Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1983
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(67,997) |
Michael |
67,997 |
| 2(59,329) |
Christopher |
59,329 |
| 3(50,208) |
Matthew |
50,208 |
| 4(39,206) |
David |
39,206 |
| 5(36,688) |
Joshua |
36,688 |
| 6(36,344) |
James |
36,344 |
| 7(35,118) |
Jason |
35,118 |
| 8(34,748) |
Daniel |
34,748 |
| 9(33,158) |
John |
33,158 |
| 10(32,744) |
Robert |
32,744 |
| 11(30,444) |
Joseph |
30,444 |
| 12(28,301) |
Justin |
28,301 |
| 13(27,849) |
Ryan |
27,849 |
| 14(26,047) |
Brian |
26,047 |
| 15(25,564) |
Andrew |
25,564 |
| 16(25,396) |
William |
25,396 |
| 17(23,516) |
Brandon |
23,516 |
| 18(23,489) |
Adam |
23,489 |
| 19(22,756) |
Jonathan |
22,756 |
| 20(20,356) |
Eric |
20,356 |
| 21(19,894) |
Nicholas |
19,894 |
| 22(19,832) |
Anthony |
19,832 |
| 23(18,311) |
Steven |
18,311 |
| 24(17,565) |
Thomas |
17,565 |
| 25(17,378) |
Kevin |
17,378 |
| 26(16,363) |
Timothy |
16,363 |
| 27(15,891) |
Richard |
15,891 |
| 28(15,653) |
Jeffrey |
15,653 |
| 29(14,461) |
Aaron |
14,461 |
| 30(14,257) |
Jeremy |
14,257 |
| 31(13,818) |
Mark |
13,818 |
| 32(13,286) |
Benjamin |
13,286 |
| 33(13,213) |
Charles |
13,213 |
| 34(12,372) |
Kyle |
12,372 |
| 35(11,564) |
Stephen |
11,564 |
| 36(10,998) |
Jacob |
10,998 |
| 37(10,874) |
Patrick |
10,874 |
| 38(10,847) |
Scott |
10,847 |
| 39(10,826) |
Paul |
10,826 |
| 40(10,558) |
Nathan |
10,558 |
| 41(10,480) |
Travis |
10,480 |
| 42(9,982) |
Gregory |
9,982 |
| 43(9,679) |
Dustin |
9,679 |
| 44(9,616) |
Sean |
9,616 |
| 45(8,965) |
Kenneth |
8,965 |
| 46(8,469) |
Jesse |
8,469 |
| 47(8,191) |
Bryan |
8,191 |
| 48(8,074) |
Jose |
8,074 |
| 49(7,392) |
Chad |
7,392 |
| 50(7,309) |
Zachary |
7,309 |
| 51(6,988) |
Derek |
6,988 |
| 52(6,738) |
Bradley |
6,738 |
| 53(6,360) |
Shawn |
6,360 |
| 54(6,195) |
Samuel |
6,195 |
| 55(6,005) |
Edward |
6,005 |
| 56(5,853) |
Jared |
5,853 |
| 57(5,822) |
Tyler |
5,822 |
| 58(5,638) |
Marcus |
5,638 |
| 59(5,484) |
Peter |
5,484 |
| 60(5,327) |
Donald |
5,327 |
| 61(5,313) |
Keith |
5,313 |
| 62(4,894) |
Juan |
4,894 |
| 63(4,806) |
Alexander |
4,806 |
| 64(4,702) |
Ronald |
4,702 |
| 65(4,496) |
George |
4,496 |
| 66(4,470) |
Phillip |
4,470 |
| 67(4,345) |
Joel |
4,345 |
| 68(4,269) |
Gary |
4,269 |
| 69(4,182) |
Douglas |
4,182 |
| 70(4,085) |
Craig |
4,085 |
| 71(4,015) |
Jordan |
4,015 |
| 71(4,015) |
Raymond |
4,015 |
| 73(3,975) |
Brett |
3,975 |
| 74(3,967) |
Corey |
3,967 |
| 75(3,912) |
Carlos |
3,912 |
| 76(3,684) |
Antonio |
3,684 |
| 77(3,665) |
Ian |
3,665 |
| 78(3,656) |
Derrick |
3,656 |
| 79(3,641) |
Nathaniel |
3,641 |
| 80(3,636) |
Erik |
3,636 |
| 81(3,505) |
Cody |
3,505 |
| 82(3,489) |
Philip |
3,489 |
| 83(3,404) |
Shane |
3,404 |
| 84(3,403) |
Cory |
3,403 |
| 85(3,381) |
Larry |
3,381 |
| 86(3,362) |
Frank |
3,362 |
| 87(3,337) |
Todd |
3,337 |
| 88(3,322) |
Luis |
3,322 |
| 89(3,269) |
Gabriel |
3,269 |
| 90(3,228) |
Casey |
3,228 |
| 91(3,155) |
Jeffery |
3,155 |
| 92(3,047) |
Dennis |
3,047 |
| 93(3,046) |
Evan |
3,046 |
| 94(3,030) |
Brent |
3,030 |
| 95(2,970) |
Victor |
2,970 |
| 96(2,926) |
Randy |
2,926 |
| 97(2,893) |
Vincent |
2,893 |
| 98(2,857) |
Seth |
2,857 |
| 99(2,849) |
Jeremiah |
2,849 |
| 100(2,847) |
Curtis |
2,847 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(54,355) |
Jennifer |
54,355 |
| 2(45,284) |
Jessica |
45,284 |
| 3(33,750) |
Amanda |
33,750 |
| 4(33,291) |
Ashley |
33,291 |
| 5(27,230) |
Sarah |
27,230 |
| 6(23,474) |
Melissa |
23,474 |
| 7(22,400) |
Nicole |
22,400 |
| 8(22,331) |
Stephanie |
22,331 |
| 9(20,747) |
Heather |
20,747 |
| 10(19,842) |
Elizabeth |
19,842 |
| 11(17,907) |
Crystal |
17,907 |
| 12(17,096) |
Amy |
17,096 |
| 13(16,838) |
Michelle |
16,838 |
| 14(15,959) |
Tiffany |
15,959 |
| 15(15,370) |
Kimberly |
15,370 |
| 16(15,358) |
Christina |
15,358 |
| 17(14,893) |
Amber |
14,893 |
| 18(14,837) |
Erin |
14,837 |
| 19(14,714) |
Rebecca |
14,714 |
| 20(14,592) |
Rachel |
14,592 |
| 21(14,124) |
Megan |
14,124 |
| 22(13,218) |
Angela |
13,218 |
| 23(13,199) |
Laura |
13,199 |
| 24(12,944) |
Lauren |
12,944 |
| 25(12,377) |
Emily |
12,377 |
| 26(11,587) |
Kelly |
11,587 |
| 27(11,471) |
Lisa |
11,471 |
| 28(11,025) |
Jamie |
11,025 |
| 29(10,634) |
Danielle |
10,634 |
| 30(10,414) |
Andrea |
10,414 |
| 31(10,086) |
Sara |
10,086 |
| 32(9,896) |
Mary |
9,896 |
| 33(9,713) |
Erica |
9,713 |
| 34(9,683) |
Katherine |
9,683 |
| 35(8,679) |
Lindsey |
8,679 |
| 36(8,622) |
Lindsay |
8,622 |
| 37(8,618) |
Kristen |
8,618 |
| 38(8,425) |
Shannon |
8,425 |
| 39(8,209) |
April |
8,209 |
| 40(7,704) |
Samantha |
7,704 |
| 41(7,492) |
Alicia |
7,492 |
| 42(7,267) |
Kristin |
7,267 |
| 43(6,848) |
Maria |
6,848 |
| 44(6,748) |
Courtney |
6,748 |
| 45(6,704) |
Katie |
6,704 |
| 46(6,652) |
Julie |
6,652 |
| 47(6,499) |
Christine |
6,499 |
| 48(6,388) |
Holly |
6,388 |
| 48(6,388) |
Vanessa |
6,388 |
| 50(6,372) |
Kathryn |
6,372 |
| 51(6,273) |
Tara |
6,273 |
| 52(5,723) |
Natalie |
5,723 |
| 53(5,404) |
Jacqueline |
5,404 |
| 53(5,404) |
Monica |
5,404 |
| 55(5,218) |
Anna |
5,218 |
| 56(5,203) |
Brandi |
5,203 |
| 57(5,194) |
Brandy |
5,194 |
| 58(5,046) |
Victoria |
5,046 |
| 59(4,973) |
Allison |
4,973 |
| 60(4,926) |
Patricia |
4,926 |
| 61(4,678) |
Stacy |
4,678 |
| 62(4,553) |
Cynthia |
4,553 |
| 63(4,382) |
Kristina |
4,382 |
| 64(4,377) |
Brittany |
4,377 |
| 65(4,296) |
Carrie |
4,296 |
| 66(4,251) |
Catherine |
4,251 |
| 67(4,249) |
Leslie |
4,249 |
| 68(4,069) |
Veronica |
4,069 |
| 69(4,039) |
Diana |
4,039 |
| 70(4,005) |
Cassandra |
4,005 |
| 71(3,955) |
Natasha |
3,955 |
| 72(3,926) |
Dana |
3,926 |
| 73(3,924) |
Kathleen |
3,924 |
| 74(3,902) |
Valerie |
3,902 |
| 75(3,888) |
Meghan |
3,888 |
| 76(3,799) |
Stacey |
3,799 |
| 77(3,788) |
Karen |
3,788 |
| 78(3,716) |
Krystal |
3,716 |
| 79(3,553) |
Melanie |
3,553 |
| 80(3,548) |
Erika |
3,548 |
| 81(3,527) |
Kayla |
3,527 |
| 82(3,484) |
Leah |
3,484 |
| 83(3,462) |
Alexis |
3,462 |
| 84(3,420) |
Candice |
3,420 |
| 85(3,382) |
Julia |
3,382 |
| 86(3,357) |
Susan |
3,357 |
| 87(3,189) |
Misty |
3,189 |
| 88(3,175) |
Sandra |
3,175 |
| 89(3,158) |
Tracy |
3,158 |
| 90(3,150) |
Latoya |
3,150 |
| 91(3,030) |
Pamela |
3,030 |
| 92(2,944) |
Margaret |
2,944 |
| 93(2,926) |
Nichole |
2,926 |
| 94(2,915) |
Desiree |
2,915 |
| 94(2,915) |
Heidi |
2,915 |
| 96(2,862) |
Brooke |
2,862 |
| 97(2,846) |
Renee |
2,846 |
| 98(2,787) |
Jill |
2,787 |
| 99(2,765) |
Bethany |
2,765 |
| 100(2,739) |
Tina |
2,739 |
