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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1982

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1982 — 3,507,638 recorded births in total that year.

19811983 The 1980s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1982

Girls’ names

  1. 1Jennifer57,1203.4%
  2. 2Jessica45,4532.7%
  3. 3Amanda34,2142.0%
  4. 4Sarah28,4831.7%
  5. 5Melissa25,8641.5%
  6. 6Nicole21,7061.3%
  7. 7Stephanie20,8611.2%
  8. 8Elizabeth20,5061.2%
  9. 9Crystal19,0991.1%
  10. 10Amy18,7991.1%
  11. 11Michelle17,7651.0%
  12. 12Heather17,4931.0%
  13. 13Tiffany17,1751.0%
  14. 14Kimberly16,1011.0%
  15. 15Rebecca15,7300.9%
  16. 16Angela15,0020.9%
  17. 17Ashley14,8510.9%
  18. 18Amber14,6780.9%
  19. 19Christina14,5180.9%
  20. 20Erin14,3620.8%
  21. 21Rachel13,8710.8%
  22. 22Laura13,3100.8%
  23. 23Lisa12,6370.7%
  24. 24Emily12,5190.7%
  25. 25Kelly12,1700.7%
  26. 26Lauren11,5890.7%
  27. 27Andrea11,3740.7%
  28. 28Sara11,3440.7%
  29. 29Jamie11,0390.7%
  30. 30Mary10,8510.6%
  31. 31Danielle10,2040.6%
  32. 32April10,0600.6%
  33. 33Kristen9,5340.6%
  34. 34Megan9,5180.6%
  35. 35Erica9,3400.6%
  36. 36Katherine9,1790.5%
  37. 37Kristin8,7340.5%
  38. 38Shannon8,6230.5%
  39. 39Lindsay8,2600.5%
  40. 40Lindsey7,9610.5%
  41. 41Julie7,6960.5%
  42. 42Maria7,3480.4%
  43. 43Courtney7,1000.4%
  44. 44Samantha6,7680.4%
  45. 45Katie6,6810.4%
  46. 46Christine6,5550.4%
  47. 47Tara6,5240.4%
  48. 48Kathryn6,2840.4%
  49. 49Vanessa6,1540.4%
  50. 50Brandy6,0770.4%
  51. 51Natalie5,9610.4%
  52. 52Monica5,7340.3%
  53. 53Alicia5,6140.3%
  54. 54Jacqueline5,4930.3%
  55. 55Brandi5,4690.3%
  56. 56Anna5,2710.3%
  57. 57Carrie5,1860.3%
  58. 58Allison5,1700.3%
  59. 59Patricia5,1680.3%
  60. 60Leslie4,9850.3%
  61. 61Holly4,6820.3%
  62. 62Cassandra4,6630.3%
  63. 63Diana4,4300.3%
  64. 64Cynthia4,4270.3%
  65. 65Melanie4,2550.3%
  66. 66Victoria4,2550.3%
  67. 67Dana4,2420.3%
  68. 68Karen4,1530.2%
  69. 69Veronica4,1500.2%
  70. 70Kristina4,1490.2%
  71. 71Natasha4,1280.2%
  72. 72Stacy4,0990.2%
  73. 73Catherine4,0980.2%
  74. 74Misty4,0710.2%
  75. 75Valerie3,9890.2%
  76. 76Susan3,9700.2%
  77. 77Kathleen3,9490.2%
  78. 78Candice3,7910.2%
  79. 79Leah3,7620.2%
  80. 80Sandra3,6550.2%
  81. 81Erika3,5960.2%
  82. 82Pamela3,5460.2%
  83. 83Krystal3,5040.2%
  84. 84Julia3,5020.2%
  85. 85Stacey3,4590.2%
  86. 86Heidi3,3920.2%
  87. 87Katrina3,3220.2%
  88. 88Tracy3,2830.2%
  89. 89Jill3,2700.2%
  90. 90Tina3,2190.2%
  91. 91Latoya3,2010.2%
  92. 92Brooke3,1440.2%
  93. 93Alexis3,1230.2%
  94. 94Brittany3,1020.2%
  95. 95Dawn3,0880.2%
  96. 96Jillian3,0560.2%
  97. 97Margaret2,9980.2%
  98. 98Lori2,9780.2%
  99. 99Nichole2,9230.2%
  100. 100Denise2,8960.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael68,2163.8%
  2. 2Christopher59,2233.3%
  3. 3Matthew46,0452.5%
  4. 4Jason40,6282.2%
  5. 5David40,4532.2%
  6. 6James38,8742.1%
  7. 7Joshua38,0042.1%
  8. 8John34,6981.9%
  9. 9Robert34,4091.9%
  10. 10Daniel32,6521.8%
  11. 11Joseph31,0351.7%
  12. 12Justin29,1151.6%
  13. 13Ryan26,6851.5%
  14. 14Brian25,8291.4%
  15. 15William25,6041.4%
  16. 16Jonathan23,1131.3%
  17. 17Andrew22,8331.3%
  18. 18Brandon20,2121.1%
  19. 19Adam20,0991.1%
  20. 20Eric19,8781.1%
  21. 21Anthony19,6481.1%
  22. 22Nicholas19,6431.1%
  23. 23Thomas17,5781.0%
  24. 24Timothy17,4641.0%
  25. 25Kevin17,4621.0%
  26. 26Steven17,1450.9%
  27. 27Richard16,7170.9%
  28. 28Jeremy16,4660.9%
  29. 29Jeffrey16,0300.9%
  30. 30Aaron14,4060.8%
  31. 31Charles14,3100.8%
  32. 32Mark13,8650.8%
  33. 33Benjamin13,8050.8%
  34. 34Scott12,2000.7%
  35. 35Paul11,3100.6%
  36. 36Nathan10,8050.6%
  37. 37Patrick10,6950.6%
  38. 38Stephen10,6270.6%
  39. 39Travis10,4150.6%
  40. 40Gregory10,1440.6%
  41. 41Jacob10,0590.6%
  42. 42Dustin9,5510.5%
  43. 43Jesse9,5040.5%
  44. 44Sean9,3590.5%
  45. 45Kenneth9,3540.5%
  46. 46Jose8,6240.5%
  47. 47Kyle8,2070.5%
  48. 48Chad7,9090.4%
  49. 49Bryan7,4980.4%
  50. 50Derek6,9920.4%
  51. 51Bradley6,9750.4%
  52. 52Shawn6,8420.4%
  53. 53Edward6,2810.3%
  54. 54Jared6,2630.3%
  55. 55Zachary6,1390.3%
  56. 56Samuel6,0140.3%
  57. 57Peter5,7770.3%
  58. 58Donald5,7120.3%
  59. 59Keith5,6200.3%
  60. 60Ronald5,2070.3%
  61. 61Juan5,1210.3%
  62. 62George4,9900.3%
  63. 63Marcus4,9880.3%
  64. 64Gary4,6420.3%
  65. 65Alexander4,5930.3%
  66. 66Tyler4,5770.3%
  67. 67Phillip4,5200.2%
  68. 68Douglas4,5110.2%
  69. 69Joel4,4460.2%
  70. 70Raymond4,2940.2%
  71. 71Carlos4,2680.2%
  72. 72Brett4,0260.2%
  73. 73Craig4,0180.2%
  74. 74Corey3,9390.2%
  75. 75Nathaniel3,9390.2%
  76. 76Antonio3,8840.2%
  77. 77Larry3,7200.2%
  78. 78Derrick3,6550.2%
  79. 79Philip3,6420.2%
  80. 80Erik3,6320.2%
  81. 81Frank3,6040.2%
  82. 82Todd3,5980.2%
  83. 83Ian3,5740.2%
  84. 84Shane3,5390.2%
  85. 85Jordan3,5340.2%
  86. 86Casey3,4270.2%
  87. 87Dennis3,3920.2%
  88. 88Gabriel3,3630.2%
  89. 89Jeremiah3,3290.2%
  90. 90Luis3,3240.2%
  91. 91Brent3,3210.2%
  92. 92Jeffery3,3110.2%
  93. 93Cory3,2370.2%
  94. 94Randy3,2290.2%
  95. 95Cody3,1800.2%
  96. 96Shaun3,1540.2%
  97. 97Russell3,0320.2%
  98. 98Wesley3,0310.2%
  99. 99Victor3,0020.2%
  100. 100Jerry2,9420.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1982 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.