Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 2000

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	812
2	Samantha	693
3	Nicole	611
4	Jessica	606
5	Sarah	588
6	Julia	569
7	Ashley	562
8	Brianna	495
9	Kayla	483
10	Lauren	481
11	Amanda	457
12	Olivia	430
13	Victoria	419
14	Madison	404
15	Alyssa	398
16	Hannah	390
17	Elizabeth	383
18	Rachel	377
19	Alexis	334
20	Alexandra	321
21	Jennifer	308
22	Katherine	305
23	Emma	297
24	Taylor	281
25	Grace	280

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Megan	279
27	Kaitlyn	271
28	Stephanie	269
29	Isabella	268
30	Abigail	264
31	Rebecca	262
32	Danielle	248
32	Natalie	248
34	Michelle	238
35	Gianna	230
36	Alexa	225
37	Gabrielle	219
38	Gabriella	217
39	Erin	215
40	Morgan	214
41	Sophia	210
42	Anna	209
43	Melissa	206
44	Jenna	199
45	Sara	198
46	Christina	196
46	Destiny	196
48	Sydney	193
49	Caroline	190
50	Catherine	178
51	Allison	177
52	Kelly	169
53	Caitlin	168
54	Kimberly	167
55	Maria	163
56	Jillian	162
57	Hailey	159
58	Jordan	150
59	Jacqueline	148
60	Briana	147
61	Jasmine	145
62	Shannon	143
63	Angela	139
63	Sabrina	139
65	Chloe	138
65	Mia	138
67	Brooke	133
67	Jada	133
69	Paige	130
70	Andrea	128
70	Mackenzie	128
70	Madeline	128
73	Laura	125
74	Carly	123
75	Mary	120
76	Meghan	118
76	Melanie	118
78	Amber	117
79	Courtney	116
79	Haley	116
81	Arianna	113
82	Diana	111
82	Katelyn	111
84	Amy	110
85	Leah	109
86	Brittany	108
86	Erica	108
88	Tiffany	106
89	Vanessa	105
90	Ariana	104
90	Ava	104
92	Chelsea	101
92	Margaret	101
94	Molly	99
95	Gabriela	98
96	Sierra	97
97	Cassandra	96
97	Kathryn	96
99	Kelsey	93
100	Marissa	92