Top baby names in New Jersey, 1984
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,601 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,249 |
| 3 | Nicole | 853 |
| 4 | Lauren | 813 |
| 5 | Melissa | 775 |
| 6 | Danielle | 667 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 648 |
| 8 | Ashley | 571 |
| 9 | Amanda | 538 |
| 10 | Michelle | 511 |
| 11 | Christina | 508 |
| 12 | Heather | 501 |
| 13 | Laura | 495 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 476 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 462 |
| 16 | Kelly | 445 |
| 17 | Megan | 430 |
| 17 | Sarah | 430 |
| 19 | Christine | 404 |
| 20 | Erin | 399 |
| 20 | Lisa | 399 |
| 22 | Rachel | 356 |
| 23 | Kristen | 339 |
| 24 | Amy | 338 |
| 25 | Tiffany | 312 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 310 |
| 27 | Erica | 309 |
| 28 | Jamie | 283 |
| 29 | Dana | 280 |
| 30 | Katherine | 276 |
| 31 | Jacqueline | 267 |
| 32 | Tara | 264 |
| 33 | Lindsay | 250 |
| 34 | Kristin | 247 |
| 35 | Allison | 243 |
| 35 | Vanessa | 243 |
| 37 | Crystal | 241 |
| 38 | Shannon | 239 |
| 39 | Samantha | 227 |
| 40 | Meghan | 226 |
| 41 | Emily | 218 |
| 42 | Jenna | 217 |
| 43 | Kathryn | 208 |
| 44 | Kathleen | 202 |
| 44 | Mary | 202 |
| 46 | Sara | 195 |
| 47 | Maria | 188 |
| 48 | Andrea | 180 |
| 49 | Courtney | 175 |
| 50 | Alicia | 174 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,674 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,716 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,399 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,299 |
| 5 | Joseph | 1,179 |
| 6 | John | 1,160 |
| 7 | David | 1,158 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,155 |
| 9 | Brian | 976 |
| 10 | James | 955 |
| 11 | Ryan | 816 |
| 12 | Anthony | 812 |
| 13 | Jason | 789 |
| 14 | William | 737 |
| 15 | Thomas | 734 |
| 16 | Kevin | 665 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 660 |
| 18 | Andrew | 632 |
| 19 | Steven | 588 |
| 20 | Richard | 527 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 516 |
| 22 | Eric | 513 |
| 23 | Timothy | 486 |
| 24 | Justin | 479 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 475 |
| 26 | Adam | 463 |
| 27 | Joshua | 439 |
| 28 | Mark | 435 |
| 29 | Stephen | 412 |
| 30 | Sean | 387 |
| 31 | Gregory | 374 |
| 32 | Paul | 349 |
| 33 | Charles | 335 |
| 34 | Scott | 331 |
| 35 | Patrick | 316 |
| 36 | Edward | 313 |
| 37 | Kyle | 307 |
| 38 | Peter | 286 |
| 39 | Jose | 261 |
| 40 | Kenneth | 249 |
| 41 | Bryan | 232 |
| 42 | Brandon | 228 |
| 43 | Alexander | 223 |
| 44 | Frank | 202 |
| 45 | Keith | 188 |
| 46 | Shawn | 177 |
| 47 | George | 174 |
| 48 | Douglas | 171 |
| 48 | Luis | 171 |
| 50 | Aaron | 164 |