Top baby names in New Jersey, 1970
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,766 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,315 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 1,018 |
| 4 | Dawn | 865 |
| 5 | Christine | 856 |
| 6 | Michelle | 822 |
| 7 | Karen | 705 |
| 8 | Michele | 681 |
| 9 | Susan | 627 |
| 10 | Kelly | 567 |
| 11 | Laura | 566 |
| 12 | Tracy | 553 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 540 |
| 14 | Patricia | 526 |
| 15 | Amy | 521 |
| 16 | Denise | 509 |
| 17 | Melissa | 506 |
| 18 | Mary | 491 |
| 19 | Nicole | 479 |
| 20 | Donna | 461 |
| 21 | Sandra | 432 |
| 22 | Sharon | 431 |
| 23 | Kathleen | 422 |
| 24 | Maria | 415 |
| 25 | Deborah | 404 |
| 26 | Heather | 402 |
| 27 | Lori | 397 |
| 28 | Stephanie | 384 |
| 29 | Cynthia | 356 |
| 30 | Linda | 352 |
| 31 | Nancy | 351 |
| 32 | Cheryl | 347 |
| 32 | Pamela | 347 |
| 34 | Barbara | 320 |
| 34 | Tracey | 320 |
| 36 | Tara | 315 |
| 37 | Christina | 304 |
| 38 | Tammy | 302 |
| 39 | Angela | 296 |
| 40 | Debra | 291 |
| 40 | Jacqueline | 291 |
| 42 | Wendy | 290 |
| 43 | Gina | 279 |
| 44 | Danielle | 278 |
| 45 | Diane | 276 |
| 46 | Tina | 272 |
| 47 | Theresa | 268 |
| 48 | Stacey | 266 |
| 49 | Catherine | 262 |
| 50 | Shannon | 260 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,051 |
| 2 | John | 2,258 |
| 3 | Robert | 2,232 |
| 4 | David | 2,010 |
| 5 | James | 1,817 |
| 6 | Joseph | 1,480 |
| 7 | Christopher | 1,452 |
| 8 | William | 1,403 |
| 9 | Thomas | 1,189 |
| 10 | Richard | 1,149 |
| 11 | Brian | 1,085 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 949 |
| 13 | Anthony | 905 |
| 14 | Scott | 904 |
| 15 | Mark | 884 |
| 16 | Kevin | 872 |
| 17 | Daniel | 821 |
| 18 | Steven | 791 |
| 19 | Eric | 705 |
| 20 | Paul | 686 |
| 21 | Matthew | 648 |
| 22 | Edward | 611 |
| 23 | Charles | 606 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 593 |
| 25 | Jason | 585 |
| 26 | Peter | 533 |
| 27 | Stephen | 517 |
| 28 | Gregory | 495 |
| 29 | Timothy | 474 |
| 30 | Andrew | 451 |
| 31 | George | 447 |
| 32 | Frank | 432 |
| 32 | Ronald | 432 |
| 34 | Sean | 428 |
| 35 | Patrick | 389 |
| 36 | Keith | 381 |
| 37 | Craig | 351 |
| 38 | Jose | 312 |
| 39 | Douglas | 311 |
| 40 | Shawn | 310 |
| 41 | Raymond | 309 |
| 42 | Todd | 302 |
| 43 | Donald | 287 |
| 44 | Marc | 284 |
| 45 | Gary | 258 |
| 46 | Vincent | 257 |
| 47 | Jonathan | 249 |
| 48 | Dennis | 232 |
| 49 | Louis | 207 |
| 50 | Glenn | 197 |