Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 2002

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	786
2	Samantha	576
3	Ashley	563
4	Sarah	518
5	Kayla	509
6	Julia	502
7	Jessica	495
8	Olivia	481
9	Nicole	477
10	Isabella	460
11	Madison	459
12	Brianna	428
13	Alyssa	406
14	Emma	400
15	Lauren	389
16	Rachel	363
17	Victoria	356
18	Amanda	346
19	Grace	339
20	Alexandra	337
21	Abigail	323
22	Elizabeth	319
23	Sophia	318
24	Hannah	290
25	Alexis	288

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gianna	287
27	Jennifer	264
28	Katherine	263
29	Taylor	255
30	Gabriella	249
30	Natalie	249
32	Kaitlyn	242
33	Stephanie	233
34	Alexa	232
35	Sara	227
36	Rebecca	220
37	Jenna	211
38	Morgan	207
39	Anna	205
39	Megan	205
41	Sydney	204
42	Erin	200
43	Michelle	196
44	Mia	194
45	Hailey	187
46	Angelina	184
47	Caroline	181
48	Ava	177
49	Kelly	176
50	Jasmine	175
51	Allison	174
52	Chloe	167
52	Gabrielle	167
54	Brooke	166
55	Destiny	164
56	Jordan	163
57	Melanie	162
58	Danielle	160
59	Christina	151
60	Paige	146
61	Mackenzie	142
62	Catherine	140
62	Kimberly	140
62	Maria	140
65	Melissa	132
66	Ariana	131
66	Maya	131
68	Aaliyah	129
68	Briana	129
70	Sofia	128
71	Haley	127
71	Julianna	127
71	Mary	127
74	Vanessa	124
75	Jacqueline	123
75	Jillian	123
77	Arianna	120
77	Faith	120
79	Angela	119
79	Madeline	119
81	Leah	118
82	Amy	113
82	Gabriela	113
84	Daniela	112
85	Caitlin	111
86	Juliana	110
86	Shannon	110
88	Zoe	109
89	Jada	107
90	Katelyn	106
91	Carly	103
91	Kylie	103
93	Amber	100
94	Laura	99
95	Isabel	98
96	Diana	97
97	Sabrina	96
98	Andrea	94
99	Jade	93
100	Jamie	92
100	Lily	92