Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1982
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(68,228) |
Michael |
68,228 |
| 2(59,229) |
Christopher |
59,229 |
| 3(46,050) |
Matthew |
46,050 |
| 4(40,634) |
Jason |
40,634 |
| 5(40,456) |
David |
40,456 |
| 6(38,875) |
James |
38,875 |
| 7(38,003) |
Joshua |
38,003 |
| 8(34,707) |
John |
34,707 |
| 9(34,414) |
Robert |
34,414 |
| 10(32,654) |
Daniel |
32,654 |
| 11(31,041) |
Joseph |
31,041 |
| 12(29,111) |
Justin |
29,111 |
| 13(26,686) |
Ryan |
26,686 |
| 14(25,830) |
Brian |
25,830 |
| 15(25,606) |
William |
25,606 |
| 16(23,114) |
Jonathan |
23,114 |
| 17(22,836) |
Andrew |
22,836 |
| 18(20,215) |
Brandon |
20,215 |
| 19(20,102) |
Adam |
20,102 |
| 20(19,879) |
Eric |
19,879 |
| 21(19,651) |
Anthony |
19,651 |
| 22(19,642) |
Nicholas |
19,642 |
| 23(17,579) |
Thomas |
17,579 |
| 24(17,465) |
Kevin |
17,465 |
| 25(17,463) |
Timothy |
17,463 |
| 26(17,148) |
Steven |
17,148 |
| 27(16,720) |
Richard |
16,720 |
| 28(16,465) |
Jeremy |
16,465 |
| 29(16,031) |
Jeffrey |
16,031 |
| 30(14,407) |
Aaron |
14,407 |
| 31(14,311) |
Charles |
14,311 |
| 32(13,866) |
Mark |
13,866 |
| 33(13,813) |
Benjamin |
13,813 |
| 34(12,199) |
Scott |
12,199 |
| 35(11,310) |
Paul |
11,310 |
| 36(10,806) |
Nathan |
10,806 |
| 37(10,697) |
Patrick |
10,697 |
| 38(10,631) |
Stephen |
10,631 |
| 39(10,415) |
Travis |
10,415 |
| 40(10,146) |
Gregory |
10,146 |
| 41(10,061) |
Jacob |
10,061 |
| 42(9,550) |
Dustin |
9,550 |
| 43(9,504) |
Jesse |
9,504 |
| 44(9,360) |
Sean |
9,360 |
| 45(9,356) |
Kenneth |
9,356 |
| 46(8,622) |
Jose |
8,622 |
| 47(8,208) |
Kyle |
8,208 |
| 48(7,909) |
Chad |
7,909 |
| 49(7,499) |
Bryan |
7,499 |
| 50(6,991) |
Derek |
6,991 |
| 51(6,978) |
Bradley |
6,978 |
| 52(6,844) |
Shawn |
6,844 |
| 53(6,281) |
Edward |
6,281 |
| 54(6,263) |
Jared |
6,263 |
| 55(6,140) |
Zachary |
6,140 |
| 56(6,017) |
Samuel |
6,017 |
| 57(5,777) |
Peter |
5,777 |
| 58(5,712) |
Donald |
5,712 |
| 59(5,620) |
Keith |
5,620 |
| 60(5,208) |
Ronald |
5,208 |
| 61(5,122) |
Juan |
5,122 |
| 62(4,991) |
George |
4,991 |
| 63(4,988) |
Marcus |
4,988 |
| 64(4,640) |
Gary |
4,640 |
| 65(4,592) |
Alexander |
4,592 |
| 66(4,578) |
Tyler |
4,578 |
| 67(4,520) |
Phillip |
4,520 |
| 68(4,512) |
Douglas |
4,512 |
| 69(4,446) |
Joel |
4,446 |
| 70(4,294) |
Raymond |
4,294 |
| 71(4,269) |
Carlos |
4,269 |
| 72(4,026) |
Brett |
4,026 |
| 73(4,022) |
Craig |
4,022 |
| 74(3,939) |
Corey |
3,939 |
| 75(3,938) |
Nathaniel |
3,938 |
| 76(3,886) |
Antonio |
3,886 |
| 77(3,720) |
Larry |
3,720 |
| 78(3,657) |
Derrick |
3,657 |
| 79(3,643) |
Philip |
3,643 |
| 80(3,633) |
Erik |
3,633 |
| 81(3,605) |
Frank |
3,605 |
| 82(3,600) |
Todd |
3,600 |
| 83(3,576) |
Ian |
3,576 |
| 84(3,540) |
Shane |
3,540 |
| 85(3,535) |
Jordan |
3,535 |
| 86(3,427) |
Casey |
3,427 |
| 87(3,392) |
Dennis |
3,392 |
| 88(3,363) |
Gabriel |
3,363 |
| 89(3,329) |
Jeremiah |
3,329 |
| 90(3,324) |
Luis |
3,324 |
| 91(3,321) |
Brent |
3,321 |
| 92(3,313) |
Jeffery |
3,313 |
| 93(3,237) |
Cory |
3,237 |
| 94(3,228) |
Randy |
3,228 |
| 95(3,180) |
Cody |
3,180 |
| 96(3,154) |
Shaun |
3,154 |
| 97(3,033) |
Russell |
3,033 |
| 98(3,030) |
Wesley |
3,030 |
| 99(3,002) |
Victor |
3,002 |
| 100(2,942) |
Jerry |
2,942 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(57,118) |
Jennifer |
57,118 |
| 2(45,449) |
Jessica |
45,449 |
| 3(34,214) |
Amanda |
34,214 |
| 4(28,488) |
Sarah |
28,488 |
| 5(25,866) |
Melissa |
25,866 |
| 6(21,706) |
Nicole |
21,706 |
| 7(20,861) |
Stephanie |
20,861 |
| 8(20,507) |
Elizabeth |
20,507 |
| 9(19,098) |
Crystal |
19,098 |
| 10(18,800) |
Amy |
18,800 |
| 11(17,765) |
Michelle |
17,765 |
| 12(17,495) |
Heather |
17,495 |
| 13(17,174) |
Tiffany |
17,174 |
| 14(16,101) |
Kimberly |
16,101 |
| 15(15,729) |
Rebecca |
15,729 |
| 16(15,002) |
Angela |
15,002 |
| 17(14,854) |
Ashley |
14,854 |
| 18(14,677) |
Amber |
14,677 |
| 19(14,518) |
Christina |
14,518 |
| 20(14,362) |
Erin |
14,362 |
| 21(13,873) |
Rachel |
13,873 |
| 22(13,310) |
Laura |
13,310 |
| 23(12,637) |
Lisa |
12,637 |
| 24(12,521) |
Emily |
12,521 |
| 25(12,170) |
Kelly |
12,170 |
| 26(11,591) |
Lauren |
11,591 |
| 27(11,374) |
Andrea |
11,374 |
| 28(11,345) |
Sara |
11,345 |
| 29(11,040) |
Jamie |
11,040 |
| 30(10,851) |
Mary |
10,851 |
| 31(10,203) |
Danielle |
10,203 |
| 32(10,060) |
April |
10,060 |
| 33(9,533) |
Kristen |
9,533 |
| 34(9,518) |
Megan |
9,518 |
| 35(9,343) |
Erica |
9,343 |
| 36(9,180) |
Katherine |
9,180 |
| 37(8,733) |
Kristin |
8,733 |
| 38(8,623) |
Shannon |
8,623 |
| 39(8,260) |
Lindsay |
8,260 |
| 40(7,961) |
Lindsey |
7,961 |
| 41(7,695) |
Julie |
7,695 |
| 42(7,346) |
Maria |
7,346 |
| 43(7,100) |
Courtney |
7,100 |
| 44(6,768) |
Samantha |
6,768 |
| 45(6,681) |
Katie |
6,681 |
| 46(6,555) |
Christine |
6,555 |
| 47(6,524) |
Tara |
6,524 |
| 48(6,284) |
Kathryn |
6,284 |
| 49(6,153) |
Vanessa |
6,153 |
| 50(6,078) |
Brandy |
6,078 |
| 51(5,962) |
Natalie |
5,962 |
| 52(5,734) |
Monica |
5,734 |
| 53(5,615) |
Alicia |
5,615 |
| 54(5,492) |
Jacqueline |
5,492 |
| 55(5,469) |
Brandi |
5,469 |
| 56(5,270) |
Anna |
5,270 |
| 57(5,186) |
Carrie |
5,186 |
| 58(5,171) |
Allison |
5,171 |
| 59(5,168) |
Patricia |
5,168 |
| 60(4,984) |
Leslie |
4,984 |
| 61(4,682) |
Holly |
4,682 |
| 62(4,664) |
Cassandra |
4,664 |
| 63(4,430) |
Diana |
4,430 |
| 64(4,427) |
Cynthia |
4,427 |
| 65(4,255) |
Melanie |
4,255 |
| 65(4,255) |
Victoria |
4,255 |
| 67(4,241) |
Dana |
4,241 |
| 68(4,153) |
Karen |
4,153 |
| 69(4,150) |
Veronica |
4,150 |
| 70(4,149) |
Kristina |
4,149 |
| 71(4,128) |
Natasha |
4,128 |
| 72(4,099) |
Stacy |
4,099 |
| 73(4,098) |
Catherine |
4,098 |
| 74(4,071) |
Misty |
4,071 |
| 75(3,989) |
Valerie |
3,989 |
| 76(3,969) |
Susan |
3,969 |
| 77(3,949) |
Kathleen |
3,949 |
| 78(3,791) |
Candice |
3,791 |
| 79(3,762) |
Leah |
3,762 |
| 80(3,654) |
Sandra |
3,654 |
| 81(3,596) |
Erika |
3,596 |
| 82(3,546) |
Pamela |
3,546 |
| 83(3,504) |
Krystal |
3,504 |
| 84(3,503) |
Julia |
3,503 |
| 85(3,460) |
Stacey |
3,460 |
| 86(3,392) |
Heidi |
3,392 |
| 87(3,322) |
Katrina |
3,322 |
| 88(3,283) |
Tracy |
3,283 |
| 89(3,271) |
Jill |
3,271 |
| 90(3,220) |
Tina |
3,220 |
| 91(3,201) |
Latoya |
3,201 |
| 92(3,143) |
Brooke |
3,143 |
| 93(3,122) |
Alexis |
3,122 |
| 94(3,102) |
Brittany |
3,102 |
| 95(3,088) |
Dawn |
3,088 |
| 96(3,056) |
Jillian |
3,056 |
| 97(2,997) |
Margaret |
2,997 |
| 98(2,978) |
Lori |
2,978 |
| 99(2,923) |
Nichole |
2,923 |
| 100(2,895) |
Denise |
2,895 |
