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Most popular baby names in New Jersey

Liam and Emma were the top names for babies born in New Jersey in 2025. Social Security counted 381,821 babies with listed names there from 2021 to 2025.

Names much more popular in New Jersey

Names given at least twice as often in New Jersey as nationally, 2021 to 2025, with how many times more common they are.

Boys

  1. Avrohom 27.2× (318)
  2. Ahron 23.3× (161)
  3. Dovid 22.9× (414)
  4. Binyomin 22.5× (150)
  5. Nosson 20.2× (64)
  6. Yaakov 20.1× (529)
  7. Yehoshua 20.1× (189)
  8. Eliyahu 19.1× (323)
  9. Shmuel 19× (529)
  10. Yehuda 18× (703)
  11. Shlomo 17.6× (435)
  12. Tzvi 17.5× (380)
  13. Boruch 16.9× (60)
  14. Aryeh 16.2× (255)
  15. Reuven 15.7× (88)

Girls

  1. Yehudis 23.8× (298)
  2. Rochel 23.7× (316)
  3. Batsheva 21.7× (213)
  4. Nechama 21.6× (315)
  5. Ahuva 21.1× (206)
  6. Tziporah 19.2× (98)
  7. Tzipora 19.2× (111)
  8. Devora 18.5× (171)
  9. Basya 18.1× (78)
  10. Bracha 17.9× (189)
  11. Chava 17.6× (259)
  12. Malka 16.7× (444)
  13. Yocheved 16.4× (122)
  14. Rivka 15.6× (685)
  15. Shoshana 15.2× (223)

Top boy names in New Jersey, 2025

  1. Liam 749
  2. Noah 742
  3. Lucas 399
  4. Luca 378
  5. Joseph 374
  6. James 350
  7. Michael 343
  8. Theodore 338
  9. Oliver 335
  10. Jack 333
  11. Anthony 327
  12. Benjamin 299
  13. Leo 298
  14. Ethan 295
  15. Jacob 274
  16. Mateo 274
  17. Daniel 256
  18. Alexander 255
  19. Dylan 255
  20. Matthew 253
  21. Thiago 253
  22. Logan 235
  23. David 232
  24. Thomas 231
  25. Cameron 226
  26. John 223
  27. Henry 221
  28. Sebastian 217
  29. Moshe 207
  30. Cooper 204
  31. Jayden 204
  32. Elias 200
  33. Owen 200
  34. William 200
  35. Nathan 199
  36. Samuel 199
  37. Luke 197
  38. Mason 194
  39. Aiden 192
  40. Nicholas 192
  41. Julian 190
  42. Miles 189
  43. Levi 185
  44. Ryan 185
  45. Christopher 183
  46. Asher 181
  47. Isaac 181
  48. Aaron 178
  49. Elijah 177
  50. Ian 176
  51. Gabriel 175
  52. Caleb 171
  53. Joshua 168
  54. Eithan 162
  55. Enzo 159
  56. Charles 157
  57. Dominic 156
  58. Hudson 155
  59. Yehuda 154
  60. Adam 151
  61. Austin 151
  62. Vincent 146
  63. Roman 143
  64. Andrew 142
  65. Carter 133
  66. Theo 132
  67. Gael 130
  68. Jackson 126
  69. Ezra 125
  70. Santiago 125
  71. Christian 124
  72. Nico 124
  73. Nolan 123
  74. Robert 121
  75. Giovanni 119
  76. Chaim 117
  77. Yosef 117
  78. Eli 115
  79. Bennett 114
  80. Leonardo 114
  81. Shmuel 114
  82. Wyatt 114
  83. Wesley 113
  84. Yaakov 113
  85. Lorenzo 112
  86. Matteo 112
  87. Yisroel 109
  88. Adrian 108
  89. Angel 108
  90. Connor 108
  91. Jeremiah 108
  92. Chase 107
  93. Maverick 107
  94. Grayson 104
  95. Dean 103
  96. Jonathan 103
  97. Shlomo 102
  98. Kai 101
  99. Dovid 99
  100. Isaiah 98

Top girl names in New Jersey, 2025

  1. Emma 428
  2. Mia 427
  3. Olivia 396
  4. Sophia 396
  5. Isabella 368
  6. Charlotte 340
  7. Amelia 317
  8. Ailany 299
  9. Sofia 292
  10. Ava 286
  11. Esther 248
  12. Chloe 246
  13. Leah 244
  14. Zoe 241
  15. Eliana 240
  16. Madison 232
  17. Lily 215
  18. Emily 206
  19. Valentina 206
  20. Nora 192
  21. Gianna 190
  22. Sara 190
  23. Layla 186
  24. Aria 183
  25. Hannah 182
  26. Mila 179
  27. Grace 175
  28. Luna 174
  29. Miriam 173
  30. Penelope 173
  31. Sarah 173
  32. Ella 169
  33. Evelyn 169
  34. Harper 167
  35. Emilia 166
  36. Avery 161
  37. Aurora 160
  38. Lucy 156
  39. Scarlett 154
  40. Rivka 152
  41. Ellie 149
  42. Violet 149
  43. Camila 147
  44. Isla 147
  45. Chaya 145
  46. Sienna 145
  47. Stella 145
  48. Riley 144
  49. Gabriella 137
  50. Victoria 136
  51. Maya 135
  52. Rachel 135
  53. Abigail 128
  54. Hailey 125
  55. Chana 123
  56. Malka 122
  57. Ayla 119
  58. Elizabeth 114
  59. Naomi 113
  60. Claire 112
  61. Maeve 110
  62. Elena 109
  63. Cecilia 107
  64. Zoey 107
  65. Lucia 106
  66. Liliana 104
  67. Madelyn 103
  68. Ivy 102
  69. Nova 101
  70. Sadie 101
  71. Hazel 99
  72. Juliette 99
  73. Alaia 98
  74. Eleanor 97
  75. Madeline 97
  76. Eloise 96
  77. Lillian 92
  78. Lainey 91
  79. Alice 90
  80. Rose 90
  81. Sophie 90
  82. Savannah 89
  83. Genesis 88
  84. Melody 86
  85. Bella 82
  86. Josephine 82
  87. Jade 81
  88. Ariana 80
  89. Natalie 80
  90. Ariella 78
  91. Lyla 78
  92. Sloane 75
  93. Julia 74
  94. Rochel 74
  95. Samantha 74
  96. Addison 73
  97. Alessia 73
  98. Audrey 73
  99. Summer 73
  100. Francesca 72

Questions

What is the most popular baby name in New Jersey?
In 2025, the most popular names in New Jersey were Liam for boys (749 babies) and Emma for girls (428 babies).
Which names are unusually popular in New Jersey?
From 2021 to 2025, Avrohom was 27.2 times more common for boys in New Jersey than across the US, and Yehudis was 23.8 times more common for girls.

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