Top baby names in New Jersey, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,390 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 1,352 |
| 3 | Nicole | 1,008 |
| 4 | Lauren | 831 |
| 5 | Amanda | 794 |
| 6 | Ashley | 788 |
| 7 | Melissa | 689 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 666 |
| 9 | Danielle | 661 |
| 10 | Christina | 583 |
| 11 | Laura | 526 |
| 12 | Megan | 499 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 498 |
| 14 | Heather | 478 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 471 |
| 16 | Michelle | 457 |
| 17 | Sarah | 426 |
| 18 | Christine | 423 |
| 19 | Kelly | 419 |
| 20 | Rachel | 413 |
| 21 | Kristen | 346 |
| 22 | Erin | 326 |
| 23 | Amy | 318 |
| 24 | Lisa | 313 |
| 25 | Katherine | 306 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 294 |
| 27 | Tiffany | 290 |
| 28 | Jamie | 288 |
| 29 | Samantha | 287 |
| 30 | Emily | 265 |
| 31 | Erica | 260 |
| 32 | Kristin | 257 |
| 33 | Tara | 255 |
| 34 | Allison | 243 |
| 35 | Jenna | 241 |
| 36 | Shannon | 240 |
| 37 | Jacqueline | 237 |
| 38 | Dana | 231 |
| 39 | Lindsay | 228 |
| 40 | Crystal | 224 |
| 41 | Sara | 216 |
| 42 | Caitlin | 210 |
| 43 | Meghan | 207 |
| 44 | Andrea | 206 |
| 44 | Vanessa | 206 |
| 46 | Angela | 205 |
| 47 | Brittany | 202 |
| 48 | Mary | 199 |
| 49 | Courtney | 192 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 188 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,587 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,740 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,390 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,322 |
| 5 | Joseph | 1,264 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,160 |
| 7 | David | 1,139 |
| 8 | John | 1,095 |
| 9 | James | 1,044 |
| 10 | Anthony | 908 |
| 11 | Brian | 890 |
| 12 | Ryan | 809 |
| 13 | Andrew | 804 |
| 14 | William | 767 |
| 15 | Thomas | 749 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 728 |
| 17 | Jason | 727 |
| 18 | Kevin | 721 |
| 19 | Steven | 638 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 589 |
| 21 | Eric | 563 |
| 22 | Richard | 551 |
| 23 | Joshua | 499 |
| 24 | Timothy | 483 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 481 |
| 26 | Justin | 478 |
| 27 | Sean | 468 |
| 28 | Mark | 462 |
| 29 | Stephen | 431 |
| 30 | Kyle | 414 |
| 31 | Adam | 406 |
| 32 | Gregory | 405 |
| 33 | Patrick | 367 |
| 34 | Paul | 353 |
| 35 | Scott | 334 |
| 36 | Charles | 325 |
| 37 | Alexander | 314 |
| 38 | Brandon | 300 |
| 39 | Edward | 284 |
| 40 | Bryan | 270 |
| 41 | Peter | 269 |
| 42 | Kenneth | 259 |
| 43 | Jose | 227 |
| 44 | Keith | 216 |
| 45 | George | 214 |
| 46 | Frank | 205 |
| 46 | Shawn | 205 |
| 48 | Benjamin | 197 |
| 49 | Luis | 188 |
| 50 | Raymond | 186 |