Top baby names in New Jersey, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,631 |
| 2 | Ashley | 1,262 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,176 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 1,103 |
| 5 | Nicole | 988 |
| 6 | Lauren | 810 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 780 |
| 8 | Melissa | 744 |
| 9 | Danielle | 694 |
| 10 | Samantha | 619 |
| 11 | Sarah | 556 |
| 12 | Christina | 546 |
| 13 | Brittany | 467 |
| 14 | Kelly | 459 |
| 15 | Michelle | 441 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 433 |
| 17 | Megan | 420 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 418 |
| 19 | Heather | 401 |
| 20 | Laura | 394 |
| 21 | Christine | 362 |
| 22 | Emily | 354 |
| 23 | Rachel | 347 |
| 24 | Katherine | 333 |
| 25 | Erin | 331 |
| 26 | Lisa | 328 |
| 27 | Tiffany | 312 |
| 28 | Amy | 305 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 303 |
| 30 | Kristen | 298 |
| 31 | Allison | 291 |
| 32 | Jacqueline | 274 |
| 33 | Sara | 261 |
| 34 | Vanessa | 259 |
| 35 | Alexandra | 257 |
| 36 | Caitlin | 255 |
| 37 | Erica | 253 |
| 37 | Shannon | 253 |
| 39 | Dana | 241 |
| 40 | Alyssa | 240 |
| 41 | Victoria | 235 |
| 42 | Jamie | 226 |
| 43 | Crystal | 223 |
| 44 | Courtney | 218 |
| 45 | Jenna | 212 |
| 46 | Lindsay | 209 |
| 47 | Kathryn | 203 |
| 48 | Kristin | 199 |
| 49 | Mary | 193 |
| 50 | Andrea | 188 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,783 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,699 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,594 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,400 |
| 5 | Joseph | 1,302 |
| 6 | David | 1,164 |
| 7 | John | 1,128 |
| 8 | Andrew | 1,071 |
| 9 | Robert | 1,070 |
| 10 | Anthony | 966 |
| 11 | James | 936 |
| 12 | Brian | 932 |
| 13 | Ryan | 849 |
| 14 | Kevin | 828 |
| 15 | Jonathan | 800 |
| 16 | William | 798 |
| 17 | Thomas | 774 |
| 18 | Nicholas | 716 |
| 19 | Steven | 660 |
| 20 | Jason | 628 |
| 21 | Justin | 601 |
| 22 | Eric | 591 |
| 23 | Timothy | 574 |
| 24 | Kyle | 563 |
| 25 | Joshua | 552 |
| 26 | Richard | 539 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 534 |
| 28 | Sean | 532 |
| 29 | Stephen | 473 |
| 30 | Mark | 453 |
| 31 | Alexander | 443 |
| 32 | Adam | 385 |
| 33 | Gregory | 374 |
| 34 | Patrick | 366 |
| 35 | Paul | 362 |
| 35 | Scott | 362 |
| 37 | Charles | 332 |
| 38 | Peter | 323 |
| 39 | Brandon | 303 |
| 40 | Bryan | 284 |
| 41 | Edward | 276 |
| 42 | Jose | 268 |
| 43 | Kenneth | 266 |
| 44 | Benjamin | 236 |
| 45 | Zachary | 213 |
| 46 | Keith | 206 |
| 47 | George | 203 |
| 48 | Jeremy | 202 |
| 49 | Frank | 197 |
| 50 | Vincent | 195 |