Top baby names in New Jersey, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,576 |
| 2 | Melissa | 1,073 |
| 3 | Nicole | 805 |
| 4 | Jessica | 803 |
| 5 | Lisa | 590 |
| 6 | Kelly | 569 |
| 7 | Michelle | 552 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 544 |
| 9 | Lauren | 474 |
| 10 | Christine | 463 |
| 11 | Heather | 461 |
| 12 | Danielle | 457 |
| 13 | Christina | 443 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 424 |
| 15 | Amanda | 420 |
| 16 | Amy | 397 |
| 17 | Laura | 350 |
| 18 | Stephanie | 334 |
| 19 | Sarah | 317 |
| 20 | Tara | 313 |
| 21 | Erin | 307 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 285 |
| 23 | Megan | 277 |
| 24 | Dana | 275 |
| 25 | Jamie | 270 |
| 26 | Shannon | 266 |
| 27 | Mary | 226 |
| 28 | Karen | 224 |
| 28 | Maria | 224 |
| 30 | Kristen | 219 |
| 31 | Andrea | 212 |
| 31 | Rachel | 212 |
| 33 | Erica | 209 |
| 34 | Susan | 200 |
| 35 | Michele | 199 |
| 36 | Katherine | 198 |
| 37 | Angela | 194 |
| 38 | Dawn | 185 |
| 39 | Tiffany | 184 |
| 40 | Kristin | 180 |
| 41 | Jacqueline | 178 |
| 42 | Kathleen | 176 |
| 43 | Colleen | 175 |
| 44 | Allison | 174 |
| 45 | Patricia | 172 |
| 46 | Jill | 171 |
| 47 | Gina | 157 |
| 48 | Meghan | 152 |
| 49 | Crystal | 151 |
| 50 | Sandra | 147 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,509 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,450 |
| 3 | David | 1,322 |
| 4 | John | 1,202 |
| 5 | Joseph | 1,162 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,149 |
| 7 | Jason | 1,126 |
| 8 | Brian | 1,070 |
| 9 | James | 1,018 |
| 10 | Daniel | 946 |
| 11 | Matthew | 873 |
| 12 | William | 760 |
| 13 | Thomas | 679 |
| 14 | Anthony | 675 |
| 15 | Kevin | 594 |
| 16 | Richard | 548 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 535 |
| 18 | Steven | 529 |
| 19 | Nicholas | 526 |
| 20 | Ryan | 473 |
| 21 | Mark | 470 |
| 22 | Eric | 450 |
| 23 | Timothy | 446 |
| 24 | Andrew | 435 |
| 25 | Scott | 399 |
| 26 | Paul | 390 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 370 |
| 28 | Stephen | 356 |
| 29 | Adam | 354 |
| 30 | Joshua | 338 |
| 31 | Edward | 332 |
| 32 | Peter | 328 |
| 33 | Charles | 326 |
| 34 | Gregory | 314 |
| 35 | Justin | 303 |
| 36 | Kenneth | 292 |
| 37 | Sean | 291 |
| 38 | Patrick | 266 |
| 39 | Jose | 257 |
| 40 | Keith | 248 |
| 41 | George | 227 |
| 42 | Frank | 221 |
| 43 | Bryan | 213 |
| 44 | Shawn | 191 |
| 45 | Ronald | 176 |
| 46 | Jeremy | 174 |
| 47 | Raymond | 173 |
| 48 | Douglas | 172 |
| 49 | Luis | 169 |
| 50 | Dennis | 156 |