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Most popular boy names in New Jersey 2025

In 2025, the most popular boy name in New Jersey was Liam, followed by Noah and Lucas. The list below ranks the state's top 100 boys' names, each compared with its national rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in New Jersey

More common

Most distinctive Joseph 2.2x more common ▲24 #5 vs US #29
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

Most distinctive 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

Boys

Year
Spellings

Percentages are approximate

  1. 1
    Liam Same as US #1
    749
  2. 2
    Noah Same as US #2
    742
  3. 3
    Lucas ▲7 vs US #10
    399
  4. 4
    Luca ▲10 vs US #14
    378
  5. 5
    Joseph ▲24 vs US #29
    374
  6. 6
    James Same as US #6
    350
  7. 7
    Michael ▲14 vs US #21
    343
  8. 8
    Theodore ▼4 vs US #4
    338
  9. 9
    Oliver ▼6 vs US #3
    335
  10. 10
    Jack ▲5 vs US #15
    333
  11. 11
    Anthony ▲35 vs US #46
    327
  12. 12
    Benjamin ▼1 vs US #11
    299
  13. 13
    Leo ▲6 vs US #19
    298
  14. 14
    Ethan ▲10 vs US #24
    295
  15. 15
    Jacob ▲28 vs US #43
    274
  16. 15
    Mateo ▼7 vs US #8
    274
  17. 17
    Daniel ▲5 vs US #22
    256
  18. 18
    Alexander ▲12 vs US #30
    255
  19. 18
    Dylan ▲23 vs US #41
    255
  20. 20
    Matthew ▲12 vs US #32
    253
  21. 20
    Thiago ▲30 vs US #50
    253
  22. 22
    Logan ▲31 vs US #53
    235
  23. 23
    David ▲12 vs US #35
    232
  24. 24
    Thomas ▲10 vs US #34
    231
  25. 25
    Cameron ▲51 vs US #76
    226
  26. 26
    John ▼3 vs US #23
    223
  27. 27
    Henry ▼22 vs US #5
    221
  28. 28
    Sebastian ▼12 vs US #16
    217
  29. 29
    Moshe ▲406 vs US #435
    207
  30. 30
    Cooper ▼3 vs US #27
    204
  31. 30
    Jayden ▲40 vs US #70
    204
  32. 32
    Elias ▼19 vs US #13
    200
  33. 32
    Owen ▼1 vs US #31
    200
  34. 32
    William ▼23 vs US #9
    200
  35. 35
    Nathan ▲28 vs US #63
    199
  36. 35
    Samuel ▼17 vs US #18
    199
  37. 37
    Luke ▼4 vs US #33
    197
  38. 38
    Mason ▲1 vs US #39
    194
  39. 39
    Aiden ▲23 vs US #62
    192
  40. 39
    Nicholas ▲73 vs US #112
    192
  41. 41
    Julian ▼16 vs US #25
    190
  42. 42
    Miles ▲2 vs US #44
    189
  43. 43
    Levi ▼31 vs US #12
    185
  44. 43
    Ryan ▲56 vs US #99
    185
  45. 45
    Christopher ▲23 vs US #68
    183
  46. 46
    Asher ▼18 vs US #28
    181
  47. 46
    Isaac ▲1 vs US #47
    181
  48. 48
    Aaron ▲32 vs US #80
    178
  49. 49
    Elijah ▼42 vs US #7
    177
  50. 50
    Ian ▲33 vs US #83
    176
  51. 51
    Gabriel ▼14 vs US #37
    175
  52. 52
    Caleb ▲6 vs US #58
    171
  53. 53
    Joshua ▲13 vs US #66
    168
  54. 54
    Eithan ▲43 vs US #97
    162
  55. 55
    Enzo ▲17 vs US #72
    159
  56. 56
    Charles ▼8 vs US #48
    157
  57. 57
    Dominic ▲49 vs US #106
    156
  58. 58
    Hudson ▼41 vs US #17
    155
  59. 59
    Yehuda ▲681 vs US #740
    154
  60. 60
    Adam ▲41 vs US #101
    151
  61. 60
    Austin ▲53 vs US #113
    151
  62. 62
    Vincent ▲45 vs US #107
    146
  63. 63
    Roman ▼21 vs US #42
    143
  64. 64
    Andrew ▲9 vs US #73
    142
  65. 65
    Carter ▼20 vs US #45
    133
  66. 66
    Theo ▲16 vs US #82
    132
  67. 67
    Gael ▲19 vs US #86
    130
  68. 68
    Jackson ▼32 vs US #36
    126
  69. 69
    Ezra ▼49 vs US #20
    125
  70. 69
    Santiago ▼43 vs US #26
    125
  71. 71
    Christian ▲25 vs US #96
    124
  72. 71
    Nico ▲103 vs US #174
    124
  73. 73
    Nolan ▼8 vs US #65
    123
  74. 74
    Robert ▲18 vs US #92
    121
  75. 75
    Giovanni ▲48 vs US #123
    119
  76. 76
    Chaim ▲590 vs US #666
    117
  77. 76
    Yosef ▲587 vs US #663
    117
  78. 78
    Eli ▲26 vs US #104
    115
  79. 79
    Bennett ▼39 vs US #40
    114
  80. 79
    Leonardo ▲12 vs US #91
    114
  81. 79
    Shmuel ▲841 vs US #920
    114
  82. 79
    Wyatt ▼41 vs US #38
    114
  83. 83
    Wesley ▼31 vs US #52
    113
  84. 83
    Yaakov ▲941 vs US #1024
    113
  85. 85
    Lorenzo ▲32 vs US #117
    112
  86. 85
    Matteo ▲61 vs US #146
    112
  87. 87
    Yisroel ▲737 vs US #824
    109
  88. 88
    Adrian ▼14 vs US #74
    108
  89. 88
    Angel ▼21 vs US #67
    108
  90. 88
    Connor ▲78 vs US #166
    108
  91. 88
    Jeremiah Same as US #88
    108
  92. 92
    Chase ▲100 vs US #192
    107
  93. 92
    Maverick ▼43 vs US #49
    107
  94. 94
    Grayson ▼43 vs US #51
    104
  95. 95
    Dean ▲30 vs US #125
    103
  96. 95
    Jonathan ▼6 vs US #89
    103
  97. 97
    Shlomo ▲949 vs US #1046
    102
  98. 98
    Kai ▼5 vs US #93
    101
  99. 99
    Dovid ▲1113 vs US #1212
    99
  100. 100
    Isaiah ▼43 vs US #57
    98
  101. 100
    Jace ▲14 vs US #114
    98
  102. 100
    Max ▲80 vs US #180
    98