juliana#65
↓16Alexis#52

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.