1983

Top Baby Names of 1983

The most popular baby names in the United States

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Girl Names

Top 100 in 1983

1
Jennifer 54,355
2
Jessica 45,284
3
Amanda 33,750
4
Ashley 33,291
5
Sarah 27,230
6
Melissa 23,474
7
Nicole 22,400
8
Stephanie 22,331
9
Heather 20,747
10
Elizabeth 19,842
11
Crystal 17,907
12
Amy 17,096
13
Michelle 16,838
14
Tiffany 15,959
15
Kimberly 15,370
16
Christina 15,358
17
Amber 14,893
18
Erin 14,837
19
Rebecca 14,714
20
Rachel 14,592
21
Megan 14,124
22
Angela 13,218
23
Laura 13,199
24
Lauren 12,944
25
Emily 12,377
26
Kelly 11,587
27
Lisa 11,471
28
Jamie 11,025
29
Danielle 10,634
30
Andrea 10,414
31
Sara 10,086
32
Mary 9,896
33
Erica 9,713
34
Katherine 9,683
35
Lindsey 8,679
36
Lindsay 8,622
37
Kristen 8,618
38
Shannon 8,425
39
April 8,209
40
Samantha 7,704
41
Alicia 7,492
42
Kristin 7,267
43
Maria 6,848
44
Courtney 6,748
45
Katie 6,704
46
Julie 6,652
47
Christine 6,499
48
Holly 6,388
48
Vanessa 6,388
50
Kathryn 6,372
51
Tara 6,273
52
Natalie 5,723
53
Monica 5,404
53
Jacqueline 5,404
55
Anna 5,218
56
Brandi 5,203
57
Brandy 5,194
58
Victoria 5,046
59
Allison 4,973
60
Patricia 4,926
61
Stacy 4,678
62
Cynthia 4,553
63
Kristina 4,382
64
Brittany 4,377
65
Carrie 4,296
66
Catherine 4,251
67
Leslie 4,249
68
Veronica 4,069
69
Diana 4,039
70
Cassandra 4,005
71
Natasha 3,955
72
Dana 3,926
73
Kathleen 3,924
74
Valerie 3,902
75
Meghan 3,888
76
Stacey 3,799
77
Karen 3,788
78
Krystal 3,716
79
Melanie 3,553
80
Erika 3,548
81
Kayla 3,527
82
Leah 3,484
83
Alexis 3,462
84
Candice 3,420
85
Julia 3,382
86
Susan 3,357
87
Misty 3,189
88
Sandra 3,175
89
Tracy 3,158
90
Latoya 3,150
91
Pamela 3,030
92
Margaret 2,944
93
Nichole 2,926
94
Desiree 2,915
94
Heidi 2,915
96
Brooke 2,862
97
Renee 2,846
98
Jill 2,787
99
Bethany 2,765
100
Tina 2,739
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Boy Names

Top 100 in 1983

1
Michael 67,997
2
Christopher 59,329
3
Matthew 50,208
4
David 39,206
5
Joshua 36,688
6
James 36,344
7
Jason 35,118
8
Daniel 34,748
9
John 33,158
10
Robert 32,744
11
Joseph 30,444
12
Justin 28,301
13
Ryan 27,849
14
Brian 26,047
15
Andrew 25,564
16
William 25,396
17
Brandon 23,516
18
Adam 23,489
19
Jonathan 22,756
20
Eric 20,356
21
Nicholas 19,894
22
Anthony 19,832
23
Steven 18,311
24
Thomas 17,565
25
Kevin 17,378
26
Timothy 16,363
27
Richard 15,891
28
Jeffrey 15,653
29
Aaron 14,461
30
Jeremy 14,257
31
Mark 13,818
32
Benjamin 13,286
33
Charles 13,213
34
Kyle 12,372
35
Stephen 11,564
36
Jacob 10,998
37
Patrick 10,874
38
Scott 10,847
39
Paul 10,826
40
Nathan 10,558
41
Travis 10,480
42
Gregory 9,982
43
Dustin 9,679
44
Sean 9,616
45
Kenneth 8,965
46
Jesse 8,469
47
Bryan 8,191
48
Jose 8,074
49
Chad 7,392
50
Zachary 7,309
51
Derek 6,988
52
Bradley 6,738
53
Shawn 6,360
54
Samuel 6,195
55
Edward 6,005
56
Jared 5,853
57
Tyler 5,822
58
Marcus 5,638
59
Peter 5,484
60
Donald 5,327
61
Keith 5,313
62
Juan 4,894
63
Alexander 4,806
64
Ronald 4,702
65
George 4,496
66
Phillip 4,470
67
Joel 4,345
68
Gary 4,269
69
Douglas 4,182
70
Craig 4,085
71
Raymond 4,015
71
Jordan 4,015
73
Brett 3,975
74
Corey 3,967
75
Carlos 3,912
76
Antonio 3,684
77
Ian 3,665
78
Derrick 3,656
79
Nathaniel 3,641
80
Erik 3,636
81
Cody 3,505
82
Philip 3,489
83
Shane 3,404
84
Cory 3,403
85
Larry 3,381
86
Frank 3,362
87
Todd 3,337
88
Luis 3,322
89
Gabriel 3,269
90
Casey 3,228
91
Jeffery 3,155
92
Dennis 3,047
93
Evan 3,046
94
Brent 3,030
95
Victor 2,970
96
Randy 2,926
97
Vincent 2,893
98
Seth 2,857
99
Jeremiah 2,849
100
Curtis 2,847
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About 1983 Baby Name Rankings

These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States for 1983, based on Social Security Administration data. The list includes all babies born in the U.S. whose names were registered with the SSA.

Names are ranked by the number of babies given each name during the year. Click on any name to see its complete history, including popularity trends over 147 years and regional data across all 50 states.

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