Most popular baby names in New Jersey — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in New Jersey were Emma, Mia, and Olivia for girls and Liam, Noah, and Lucas for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Dovid is 25x more common in New Jersey than nationally, and Rochel is 23x more common in New Jersey than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in New Jersey

Girls

Most distinctive Ailany 1.9x more common ▲6 #8 vs US #14
Also more common
Mia 1.7x more common ▲4 #2 vs US #6 Ava 1.7x more common ▲1 #10 vs US #11 Sofia 1.6x more common ▲0 #9 vs US #9 Isabella 1.6x more common ▲2 #5 vs US #7
Less common
Evelyn 1.2x less common ▼24 #32 vs US #8

Boys

Most distinctive Joseph 2.2x more common ▲24 #5 vs US #29
Also more common
Luca 1.9x more common ▲10 #4 vs US #14 Michael 1.8x more common ▲14 #7 vs US #21 Lucas 1.7x more common ▲7 #3 vs US #10 Jack 1.6x more common ▲5 #10 vs US #15
Less common
Elijah 1.5x less common ▼42 #49 vs US #7 Henry 1.3x less common ▼22 #27 vs US #5 William 1.2x less common ▼23 #32 vs US #9 Oliver 1.0x less common ▼6 #9 vs US #3

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