New Jersey Baby Names
#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
Fastest Rising
Ashley
↑ +0
Biggest Decline
Jessica
↓ −12
Longest #1 Run
Mary
2 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
15,495
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
Most popular · Runner-up per decade
1910sJohnJoseph
1920sJohnWilliam
1930sRobertJohn
1940sRobertJohn
1950sRobertJohn
1960sMichaelJohn
Recent Decades
1970sMichaelJohn
1980sMichaelChristopher
1990sMichaelMatthew
2000sMichaelMatthew
2010sMichaelMatthew
2020sLiamNoah
1910sMaryHelen
1920sMaryDorothy
1930sJoanMary
1940sBarbaraPatricia
1950sPatriciaLinda
1960sLisaSusan
Recent Decades
1970sJenniferLisa
1980sJenniferJessica
1990sJessicaSamantha
2000sEmilyIsabella
2010sIsabellaSophia
2020sOliviaEmma
Biggest Name Shifts
Names that climbed or fell the most in popularity
Fastest Rising
Joshua
+8 rank positions · since 1990sBiggest Decline
David
-8 rank positions · since 1960sFastest Rising
Ashley
+0 rank positions · since 1980sBiggest Decline
Jessica
-12 rank positions · since 1990sHow 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
More Popular in New Jersey
- Rochel#94 here · #1249 nationally↑ +1155
- Malka#56 here · #933 nationally↑ +877
- Chana#55 here · #647 nationally↑ +592
- Rivka#40 here · #616 nationally↑ +576
- Chaya#45 here · #576 nationally↑ +531
Less Popular in New Jersey
- Eleanor#74 here · #12 nationally↓ −62
- Hazel#71 here · #21 nationally↓ −50
- Lainey#78 here · #30 nationally↓ −48
- Elizabeth#58 here · #17 nationally↓ −41
- Josephine#86 here · #53 nationally↓ −33
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
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Emma428#3
- #2Mia427#6
- #3Olivia396#1
- #4Sophia396#5
- #5Isabella368#7
- #6Charlotte340#2
- #7Amelia317#4
- #8Ailany299#14
- #9Sofia292#9
- #10Ava286#11
Names #11–100
- #11 Esther
- #12 Chloe
- #13 Leah
- #14 Zoe
- #15 Eliana
- #16 Madison
- #17 Lily
- #18 Emily
- #19 Valentina
- #20 Nora
- #21 Gianna
- #22 Sara
- #23 Layla
- #24 Aria
- #25 Hannah
- #26 Mila
- #27 Grace
- #28 Luna
- #29 Miriam
- #30 Penelope
- #31 Sarah
- #32 Ella
- #33 Evelyn
- #34 Harper
- #35 Emilia
- #36 Avery
- #37 Aurora
- #38 Lucy
- #39 Scarlett
- #40 Rivka
- #41 Ellie
- #42 Violet
- #43 Camila
- #44 Isla
- #45 Chaya
- #46 Sienna
- #47 Stella
- #48 Riley
- #49 Gabriella
- #50 Victoria
- #51 Maya
- #52 Rachel
- #53 Abigail
- #54 Hailey
- #55 Chana
- #56 Malka
- #57 Ayla
- #58 Elizabeth
- #59 Naomi
- #60 Claire
- #61 Maeve
- #62 Elena
- #63 Cecilia
- #64 Zoey
- #65 Lucia
- #66 Liliana
- #67 Madelyn
- #68 Ivy
- #69 Nova
- #70 Sadie
- #71 Hazel
- #72 Juliette
- #73 Alaia
- #74 Eleanor
- #75 Madeline
- #76 Eloise
- #77 Lillian
- #78 Lainey
- #79 Alice
- #80 Rose
- #81 Sophie
- #82 Savannah
- #83 Genesis
- #84 Melody
- #85 Bella
- #86 Josephine
- #87 Jade
- #88 Ariana
- #89 Natalie
- #90 Ariella
- #91 Lyla
- #92 Sloane
- #93 Julia
- #94 Rochel
- #95 Samantha
- #96 Addison
- #97 Alessia
- #98 Audrey
- #99 Summer
- #100 Francesca
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