Most Popular Names of 1983
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1983
#1 Jennifer54,353 births#2 Jessica45,283 births#3 Amanda33,749 births#4 Ashley33,289 births#5 Sarah27,228 births#6 Melissa23,475 births#7 Nicole22,400 births#8 Stephanie22,329 births#9 Heather20,747 births#10 Elizabeth19,842 births#11 Crystal17,904 births#12 Amy17,097 births#13 Michelle16,838 births#14 Tiffany15,959 births#15 Kimberly15,370 births#16 Christina15,357 births#17 Amber14,892 births#18 Erin14,836 births#19 Rebecca14,714 births#20 Rachel14,591 births#21 Megan14,124 births#22 Angela13,219 births#23 Laura13,199 births#24 Lauren12,944 births#25 Emily12,377 births#26 Kelly11,586 births#27 Lisa11,469 births#28 Jamie11,025 births#29 Danielle10,634 births#30 Andrea10,413 births#31 Sara10,087 births#32 Mary9,897 births#33 Erica9,713 births#34 Katherine9,684 births#35 Lindsey8,679 births#36 Lindsay8,622 births#37 Kristen8,618 births#38 Shannon8,424 births#39 April8,209 births#40 Samantha7,703 births#41 Alicia7,492 births#42 Kristin7,267 births#43 Maria6,847 births#44 Courtney6,748 births#45 Katie6,705 births#46 Julie6,653 births#47 Christine6,499 births#48 Holly6,388 births#48 Vanessa6,388 births#50 Kathryn6,370 births#51 Tara6,272 births#52 Natalie5,723 births#53 Jacqueline5,405 births#53 Monica5,405 births#55 Anna5,217 births#56 Brandi5,203 births#57 Brandy5,194 births#58 Victoria5,046 births#59 Allison4,973 births#60 Patricia4,926 births#61 Stacy4,678 births#62 Cynthia4,553 births#63 Kristina4,382 births#64 Brittany4,377 births#65 Carrie4,296 births#66 Catherine4,252 births#67 Leslie4,248 births#68 Veronica4,069 births#69 Diana4,039 births#70 Cassandra4,006 births#71 Natasha3,955 births#72 Dana3,926 births#73 Kathleen3,923 births#74 Valerie3,901 births#75 Meghan3,888 births#76 Stacey3,799 births#77 Karen3,787 births#78 Krystal3,716 births#79 Melanie3,553 births#80 Erika3,548 births#81 Kayla3,527 births#82 Leah3,484 births#83 Alexis3,462 births#84 Candice3,420 births#85 Julia3,381 births#86 Susan3,358 births#87 Misty3,189 births#88 Sandra3,175 births#89 Tracy3,158 births#90 Latoya3,150 births#91 Pamela3,029 births#92 Margaret2,944 births#93 Nichole2,926 births#94 Desiree2,915 births#94 Heidi2,915 births#96 Brooke2,862 births#97 Renee2,846 births#98 Jill2,787 births#99 Bethany2,765 births#100 Tina2,738 births
Popular Boy Names in 1983
#1 Michael68,004 births#2 Christopher59,324 births#3 Matthew50,209 births#4 David39,201 births#5 Joshua36,687 births#6 James36,342 births#7 Jason35,113 births#8 Daniel34,748 births#9 John33,154 births#10 Robert32,745 births#11 Joseph30,442 births#12 Justin28,298 births#13 Ryan27,849 births#14 Brian26,050 births#15 Andrew25,559 births#16 William25,396 births#17 Brandon23,519 births#18 Adam23,488 births#19 Jonathan22,756 births#20 Eric20,347 births#21 Nicholas19,891 births#22 Anthony19,830 births#23 Steven18,307 births#24 Thomas17,565 births#25 Kevin17,377 births#26 Timothy16,363 births#27 Richard15,888 births#28 Jeffrey15,649 births#29 Aaron14,460 births#30 Jeremy14,254 births#31 Mark13,815 births#32 Benjamin13,285 births#33 Charles13,212 births#34 Kyle12,372 births#35 Stephen11,564 births#36 Jacob10,999 births#37 Patrick10,876 births#38 Scott10,846 births#39 Paul10,828 births#40 Nathan10,557 births#41 Travis10,478 births#42 Gregory9,980 births#43 Dustin9,678 births#44 Sean9,615 births#45 Kenneth8,965 births#46 Jesse8,469 births#47 Bryan8,191 births#48 Jose8,073 births#49 Chad7,390 births#50 Zachary7,309 births#51 Derek6,986 births#52 Bradley6,738 births#53 Shawn6,359 births#54 Samuel6,195 births#55 Edward6,005 births#56 Jared5,853 births#57 Tyler5,821 births#58 Marcus5,637 births#59 Peter5,482 births#60 Donald5,327 births#61 Keith5,313 births#62 Juan4,894 births#63 Alexander4,806 births#64 Ronald4,702 births#65 George4,495 births#66 Phillip4,470 births#67 Joel4,345 births#68 Gary4,266 births#69 Douglas4,182 births#70 Craig4,084 births#71 Raymond4,016 births#72 Jordan4,014 births#73 Brett3,975 births#74 Corey3,967 births#75 Carlos3,912 births#76 Antonio3,683 births#77 Ian3,665 births#78 Derrick3,656 births#79 Nathaniel3,641 births#80 Erik3,636 births#81 Cody3,505 births#82 Philip3,488 births#83 Cory3,404 births#83 Shane3,404 births#85 Larry3,381 births#86 Frank3,361 births#87 Todd3,334 births#88 Luis3,321 births#89 Gabriel3,269 births#90 Casey3,228 births#91 Jeffery3,154 births#92 Dennis3,047 births#93 Evan3,046 births#94 Brent3,030 births#95 Victor2,970 births#96 Randy2,926 births#97 Vincent2,893 births#98 Seth2,857 births#99 Jeremiah2,849 births#100 Curtis2,847 births