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Baby names of 1983

In 1983 the most given names in the United States were Jennifer for girls (54,355 births) and Michael for boys (67,997).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Jennifer54,355
  2. Jessica45,284
  3. Amanda33,750
  4. Ashley33,291
  5. Sarah27,230
  6. Melissa23,474
  7. Nicole22,400
  8. Stephanie22,331
  9. Heather20,747
  10. Elizabeth19,842
  11. Crystal17,907
  12. Amy17,096
  13. Michelle16,838
  14. Tiffany15,959
  15. Kimberly15,370
  16. Christina15,358
  17. Amber14,893
  18. Erin14,837
  19. Rebecca14,714
  20. Rachel14,592
  21. Megan14,124
  22. Angela13,218
  23. Laura13,199
  24. Lauren12,944
  25. Emily12,377
  26. Kelly11,587
  27. Lisa11,471
  28. Jamie11,025
  29. Danielle10,634
  30. Andrea10,414
  31. Sara10,086
  32. Mary9,896
  33. Erica9,713
  34. Katherine9,683
  35. Lindsey8,679
  36. Lindsay8,622
  37. Kristen8,618
  38. Shannon8,425
  39. April8,209
  40. Samantha7,704
  41. Alicia7,492
  42. Kristin7,267
  43. Maria6,848
  44. Courtney6,748
  45. Katie6,704
  46. Julie6,652
  47. Christine6,499
  48. Holly6,388
  49. Vanessa6,388
  50. Kathryn6,372
  51. Tara6,273
  52. Natalie5,723
  53. Jacqueline5,404
  54. Monica5,404
  55. Anna5,218
  56. Brandi5,203
  57. Brandy5,194
  58. Victoria5,046
  59. Allison4,973
  60. Patricia4,926
  61. Stacy4,678
  62. Cynthia4,553
  63. Kristina4,382
  64. Brittany4,377
  65. Carrie4,296
  66. Catherine4,251
  67. Leslie4,249
  68. Veronica4,069
  69. Diana4,039
  70. Cassandra4,005
  71. Natasha3,955
  72. Dana3,926
  73. Kathleen3,924
  74. Valerie3,902
  75. Meghannew3,888
  76. Stacey3,799
  77. Karen3,788
  78. Krystal3,716
  79. Melanie3,553
  80. Erika3,548
  81. Kaylanew3,527
  82. Leah3,484
  83. Alexis3,462
  84. Candice3,420
  85. Julia3,382
  86. Susan3,357
  87. Misty3,189
  88. Sandra3,175
  89. Tracy3,158
  90. Latoya3,150
  91. Pamela3,030
  92. Margaret2,944
  93. Nichole2,926
  94. Desireenew2,915
  95. Heidi2,915
  96. Brooke2,862
  97. Reneenew2,846
  98. Jill2,787
  99. Bethanynew2,765
  100. Tina2,739

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Michael67,997
  2. Christopher59,329
  3. Matthew50,208
  4. David39,206
  5. Joshua36,688
  6. James36,344
  7. Jason35,118
  8. Daniel34,748
  9. John33,158
  10. Robert32,744
  11. Joseph30,444
  12. Justin28,301
  13. Ryan27,849
  14. Brian26,047
  15. Andrew25,564
  16. William25,396
  17. Brandon23,516
  18. Adam23,489
  19. Jonathan22,756
  20. Eric20,356
  21. Nicholas19,894
  22. Anthony19,832
  23. Steven18,311
  24. Thomas17,565
  25. Kevin17,378
  26. Timothy16,363
  27. Richard15,891
  28. Jeffrey15,653
  29. Aaron14,461
  30. Jeremy14,257
  31. Mark13,818
  32. Benjamin13,286
  33. Charles13,213
  34. Kyle12,372
  35. Stephen11,564
  36. Jacob10,998
  37. Patrick10,874
  38. Scott10,847
  39. Paul10,826
  40. Nathan10,558
  41. Travis10,480
  42. Gregory9,982
  43. Dustin9,679
  44. Sean9,616
  45. Kenneth8,965
  46. Jesse8,469
  47. Bryan8,191
  48. Jose8,074
  49. Chad7,392
  50. Zachary7,309
  51. Derek6,988
  52. Bradley6,738
  53. Shawn6,360
  54. Samuel6,195
  55. Edward6,005
  56. Jared5,853
  57. Tyler5,822
  58. Marcus5,638
  59. Peter5,484
  60. Donald5,327
  61. Keith5,313
  62. Juan4,894
  63. Alexander4,806
  64. Ronald4,702
  65. George4,496
  66. Phillip4,470
  67. Joel4,345
  68. Gary4,269
  69. Douglas4,182
  70. Craig4,085
  71. Jordan4,015
  72. Raymond4,015
  73. Brett3,975
  74. Corey3,967
  75. Carlos3,912
  76. Antonio3,684
  77. Ian3,665
  78. Derrick3,656
  79. Nathaniel3,641
  80. Erik3,636
  81. Cody3,505
  82. Philip3,489
  83. Shane3,404
  84. Cory3,403
  85. Larry3,381
  86. Frank3,362
  87. Todd3,337
  88. Luis3,322
  89. Gabriel3,269
  90. Casey3,228
  91. Jeffery3,155
  92. Dennis3,047
  93. Evannew3,046
  94. Brent3,030
  95. Victor2,970
  96. Randy2,926
  97. Vincentnew2,893
  98. Sethnew2,857
  99. Jeremiah2,849
  100. Curtisnew2,847

1983 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1983 holds 1,670,653 girls under 12,073 different names. The ten most common names covered 18% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Meghan, Kayla, Desiree, Renee, Bethany. Leaving it:Katrina, Dawn, Jillian, Lori, Denise.

The Social Security data for 1983 holds 1,792,686 boys under 7,344 different names. The ten most common names covered 24% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Evan, Vincent, Seth, Curtis. Leaving it:Shaun, Russell, Wesley, Jerry.