Top baby names in New Jersey, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,008 |
| 2 | Michelle | 710 |
| 3 | Lisa | 659 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 648 |
| 5 | Heather | 612 |
| 6 | Amy | 608 |
| 7 | Melissa | 573 |
| 8 | Nicole | 555 |
| 9 | Christine | 508 |
| 10 | Dawn | 448 |
| 11 | Danielle | 432 |
| 12 | Kelly | 413 |
| 13 | Tara | 406 |
| 14 | Jessica | 395 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 390 |
| 16 | Karen | 382 |
| 16 | Michele | 382 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 370 |
| 19 | Susan | 334 |
| 20 | Maria | 304 |
| 21 | Kristen | 303 |
| 22 | Christina | 288 |
| 23 | Laura | 286 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 281 |
| 25 | Patricia | 273 |
| 26 | Mary | 263 |
| 27 | Kathleen | 248 |
| 28 | Denise | 246 |
| 29 | Sandra | 238 |
| 30 | Dana | 236 |
| 31 | Sharon | 223 |
| 31 | Tracy | 223 |
| 33 | Angela | 221 |
| 34 | Cynthia | 218 |
| 35 | Andrea | 206 |
| 36 | Shannon | 200 |
| 37 | Jacqueline | 198 |
| 38 | Donna | 197 |
| 39 | Lori | 193 |
| 40 | Catherine | 191 |
| 41 | Rachel | 187 |
| 42 | Nancy | 184 |
| 43 | Colleen | 183 |
| 44 | Stacey | 182 |
| 45 | Jill | 180 |
| 46 | Cheryl | 175 |
| 47 | Pamela | 172 |
| 48 | Kristin | 169 |
| 49 | Tammy | 166 |
| 50 | Tina | 165 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,462 |
| 2 | John | 1,421 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,397 |
| 4 | David | 1,319 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,285 |
| 6 | Brian | 1,232 |
| 7 | Jason | 1,164 |
| 8 | James | 1,082 |
| 9 | Joseph | 1,047 |
| 10 | William | 958 |
| 11 | Thomas | 786 |
| 12 | Daniel | 781 |
| 13 | Anthony | 691 |
| 14 | Matthew | 680 |
| 15 | Richard | 663 |
| 16 | Eric | 570 |
| 17 | Kevin | 566 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 565 |
| 19 | Scott | 555 |
| 20 | Mark | 548 |
| 21 | Steven | 509 |
| 22 | Edward | 394 |
| 23 | Peter | 392 |
| 24 | Charles | 385 |
| 25 | Paul | 378 |
| 26 | Keith | 373 |
| 27 | Timothy | 359 |
| 28 | Gregory | 358 |
| 29 | Andrew | 357 |
| 30 | Stephen | 349 |
| 31 | Sean | 322 |
| 32 | Jonathan | 307 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 304 |
| 34 | Jose | 277 |
| 35 | Ryan | 276 |
| 36 | Frank | 273 |
| 37 | George | 271 |
| 38 | Ronald | 265 |
| 39 | Shawn | 244 |
| 40 | Patrick | 238 |
| 41 | Adam | 236 |
| 42 | Todd | 214 |
| 43 | Dennis | 210 |
| 44 | Douglas | 207 |
| 45 | Craig | 189 |
| 46 | Raymond | 188 |
| 47 | Donald | 181 |
| 48 | Marc | 180 |
| 49 | Bryan | 176 |
| 50 | Joshua | 174 |