Top baby names in New Jersey, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,605 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,195 |
| 3 | Melissa | 872 |
| 4 | Nicole | 817 |
| 5 | Lauren | 617 |
| 6 | Michelle | 539 |
| 7 | Danielle | 522 |
| 8 | Lisa | 514 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 484 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 465 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 457 |
| 12 | Sarah | 442 |
| 13 | Christine | 425 |
| 14 | Kelly | 417 |
| 15 | Amanda | 408 |
| 16 | Christina | 402 |
| 17 | Kristin | 399 |
| 18 | Erin | 383 |
| 19 | Heather | 382 |
| 20 | Amy | 378 |
| 21 | Laura | 342 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 339 |
| 23 | Tiffany | 336 |
| 24 | Kristen | 301 |
| 25 | Megan | 280 |
| 26 | Dana | 278 |
| 27 | Tara | 272 |
| 28 | Jamie | 265 |
| 29 | Shannon | 254 |
| 30 | Rachel | 251 |
| 31 | Katherine | 238 |
| 32 | Erica | 232 |
| 33 | Maria | 227 |
| 34 | Andrea | 213 |
| 34 | Angela | 213 |
| 36 | Mary | 211 |
| 37 | Crystal | 210 |
| 38 | Allison | 209 |
| 38 | Jacqueline | 209 |
| 40 | Sara | 186 |
| 41 | Diana | 184 |
| 42 | Michele | 179 |
| 43 | Patricia | 178 |
| 44 | April | 175 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 173 |
| 46 | Karen | 172 |
| 47 | Courtney | 165 |
| 48 | Catherine | 161 |
| 49 | Kathleen | 157 |
| 50 | Emily | 155 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,572 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,462 |
| 3 | David | 1,154 |
| 3 | Joseph | 1,154 |
| 5 | John | 1,138 |
| 6 | Matthew | 1,088 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,066 |
| 8 | Jason | 997 |
| 9 | James | 982 |
| 10 | Brian | 955 |
| 11 | Daniel | 954 |
| 12 | William | 753 |
| 13 | Anthony | 712 |
| 14 | Thomas | 704 |
| 15 | Ryan | 654 |
| 16 | Richard | 617 |
| 17 | Kevin | 598 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 579 |
| 19 | Steven | 530 |
| 20 | Justin | 525 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 521 |
| 22 | Eric | 496 |
| 23 | Nicholas | 479 |
| 24 | Andrew | 452 |
| 25 | Timothy | 432 |
| 26 | Mark | 402 |
| 27 | Joshua | 398 |
| 28 | Sean | 391 |
| 29 | Paul | 384 |
| 30 | Adam | 375 |
| 31 | Scott | 369 |
| 32 | Charles | 353 |
| 33 | Patrick | 317 |
| 34 | Peter | 315 |
| 35 | Stephen | 314 |
| 36 | Gregory | 300 |
| 37 | Edward | 291 |
| 38 | Jose | 283 |
| 39 | Kenneth | 260 |
| 40 | Keith | 229 |
| 41 | George | 225 |
| 42 | Frank | 216 |
| 43 | Benjamin | 194 |
| 44 | Bryan | 189 |
| 44 | Luis | 189 |
| 46 | Shawn | 183 |
| 47 | Jesse | 182 |
| 48 | Alexander | 177 |
| 49 | Ronald | 169 |
| 50 | Vincent | 165 |