United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1983

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Michael 68,004 babies =
  2. 2 Christopher 59,324 babies =
  3. 3 Matthew 50,209 babies =
  4. 4 David 39,201 babies 1
  5. 5 Joshua 36,687 babies 2
  6. 6 James 36,342 babies =
  7. 7 Jason 35,113 babies 3
  8. 8 Daniel 34,748 babies 2
  9. 9 John 33,154 babies 1
  10. 10 Robert 32,745 babies 1
  11. 11 Joseph 30,442 babies =
  12. 12 Justin 28,298 babies =
  13. 13 Ryan 27,849 babies =
  14. 14 Brian 26,050 babies =
  15. 15 Andrew 25,559 babies 2
  16. 16 William 25,396 babies 1
  17. 17 Brandon 23,519 babies 1
  18. 18 Adam 23,488 babies 1
  19. 19 Jonathan 22,756 babies 3
  20. 20 Eric 20,347 babies =
  21. 21 Nicholas 19,891 babies 1
  22. 22 Anthony 19,830 babies 1
  23. 23 Steven 18,307 babies 3
  24. 24 Thomas 17,565 babies 1
  25. 25 Kevin 17,377 babies =
  26. 26 Timothy 16,363 babies 2
  27. 27 Richard 15,888 babies =
  28. 28 Jeffrey 15,649 babies 1
  29. 29 Aaron 14,460 babies 1
  30. 30 Jeremy 14,254 babies 2
  31. 31 Mark 13,815 babies 1
  32. 32 Benjamin 13,285 babies 1
  33. 33 Charles 13,212 babies 2
  34. 34 Kyle 12,372 babies 13
  35. 35 Stephen 11,564 babies 3
  36. 36 Jacob 10,999 babies 5
  37. 37 Patrick 10,876 babies =
  38. 38 Scott 10,846 babies 4
  39. 39 Paul 10,828 babies 4
  40. 40 Nathan 10,557 babies 4
  41. 41 Travis 10,478 babies 2
  42. 42 Gregory 9,980 babies 2
  43. 43 Dustin 9,678 babies 1
  44. 44 Sean 9,615 babies =
  45. 45 Kenneth 8,965 babies =
  46. 46 Jesse 8,469 babies 3
  47. 47 Bryan 8,191 babies 2
  48. 48 Jose 8,073 babies 2
  49. 49 Chad 7,390 babies 1
  50. 50 Zachary 7,309 babies 5
  51. 51 Derek 6,986 babies 1
  52. 52 Bradley 6,738 babies 1
  53. 53 Shawn 6,359 babies 1
  54. 54 Samuel 6,195 babies 2
  55. 55 Edward 6,005 babies 2
  56. 56 Jared 5,853 babies 2
  57. 57 Tyler 5,821 babies 9
  58. 58 Marcus 5,637 babies 5
  59. 59 Peter 5,482 babies 2
  60. 60 Donald 5,327 babies 2
  61. 61 Keith 5,313 babies 2
  62. 62 Juan 4,894 babies 1
  63. 63 Alexander 4,806 babies 2
  64. 64 Ronald 4,702 babies 4
  65. 65 George 4,495 babies 3
  66. 66 Phillip 4,470 babies 1
  67. 67 Joel 4,345 babies 2
  68. 68 Gary 4,266 babies 4
  69. 69 Douglas 4,182 babies 1
  70. 70 Craig 4,084 babies 3
  71. 71 Raymond 4,016 babies 1
  72. 72 Jordan 4,014 babies 13
  73. 73 Brett 3,975 babies 1
  74. 74 Corey 3,967 babies =
  75. 75 Carlos 3,912 babies 4
  76. 76 Antonio 3,683 babies =
  77. 77 Ian 3,665 babies 6
  78. 78 Derrick 3,656 babies =
  79. 79 Nathaniel 3,641 babies 4
  80. 80 Erik 3,636 babies =
  81. 81 Cody 3,505 babies 14
  82. 82 Philip 3,488 babies 3
  83. 83 Cory 3,404 babies 10
  84. 84 Shane 3,404 babies =
  85. 85 Larry 3,381 babies 8
  86. 86 Frank 3,361 babies 5
  87. 87 Todd 3,334 babies 5
  88. 88 Luis 3,321 babies 2
  89. 89 Gabriel 3,269 babies 1
  90. 90 Casey 3,228 babies 4
  91. 91 Jeffery 3,154 babies 1
  92. 92 Dennis 3,047 babies 5
  93. 93 Evan 3,046 babies 15
  94. 94 Brent 3,030 babies 3
  95. 95 Victor 2,970 babies 4
  96. 96 Randy 2,926 babies 2
  97. 97 Vincent 2,893 babies 6
  98. 98 Seth 2,857 babies 4
  99. 99 Jeremiah 2,849 babies 10
  100. 100 Curtis 2,847 babies 1

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Jennifer 54,353 babies =
  2. 2 Jessica 45,283 babies =
  3. 3 Amanda 33,749 babies =
  4. 4 Ashley 33,289 babies 13
  5. 5 Sarah 27,228 babies 1
  6. 6 Melissa 23,475 babies 1
  7. 7 Nicole 22,400 babies 1
  8. 8 Stephanie 22,329 babies 1
  9. 9 Heather 20,747 babies 3
  10. 10 Elizabeth 19,842 babies 2
  11. 11 Crystal 17,904 babies 2
  12. 12 Amy 17,097 babies 2
  13. 13 Michelle 16,838 babies 2
  14. 14 Tiffany 15,959 babies 1
  15. 15 Kimberly 15,370 babies 1
  16. 16 Christina 15,357 babies 3
  17. 17 Amber 14,892 babies 1
  18. 18 Erin 14,836 babies 2
  19. 19 Rebecca 14,714 babies 4
  20. 20 Rachel 14,591 babies 1
  21. 21 Megan 14,124 babies 13
  22. 22 Angela 13,219 babies 6
  23. 23 Laura 13,199 babies 1
  24. 24 Lauren 12,944 babies 2
  25. 25 Emily 12,377 babies 1
  26. 26 Kelly 11,586 babies 1
  27. 27 Lisa 11,469 babies 4
  28. 28 Jamie 11,025 babies 1
  29. 29 Danielle 10,634 babies 2
  30. 30 Andrea 10,413 babies 3
  31. 31 Sara 10,087 babies 3
  32. 32 Mary 9,897 babies 2
  33. 33 Erica 9,713 babies 2
  34. 34 Katherine 9,684 babies 2
  35. 35 Lindsey 8,679 babies 5
  36. 36 Lindsay 8,622 babies 3
  37. 37 Kristen 8,618 babies 4
  38. 38 Shannon 8,424 babies =
  39. 39 April 8,209 babies 7
  40. 40 Samantha 7,703 babies 4
  41. 41 Alicia 7,492 babies 12
  42. 42 Kristin 7,267 babies 5
  43. 43 Maria 6,847 babies 1
  44. 44 Courtney 6,748 babies 1
  45. 45 Katie 6,705 babies =
  46. 46 Julie 6,653 babies 5
  47. 47 Christine 6,499 babies 1
  48. 48 Holly 6,388 babies 13
  49. 49 Vanessa 6,388 babies =
  50. 50 Kathryn 6,370 babies 2
  51. 51 Tara 6,272 babies 4
  52. 52 Natalie 5,723 babies 1
  53. 53 Jacqueline 5,405 babies 1
  54. 54 Monica 5,405 babies 2
  55. 55 Anna 5,217 babies 1
  56. 56 Brandi 5,203 babies 1
  57. 57 Brandy 5,194 babies 7
  58. 58 Victoria 5,046 babies 8
  59. 59 Allison 4,973 babies 1
  60. 60 Patricia 4,926 babies 1
  61. 61 Stacy 4,678 babies 11
  62. 62 Cynthia 4,553 babies 2
  63. 63 Kristina 4,382 babies 7
  64. 64 Brittany 4,377 babies 30
  65. 65 Carrie 4,296 babies 8
  66. 66 Catherine 4,252 babies 7
  67. 67 Leslie 4,248 babies 7
  68. 68 Veronica 4,069 babies 1
  69. 69 Diana 4,039 babies 6
  70. 70 Cassandra 4,006 babies 8
  71. 71 Natasha 3,955 babies =
  72. 72 Dana 3,926 babies 5
  73. 73 Kathleen 3,923 babies 4
  74. 74 Valerie 3,901 babies 1
  75. 75 Meghan 3,888 babies 35
  76. 76 Stacey 3,799 babies 9
  77. 77 Karen 3,787 babies 9
  78. 78 Krystal 3,716 babies 5
  79. 79 Melanie 3,553 babies 14
  80. 80 Erika 3,548 babies 1
  81. 81 Kayla 3,527 babies 52
  82. 82 Leah 3,484 babies 3
  83. 83 Alexis 3,462 babies 10
  84. 84 Candice 3,420 babies 6
  85. 85 Julia 3,381 babies 1
  86. 86 Susan 3,358 babies 10
  87. 87 Misty 3,189 babies 13
  88. 88 Sandra 3,175 babies 8
  89. 89 Tracy 3,158 babies 1
  90. 90 Latoya 3,150 babies 1
  91. 91 Pamela 3,029 babies 9
  92. 92 Margaret 2,944 babies 5
  93. 93 Nichole 2,926 babies 6
  94. 94 Desiree 2,915 babies 48
  95. 95 Heidi 2,915 babies 9
  96. 96 Brooke 2,862 babies 4
  97. 97 Renee 2,846 babies 4
  98. 98 Jill 2,787 babies 9
  99. 99 Bethany 2,765 babies 13
  100. 100 Tina 2,738 babies 10

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Source: Social Security Administration

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