Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 2001

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	768
2	Samantha	609
3	Ashley	527
4	Nicole	526
5	Sarah	520
6	Julia	514
7	Jessica	510
8	Olivia	490
9	Madison	479
10	Kayla	477
11	Brianna	427
12	Amanda	398
13	Victoria	394
14	Hannah	389
15	Lauren	385
16	Alyssa	380
17	Isabella	353
18	Emma	340
19	Elizabeth	333
20	Alexis	332
21	Abigail	323
21	Rachel	323
23	Grace	320
24	Jennifer	297
25	Alexandra	293

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gianna	291
27	Sophia	267
28	Katherine	258
29	Megan	256
30	Jenna	253
31	Taylor	252
32	Rebecca	237
33	Kaitlyn	234
34	Danielle	229
35	Gabriella	228
36	Stephanie	226
37	Natalie	218
38	Erin	214
39	Anna	210
40	Sydney	204
41	Alexa	202
42	Sara	195
43	Destiny	193
44	Allison	189
44	Caroline	189
44	Gabrielle	189
44	Michelle	189
48	Morgan	182
49	Kelly	181
49	Melissa	181
51	Christina	179
52	Hailey	172
53	Melanie	162
54	Jasmine	158
55	Mackenzie	157
56	Maria	155
57	Kimberly	152
58	Angelina	150
58	Chloe	150
60	Catherine	149
61	Jillian	146
62	Brooke	144
63	Vanessa	142
64	Jordan	136
64	Mia	136
66	Amber	135
66	Jacqueline	135
68	Ava	131
69	Ariana	130
70	Jada	129
71	Haley	128
72	Caitlin	124
73	Julianna	121
74	Madeline	118
74	Marissa	118
74	Mary	118
77	Paige	114
77	Shannon	114
79	Faith	112
80	Laura	111
81	Carly	109
81	Leah	109
83	Angela	108
84	Diana	106
85	Tiffany	105
86	Gabriela	104
87	Andrea	103
88	Arianna	102
88	Briana	102
90	Katelyn	101
90	Meghan	101
92	Sofia	100
93	Aaliyah	98
94	Erica	94
94	Kathryn	94
94	Maya	94
97	Juliana	93
98	Amy	92
99	Natalia	91
100	Cassandra	88