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Top 10 Baby Names in NJ Revealed

The Social Security Office revealed the most popular list for 2010 today.

Michael and Isabella are king and queen of the crib for 2010 — at least in New Jersey.

The Social Security office released the most popular baby names list today.

Nationwide, Michael is the third most popular baby name for boys while Jacob is the top choice and has been on the top 10 list for 12 years. Isabella tops the charts in New Jersey and nationally as the most popular name for baby girls.

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It seems the MTV show "Teen Mom" and the "Twilight" movies were inspiration for many baby names this year, according to the federal agency. This year’s winners for biggest jump in popularity in the Top 500 are Maci and Bentley. Maci Bookout and her infant son, Bentley, were prominently featured on the show “Teen Mom” and its predecessor, “16 and Pregnant."

It's the second year in a row for the baby name craze around the “Twilight” novels and movies, the federal agency reports. The second fastest riser on the boys’ list is Kellan, the name of actor Kellan Lutz, best known for playing Emmett Cullen in the “Twilight” series.

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Here's a list of the top 10 baby names in NJ for 2010:

RankBoy Name
Number of
boys born
Girl nameNumber of
girls born
1 Michael 703 Isabella 748 2 Ryan 625 Sophia 637 3 Jayden 611 Olivia 519 4 Anthony 608 Ava 478 5 Joseph 594 Emily 450 6 Daniel 592 Emma 439 7 Matthew 583 Mia 386 8 Jacob 547 Abigail 377 9 Christopher 523 Madison 358 10 Nicholas 505 Samantha 320

Here's a list of the Top 10 baby names nationwide for 2010:

RankBoy nameGirl name 1 Jacob Isabella 2 Ethan Sophia 3 Michael Emma 4 Jayden Olivia 5 William Ava 6 Alexander Emily 7 Noah Abigail 8 Daniel Madison 9 Aiden Chloe 10 Anthony Mia

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