New Jersey Baby Names: Trends & Data (1910–2025)

Boys

New Jersey's male baby naming trends reveal significant shifts over time. Liam is projected as the top name in 2025, accounting for 749 births. This marks a stark contrast to the 1950s, when Robert was the dominant choice. Comparing current data to 30 years ago, Joshua shows the fastest ascent, climbing +8 rank positions. Meanwhile, David experienced the biggest decline, dropping -8 rank positions, illustrating evolving parental preferences across the decades.

Girls

New Jersey's female baby naming trends reveal Emma as the top choice in 2025, with 428 births recorded. This marks a significant shift from the 1950s, when Patricia was the dominant name. Over the last 30 years, Ashley's rank remained unchanged (0 positions), while Jessica saw the biggest decline, dropping 12 rank positions. Such data illustrates the dynamic nature of parental preferences across decades.

#1 Boy (2025)

Liam

#1 Girl (2025)

Emma

Fastest Rising

Joshua

↑ +8

Biggest Decline

David

↓ −8

Longest #1 Run

Michael

6 decades at #1

Total Births (2025)

19,470

births tracked

How the Most Popular Names Changed Over Time

Popularity by decade — lower ranks indicate greater popularity (#1 is the most popular name).

Decade	Liam	John	Noah	Robert	Joseph
1910s	—	Rank #1	—	Rank #9	Rank #2
1920s	—	Rank #1	—	Rank #3	Rank #4
1930s	—	Rank #2	—	Rank #1	Rank #4
1940s	—	Rank #2	—	Rank #1	Rank #6
1950s	—	Rank #2	—	Rank #1	Rank #8
1960s	—	Rank #2	—	Rank #3	Rank #6
1970s	—	Rank #2	—	Rank #3	Rank #7
1980s	—	Rank #6	—	Rank #8	Rank #5
1990s	—	Rank #7	—	Rank #13	Rank #4
2000s	—	Rank #9	—	—	Rank #3
2010s	Rank #3	—	Rank #6	—	Rank #5
2020s	Rank #1	—	Rank #2	—	Rank #4

Baby Names by Decade

Biggest Name Shifts

Names that climbed or fell the most in popularity

Fastest Rising

Joshua

+8 rank positions · since 1990s

Biggest Decline

David

-8 rank positions · since 1960s

How New Jersey Compares to the Nation

Names that rank notably higher or lower here vs. the U.S. overall

More Popular in New Jersey

Dovid
#99 here · #1050 nationally↑ +951
Yaakov
#84 here · #957 nationally↑ +873
Shlomo
#97 here · #948 nationally↑ +851
Shmuel
#81 here · #898 nationally↑ +817
Yisroel
#87 here · #787 nationally↑ +700

Less Popular in New Jersey

Ezra
#69 here · #20 nationally↓ −49
Santiago
#70 here · #26 nationally↓ −44
Wyatt
#82 here · #38 nationally↓ −44
Maverick
#93 here · #49 nationally↓ −44
Grayson
#94 here · #51 nationally↓ −43

Top 100 Baby Names in New Jersey

Most popular names in 2020–2025, ranked by total births

Top 10

RankNameBirthsNational

#1Liam749#1
#2Noah742#2
#3Lucas399#10
#4Luca378#14
#5Joseph374#29
#6James350#6
#7Michael343#21
#8Theodore338#4
#9Oliver335#3
#10Jack333#15

Names #11–100

#11 Anthony
#12 Benjamin
#13 Leo
#14 Ethan
#15 Jacob
#16 Mateo
#17 Daniel
#18 Alexander
#19 Dylan
#20 Matthew
#21 Thiago
#22 Logan
#23 David
#24 Thomas
#25 Cameron
#26 John
#27 Henry
#28 Sebastian
#29 Moshe
#30 Cooper
#31 Jayden
#32 Elias
#33 Owen
#34 William
#35 Nathan
#36 Samuel
#37 Luke
#38 Mason
#39 Aiden
#40 Nicholas
#41 Julian
#42 Miles
#43 Levi
#44 Ryan
#45 Christopher
#46 Asher
#47 Isaac
#48 Aaron
#49 Elijah
#50 Ian
#51 Gabriel
#52 Caleb
#53 Joshua
#54 Eithan
#55 Enzo
#56 Charles
#57 Dominic
#58 Hudson
#59 Yehuda
#60 Adam
#61 Austin
#62 Vincent
#63 Roman
#64 Andrew
#65 Carter
#66 Theo
#67 Gael
#68 Jackson
#69 Ezra
#70 Santiago
#71 Christian
#72 Nico
#73 Nolan
#74 Robert
#75 Giovanni
#76 Chaim
#77 Yosef
#78 Eli
#79 Bennett
#80 Leonardo
#81 Shmuel
#82 Wyatt
#83 Wesley
#84 Yaakov
#85 Lorenzo
#86 Matteo
#87 Yisroel
#88 Adrian
#89 Angel
#90 Connor
#91 Jeremiah
#92 Chase
#93 Maverick
#94 Grayson
#95 Dean
#96 Jonathan
#97 Shlomo
#98 Kai
#99 Dovid
#100 Isaiah

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