100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1983

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
1 Michael 0 67,949
2 Christopher 0 59,307
3 Matthew 0 50,175
4 David +1 39,169
5 Joshua +2 36,680
6 James 0 36,313
7 Jason -3 35,095
8 Daniel +2 34,723
9 John -1 33,139
10 Robert -1 32,726
11 Joseph 0 30,426
12 Justin 0 28,284
13 Ryan 0 27,814
14 Brian 0 26,040
15 Andrew +2 25,540
16 William -1 25,370
17 Brandon +1 23,513
18 Adam +1 23,475
19 Jonathan -3 22,732
20 Eric 0 20,325
21 Nicholas +1 19,871
22 Anthony -1 19,806
23 Steven +3 18,300
24 Thomas -1 17,545
25 Kevin 0 17,369
26 Timothy -2 16,350
27 Richard 0 15,878
28 Jeffrey +1 15,639
29 Aaron +1 14,455
30 Jeremy -2 14,252
31 Mark +1 13,794
32 Benjamin +1 13,273
33 Charles -2 13,202
34 Kyle +13 12,366
35 Stephen +3 11,560
36 Jacob +5 10,988
37 Patrick 0 10,866
38 Scott -4 10,842
39 Paul -4 10,810
40 Nathan -4 10,542
41 Travis -2 10,474
42 Gregory -2 9,967
43 Dustin -1 9,678
44 Sean 0 9,602
45 Kenneth 0 8,962
46 Jesse -3 8,463
47 Bryan +2 8,190
48 Jose -2 8,064
49 Chad -1 7,383
50 Zachary +5 7,294
51 Derek -1 6,979
52 Bradley -1 6,733
53 Shawn -1 6,356
54 Samuel +2 6,187
55 Edward -2 5,995
56 Jared -2 5,843
57 Tyler +9 5,813
58 Marcus +5 5,632
59 Peter -2 5,479
60 Donald -2 5,326
61 Keith -2 5,313
62 Juan -1 4,889
63 Alexander +2 4,795
64 Ronald -4 4,700
65 George -3 4,485
66 Phillip +1 4,463
67 Joel +2 4,340
68 Gary -4 4,268
69 Douglas -1 4,180
70 Craig +3 4,088
71 Jordan +14 4,006
72 Raymond -2 4,006
73 Brett -1 3,978
74 Corey 0 3,968
75 Carlos -4 3,902
76 Antonio 0 3,679
77 Ian +6 3,667
78 Derrick 0 3,655
79 Nathaniel -4 3,639
80 Erik 0 3,633
81 Cody +14 3,497
82 Philip -3 3,484
83 Cory +10 3,399
84 Shane 0 3,399
85 Larry -8 3,383
86 Frank -5 3,359
87 Todd -5 3,330
88 Luis +2 3,312
89 Gabriel -1 3,263
90 Casey -4 3,231
91 Jeffery +1 3,150
92 Dennis -5 3,044
93 Evan +15 3,044
94 Brent -3 3,025
95 Victor +4 2,965
96 Randy -2 2,917
97 Vincent +6 2,889
98 Seth +4 2,852
99 Jeremiah -10 2,844
100 Curtis +1 2,841
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
1 Jennifer 0 54,325
2 Jessica 0 45,271
3 Amanda 0 33,735
4 Ashley +13 33,280
5 Sarah -1 27,214
6 Melissa -1 23,466
7 Nicole -1 22,391
8 Stephanie -1 22,311
9 Heather +3 20,747
10 Elizabeth -2 19,828
11 Crystal -2 17,901
12 Amy -2 17,090
13 Michelle -2 16,829
14 Tiffany -1 15,958
15 Kimberly -1 15,372
16 Christina +3 15,351
17 Amber +1 14,883
18 Erin +2 14,833
19 Rebecca -4 14,712
20 Rachel +1 14,583
21 Megan +13 14,120
22 Angela -6 13,215
23 Laura -1 13,190
24 Lauren +2 12,944
25 Emily -1 12,371
26 Kelly -1 11,577
27 Lisa -4 11,462
28 Jamie +1 11,027
29 Danielle +2 10,632
30 Andrea -3 10,411
31 Sara -3 10,080
32 Mary -2 9,889
33 Erica +2 9,707
34 Katherine +2 9,681
35 Lindsey +5 8,676
36 Kristen -3 8,615
37 Lindsay +2 8,615
38 Shannon 0 8,425
39 April -7 8,204
40 Samantha +4 7,706
41 Alicia +12 7,489
42 Kristin -5 7,264
43 Maria -1 6,834
44 Courtney -1 6,745
45 Katie 0 6,698
46 Julie -5 6,650
47 Christine -1 6,492
48 Holly +13 6,384
49 Vanessa 0 6,382
50 Kathryn -2 6,370
51 Tara -4 6,272
52 Natalie -1 5,722
53 Jacqueline +1 5,401
54 Monica -2 5,397
55 Anna +1 5,219
56 Brandi -1 5,202
57 Brandy -7 5,190
58 Victoria +7 5,042
59 Allison -1 4,973
60 Patricia -1 4,923
61 Stacy +11 4,678
62 Cynthia +2 4,552
63 Kristina +7 4,381
64 Brittany +30 4,374
65 Carrie -8 4,293
66 Catherine +7 4,248
67 Leslie -7 4,241
68 Veronica +1 4,069
69 Diana -6 4,037
70 Cassandra -8 4,003
71 Natasha 0 3,950
72 Dana -5 3,925
73 Kathleen +4 3,918
74 Valerie +1 3,901
75 Meghan +35 3,888
76 Stacey +9 3,797
77 Karen -9 3,790
78 Krystal +5 3,715
79 Melanie -13 3,548
80 Erika +1 3,547
81 Kayla +52 3,524
82 Leah -3 3,478
83 Alexis +10 3,464
84 Candice -6 3,419
85 Julia -1 3,377
86 Susan -10 3,352
87 Misty -13 3,189
88 Sandra -8 3,172
89 Tracy -1 3,157
90 Latoya +1 3,150
91 Pamela -9 3,026
92 Margaret +5 2,941
93 Nichole +6 2,926
94 Heidi -8 2,913
95 Desiree +47 2,912
96 Brooke -4 2,861
97 Renee +4 2,844
98 Jill -9 2,787
99 Bethany +13 2,764
100 Tina -10 2,739