BABY NAMES BY STATE

By state

Most popular baby names in New Jersey

The most popular baby names in New Jersey in 2025, ranked from real Social Security Administration birth records. New Jersey has recorded 9,242,220 births with a first name since 1910.

Top girls’ names

Girls in New Jersey

  1. #1Emma428 in 2025
  2. #2Mia427 in 2025
  3. #3Olivia396 in 2025
  4. #4Sophia396 in 2025
  5. #5Isabella368 in 2025
  6. #6Charlotte340 in 2025
  7. #7Amelia317 in 2025
  8. #9Sofia292 in 2025
  9. #10Ava286 in 2025
  10. #11Esther248 in 2025
  11. #12Chloe246 in 2025
  12. #13Leah244 in 2025
  13. #14Zoe241 in 2025
  14. #15Eliana240 in 2025
  15. #16Madison232 in 2025
  16. #17Lily215 in 2025
  17. #18Emily206 in 2025
  18. #19Valentina206 in 2025
  19. #20Nora192 in 2025
  20. #21Gianna190 in 2025
  21. #22Sara190 in 2025
  22. #23Layla186 in 2025
  23. #24Aria183 in 2025
  24. #25Hannah182 in 2025
  25. #26Mila179 in 2025

Top boys’ names

Boys in New Jersey

  1. #1Liam749 in 2025
  2. #2Noah742 in 2025
  3. #3Lucas399 in 2025
  4. #4Luca378 in 2025
  5. #5Joseph374 in 2025
  6. #6James350 in 2025
  7. #7Michael343 in 2025
  8. #8Theodore338 in 2025
  9. #9Oliver335 in 2025
  10. #10Jack333 in 2025
  11. #11Anthony327 in 2025
  12. #12Benjamin299 in 2025
  13. #13Leo298 in 2025
  14. #14Ethan295 in 2025
  15. #15Jacob274 in 2025
  16. #16Mateo274 in 2025
  17. #17Daniel256 in 2025
  18. #18Alexander255 in 2025
  19. #19Dylan255 in 2025
  20. #20Matthew253 in 2025
  21. #22Logan235 in 2025
  22. #23David232 in 2025
  23. #24Thomas231 in 2025
  24. #25Cameron226 in 2025
  25. #26John223 in 2025

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Rank is by birth count within New Jersey for each year.