Top baby names in New Jersey, 1996
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha | 844 |
| 2 | Jessica | 834 |
| 3 | Nicole | 750 |
| 4 | Emily | 736 |
| 5 | Amanda | 679 |
| 6 | Ashley | 646 |
| 7 | Sarah | 606 |
| 8 | Rachel | 504 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 491 |
| 10 | Lauren | 453 |
| 11 | Brianna | 442 |
| 12 | Jennifer | 437 |
| 13 | Alexandra | 423 |
| 14 | Victoria | 417 |
| 15 | Danielle | 413 |
| 16 | Taylor | 410 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 400 |
| 18 | Alexis | 384 |
| 18 | Kayla | 384 |
| 20 | Alyssa | 383 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 380 |
| 22 | Megan | 336 |
| 23 | Julia | 335 |
| 24 | Melissa | 332 |
| 25 | Brittany | 322 |
| 26 | Katherine | 318 |
| 27 | Michelle | 302 |
| 28 | Erin | 300 |
| 29 | Kelly | 296 |
| 30 | Olivia | 270 |
| 31 | Christina | 265 |
| 32 | Kimberly | 264 |
| 33 | Kaitlyn | 247 |
| 34 | Hannah | 244 |
| 35 | Shannon | 241 |
| 36 | Gabrielle | 238 |
| 37 | Amber | 235 |
| 38 | Morgan | 232 |
| 39 | Courtney | 226 |
| 40 | Sabrina | 214 |
| 41 | Allison | 207 |
| 41 | Madison | 207 |
| 41 | Sara | 207 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 207 |
| 45 | Natalie | 206 |
| 46 | Kelsey | 202 |
| 47 | Jenna | 196 |
| 48 | Jacqueline | 194 |
| 49 | Abigail | 191 |
| 50 | Jasmine | 190 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,738 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,448 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,221 |
| 4 | Nicholas | 1,169 |
| 5 | Joseph | 1,066 |
| 6 | Daniel | 989 |
| 7 | Ryan | 945 |
| 8 | John | 912 |
| 9 | Anthony | 903 |
| 10 | Andrew | 803 |
| 11 | Kevin | 798 |
| 12 | David | 751 |
| 13 | Tyler | 682 |
| 14 | Robert | 680 |
| 15 | Thomas | 678 |
| 16 | James | 674 |
| 17 | Brandon | 667 |
| 18 | Justin | 663 |
| 19 | Joshua | 658 |
| 20 | Alexander | 655 |
| 21 | Brian | 600 |
| 22 | Zachary | 587 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 571 |
| 24 | Kyle | 559 |
| 25 | William | 548 |
| 26 | Christian | 529 |
| 27 | Sean | 441 |
| 28 | Eric | 426 |
| 29 | Steven | 417 |
| 30 | Jacob | 403 |
| 31 | Patrick | 386 |
| 32 | Jason | 354 |
| 33 | Richard | 325 |
| 34 | Austin | 312 |
| 35 | Dylan | 304 |
| 36 | Mark | 294 |
| 37 | Samuel | 288 |
| 38 | Benjamin | 287 |
| 39 | Timothy | 286 |
| 40 | Jordan | 266 |
| 41 | Peter | 260 |
| 42 | Connor | 257 |
| 42 | Stephen | 257 |
| 44 | Adam | 252 |
| 45 | Jeffrey | 248 |
| 46 | Bryan | 242 |
| 47 | Jose | 222 |
| 48 | Jake | 219 |
| 49 | Aaron | 215 |
| 50 | Luis | 211 |