Top baby names in New Jersey, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,110 |
| 2 | Lisa | 712 |
| 3 | Michelle | 708 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 694 |
| 5 | Nicole | 620 |
| 6 | Christine | 605 |
| 7 | Amy | 596 |
| 8 | Melissa | 593 |
| 9 | Heather | 525 |
| 10 | Dawn | 436 |
| 11 | Tara | 419 |
| 12 | Michele | 396 |
| 13 | Danielle | 392 |
| 14 | Karen | 386 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 380 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 356 |
| 17 | Kelly | 353 |
| 18 | Susan | 352 |
| 19 | Maria | 339 |
| 20 | Laura | 319 |
| 21 | Christina | 310 |
| 22 | Patricia | 309 |
| 23 | Mary | 301 |
| 24 | Denise | 297 |
| 25 | Kathleen | 288 |
| 26 | Sandra | 270 |
| 27 | Tracy | 266 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 258 |
| 29 | Jessica | 257 |
| 30 | Lori | 232 |
| 31 | Cynthia | 229 |
| 32 | Sharon | 225 |
| 33 | Kristen | 222 |
| 34 | Nancy | 217 |
| 35 | Andrea | 214 |
| 36 | Tina | 213 |
| 37 | Donna | 206 |
| 38 | Deborah | 204 |
| 39 | Angela | 203 |
| 40 | Dana | 196 |
| 41 | Colleen | 192 |
| 42 | Tammy | 190 |
| 43 | Jill | 189 |
| 44 | Barbara | 181 |
| 45 | Pamela | 175 |
| 45 | Shannon | 175 |
| 47 | Stacy | 174 |
| 48 | Linda | 172 |
| 49 | Jacqueline | 171 |
| 50 | Cheryl | 170 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,405 |
| 2 | John | 1,462 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,400 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,393 |
| 5 | Brian | 1,280 |
| 6 | David | 1,233 |
| 7 | James | 1,225 |
| 8 | Joseph | 1,040 |
| 9 | William | 1,038 |
| 10 | Jason | 885 |
| 11 | Thomas | 796 |
| 12 | Daniel | 775 |
| 13 | Richard | 707 |
| 14 | Matthew | 665 |
| 15 | Anthony | 657 |
| 15 | Mark | 657 |
| 17 | Kevin | 640 |
| 18 | Scott | 592 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 585 |
| 20 | Eric | 582 |
| 21 | Steven | 494 |
| 22 | Charles | 427 |
| 23 | Paul | 419 |
| 24 | Edward | 406 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 378 |
| 26 | Stephen | 363 |
| 27 | Peter | 362 |
| 28 | Keith | 355 |
| 29 | Andrew | 346 |
| 30 | Gregory | 345 |
| 31 | Sean | 338 |
| 32 | Timothy | 317 |
| 33 | Jose | 303 |
| 34 | Frank | 302 |
| 35 | George | 298 |
| 36 | Jonathan | 280 |
| 37 | Patrick | 277 |
| 38 | Ronald | 271 |
| 39 | Shawn | 263 |
| 40 | Craig | 226 |
| 41 | Todd | 223 |
| 42 | Douglas | 208 |
| 43 | Vincent | 201 |
| 44 | Donald | 200 |
| 45 | Dennis | 195 |
| 45 | Raymond | 195 |
| 47 | Adam | 192 |
| 48 | Nicholas | 180 |
| 49 | Gary | 179 |
| 50 | Ryan | 178 |