Top baby names in New Jersey, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,119 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,173 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 888 |
| 4 | Michelle | 822 |
| 5 | Christine | 781 |
| 6 | Dawn | 726 |
| 7 | Karen | 589 |
| 8 | Michele | 564 |
| 9 | Susan | 557 |
| 10 | Melissa | 544 |
| 11 | Amy | 543 |
| 12 | Nicole | 495 |
| 13 | Patricia | 476 |
| 14 | Heather | 474 |
| 14 | Mary | 474 |
| 16 | Kelly | 471 |
| 17 | Laura | 453 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 451 |
| 19 | Tracy | 411 |
| 20 | Kathleen | 408 |
| 21 | Maria | 398 |
| 22 | Tara | 390 |
| 23 | Sandra | 384 |
| 24 | Lori | 374 |
| 25 | Denise | 363 |
| 26 | Cynthia | 346 |
| 27 | Angela | 339 |
| 28 | Donna | 337 |
| 29 | Stephanie | 336 |
| 30 | Tammy | 305 |
| 31 | Sharon | 304 |
| 32 | Nancy | 302 |
| 33 | Deborah | 300 |
| 34 | Tina | 299 |
| 35 | Pamela | 298 |
| 36 | Linda | 295 |
| 37 | Christina | 292 |
| 38 | Danielle | 286 |
| 39 | Barbara | 280 |
| 40 | Andrea | 266 |
| 41 | Stacey | 264 |
| 42 | Dana | 263 |
| 43 | Cheryl | 254 |
| 44 | Wendy | 253 |
| 45 | Suzanne | 246 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 241 |
| 47 | Theresa | 231 |
| 48 | Diane | 225 |
| 49 | Renee | 222 |
| 50 | Jill | 219 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,860 |
| 2 | John | 1,958 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,913 |
| 4 | David | 1,719 |
| 5 | James | 1,682 |
| 6 | Christopher | 1,620 |
| 7 | Joseph | 1,341 |
| 8 | William | 1,236 |
| 9 | Brian | 1,099 |
| 10 | Thomas | 993 |
| 11 | Richard | 983 |
| 12 | Scott | 954 |
| 13 | Anthony | 831 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 821 |
| 15 | Daniel | 773 |
| 15 | Jason | 773 |
| 17 | Mark | 767 |
| 18 | Kevin | 717 |
| 19 | Steven | 705 |
| 20 | Eric | 641 |
| 21 | Matthew | 608 |
| 22 | Edward | 603 |
| 23 | Paul | 585 |
| 24 | Charles | 504 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 489 |
| 26 | Stephen | 482 |
| 27 | Timothy | 457 |
| 28 | George | 425 |
| 28 | Sean | 425 |
| 30 | Gregory | 416 |
| 31 | Peter | 415 |
| 32 | Keith | 405 |
| 33 | Frank | 388 |
| 34 | Andrew | 373 |
| 35 | Ronald | 357 |
| 36 | Shawn | 331 |
| 37 | Patrick | 327 |
| 38 | Jose | 308 |
| 39 | Craig | 293 |
| 40 | Donald | 290 |
| 41 | Douglas | 282 |
| 42 | Raymond | 272 |
| 43 | Todd | 270 |
| 44 | Jonathan | 230 |
| 45 | Gary | 224 |
| 45 | Marc | 224 |
| 47 | Dennis | 213 |
| 48 | Luis | 198 |
| 49 | Vincent | 195 |
| 50 | Adam | 189 |