Top baby names in New Jersey, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,764 |
| 2 | Melissa | 761 |
| 3 | Amy | 652 |
| 4 | Nicole | 630 |
| 5 | Jessica | 618 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 565 |
| 7 | Heather | 554 |
| 8 | Michelle | 521 |
| 9 | Lisa | 519 |
| 10 | Christine | 491 |
| 11 | Danielle | 482 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 422 |
| 13 | Kelly | 412 |
| 14 | Christina | 357 |
| 15 | Laura | 353 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 327 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 326 |
| 18 | Jaime | 320 |
| 19 | Karen | 309 |
| 19 | Shannon | 309 |
| 19 | Tara | 309 |
| 22 | Dawn | 294 |
| 23 | Michele | 279 |
| 24 | Amanda | 247 |
| 25 | Maria | 246 |
| 26 | Susan | 245 |
| 27 | Angela | 241 |
| 27 | Lauren | 241 |
| 29 | Erin | 236 |
| 30 | Jamie | 235 |
| 31 | Mary | 228 |
| 32 | Kathleen | 211 |
| 33 | Dana | 210 |
| 34 | Patricia | 201 |
| 35 | Jill | 191 |
| 36 | Andrea | 188 |
| 37 | Megan | 187 |
| 38 | Sandra | 185 |
| 39 | Allison | 184 |
| 40 | Lori | 182 |
| 41 | Tracy | 181 |
| 42 | Rachel | 180 |
| 43 | Carrie | 177 |
| 43 | Kristen | 177 |
| 45 | Sarah | 174 |
| 46 | Denise | 173 |
| 46 | Stacey | 173 |
| 48 | Colleen | 172 |
| 49 | Sharon | 165 |
| 50 | Julie | 162 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,543 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,317 |
| 3 | David | 1,211 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,194 |
| 5 | John | 1,190 |
| 6 | Jason | 1,082 |
| 7 | James | 1,076 |
| 8 | Brian | 1,067 |
| 9 | Joseph | 1,021 |
| 10 | Daniel | 861 |
| 11 | William | 790 |
| 12 | Matthew | 733 |
| 13 | Thomas | 664 |
| 14 | Anthony | 643 |
| 15 | Kevin | 588 |
| 16 | Richard | 577 |
| 17 | Eric | 561 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 517 |
| 19 | Steven | 492 |
| 20 | Mark | 439 |
| 21 | Timothy | 429 |
| 22 | Scott | 428 |
| 23 | Paul | 391 |
| 24 | Ryan | 369 |
| 25 | Stephen | 361 |
| 26 | Edward | 349 |
| 27 | Gregory | 344 |
| 28 | Andrew | 343 |
| 29 | Sean | 341 |
| 30 | Peter | 340 |
| 31 | Charles | 338 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 314 |
| 33 | Jonathan | 298 |
| 34 | Keith | 296 |
| 35 | Jose | 266 |
| 36 | Frank | 256 |
| 37 | Patrick | 252 |
| 38 | Shawn | 245 |
| 39 | George | 243 |
| 40 | Adam | 238 |
| 41 | Ronald | 204 |
| 42 | Joshua | 202 |
| 43 | Todd | 190 |
| 44 | Donald | 184 |
| 45 | Justin | 182 |
| 46 | Bryan | 178 |
| 47 | Marc | 174 |
| 48 | Raymond | 166 |
| 49 | Nicholas | 164 |
| 50 | Gary | 163 |