Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1994

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,043
2	Nicole	901
3	Samantha	856
4	Ashley	848
5	Amanda	845
6	Emily	716
7	Stephanie	628
8	Sarah	621
9	Jennifer	592
10	Danielle	547
11	Lauren	502
12	Megan	473
13	Rachel	469
14	Taylor	463
15	Victoria	448
16	Brittany	446
17	Melissa	442
18	Rebecca	439
19	Brianna	433
20	Alexandra	412
20	Alyssa	412
22	Michelle	406
23	Elizabeth	384
24	Alexis	363
25	Kimberly	352

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kelly	342
27	Katherine	337
28	Christina	328
29	Kayla	316
30	Shannon	307
31	Courtney	286
32	Allison	272
33	Jasmine	260
34	Erin	250
35	Kelsey	244
36	Morgan	233
37	Jacqueline	232
38	Amber	231
39	Jenna	226
39	Sara	226
41	Alexa	223
41	Kaitlyn	223
43	Gabrielle	220
44	Julia	218
45	Laura	213
46	Tiffany	195
47	Erica	193
48	Olivia	192
49	Kristen	188
50	Maria	185
51	Christine	183
52	Marissa	180
53	Briana	178
54	Heather	176
55	Chelsea	173
56	Catherine	172
57	Hannah	169
57	Mary	169
59	Angela	163
59	Natalie	163
61	Dana	158
62	Caitlin	157
63	Meghan	156
64	Andrea	154
65	Cassandra	149
66	Caroline	144
67	Kristina	142
67	Paige	142
69	Abigail	138
70	Anna	137
71	Emma	136
71	Vanessa	136
73	Melanie	135
74	Katelyn	131
75	Crystal	129
75	Jamie	129
77	Amy	128
78	Casey	123
79	Carly	121
79	Gabriella	121
79	Grace	121
82	Kathryn	120
83	Lisa	118
84	Brooke	113
85	Gina	109
85	Kathleen	109
85	Margaret	109
88	Alexandria	108
88	Angelica	108
90	Alicia	106
90	Marisa	106
92	Diana	105
92	Lindsey	105
94	Lindsay	102
95	Julie	101
96	Monica	96
96	Tara	96
98	Kaitlin	95
99	Deanna	94
99	Jillian	94