Most Popular Names of 1982
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1982
#1 Jennifer57,120 births#2 Jessica45,453 births#3 Amanda34,214 births#4 Sarah28,483 births#5 Melissa25,864 births#6 Nicole21,706 births#7 Stephanie20,861 births#8 Elizabeth20,506 births#9 Crystal19,099 births#10 Amy18,799 births#11 Michelle17,765 births#12 Heather17,493 births#13 Tiffany17,175 births#14 Kimberly16,101 births#15 Rebecca15,730 births#16 Angela15,002 births#17 Ashley14,851 births#18 Amber14,678 births#19 Christina14,518 births#20 Erin14,362 births#21 Rachel13,871 births#22 Laura13,310 births#23 Lisa12,637 births#24 Emily12,519 births#25 Kelly12,170 births#26 Lauren11,589 births#27 Andrea11,374 births#28 Sara11,344 births#29 Jamie11,039 births#30 Mary10,851 births#31 Danielle10,204 births#32 April10,060 births#33 Kristen9,534 births#34 Megan9,518 births#35 Erica9,340 births#36 Katherine9,179 births#37 Kristin8,734 births#38 Shannon8,623 births#39 Lindsay8,260 births#40 Lindsey7,961 births#41 Julie7,696 births#42 Maria7,348 births#43 Courtney7,100 births#44 Samantha6,768 births#45 Katie6,681 births#46 Christine6,555 births#47 Tara6,524 births#48 Kathryn6,284 births#49 Vanessa6,154 births#50 Brandy6,077 births#51 Natalie5,961 births#52 Monica5,734 births#53 Alicia5,614 births#54 Jacqueline5,493 births#55 Brandi5,469 births#56 Anna5,271 births#57 Carrie5,186 births#58 Allison5,170 births#59 Patricia5,168 births#60 Leslie4,985 births#61 Holly4,682 births#62 Cassandra4,663 births#63 Diana4,430 births#64 Cynthia4,427 births#65 Melanie4,255 births#65 Victoria4,255 births#67 Dana4,242 births#68 Karen4,153 births#69 Veronica4,150 births#70 Kristina4,149 births#71 Natasha4,128 births#72 Stacy4,099 births#73 Catherine4,098 births#74 Misty4,071 births#75 Valerie3,989 births#76 Susan3,970 births#77 Kathleen3,949 births#78 Candice3,791 births#79 Leah3,762 births#80 Sandra3,655 births#81 Erika3,596 births#82 Pamela3,546 births#83 Krystal3,504 births#84 Julia3,502 births#85 Stacey3,459 births#86 Heidi3,392 births#87 Katrina3,322 births#88 Tracy3,283 births#89 Jill3,270 births#90 Tina3,219 births#91 Latoya3,201 births#92 Brooke3,144 births#93 Alexis3,123 births#94 Brittany3,102 births#95 Dawn3,088 births#96 Jillian3,056 births#97 Margaret2,998 births#98 Lori2,978 births#99 Nichole2,923 births#100 Denise2,896 births
Popular Boy Names in 1982
#1 Michael68,216 births#2 Christopher59,223 births#3 Matthew46,045 births#4 Jason40,628 births#5 David40,453 births#6 James38,874 births#7 Joshua38,004 births#8 John34,698 births#9 Robert34,409 births#10 Daniel32,652 births#11 Joseph31,035 births#12 Justin29,115 births#13 Ryan26,685 births#14 Brian25,829 births#15 William25,604 births#16 Jonathan23,113 births#17 Andrew22,833 births#18 Brandon20,212 births#19 Adam20,099 births#20 Eric19,878 births#21 Anthony19,648 births#22 Nicholas19,643 births#23 Thomas17,578 births#24 Timothy17,464 births#25 Kevin17,462 births#26 Steven17,145 births#27 Richard16,717 births#28 Jeremy16,466 births#29 Jeffrey16,030 births#30 Aaron14,406 births#31 Charles14,310 births#32 Mark13,865 births#33 Benjamin13,805 births#34 Scott12,200 births#35 Paul11,310 births#36 Nathan10,805 births#37 Patrick10,695 births#38 Stephen10,627 births#39 Travis10,415 births#40 Gregory10,144 births#41 Jacob10,059 births#42 Dustin9,551 births#43 Jesse9,504 births#44 Sean9,359 births#45 Kenneth9,354 births#46 Jose8,624 births#47 Kyle8,207 births#48 Chad7,909 births#49 Bryan7,498 births#50 Derek6,992 births#51 Bradley6,975 births#52 Shawn6,842 births#53 Edward6,281 births#54 Jared6,263 births#55 Zachary6,139 births#56 Samuel6,014 births#57 Peter5,777 births#58 Donald5,712 births#59 Keith5,620 births#60 Ronald5,207 births#61 Juan5,121 births#62 George4,990 births#63 Marcus4,988 births#64 Gary4,642 births#65 Alexander4,593 births#66 Tyler4,577 births#67 Phillip4,520 births#68 Douglas4,511 births#69 Joel4,446 births#70 Raymond4,294 births#71 Carlos4,268 births#72 Brett4,026 births#73 Craig4,018 births#74 Corey3,939 births#74 Nathaniel3,939 births#76 Antonio3,884 births#77 Larry3,720 births#78 Derrick3,655 births#79 Philip3,642 births#80 Erik3,632 births#81 Frank3,604 births#82 Todd3,598 births#83 Ian3,574 births#84 Shane3,539 births#85 Jordan3,534 births#86 Casey3,427 births#87 Dennis3,392 births#88 Gabriel3,363 births#89 Jeremiah3,329 births#90 Luis3,324 births#91 Brent3,321 births#92 Jeffery3,311 births#93 Cory3,237 births#94 Randy3,229 births#95 Cody3,180 births#96 Shaun3,154 births#97 Russell3,032 births#98 Wesley3,031 births#99 Victor3,002 births#100 Jerry2,942 births