Top baby names in New Jersey, 1977
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,791 |
| 2 | Melissa | 834 |
| 3 | Jessica | 754 |
| 4 | Nicole | 666 |
| 5 | Kelly | 637 |
| 6 | Amy | 551 |
| 7 | Michelle | 546 |
| 8 | Heather | 535 |
| 9 | Lisa | 531 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 511 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 477 |
| 12 | Danielle | 454 |
| 13 | Christine | 439 |
| 14 | Christina | 407 |
| 15 | Laura | 358 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 346 |
| 16 | Tara | 346 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 332 |
| 19 | Karen | 305 |
| 20 | Erin | 278 |
| 21 | Shannon | 277 |
| 22 | Mary | 272 |
| 23 | Sarah | 271 |
| 24 | Maria | 266 |
| 25 | Michele | 261 |
| 26 | Jamie | 258 |
| 26 | Lauren | 258 |
| 28 | Amanda | 246 |
| 29 | Jaime | 245 |
| 30 | Dana | 244 |
| 30 | Susan | 244 |
| 32 | Kathleen | 231 |
| 33 | Dawn | 227 |
| 34 | Angela | 225 |
| 35 | Jill | 216 |
| 36 | Megan | 215 |
| 37 | Andrea | 207 |
| 38 | Kristen | 205 |
| 39 | Patricia | 194 |
| 40 | Erica | 170 |
| 41 | Stacey | 169 |
| 42 | Rachel | 167 |
| 43 | Allison | 166 |
| 44 | Cynthia | 165 |
| 45 | Sandra | 164 |
| 46 | Kristin | 159 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 158 |
| 48 | Denise | 152 |
| 48 | Melanie | 152 |
| 48 | Sharon | 152 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,548 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,329 |
| 3 | David | 1,276 |
| 4 | Jason | 1,249 |
| 5 | John | 1,228 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,170 |
| 7 | Brian | 1,138 |
| 8 | Joseph | 1,093 |
| 9 | James | 1,014 |
| 10 | Daniel | 840 |
| 11 | William | 803 |
| 12 | Matthew | 786 |
| 13 | Thomas | 761 |
| 14 | Kevin | 752 |
| 15 | Anthony | 715 |
| 16 | Richard | 614 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 520 |
| 18 | Eric | 500 |
| 19 | Mark | 469 |
| 20 | Steven | 457 |
| 21 | Scott | 451 |
| 22 | Timothy | 448 |
| 23 | Ryan | 442 |
| 24 | Andrew | 402 |
| 25 | Paul | 383 |
| 26 | Edward | 379 |
| 27 | Charles | 360 |
| 28 | Stephen | 354 |
| 29 | Gregory | 336 |
| 30 | Peter | 334 |
| 31 | Keith | 330 |
| 32 | Jonathan | 321 |
| 33 | Sean | 311 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 302 |
| 35 | George | 261 |
| 36 | Adam | 260 |
| 37 | Jose | 255 |
| 38 | Frank | 245 |
| 39 | Patrick | 242 |
| 40 | Joshua | 236 |
| 41 | Justin | 225 |
| 42 | Shawn | 214 |
| 43 | Nicholas | 208 |
| 44 | Bryan | 192 |
| 45 | Raymond | 186 |
| 46 | Ronald | 180 |
| 47 | Douglas | 173 |
| 47 | Jeremy | 173 |
| 49 | Dennis | 171 |
| 50 | Marc | 168 |