State roster

Top names in New Jersey

The names most likely to appear on 2013 New Jersey birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 78,022 New Jersey births in 2013 across 2,414 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.

#37Estheroutside the national top 200
#68Chanaoutside the national top 200
#62Julianna#191 nationally
#75Giulianaoutside the national top 200
#79Chayaoutside the national top 200
#80Miriamoutside the national top 200
#34Sara#153 nationally
#83Mosheoutside the national top 200
#87Lucaoutside the national top 200
#94Shaneoutside the national top 200
#46Juliana#151 nationally
#84Sean#185 nationally

Girls

#1Isabella624US #4
#2Sophia610US #1
#3Olivia540US #3
#4Emma535US #2
#5Ava483US #5
#6Mia446US #6
#7Emily419US #7
#8Sofia351US #13
#9Madison330US #9
#10Abigail326US #8
#11Victoria289US #25
#12Gianna253US #87
#13Charlotte246US #11
#14Gabriella238US #38
#15Samantha237US #29
#16Leah229US #32
#17Amelia222US #17
#18Sarah217US #48
#19Chloe213US #14
#20Ella212US #15
#21Avery202US #12
#22Grace202US #22
#23Julia188US #75
#24Elizabeth187US #10
#25Hannah185US #23
#26Alexandra178US #82
#27Ashley172US #67
#28Aubrey170US #18
#29Riley170US #45
#30Lily167US #27
#31Alexa161US #60
#32Arianna160US #44
#33Layla160US #30
#34Sara156US #153
#35Valentina152US #129
#36Zoe152US #31
#37Esther151
#38Mackenzie149US #62
#39Hailey148US #43
#40Brianna146US #71
#41Allison140US #34
#42Ariana140US #54
#43Natalie139US #21
#44Kayla135US #96
#45Maya135US #72
#46Juliana134US #151
#47Kaylee133US #40
#48Zoey132US #24
#49Camila131US #39
#50Nicole130US #91
#51Adriana125US #150
#52Anna125US #35
#53Genesis125US #55
#54Addison121US #19
#55Scarlett121US #42
#56Angelina120US #147
#57Harper120US #16
#58Savannah120US #36
#59Makayla119US #94
#60Skylar116US #73
#61Evelyn114US #20
#62Julianna114US #191
#63Brielle113US #117
#64Melanie109US #84
#65Penelope109US #56
#66Alyssa108US #57
#67Katherine105US #77
#68Chana104
#69Eva104US #88
#70Madelyn104US #68
#71Peyton103US #51
#72Lillian102US #26
#73Rachel100US #137
#74Aria98US #41
#75Giuliana96
#76Naomi95US #86
#77Aaliyah94US #37
#78Liliana94US #124
#79Chaya93
#80Miriam93
#81Taylor93US #59
#82Autumn92US #64
#83Alexis91US #47
#84Kimberly90US #101
#85Kylie89US #61
#86Sophie89US #76
#87Bella88US #58
#88Brooke88US #115
#89Molly88US #102
#90Eliana86US #125
#91Morgan85US #100
#92Amy84US #139
#93Claire84US #50
#94Madeline83US #90
#95London81US #85
#96Stella81US #70
#97Brooklyn80US #28
#98Audrey78US #33
#99Kaitlyn76US #134
#100Mya76US #116

Boys

#1Michael606US #7
#2Matthew558US #15
#3Jacob548US #2
#4Joseph524US #20
#5Liam516US #3
#6Anthony499US #19
#7Ryan492US #30
#8Daniel491US #10
#9Alexander474US #8
#10Ethan470US #6
#11Mason468US #4
#12Jayden451US #9
#13Dylan431US #29
#14Noah425US #1
#15Nicholas415US #54
#16Lucas394US #23
#17Joshua392US #21
#18Aiden361US #12
#19Benjamin360US #14
#20James358US #13
#21David356US #17
#22Logan356US #18
#23Christian350US #35
#24Christopher334US #26
#25John316US #27
#26William316US #5
#27Andrew310US #22
#28Gabriel304US #24
#29Jack288US #40
#30Justin279US #85
#31Sebastian271US #46
#32Luke269US #34
#33Jonathan253US #41
#34Jackson250US #16
#35Thomas246US #61
#36Tyler237US #63
#37Nathan233US #31
#38Brandon232US #70
#39Elijah221US #11
#40Evan221US #55
#41Samuel216US #25
#42Gavin214US #50
#43Kevin213US #72
#44Julian211US #47
#45Owen209US #38
#46Robert209US #62
#47Chase201US #78
#48Connor191US #56
#49Dominic190US #68
#50Adam187US #82
#51Aaron183US #51
#52Brayden183US #48
#53Jason183US #79
#54Zachary180US #73
#55Angel174US #67
#56Adrian173US #60
#57Jordan173US #53
#58Carter170US #33
#59Henry169US #37
#60Jeremiah168US #58
#61Cameron167US #59
#62Austin166US #64
#63Caleb165US #32
#64Isaac160US #28
#65Charles154US #57
#66Josiah152US #69
#67Jake150US #166
#68Vincent149US #101
#69Brian141US #150
#70Xavier141US #83
#71Landon140US #39
#72Nathaniel137US #91
#73Isaiah133US #44
#74Hunter129US #36
#75Declan127US #121
#76Blake124US #75
#77Jaxon124US #45
#78Eli123US #43
#79Ian123US #80
#80Max121US #111
#81Ayden120US #71
#82Luis118US #97
#83Moshe115
#84Sean115US #185
#85Colin114US #125
#86Giovanni113US #128
#87Luca113
#88Jace112US #66
#89Kyle111US #155
#90Alex110US #110
#91Jeremy110US #160
#92Joel108US #144
#93Patrick106US #154
#94Shane105
#95Jose102US #76
#96Carlos101US #106
#97Aidan100US #146
#98Oliver100US #52
#99Steven100US #134
#100Edward99US #145

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑30Brian#69
↑22Sebastian#31
↑20Aubrey#28
↑20Evelyn#61
↑20Blake#76
↑19Josiah#66
↑18Eva#69
↑18Peyton#71

Falling

↓28Kaitlyn#99
↓27Alyssa#66
↓24Audrey#98
↓24Steven#99
↓22Taylor#81
↓22Brooke#88
↓21Kylie#85
↓20Jeremy#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.