New jersey parents are favoring these baby names — and the no. 1 pick might be a shock

ParentingNew Jersey parents are favoring these baby names — and the No. 1 pick might be a shockBy Fabiana BuontempoPublishedMay 21, 2025, 9:54 p.m. ET

No Pauly or Francesca on this list.

Home of the Jersey Shore and Tony Soprano — in 2025, there are specific baby names that are popular in New Jersey, and the top spots for both boys and girls might not be what you would

think.

Nor are they grandma- or grandpa-sounding by any means, despite a recent surge in popularity in old-fashioned baby names.

Sad news for Bruce Springsteen or Bon Jovi — parents in the Garden State love the names Liam and Noah for their baby boys, as those two came in first and second place, according to the

Social Security Administration.

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Liam being the most popular shouldn’t come as a total shock, considering it’s held the No. 1 spot for boys’ names for eight years in a row.

The adorable name Lucas came in third, and to no one’s surprise, for those who are from the tri-state area, Joseph and Michael got the fourth and fifth spots.

For baby girls — Mia was the No. 1 choice for New Jerseyans. Sophia came in second. And Emma came in third, while Olivia fell to fourth place.

Similar to how popular Liam is for boys, the name Olivia had topped the list of baby girl names for six years in a row.

Charlotte rounded out the list this year, coming in at fifth place.

Some other notable mentions for both boys’ and girls’ names include Anthony, James, Oliver — and Amelia, Isabella and Ava.

It seems the state of the pork-roll-versus-Taylor-ham fight isn’t the biggest fan of old-fashioned names, unlike the rest of the country.

According to Jennifer Moss, founder and CEO of BabyNames.com, and baby-name consultant Taylor A. Humphrey, grandma-like names such as Eleanor, Eloise, Elodie, Alma, Margaret, Nora and

Bennett are popular for 2025, originally reported by Yahoo! Life.

“On the boys’ side, we’re seeing the ‘trad name,’ or old-fashioned names, stick — like Theodore, Oliver, Owen, Silas and Jasper,” Colleen Slagen, author of the forthcoming book “Naming

Bebe,” also told the outlet.

“I’m hearing Hayes, Lachlan, Palmer, Soren, Sterling and Theodore,” added Humphrey.

While some parents are giving their babies rather mature names — others are opting for the simpler route.

”More families in the US come from mixed cultural backgrounds, and I hear parents commonly request that they want their child to travel and have a relatively easy-to-understand name,” said

Sophie Kihm, editor-in-chief of Nameberry, a baby-naming website.

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