Top baby names in New Jersey, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,607 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 1,253 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,020 |
| 4 | Amanda | 1,014 |
| 5 | Nicole | 973 |
| 6 | Lauren | 846 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 741 |
| 8 | Melissa | 698 |
| 9 | Danielle | 672 |
| 10 | Christina | 561 |
| 11 | Sarah | 508 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 499 |
| 13 | Laura | 459 |
| 14 | Megan | 453 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 443 |
| 16 | Kelly | 442 |
| 17 | Michelle | 440 |
| 18 | Samantha | 434 |
| 19 | Heather | 420 |
| 20 | Christine | 398 |
| 21 | Rachel | 386 |
| 22 | Brittany | 374 |
| 23 | Lisa | 343 |
| 24 | Katherine | 341 |
| 25 | Erin | 320 |
| 26 | Tiffany | 315 |
| 27 | Kristen | 307 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 305 |
| 29 | Allison | 303 |
| 29 | Amy | 303 |
| 31 | Erica | 281 |
| 32 | Emily | 266 |
| 33 | Jacqueline | 264 |
| 34 | Sara | 254 |
| 35 | Caitlin | 242 |
| 36 | Dana | 237 |
| 37 | Vanessa | 236 |
| 38 | Courtney | 234 |
| 39 | Shannon | 231 |
| 40 | Jamie | 228 |
| 41 | Victoria | 220 |
| 42 | Kristin | 216 |
| 43 | Lindsay | 212 |
| 44 | Alexandra | 208 |
| 45 | Jenna | 205 |
| 46 | Tara | 201 |
| 47 | Crystal | 194 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 191 |
| 49 | Angela | 188 |
| 50 | Mary | 187 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,650 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,757 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,475 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,411 |
| 5 | Joseph | 1,185 |
| 6 | David | 1,163 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,149 |
| 8 | John | 1,105 |
| 9 | James | 1,019 |
| 10 | Andrew | 951 |
| 11 | Anthony | 931 |
| 12 | Ryan | 866 |
| 13 | Brian | 848 |
| 14 | Thomas | 797 |
| 15 | Kevin | 779 |
| 16 | William | 766 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 730 |
| 18 | Jason | 706 |
| 19 | Steven | 648 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 624 |
| 21 | Eric | 551 |
| 22 | Richard | 531 |
| 23 | Kyle | 526 |
| 24 | Justin | 521 |
| 25 | Timothy | 519 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 493 |
| 27 | Sean | 481 |
| 28 | Joshua | 473 |
| 29 | Mark | 452 |
| 30 | Stephen | 450 |
| 31 | Adam | 392 |
| 32 | Alexander | 382 |
| 33 | Gregory | 376 |
| 34 | Patrick | 365 |
| 35 | Scott | 362 |
| 36 | Paul | 325 |
| 37 | Peter | 308 |
| 38 | Charles | 301 |
| 39 | Brandon | 293 |
| 40 | Edward | 283 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 276 |
| 42 | Bryan | 271 |
| 43 | Jose | 244 |
| 44 | Jeremy | 240 |
| 45 | Frank | 225 |
| 46 | Luis | 223 |
| 47 | Keith | 220 |
| 48 | Shawn | 218 |
| 49 | Benjamin | 213 |
| 50 | Vincent | 198 |