Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1996
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha | 844 |
| 2 | Jessica | 834 |
| 3 | Nicole | 750 |
| 4 | Emily | 736 |
| 5 | Amanda | 679 |
| 6 | Ashley | 646 |
| 7 | Sarah | 606 |
| 8 | Rachel | 504 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 491 |
| 10 | Lauren | 453 |
| 11 | Brianna | 442 |
| 12 | Jennifer | 437 |
| 13 | Alexandra | 423 |
| 14 | Victoria | 417 |
| 15 | Danielle | 413 |
| 16 | Taylor | 410 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 400 |
| 18 | Alexis | 384 |
| 18 | Kayla | 384 |
| 20 | Alyssa | 383 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 380 |
| 22 | Megan | 336 |
| 23 | Julia | 335 |
| 24 | Melissa | 332 |
| 25 | Brittany | 322 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Katherine | 318 |
| 27 | Michelle | 302 |
| 28 | Erin | 300 |
| 29 | Kelly | 296 |
| 30 | Olivia | 270 |
| 31 | Christina | 265 |
| 32 | Kimberly | 264 |
| 33 | Kaitlyn | 247 |
| 34 | Hannah | 244 |
| 35 | Shannon | 241 |
| 36 | Gabrielle | 238 |
| 37 | Amber | 235 |
| 38 | Morgan | 232 |
| 39 | Courtney | 226 |
| 40 | Sabrina | 214 |
| 41 | Allison | 207 |
| 41 | Madison | 207 |
| 41 | Sara | 207 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 207 |
| 45 | Natalie | 206 |
| 46 | Kelsey | 202 |
| 47 | Jenna | 196 |
| 48 | Jacqueline | 194 |
| 49 | Abigail | 191 |
| 50 | Jasmine | 190 |
| 51 | Caroline | 189 |
| 52 | Marissa | 187 |
| 53 | Alexa | 184 |
| 53 | Maria | 184 |
| 55 | Briana | 180 |
| 56 | Kristen | 176 |
| 57 | Anna | 175 |
| 58 | Laura | 168 |
| 59 | Mary | 163 |
| 60 | Catherine | 159 |
| 61 | Melanie | 156 |
| 62 | Erica | 155 |
| 63 | Carly | 153 |
| 64 | Jamie | 152 |
| 64 | Paige | 152 |
| 66 | Brooke | 151 |
| 67 | Angela | 150 |
| 68 | Chelsea | 149 |
| 69 | Vanessa | 148 |
| 70 | Sydney | 147 |
| 71 | Emma | 141 |
| 72 | Gabriella | 138 |
| 73 | Caitlin | 135 |
| 74 | Grace | 134 |
| 75 | Dana | 133 |
| 76 | Christine | 132 |
| 77 | Casey | 131 |
| 78 | Destiny | 130 |
| 79 | Haley | 125 |
| 79 | Kathryn | 125 |
| 81 | Heather | 123 |
| 82 | Alexandria | 119 |
| 83 | Amy | 118 |
| 83 | Cassandra | 118 |
| 85 | Monica | 116 |
| 86 | Kathleen | 112 |
| 87 | Gianna | 109 |
| 88 | Katelyn | 107 |
| 89 | Crystal | 106 |
| 89 | Leah | 106 |
| 91 | Jillian | 105 |
| 92 | Andrea | 104 |
| 93 | Dominique | 103 |
| 94 | Jordan | 101 |
| 94 | Margaret | 101 |
| 94 | Meghan | 101 |
| 97 | Alicia | 98 |
| 98 | Erika | 97 |
| 99 | Madeline | 96 |
| 99 | Tara | 96 |