Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1983

Michael and Jennifer topped the list in 1983. The 10 most popular names went to 24% of boys and 18% of girls, from 7,340 boy names and 12,070 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1983

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

Top girl names of 1983

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

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1983?
Michael was the #1 boy name in 1983 (68,004 babies) and Jennifer was the #1 girl name (54,353 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1983?
Social Security records list 3,463,173 babies born in 1983 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,792,564 boys and 1,670,609 girls.