Top baby names in New Jersey, 2001
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 768 |
| 2 | Samantha | 609 |
| 3 | Ashley | 527 |
| 4 | Nicole | 526 |
| 5 | Sarah | 520 |
| 6 | Julia | 514 |
| 7 | Jessica | 510 |
| 8 | Olivia | 490 |
| 9 | Madison | 479 |
| 10 | Kayla | 477 |
| 11 | Brianna | 427 |
| 12 | Amanda | 398 |
| 13 | Victoria | 394 |
| 14 | Hannah | 389 |
| 15 | Lauren | 385 |
| 16 | Alyssa | 380 |
| 17 | Isabella | 353 |
| 18 | Emma | 340 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 333 |
| 20 | Alexis | 332 |
| 21 | Abigail | 323 |
| 21 | Rachel | 323 |
| 23 | Grace | 320 |
| 24 | Jennifer | 297 |
| 25 | Alexandra | 293 |
| 26 | Gianna | 291 |
| 27 | Sophia | 267 |
| 28 | Katherine | 258 |
| 29 | Megan | 256 |
| 30 | Jenna | 253 |
| 31 | Taylor | 252 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 237 |
| 33 | Kaitlyn | 234 |
| 34 | Danielle | 229 |
| 35 | Gabriella | 228 |
| 36 | Stephanie | 226 |
| 37 | Natalie | 218 |
| 38 | Erin | 214 |
| 39 | Anna | 210 |
| 40 | Sydney | 204 |
| 41 | Alexa | 202 |
| 42 | Sara | 195 |
| 43 | Destiny | 193 |
| 44 | Allison | 189 |
| 44 | Caroline | 189 |
| 44 | Gabrielle | 189 |
| 44 | Michelle | 189 |
| 48 | Morgan | 182 |
| 49 | Kelly | 181 |
| 49 | Melissa | 181 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,417 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,289 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 1,081 |
| 4 | Joseph | 1,066 |
| 5 | Christopher | 964 |
| 6 | Anthony | 903 |
| 7 | Ryan | 892 |
| 8 | John | 815 |
| 9 | Daniel | 799 |
| 10 | Andrew | 740 |
| 11 | Justin | 727 |
| 12 | Joshua | 690 |
| 13 | Kevin | 637 |
| 14 | David | 583 |
| 15 | James | 580 |
| 16 | Alexander | 568 |
| 17 | Brandon | 559 |
| 18 | Jacob | 546 |
| 19 | William | 527 |
| 20 | Thomas | 523 |
| 21 | Christian | 500 |
| 22 | Zachary | 495 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 490 |
| 24 | Tyler | 483 |
| 25 | Kyle | 461 |
| 26 | Dylan | 460 |
| 27 | Robert | 449 |
| 28 | Jason | 421 |
| 29 | Brian | 416 |
| 30 | Sean | 406 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 337 |
| 32 | Samuel | 331 |
| 33 | Patrick | 313 |
| 34 | Ethan | 310 |
| 35 | Steven | 308 |
| 36 | Jack | 307 |
| 37 | Eric | 306 |
| 38 | Jake | 264 |
| 39 | Connor | 247 |
| 40 | Gabriel | 240 |
| 40 | Isaiah | 240 |
| 40 | Luke | 240 |
| 43 | Evan | 238 |
| 44 | Jordan | 229 |
| 45 | Adam | 221 |
| 46 | Richard | 218 |
| 47 | Jose | 217 |
| 48 | Aidan | 216 |
| 49 | Jared | 208 |
| 50 | Noah | 199 |