Most popular girl names in New Jersey — 2025

In 2025, the most popular girl name in New Jersey was Emma, followed by Mia and Olivia. The list below ranks the state's top 100 girls' 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 Ailany 1.9x more common ▲6 #8 vs US #14
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

Most distinctive Evelyn 1.2x less common ▼24 #32 vs US #8

Percentages are each name's share of all girls born in New Jersey. Final 2025 birth totals aren't published yet, so shares use 2024 births (the latest available) as an estimate.

Year
Spellings

Girls

  1. 1
    Emma ▲2 vs US #3
    428
  2. 2
    Mia ▲4 vs US #6
    427
  3. 3
    Olivia ▼2 vs US #1
    396
  4. 3
    Sophia ▲2 vs US #5
    396
  5. 5
    Isabella ▲2 vs US #7
    368
  6. 6
    Charlotte ▼4 vs US #2
    340
  7. 7
    Amelia ▼3 vs US #4
    317
  8. 8
    Ailany ▲6 vs US #14
    299
  9. 9
    Sofia Same as US #9
    292
  10. 10
    Ava ▲1 vs US #11
    286
  11. 11
    Esther ▲108 vs US #119
    248
  12. 12
    Chloe ▲11 vs US #23
    246
  13. 13
    Leah ▲45 vs US #58
    244
  14. 14
    Zoe ▲17 vs US #31
    241
  15. 15
    Eliana ▼5 vs US #10
    240
  16. 16
    Madison ▲24 vs US #40
    232
  17. 17
    Lily ▲1 vs US #18
    215
  18. 18
    Emily ▲16 vs US #34
    206
  19. 18
    Valentina ▲17 vs US #35
    206
  20. 20
    Nora Same as US #20
    192
  21. 21
    Gianna ▲12 vs US #33
    190
  22. 21
    Sara ▲177 vs US #198
    190
  23. 23
    Layla ▲13 vs US #36
    186
  24. 24
    Aria ▲2 vs US #26
    183
  25. 25
    Hannah ▲31 vs US #56
    182
  26. 26
    Mila ▲17 vs US #43
    179
  27. 27
    Grace ▲11 vs US #38
    175
  28. 28
    Luna ▼1 vs US #27
    174
  29. 29
    Miriam ▲217 vs US #246
    173
  30. 29
    Penelope ▼7 vs US #22
    173
  31. 29
    Sarah ▲61 vs US #90
    173
  32. 32
    Ella ▼3 vs US #29
    169
  33. 32
    Evelyn ▼24 vs US #8
    169
  34. 34
    Harper ▼18 vs US #16
    167
  35. 35
    Emilia ▲10 vs US #45
    166
  36. 36
    Avery ▲1 vs US #37
    161
  37. 37
    Aurora ▼22 vs US #15
    160
  38. 38
    Lucy ▼14 vs US #24
    156
  39. 39
    Scarlett ▼7 vs US #32
    154
  40. 40
    Rivka ▲588 vs US #628
    152
  41. 41
    Ellie ▼17 vs US #24
    149
  42. 41
    Violet ▼28 vs US #13
    149
  43. 43
    Camila ▼24 vs US #19
    147
  44. 43
    Isla ▼15 vs US #28
    147
  45. 45
    Chaya ▲542 vs US #587
    145
  46. 45
    Sienna ▲49 vs US #94
    145
  47. 45
    Stella ▲7 vs US #52
    145
  48. 48
    Riley Same as US #48
    144
  49. 49
    Gabriella ▲56 vs US #105
    137
  50. 50
    Victoria ▲4 vs US #54
    136
  51. 51
    Maya ▲11 vs US #62
    135
  52. 51
    Rachel ▲199 vs US #250
    135
  53. 53
    Abigail ▼12 vs US #41
    128
  54. 54
    Hailey ▲50 vs US #104
    125
  55. 55
    Chana ▲631 vs US #686
    123
  56. 56
    Malka ▲952 vs US #1008
    122
  57. 57
    Ayla ▲20 vs US #77
    119
  58. 58
    Elizabeth ▼41 vs US #17
    114
  59. 59
    Naomi ▼12 vs US #47
    113
  60. 60
    Claire ▲8 vs US #68
    112
  61. 61
    Maeve ▲15 vs US #76
    110
  62. 62
    Elena ▼20 vs US #42
    109
  63. 63
    Cecilia ▲45 vs US #108
    107
  64. 63
    Zoey ▲6 vs US #69
    107
  65. 65
    Lucia ▲18 vs US #83
    106
  66. 66
    Liliana ▲12 vs US #78
    104
  67. 67
    Madelyn ▲3 vs US #70
    103
  68. 68
    Ivy ▼29 vs US #39
    102
  69. 69
    Nova ▼23 vs US #46
    101
  70. 69
    Sadie ▼19 vs US #50
    101
  71. 71
    Hazel ▼50 vs US #21
    99
  72. 71
    Juliette ▲39 vs US #110
    99
  73. 73
    Alaia ▲44 vs US #117
    98
  74. 74
    Eleanor ▼62 vs US #12
    97
  75. 74
    Madeline ▲7 vs US #81
    97
  76. 76
    Eloise ▼27 vs US #49
    96
  77. 77
    Lillian ▼20 vs US #57
    92
  78. 78
    Lainey ▼48 vs US #30
    91
  79. 79
    Alice ▼14 vs US #65
    90
  80. 79
    Rose ▲35 vs US #114
    90
  81. 79
    Sophie ▼24 vs US #55
    90
  82. 82
    Savannah ▲53 vs US #135
    89
  83. 83
    Genesis ▼17 vs US #66
    88
  84. 84
    Melody ▼5 vs US #79
    86
  85. 85
    Bella ▲51 vs US #136
    82
  86. 85
    Josephine ▼32 vs US #53
    82
  87. 87
    Jade ▲8 vs US #95
    81
  88. 88
    Ariana ▲40 vs US #128
    80
  89. 88
    Natalie ▲1 vs US #89
    80
  90. 90
    Ariella ▲84 vs US #174
    78
  91. 90
    Lyla ▼10 vs US #80
    78
  92. 92
    Sloane ▲49 vs US #141
    75
  93. 93
    Julia ▲38 vs US #131
    74
  94. 93
    Rochel ▲1365 vs US #1458
    74
  95. 93
    Samantha ▲58 vs US #151
    74
  96. 96
    Addison ▼12 vs US #84
    73
  97. 96
    Alessia ▲230 vs US #326
    73
  98. 96
    Audrey ▼10 vs US #86
    73
  99. 96
    Summer ▲55 vs US #151
    73
  100. 100
    Francesca ▲207 vs US #307
    72
  101. 100
    Mackenzie ▲128 vs US #228
    72