Top baby names in New Jersey, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,683 |
| 2 | Melissa | 995 |
| 3 | Jessica | 972 |
| 4 | Nicole | 801 |
| 5 | Michelle | 579 |
| 6 | Lauren | 572 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 525 |
| 7 | Lisa | 525 |
| 9 | Danielle | 512 |
| 10 | Christina | 480 |
| 11 | Kelly | 473 |
| 12 | Heather | 461 |
| 13 | Amy | 440 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 438 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 432 |
| 16 | Amanda | 407 |
| 17 | Erin | 383 |
| 18 | Laura | 381 |
| 19 | Sarah | 379 |
| 20 | Christine | 378 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 326 |
| 22 | Megan | 285 |
| 23 | Jamie | 284 |
| 24 | Kristen | 282 |
| 25 | Dana | 266 |
| 26 | Tara | 260 |
| 27 | Kristin | 255 |
| 28 | Tiffany | 242 |
| 29 | Rachel | 233 |
| 29 | Shannon | 233 |
| 31 | Angela | 230 |
| 32 | Mary | 225 |
| 33 | Erica | 218 |
| 34 | Maria | 211 |
| 35 | Katherine | 207 |
| 36 | Andrea | 205 |
| 37 | Michele | 192 |
| 38 | Jacqueline | 191 |
| 39 | Karen | 189 |
| 40 | Sara | 182 |
| 41 | Kathleen | 180 |
| 42 | Allison | 172 |
| 43 | Patricia | 171 |
| 44 | Meghan | 166 |
| 45 | Dawn | 163 |
| 46 | Courtney | 160 |
| 47 | Sandra | 156 |
| 48 | Jill | 153 |
| 49 | April | 151 |
| 50 | Susan | 150 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,499 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,345 |
| 3 | David | 1,192 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,192 |
| 5 | John | 1,179 |
| 6 | Jason | 1,133 |
| 7 | Joseph | 1,122 |
| 8 | Brian | 990 |
| 9 | James | 979 |
| 10 | Daniel | 977 |
| 11 | Matthew | 918 |
| 12 | William | 768 |
| 13 | Anthony | 719 |
| 14 | Thomas | 684 |
| 15 | Kevin | 651 |
| 16 | Ryan | 590 |
| 17 | Richard | 555 |
| 18 | Nicholas | 539 |
| 19 | Eric | 537 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 522 |
| 21 | Justin | 483 |
| 22 | Steven | 461 |
| 23 | Andrew | 460 |
| 24 | Timothy | 458 |
| 25 | Jonathan | 453 |
| 26 | Mark | 426 |
| 27 | Scott | 395 |
| 28 | Paul | 388 |
| 29 | Charles | 384 |
| 30 | Adam | 378 |
| 31 | Edward | 371 |
| 32 | Stephen | 361 |
| 33 | Joshua | 355 |
| 34 | Peter | 348 |
| 35 | Sean | 333 |
| 36 | Gregory | 304 |
| 37 | Patrick | 300 |
| 38 | Kenneth | 292 |
| 39 | Jose | 283 |
| 40 | Keith | 252 |
| 41 | George | 227 |
| 42 | Frank | 213 |
| 43 | Ronald | 203 |
| 44 | Douglas | 197 |
| 45 | Raymond | 187 |
| 46 | Luis | 185 |
| 47 | Bryan | 178 |
| 47 | Shawn | 178 |
| 49 | Benjamin | 171 |
| 50 | Vincent | 161 |