Top baby names in New Jersey, 1989
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,420 |
| 2 | Ashley | 1,275 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,144 |
| 4 | Stephanie | 963 |
| 5 | Nicole | 962 |
| 6 | Samantha | 931 |
| 7 | Jennifer | 910 |
| 8 | Lauren | 870 |
| 9 | Brittany | 830 |
| 10 | Melissa | 708 |
| 11 | Danielle | 656 |
| 12 | Sarah | 644 |
| 13 | Michelle | 583 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 569 |
| 15 | Christina | 562 |
| 16 | Megan | 514 |
| 17 | Kelly | 443 |
| 18 | Emily | 442 |
| 19 | Rachel | 431 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 416 |
| 21 | Alyssa | 400 |
| 22 | Laura | 390 |
| 23 | Katherine | 382 |
| 24 | Alexandra | 381 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 379 |
| 26 | Christine | 378 |
| 27 | Heather | 373 |
| 28 | Tiffany | 346 |
| 29 | Jasmine | 335 |
| 29 | Kristen | 335 |
| 31 | Allison | 311 |
| 32 | Caitlin | 306 |
| 33 | Victoria | 300 |
| 34 | Courtney | 292 |
| 35 | Lisa | 276 |
| 36 | Erin | 273 |
| 37 | Jacqueline | 271 |
| 38 | Chelsea | 268 |
| 39 | Erica | 265 |
| 40 | Sara | 254 |
| 41 | Amy | 242 |
| 42 | Jamie | 241 |
| 43 | Vanessa | 240 |
| 44 | Dana | 230 |
| 45 | Andrea | 225 |
| 46 | Catherine | 215 |
| 47 | Shannon | 211 |
| 48 | Kristin | 204 |
| 49 | Mary | 203 |
| 50 | Tara | 200 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,983 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,856 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,706 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,477 |
| 5 | Joseph | 1,374 |
| 6 | John | 1,305 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,154 |
| 8 | Anthony | 1,135 |
| 9 | David | 1,118 |
| 10 | Andrew | 1,070 |
| 11 | Kevin | 972 |
| 12 | James | 968 |
| 13 | Ryan | 943 |
| 14 | Brian | 934 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 908 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 889 |
| 17 | Thomas | 823 |
| 18 | William | 763 |
| 19 | Joshua | 714 |
| 20 | Justin | 711 |
| 21 | Steven | 703 |
| 22 | Kyle | 630 |
| 23 | Eric | 629 |
| 24 | Richard | 570 |
| 25 | Sean | 566 |
| 26 | Alexander | 545 |
| 27 | Timothy | 511 |
| 28 | Jason | 486 |
| 29 | Mark | 471 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 462 |
| 31 | Stephen | 458 |
| 32 | Patrick | 418 |
| 33 | Gregory | 391 |
| 34 | Adam | 377 |
| 35 | Brandon | 354 |
| 36 | Charles | 332 |
| 37 | Zachary | 329 |
| 38 | Paul | 328 |
| 38 | Scott | 328 |
| 40 | Kenneth | 313 |
| 41 | Jose | 300 |
| 42 | Bryan | 294 |
| 43 | Peter | 292 |
| 44 | Edward | 283 |
| 45 | Benjamin | 279 |
| 46 | Vincent | 257 |
| 47 | Corey | 226 |
| 48 | Christian | 223 |
| 49 | Keith | 218 |
| 50 | Jesse | 215 |