Top baby names in New Jersey, 1998
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha | 809 |
| 2 | Emily | 798 |
| 3 | Ashley | 650 |
| 4 | Nicole | 631 |
| 5 | Jessica | 628 |
| 6 | Sarah | 608 |
| 7 | Amanda | 533 |
| 8 | Brianna | 475 |
| 9 | Julia | 466 |
| 10 | Alexis | 451 |
| 11 | Victoria | 446 |
| 12 | Kayla | 436 |
| 13 | Alyssa | 427 |
| 14 | Jennifer | 399 |
| 15 | Lauren | 397 |
| 16 | Rachel | 387 |
| 17 | Olivia | 383 |
| 18 | Alexandra | 378 |
| 18 | Taylor | 378 |
| 20 | Danielle | 368 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 349 |
| 22 | Megan | 311 |
| 23 | Stephanie | 305 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 298 |
| 25 | Madison | 296 |
| 26 | Gabrielle | 276 |
| 27 | Katherine | 275 |
| 28 | Hannah | 270 |
| 29 | Melissa | 269 |
| 30 | Emma | 265 |
| 31 | Alexa | 254 |
| 31 | Michelle | 254 |
| 33 | Kelly | 246 |
| 34 | Kaitlyn | 240 |
| 35 | Erin | 234 |
| 36 | Abigail | 230 |
| 36 | Morgan | 230 |
| 38 | Jenna | 224 |
| 39 | Allison | 223 |
| 39 | Christina | 223 |
| 41 | Natalie | 221 |
| 42 | Brittany | 220 |
| 43 | Shannon | 211 |
| 44 | Gianna | 207 |
| 45 | Sara | 200 |
| 46 | Destiny | 184 |
| 47 | Jasmine | 181 |
| 47 | Maria | 181 |
| 49 | Kimberly | 174 |
| 50 | Grace | 171 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,724 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,387 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 1,192 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,103 |
| 5 | Joseph | 1,018 |
| 6 | Daniel | 933 |
| 7 | Anthony | 913 |
| 8 | John | 869 |
| 9 | Ryan | 858 |
| 10 | Justin | 721 |
| 11 | Kevin | 702 |
| 12 | Andrew | 701 |
| 13 | Brandon | 687 |
| 14 | David | 672 |
| 15 | Joshua | 667 |
| 16 | Thomas | 666 |
| 17 | Kyle | 637 |
| 18 | James | 628 |
| 19 | Alexander | 615 |
| 19 | Tyler | 615 |
| 21 | William | 607 |
| 22 | Robert | 588 |
| 23 | Zachary | 566 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 555 |
| 25 | Jacob | 517 |
| 26 | Brian | 509 |
| 27 | Christian | 475 |
| 28 | Sean | 440 |
| 29 | Jason | 423 |
| 30 | Eric | 359 |
| 31 | Dylan | 351 |
| 32 | Steven | 345 |
| 33 | Patrick | 299 |
| 34 | Samuel | 297 |
| 35 | Timothy | 292 |
| 36 | Austin | 282 |
| 37 | Connor | 279 |
| 38 | Jordan | 278 |
| 39 | Benjamin | 264 |
| 40 | Jack | 262 |
| 41 | Mark | 258 |
| 41 | Richard | 258 |
| 43 | Isaiah | 254 |
| 44 | Stephen | 248 |
| 45 | Jake | 227 |
| 46 | Adam | 219 |
| 47 | Charles | 217 |
| 48 | Evan | 215 |
| 49 | Alex | 213 |
| 50 | Bryan | 211 |