Top baby names in New Jersey, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,606 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,226 |
| 3 | Nicole | 891 |
| 4 | Melissa | 801 |
| 5 | Lauren | 772 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 586 |
| 7 | Danielle | 525 |
| 8 | Christina | 518 |
| 9 | Heather | 506 |
| 10 | Amanda | 504 |
| 11 | Michelle | 499 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 475 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 466 |
| 13 | Erin | 466 |
| 15 | Sarah | 457 |
| 16 | Lisa | 443 |
| 17 | Kelly | 422 |
| 18 | Laura | 417 |
| 19 | Amy | 399 |
| 20 | Ashley | 388 |
| 21 | Kristen | 384 |
| 22 | Megan | 368 |
| 23 | Christine | 353 |
| 24 | Tiffany | 350 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 343 |
| 26 | Rachel | 325 |
| 27 | Crystal | 308 |
| 27 | Jamie | 308 |
| 29 | Dana | 287 |
| 30 | Erica | 269 |
| 31 | Kristin | 263 |
| 32 | Katherine | 262 |
| 33 | Jacqueline | 249 |
| 34 | Lindsay | 244 |
| 35 | Tara | 233 |
| 36 | Shannon | 227 |
| 37 | Vanessa | 226 |
| 38 | Angela | 208 |
| 39 | Meghan | 207 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 202 |
| 41 | Allison | 200 |
| 41 | Mary | 200 |
| 43 | Sara | 199 |
| 44 | Maria | 190 |
| 45 | Kathleen | 188 |
| 46 | Andrea | 180 |
| 47 | Victoria | 178 |
| 48 | Courtney | 177 |
| 48 | Emily | 177 |
| 50 | Jaclyn | 174 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,644 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,605 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,328 |
| 4 | Joseph | 1,179 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,170 |
| 6 | Daniel | 1,165 |
| 7 | John | 1,164 |
| 8 | David | 1,128 |
| 9 | Jason | 992 |
| 10 | James | 957 |
| 11 | Brian | 909 |
| 12 | Anthony | 764 |
| 13 | William | 758 |
| 14 | Ryan | 721 |
| 15 | Thomas | 704 |
| 16 | Andrew | 639 |
| 17 | Kevin | 610 |
| 18 | Steven | 599 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 591 |
| 20 | Richard | 526 |
| 21 | Eric | 519 |
| 22 | Jeffrey | 514 |
| 23 | Justin | 500 |
| 24 | Nicholas | 469 |
| 25 | Mark | 461 |
| 26 | Stephen | 454 |
| 27 | Adam | 412 |
| 28 | Gregory | 406 |
| 29 | Timothy | 405 |
| 30 | Joshua | 394 |
| 31 | Sean | 387 |
| 32 | Patrick | 367 |
| 33 | Paul | 342 |
| 34 | Scott | 336 |
| 35 | Peter | 317 |
| 36 | Charles | 316 |
| 37 | Kenneth | 292 |
| 38 | Edward | 276 |
| 39 | Kyle | 275 |
| 40 | Jose | 242 |
| 41 | Keith | 208 |
| 42 | Frank | 205 |
| 43 | Alexander | 192 |
| 43 | George | 192 |
| 45 | Luis | 191 |
| 46 | Jesse | 180 |
| 46 | Vincent | 180 |
| 48 | Bryan | 175 |
| 49 | Carlos | 164 |
| 50 | Brandon | 163 |