Top baby names in New Jersey, 2002
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 786 |
| 2 | Samantha | 576 |
| 3 | Ashley | 563 |
| 4 | Sarah | 518 |
| 5 | Kayla | 509 |
| 6 | Julia | 502 |
| 7 | Jessica | 495 |
| 8 | Olivia | 481 |
| 9 | Nicole | 477 |
| 10 | Isabella | 460 |
| 11 | Madison | 459 |
| 12 | Brianna | 428 |
| 13 | Alyssa | 406 |
| 14 | Emma | 400 |
| 15 | Lauren | 389 |
| 16 | Rachel | 363 |
| 17 | Victoria | 356 |
| 18 | Amanda | 346 |
| 19 | Grace | 339 |
| 20 | Alexandra | 337 |
| 21 | Abigail | 323 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 319 |
| 23 | Sophia | 318 |
| 24 | Hannah | 290 |
| 25 | Alexis | 288 |
| 26 | Gianna | 287 |
| 27 | Jennifer | 264 |
| 28 | Katherine | 263 |
| 29 | Taylor | 255 |
| 30 | Gabriella | 249 |
| 30 | Natalie | 249 |
| 32 | Kaitlyn | 242 |
| 33 | Stephanie | 233 |
| 34 | Alexa | 232 |
| 35 | Sara | 227 |
| 36 | Rebecca | 220 |
| 37 | Jenna | 211 |
| 38 | Morgan | 207 |
| 39 | Anna | 205 |
| 39 | Megan | 205 |
| 41 | Sydney | 204 |
| 42 | Erin | 200 |
| 43 | Michelle | 196 |
| 44 | Mia | 194 |
| 45 | Hailey | 187 |
| 46 | Angelina | 184 |
| 47 | Caroline | 181 |
| 48 | Ava | 177 |
| 49 | Kelly | 176 |
| 50 | Jasmine | 175 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,360 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,203 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 1,044 |
| 4 | Joseph | 1,019 |
| 5 | Christopher | 964 |
| 6 | Anthony | 888 |
| 7 | Daniel | 855 |
| 8 | Ryan | 842 |
| 9 | John | 714 |
| 10 | Joshua | 701 |
| 11 | Justin | 697 |
| 12 | Andrew | 688 |
| 13 | David | 583 |
| 14 | Kevin | 574 |
| 15 | Alexander | 568 |
| 16 | Thomas | 555 |
| 17 | Jacob | 549 |
| 18 | William | 535 |
| 19 | James | 532 |
| 20 | Brandon | 529 |
| 21 | Tyler | 504 |
| 22 | Robert | 467 |
| 23 | Christian | 448 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 444 |
| 25 | Zachary | 443 |
| 26 | Jason | 431 |
| 27 | Jack | 424 |
| 28 | Sean | 398 |
| 29 | Ethan | 390 |
| 30 | Kyle | 387 |
| 31 | Dylan | 379 |
| 32 | Brian | 374 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 339 |
| 34 | Aidan | 328 |
| 35 | Gabriel | 300 |
| 36 | Samuel | 298 |
| 37 | Luke | 291 |
| 38 | Steven | 278 |
| 39 | Eric | 271 |
| 40 | Connor | 269 |
| 41 | Jake | 257 |
| 42 | Patrick | 255 |
| 43 | Isaiah | 252 |
| 44 | Bryan | 248 |
| 45 | Jordan | 235 |
| 46 | Evan | 222 |
| 47 | Jose | 218 |
| 48 | Sebastian | 216 |
| 49 | Elijah | 214 |
| 50 | Aaron | 209 |