Top baby names in New Jersey, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 849 |
| 2 | Samantha | 819 |
| 3 | Jessica | 725 |
| 4 | Nicole | 663 |
| 5 | Ashley | 637 |
| 6 | Amanda | 586 |
| 7 | Sarah | 576 |
| 8 | Rachel | 493 |
| 9 | Brianna | 473 |
| 10 | Taylor | 447 |
| 11 | Julia | 439 |
| 11 | Victoria | 439 |
| 13 | Alyssa | 429 |
| 13 | Jennifer | 429 |
| 15 | Lauren | 419 |
| 16 | Alexis | 413 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 384 |
| 18 | Alexandra | 380 |
| 19 | Kayla | 378 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 375 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 358 |
| 22 | Danielle | 346 |
| 23 | Olivia | 343 |
| 24 | Megan | 340 |
| 25 | Melissa | 325 |
| 26 | Katherine | 296 |
| 27 | Kelly | 289 |
| 28 | Brittany | 280 |
| 29 | Erin | 275 |
| 30 | Gabrielle | 260 |
| 31 | Michelle | 253 |
| 32 | Morgan | 243 |
| 33 | Kimberly | 237 |
| 34 | Christina | 236 |
| 35 | Hannah | 234 |
| 35 | Kaitlyn | 234 |
| 37 | Madison | 228 |
| 37 | Shannon | 228 |
| 39 | Sabrina | 225 |
| 40 | Jenna | 224 |
| 41 | Allison | 216 |
| 42 | Emma | 213 |
| 43 | Abigail | 212 |
| 44 | Natalie | 201 |
| 44 | Sara | 201 |
| 46 | Jasmine | 199 |
| 47 | Kristen | 186 |
| 48 | Amber | 185 |
| 49 | Courtney | 183 |
| 50 | Alexa | 182 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,750 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,421 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 1,169 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,148 |
| 5 | Joseph | 1,045 |
| 6 | Anthony | 917 |
| 7 | Daniel | 897 |
| 8 | John | 878 |
| 9 | Andrew | 826 |
| 10 | Ryan | 784 |
| 11 | Brandon | 740 |
| 12 | Kevin | 705 |
| 13 | Tyler | 701 |
| 14 | David | 689 |
| 15 | Justin | 679 |
| 16 | James | 660 |
| 17 | Kyle | 656 |
| 17 | Robert | 656 |
| 19 | Joshua | 625 |
| 20 | Thomas | 613 |
| 21 | William | 611 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 608 |
| 23 | Alexander | 578 |
| 24 | Zachary | 538 |
| 25 | Brian | 525 |
| 26 | Christian | 490 |
| 27 | Jacob | 456 |
| 28 | Eric | 413 |
| 29 | Sean | 379 |
| 30 | Steven | 371 |
| 31 | Patrick | 343 |
| 32 | Jason | 339 |
| 33 | Dylan | 319 |
| 34 | Samuel | 317 |
| 35 | Austin | 311 |
| 36 | Jordan | 278 |
| 37 | Benjamin | 274 |
| 37 | Timothy | 274 |
| 39 | Richard | 263 |
| 40 | Mark | 255 |
| 41 | Connor | 249 |
| 42 | Stephen | 236 |
| 43 | Jose | 232 |
| 44 | Adam | 224 |
| 44 | Paul | 224 |
| 46 | Evan | 216 |
| 47 | Jake | 215 |
| 48 | Peter | 212 |
| 49 | Isaiah | 202 |
| 50 | Jeffrey | 201 |