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Most popular baby names in New Jersey, 2025
The names given most often to babies born in New Jersey in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 35,500 girls and 39,765 boys are in the New Jersey list.
Top 25 girls · New Jersey 2025
- #1Emma“entire”*428▲ 2
- #2MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records427▼ 1
- #3Olivia“olive; olive branch”*396▲ 1
- #3Sophia“wisdom”*396▼ 1
- #5IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”*368▲ 2
- #6CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”*340▼ 1
- #7Amelia“vigor, bravery”*317▼ 1
- #8AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel299▲ 53
- #9Sofia“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”*292▼ 1
- #10AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records286same
- #11Esther“star”*248▲ 1
- #12Chloe“young green shoot”*246▲ 2
- #13LeahEditor’s note Down from #36 in 2015 to #58 in 2025 in the US244▼ 4
- #14ZoeVariant of Zoë, meaning “life”*241▼ 3
- #15ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel240▲ 12
- #16MadisonEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 5 babies232▲ 1
- #17LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”*215▲ 6
- #18Emily“rival, emulator”*206▲ 1
- #18ValentinaSame root as Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”*206▼ 3
- #20NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”*192▲ 14
- #21GiannaSame root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”*190▼ 5
- #21SaraVariant of Sarah, meaning “masters, princes”*190▲ 9
- #23LaylaEditor’s note Down from #30 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US186▲ 14
- #24Aria“a musical aria”*183▲ 1
- #25Hannah“grace, gracious, graced with child”*182▲ 11
Top 25 boys · New Jersey 2025
- #1LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”*749same
- #2NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records742same
- #3LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records399same
- #4LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”*378▲ 3
- #5Joseph“(God) shall add”*374▼ 1
- #6James“May He Heel”*350▲ 3
- #7Michael“who is like God?”*343▼ 2
- #8TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025338▲ 7
- #9OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records335▲ 1
- #10JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”*333▲ 1
- #11Anthony“flower”*327▼ 3
- #12Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”*299same
- #13Leo“lion”*298▲ 8
- #14Ethan“firmness, strong, or long-lived”*295▼ 8
- #15Jacob“May He Heel”*274▲ 3
- #15MateoSame root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”*274▲ 5
- #17Daniel“God is my judge”*256same
- #18Alexander“to defend + man”*255▲ 15
- #18DylanWelsh, meaning “to, of + tide”*255▼ 5
- #20Matthew“gift of the Lord”*253▼ 2
- #20ThiagoPortuguese, meaning “natal, relating to birth”*253▲ 5
- #22Logan“little hollow”*235▼ 8
- #23David“beloved”*232▼ 7
- #24Thomas“twin”*231▲ 12
- #25Cameron“crooked, bent + nose”*226▼ 2
Names that stand out in New Jersey
Names in the New Jersey top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of New Jersey births is twice its share of all US births.
Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in New Jersey). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).