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Top names in New Jersey

The names most likely to appear on 2019 New Jersey birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 74,862 New Jersey births in 2019 across 2,429 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.

#44Miriamoutside the national top 200
#47Rivkaoutside the national top 200
#54Chanaoutside the national top 200
#59Mosheoutside the national top 200
#68Chayaoutside the national top 200
#59Rachel#191 nationally
#37Esther#165 nationally
#40Sara#163 nationally
#91Chaimoutside the national top 200
#75Alaia#184 nationally
#93Rocheloutside the national top 200
#95Yosefoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma517US #2
#2Olivia512US #1
#3Sophia460US #4
#4Mia415US #8
#5Isabella402US #5
#6Ava378US #3
#7Charlotte364US #6
#8Amelia347US #7
#9Emily261US #12
#10Madison255US #26
#11Abigail251US #11
#12Sofia248US #17
#13Mila228US #19
#14Ella222US #13
#15Leah217US #43
#16Harper212US #9
#17Valentina203US #65
#18Victoria201US #25
#19Camila200US #15
#20Avery199US #18
#21Hannah195US #32
#22Luna194US #16
#23Scarlett193US #21
#24Layla187US #23
#25Gianna186US #79
#26Aria182US #20
#27Emilia181US #44
#28Chloe179US #24
#29Zoe174US #38
#30Evelyn173US #10
#31Sarah167US #81
#32Riley165US #30
#33Penelope164US #22
#34Lily163US #34
#35Elizabeth161US #14
#36Grace159US #28
#37Esther158US #165
#38Eliana155US #62
#39Hailey151US #76
#40Sara144US #163
#41Stella143US #40
#42Gabriella141US #75
#43Maya139US #64
#44Miriam139
#45Savannah139US #54
#46Samantha135US #80
#47Rivka134
#48Mackenzie130US #111
#49Nora129US #29
#50Violet125US #36
#51Zoey125US #31
#52Ellie123US #35
#53Skylar122US #56
#54Chana119
#55Ariana118US #69
#56Natalie118US #41
#57Julia117US #99
#58Madelyn117US #72
#59Rachel117US #191
#60Aubrey112US #46
#61Brielle111US #101
#62Genesis111US #58
#63Naomi111US #59
#64Isla106US #57
#65Lucy102US #48
#66Ashley100US #137
#67Brianna100US #147
#68Chaya99
#69Anna98US #63
#70Audrey96US #49
#71Aurora96US #39
#72Lillian96US #37
#73Bella95US #50
#74Eleanor95US #27
#75Alaia94US #184
#76Alexandra93US #130
#77Arya93US #92
#78Eva93US #86
#79Claire90US #55
#80Liliana89US #109
#81Madeline87US #98
#82Quinn87US #83
#83Sienna87US #181
#84Sophie87US #85
#85Autumn86US #82
#86Nova85US #51
#87Elena83US #60
#88Kayla82US #182
#89Juliana80US #175
#90Alice78US #73
#91Maria76US #106
#92Peyton75US #97
#93Rochel75
#94Ruby75US #66
#95Addison73US #47
#96Allison73US #78
#97Brooke72
#98Kaylee72US #114
#99Aaliyah71US #70
#100Everly71US #42

Boys

#1Liam635US #1
#2Noah560US #2
#3Lucas499US #8
#4Joseph436US #24
#5Matthew422US #23
#6Michael410US #14
#7Jacob405US #12
#8James369US #6
#9Benjamin367US #7
#10Daniel367US #15
#11Alexander363US #10
#12Mason358US #9
#13Logan356US #16
#14Ethan349US #11
#15Dylan346US #39
#16Anthony343US #38
#17Ryan317US #54
#18Jack298US #19
#19Jayden292US #35
#20Sebastian283US #18
#21John276US #28
#22David273US #27
#23Nicholas262US #78
#24Aiden261US #20
#25William259US #4
#26Gabriel246US #37
#27Joshua241US #48
#28Oliver239US #3
#29Nathan237US #55
#30Henry224US #13
#31Carter223US #30
#32Luke222US #32
#33Christopher219US #44
#34Julian215US #31
#35Jackson214US #17
#36Elijah213US #5
#37Christian209US #57
#38Andrew208US #46
#39Owen205US #21
#40Leo204US #40
#41Mateo203US #26
#42Isaac201US #34
#43Samuel197US #22
#44Aaron196US #61
#45Thomas195US #47
#46Luca183US #87
#47Cameron180US #67
#48Jaxon177US #42
#49Grayson168US #33
#50Adrian167US #56
#51Theodore165US #36
#52Caleb161US #51
#53Jonathan159US #64
#54Austin155US #88
#55Adam152US #91
#56Connor148US #68
#57Landon145US #63
#58Ian142US #81
#59Moshe141
#60Vincent141US #115
#61Robert139US #76
#62Zachary139US #124
#63Angel138US #73
#64Asher136US #43
#65Brayden135US #101
#66Charles135US #52
#67Elias135US #60
#68Colton134US #59
#69Josiah134US #45
#70Levi133US #25
#71Jason132US #103
#72Jeremiah132US #69
#73Hunter131US #66
#74Nolan130US #65
#75Evan129US #96
#76Tyler128US #127
#77Chase125US #121
#78Declan125US #95
#79Dominic124US #85
#80Cole123US #123
#81Kayden121US #97
#82Thiago120US #184
#83Wyatt118US #29
#84Jordan116US #89
#85Miles115US #75
#86Hudson107US #50
#87Justin107US #154
#88Max107US #137
#89Leonardo106US #86
#90Brandon104US #141
#91Chaim104
#92George102US #120
#93Isaiah102US #53
#94Lorenzo101US #146
#95Yosef101
#96Greyson98US #79
#97Jace97US #93
#98Kevin97US #149
#99Yehuda97
#100Kai96US #100

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑35Rivka#47
↑33Violet#50
↑28Ellie#52
↑27Eliana#38
↑26Isla#64
↑26Lucy#65
↑24Colton#68
↑22Grayson#49

Falling

↓29Addison#95
↓20Bella#73
↓20Kayla#88
↓20Adam#55
↓19Chaya#68
↓19Jordan#84
↓17Gabriella#42
↓17Kaylee#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.