Top baby names in New Jersey, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,486 |
| 2 | Ashley | 1,269 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,107 |
| 4 | Nicole | 1,032 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 980 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 867 |
| 7 | Lauren | 820 |
| 8 | Melissa | 761 |
| 9 | Danielle | 718 |
| 10 | Samantha | 707 |
| 11 | Brittany | 630 |
| 12 | Sarah | 615 |
| 13 | Christina | 546 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 500 |
| 15 | Michelle | 487 |
| 16 | Megan | 440 |
| 17 | Laura | 434 |
| 18 | Rachel | 428 |
| 19 | Tiffany | 416 |
| 20 | Heather | 412 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 407 |
| 22 | Kelly | 405 |
| 23 | Katherine | 387 |
| 24 | Christine | 383 |
| 25 | Emily | 366 |
| 26 | Alexandra | 352 |
| 27 | Caitlin | 349 |
| 28 | Lisa | 346 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 335 |
| 30 | Alyssa | 325 |
| 31 | Kristen | 322 |
| 32 | Courtney | 293 |
| 33 | Victoria | 290 |
| 34 | Erin | 281 |
| 35 | Allison | 278 |
| 36 | Erica | 267 |
| 37 | Sara | 262 |
| 38 | Jacqueline | 261 |
| 39 | Amy | 260 |
| 40 | Dana | 257 |
| 41 | Vanessa | 253 |
| 42 | Jasmine | 251 |
| 43 | Shannon | 243 |
| 44 | Andrea | 218 |
| 45 | Lindsay | 215 |
| 46 | Jamie | 207 |
| 47 | Tara | 202 |
| 48 | Crystal | 199 |
| 49 | Alicia | 195 |
| 50 | Angela | 192 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,857 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,749 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,631 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,376 |
| 5 | Joseph | 1,263 |
| 6 | John | 1,189 |
| 7 | David | 1,185 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,128 |
| 9 | Andrew | 1,032 |
| 10 | Anthony | 1,025 |
| 11 | James | 1,008 |
| 12 | Brian | 861 |
| 13 | Thomas | 850 |
| 14 | Kevin | 838 |
| 14 | Ryan | 838 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 832 |
| 17 | William | 826 |
| 18 | Nicholas | 781 |
| 19 | Eric | 743 |
| 20 | Justin | 740 |
| 21 | Steven | 638 |
| 22 | Kyle | 584 |
| 23 | Richard | 574 |
| 24 | Timothy | 552 |
| 25 | Joshua | 550 |
| 26 | Sean | 524 |
| 27 | Jason | 519 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 504 |
| 29 | Alexander | 492 |
| 30 | Mark | 485 |
| 31 | Stephen | 463 |
| 32 | Patrick | 408 |
| 33 | Adam | 367 |
| 34 | Gregory | 359 |
| 35 | Paul | 341 |
| 36 | Scott | 319 |
| 37 | Peter | 315 |
| 38 | Charles | 308 |
| 39 | Brandon | 296 |
| 40 | Zachary | 294 |
| 41 | Bryan | 286 |
| 42 | Kenneth | 282 |
| 43 | Edward | 272 |
| 44 | Benjamin | 241 |
| 44 | Keith | 241 |
| 46 | Jose | 232 |
| 47 | Vincent | 230 |
| 48 | Frank | 228 |
| 49 | Luis | 202 |
| 50 | Aaron | 198 |