State roster

Top names in New Jersey

The names most likely to appear on 2020 New Jersey birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 74,147 New Jersey births in 2020 across 2,407 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.

#40Miriamoutside the national top 200
#49Racheloutside the national top 200
#50Chayaoutside the national top 200
#36Sara#183 nationally
#58Mosheoutside the national top 200
#61Chanaoutside the national top 200
#63Rivkaoutside the national top 200
#69Chaimoutside the national top 200
#28Esther#148 nationally
#82Yehudaoutside the national top 200
#89Kaylaoutside the national top 200
#98Yosefoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Olivia491US #1
#2Sophia451US #4
#3Emma438US #2
#4Mia404US #8
#5Ava397US #3
#6Charlotte372US #5
#7Amelia364US #6
#8Isabella356US #7
#9Gianna305US #13
#10Abigail260US #12
#11Leah259US #45
#12Sofia252US #17
#13Ella242US #15
#14Luna219US #14
#15Mila206US #20
#16Madison205US #23
#17Valentina204US #73
#18Camila203US #11
#19Emily201US #18
#20Avery191US #19
#21Scarlett191US #21
#22Emilia189US #41
#23Zoe187US #40
#24Chloe178US #25
#25Sarah177US #86
#26Penelope174US #26
#27Victoria171US #34
#28Esther170US #148
#29Grace169US #28
#30Aria168US #27
#31Riley164US #33
#32Eliana161US #53
#33Evelyn160US #9
#34Lily160US #35
#35Hailey159US #81
#36Sara159US #183
#37Harper146US #10
#38Elizabeth144US #16
#39Layla144US #24
#40Miriam143
#41Gabriella141US #77
#42Maya140US #61
#43Hannah137US #39
#44Skylar132US #64
#45Nora131US #30
#46Alaia127US #120
#47Ariana126US #79
#48Stella125US #42
#49Rachel120
#50Chaya119
#51Violet119US #37
#52Mackenzie117US #119
#53Madelyn117US #66
#54Savannah117US #67
#55Brielle116US #100
#56Samantha116US #90
#57Julia113US #108
#58Naomi111US #52
#59Sophie109US #75
#60Natalie108US #51
#61Chana107
#62Aurora106US #36
#63Rivka104
#64Zoey102US #32
#65Ellie100US #29
#66Arya99US #113
#67Addison96US #47
#68Lucy96US #50
#69Claire95US #58
#70Eleanor95US #22
#71Sienna95US #166
#72Everly93US #43
#73Lillian93US #46
#74Nova91US #38
#75Audrey90US #60
#76Eva90US #93
#77Isla90US #44
#78Jade89US #97
#79Alice87US #76
#80Genesis86US #62
#81Alexandra85US #138
#82Aubrey85US #56
#83Liliana84US #110
#84Rose84US #112
#85Bella83US #63
#86Kaylee80US #117
#87Josephine79US #87
#88Madeline79US #96
#89Kayla78
#90Kylie77US #132
#91Sadie77US #78
#92Elena76US #55
#93Aaliyah75US #65
#94Amaya75US #139
#95Quinn75US #84
#96Juliette74US #180
#97Allison73US #80
#98Brianna73US #145
#99Autumn72US #82
#100Ayla72US #131

Boys

#1Liam665US #1
#2Noah562US #2
#3Lucas420US #8
#4Joseph414US #26
#5Jacob402US #15
#6Michael392US #12
#7Benjamin381US #7
#8Matthew378US #30
#9James375US #6
#10Logan339US #16
#11Ethan338US #13
#12Dylan330US #42
#13Alexander316US #10
#14Daniel309US #14
#15Mason304US #11
#16Jack299US #21
#17Anthony296US #41
#18Jayden284US #37
#19Oliver280US #3
#20William280US #5
#21Sebastian272US #19
#22David270US #28
#23Ryan267US #57
#24Aiden261US #24
#25John261US #27
#26Nicholas260US #87
#27Leo237US #36
#28Luke234US #31
#29Cameron230US #65
#30Samuel223US #25
#31Christopher222US #47
#32Nathan216US #55
#33Henry213US #9
#34Luca213US #67
#35Thomas210US #45
#36Gabriel207US #38
#37Elijah206US #4
#38Joshua206US #53
#39Isaac203US #39
#40Mateo200US #20
#41Andrew197US #52
#42Carter193US #33
#43Owen191US #22
#44Austin190US #88
#45Jackson188US #17
#46Aaron184US #63
#47Theodore177US #23
#48Julian173US #34
#49Adam169US #97
#50Jaxon167US #48
#51Caleb164US #56
#52Adrian162US #58
#53Elias162US #54
#54Christian159US #62
#55Josiah154US #49
#56Jonathan152US #70
#57Dominic151US #89
#58Moshe150
#59Jordan147US #82
#60Charles144US #46
#61Hunter144US #68
#62Colton143US #66
#63Vincent140US #121
#64Wyatt139US #29
#65Landon135US #69
#66Asher134US #32
#67Ian132US #83
#68Grayson129US #35
#69Chaim127
#70Chase127US #123
#71Ezra127US #44
#72Jeremiah126US #74
#73Angel125US #76
#74Leonardo125US #86
#75Evan124US #105
#76Nolan124US #61
#77Robert123US #80
#78Miles122US #59
#79Zachary121US #135
#80Cole120US #133
#81Connor120US #78
#82Yehuda120
#83Levi117US #18
#84Tyler117US #130
#85Jason113US #119
#86Hudson112US #43
#87Thiago109US #168
#88Axel108US #72
#89Ayden108US #122
#90Declan107US #102
#91Kayden106US #99
#92Giovanni105US #120
#93Eli104US #60
#94Jaxson104US #85
#95Isaiah100US #51
#96Maverick99US #50
#97Nathaniel99US #125
#98Yosef98
#99Jace95US #96
#100Max95US #147

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑29Alaia#46
↑28Addison#67
↑28Everly#72
↑25Sophie#59
↑25Jordan#59
↑22Dominic#57
↑22Chaim#69
↑19Wyatt#64

Falling

↓31Brianna#98
↓25Connor#81
↓22Hannah#43
↓22Aubrey#82
↓21Harper#37
↓19Grayson#68
↓18Genesis#80
↓17Christian#54

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.