Top baby names in New Jersey, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,619 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,262 |
| 3 | Melissa | 878 |
| 4 | Nicole | 828 |
| 5 | Lauren | 740 |
| 6 | Danielle | 518 |
| 7 | Michelle | 512 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 503 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 501 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 491 |
| 11 | Kelly | 470 |
| 12 | Lisa | 460 |
| 13 | Erin | 449 |
| 14 | Christina | 441 |
| 15 | Amanda | 430 |
| 16 | Amy | 428 |
| 17 | Kristen | 409 |
| 18 | Laura | 401 |
| 19 | Heather | 384 |
| 20 | Sarah | 383 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 373 |
| 22 | Christine | 342 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 320 |
| 24 | Jamie | 317 |
| 25 | Kristin | 300 |
| 26 | Megan | 280 |
| 27 | Katherine | 277 |
| 27 | Tara | 277 |
| 29 | Erica | 275 |
| 30 | Crystal | 274 |
| 31 | Rachel | 270 |
| 32 | Jacqueline | 258 |
| 33 | Dana | 244 |
| 34 | Shannon | 240 |
| 35 | Maria | 234 |
| 36 | Diana | 221 |
| 36 | Mary | 221 |
| 38 | Andrea | 220 |
| 38 | Lindsay | 220 |
| 40 | Kathleen | 210 |
| 41 | Angela | 208 |
| 41 | Vanessa | 208 |
| 43 | Allison | 207 |
| 44 | Sara | 198 |
| 45 | Patricia | 184 |
| 46 | Emily | 180 |
| 47 | Kathryn | 176 |
| 48 | Courtney | 172 |
| 49 | Samantha | 170 |
| 50 | Michele | 165 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,631 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,681 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,219 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,193 |
| 5 | David | 1,174 |
| 6 | John | 1,162 |
| 7 | Joseph | 1,138 |
| 8 | Daniel | 1,052 |
| 9 | Jason | 1,043 |
| 10 | Brian | 991 |
| 11 | James | 967 |
| 12 | William | 793 |
| 13 | Anthony | 771 |
| 14 | Thomas | 690 |
| 15 | Ryan | 671 |
| 16 | Andrew | 585 |
| 17 | Justin | 580 |
| 18 | Kevin | 579 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 566 |
| 20 | Richard | 558 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 507 |
| 22 | Eric | 495 |
| 23 | Steven | 492 |
| 24 | Nicholas | 476 |
| 25 | Mark | 438 |
| 26 | Timothy | 411 |
| 27 | Adam | 405 |
| 28 | Gregory | 396 |
| 29 | Sean | 395 |
| 30 | Scott | 390 |
| 31 | Stephen | 381 |
| 32 | Joshua | 368 |
| 33 | Paul | 341 |
| 34 | Patrick | 331 |
| 35 | Peter | 319 |
| 36 | Charles | 312 |
| 37 | Edward | 294 |
| 38 | Kenneth | 279 |
| 39 | Jose | 257 |
| 40 | Keith | 240 |
| 41 | Frank | 202 |
| 41 | George | 202 |
| 43 | Bryan | 199 |
| 44 | Shawn | 188 |
| 45 | Alexander | 179 |
| 46 | Benjamin | 178 |
| 47 | Jesse | 176 |
| 48 | Luis | 174 |
| 49 | Raymond | 172 |
| 50 | Christian | 171 |