The most popular baby names in New Jersey for 2020

Every year, the Social Security Administration puts out the most popular baby names for the previous year, based on applications for Social Security cards. They are also kind enough to break them down by state, so that we know what the most common baby names are from New Jersey (for 2020). Here are the top twenty:

	Boys		Girls
1	Liam	662	Olivia	489
2	Noah	560	Sophia	448
3	Lucas	420	Emma	437
4	Joseph	411	Mia	402
5	Jacob	401	Ava	397
6	Michael	392	Charlotte	371
7	Benjamin	377	Amelia	361
8	Matthew	377	Isabella	354
9	James	374	Gianna	304
10	Logan	339	Abigail	260
11	Ethan	338	Leah	259
12	Dylan	329	Sofia	252
13	Alexander	313	Ella	242
14	Daniel	308	Luna	219
15	Mason	304	Mila	206
16	Jack	299	Madison	205
17	Anthony	294	Valentina	203
18	Jayden	284	Camila	202
19	William	280	Emily	199
20	Oliver	278	Scarlett	191

The top names are pretty similar to those on the national list, with Oliver (#20 in NJ) at #3 across the country. Also, William, which is #5 nationally is only 19th here (and it’s a great name!)

Abigail is more popular in New Jersey than in other places; it’s #10 here, but doesn’t make the top 10 nationally.

Here are the top 10 baby names for 2020 across the country:

	Boys	Girls
1	Liam	Olivia
2	Noah	Emma
3	Oliver	Ava
4	Elijah	Charlotte
5	William	Sophia
6	James	Amelia
7	Benjamin	Isabella
8	Lucas	Mia
9	Henry	Evelyn
10	Alexander	Harper

The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 talk show host Bill Doyle. Any opinions expressed are Bill Doyle's own.

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