Top baby names in New Jersey, 2000
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 812 |
| 2 | Samantha | 693 |
| 3 | Nicole | 611 |
| 4 | Jessica | 606 |
| 5 | Sarah | 588 |
| 6 | Julia | 569 |
| 7 | Ashley | 562 |
| 8 | Brianna | 495 |
| 9 | Kayla | 483 |
| 10 | Lauren | 481 |
| 11 | Amanda | 457 |
| 12 | Olivia | 430 |
| 13 | Victoria | 419 |
| 14 | Madison | 404 |
| 15 | Alyssa | 398 |
| 16 | Hannah | 390 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 383 |
| 18 | Rachel | 377 |
| 19 | Alexis | 334 |
| 20 | Alexandra | 321 |
| 21 | Jennifer | 308 |
| 22 | Katherine | 305 |
| 23 | Emma | 297 |
| 24 | Taylor | 281 |
| 25 | Grace | 280 |
| 26 | Megan | 279 |
| 27 | Kaitlyn | 271 |
| 28 | Stephanie | 269 |
| 29 | Isabella | 268 |
| 30 | Abigail | 264 |
| 31 | Rebecca | 262 |
| 32 | Danielle | 248 |
| 32 | Natalie | 248 |
| 34 | Michelle | 238 |
| 35 | Gianna | 230 |
| 36 | Alexa | 225 |
| 37 | Gabrielle | 219 |
| 38 | Gabriella | 217 |
| 39 | Erin | 215 |
| 40 | Morgan | 214 |
| 41 | Sophia | 210 |
| 42 | Anna | 209 |
| 43 | Melissa | 206 |
| 44 | Jenna | 199 |
| 45 | Sara | 198 |
| 46 | Christina | 196 |
| 46 | Destiny | 196 |
| 48 | Sydney | 193 |
| 49 | Caroline | 190 |
| 50 | Catherine | 178 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,437 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,255 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 1,059 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,013 |
| 5 | Joseph | 988 |
| 6 | Anthony | 911 |
| 7 | Ryan | 901 |
| 8 | John | 863 |
| 9 | Daniel | 822 |
| 10 | Justin | 774 |
| 11 | Joshua | 709 |
| 12 | Andrew | 706 |
| 13 | David | 646 |
| 14 | Kevin | 644 |
| 15 | Brandon | 595 |
| 16 | Tyler | 580 |
| 17 | Alexander | 579 |
| 18 | Thomas | 578 |
| 19 | James | 554 |
| 20 | William | 552 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 531 |
| 22 | Jacob | 530 |
| 23 | Robert | 525 |
| 23 | Zachary | 525 |
| 25 | Kyle | 520 |
| 26 | Christian | 485 |
| 27 | Brian | 461 |
| 28 | Sean | 431 |
| 29 | Jason | 411 |
| 30 | Dylan | 409 |
| 31 | Jack | 332 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 328 |
| 33 | Steven | 314 |
| 34 | Eric | 311 |
| 35 | Patrick | 309 |
| 36 | Samuel | 288 |
| 37 | Jake | 259 |
| 38 | Ethan | 253 |
| 39 | Jordan | 252 |
| 40 | Timothy | 241 |
| 41 | Noah | 238 |
| 42 | Evan | 236 |
| 43 | Jared | 235 |
| 44 | Luke | 230 |
| 45 | Isaiah | 217 |
| 46 | Luis | 211 |
| 47 | Jose | 208 |
| 47 | Mark | 208 |
| 49 | Adam | 205 |
| 49 | Connor | 205 |