Most Popular Baby Names of 1983
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Jennifer and Michael were the most popular baby names of 1983 in the US: 54,353 girls were named Jennifer and 68,004 boys were named Michael, about 1 in 31 girls and 1 in 26 boys born that year. It was Jennifer's 14th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1970), and it was Michael's 23rd year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1961).
Social Security records list 1,670,609 girls and 1,792,564 boys born in 1983, with 12,070 different girl names and 7,340 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1982
- Ashley and Heather joined the girls' top 10; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1982.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Kayla (#133 to #81), Desiree (#142 to #94) and Meghan (#110 to #75).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Evan (#108 to #93), Cody (#95 to #81) and Kyle (#47 to #34).
- 5 girl names and 4 boy names left the top 100, among them Dawn (#95 to #106) and Wesley (#98 to #101).
- 852 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1983
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1982, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1983
| # | Name | Babies | In 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 54,353 | #1 |
| 2 | Jessica | 45,283 | #2 |
| 3 | Amanda | 33,749 | #3 |
| 4 | Ashley | 33,289 | #17 |
| 5 | Sarah | 27,228 | #4 |
| 6 | Melissa | 23,475 | #5 |
| 7 | Nicole | 22,400 | #6 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 22,329 | #7 |
| 9 | Heather | 20,747 | #12 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 19,842 | #8 |
| 11 | Crystal | 17,904 | #9 |
| 12 | Amy | 17,097 | #10 |
| 13 | Michelle | 16,838 | #11 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 15,959 | #13 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 15,370 | #14 |
| 16 | Christina | 15,357 | #19 |
| 17 | Amber | 14,892 | #18 |
| 18 | Erin | 14,836 | #20 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 14,714 | #15 |
| 20 | Rachel | 14,591 | #21 |
| 21 | Megan | 14,124 | #34 |
| 22 | Angela | 13,219 | #16 |
| 23 | Laura | 13,199 | #22 |
| 24 | Lauren | 12,944 | #26 |
| 25 | Emily | 12,377 | #24 |
| 26 | Kelly | 11,586 | #25 |
| 27 | Lisa | 11,469 | #23 |
| 28 | Jamie | 11,025 | #29 |
| 29 | Danielle | 10,634 | #31 |
| 30 | Andrea | 10,413 | #27 |
| 31 | Sara | 10,087 | #28 |
| 32 | Mary | 9,897 | #30 |
| 33 | Erica | 9,713 | #35 |
| 34 | Katherine | 9,684 | #36 |
| 35 | Lindsey | 8,679 | #40 |
| 36 | Lindsay | 8,622 | #39 |
| 37 | Kristen | 8,618 | #33 |
| 38 | Shannon | 8,424 | #38 |
| 39 | April | 8,209 | #32 |
| 40 | Samantha | 7,703 | #44 |
| 41 | Alicia | 7,492 | #53 |
| 42 | Kristin | 7,267 | #37 |
| 43 | Maria | 6,847 | #42 |
| 44 | Courtney | 6,748 | #43 |
| 45 | Katie | 6,705 | #45 |
| 46 | Julie | 6,653 | #41 |
| 47 | Christine | 6,499 | #46 |
| 48 | Holly | 6,388 | #61 |
| 48 | Vanessa | 6,388 | #49 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 6,370 | #48 |
| 51 | Tara | 6,272 | #47 |
| 52 | Natalie | 5,723 | #51 |
| 53 | Jacqueline | 5,405 | #54 |
| 53 | Monica | 5,405 | #52 |
| 55 | Anna | 5,217 | #56 |
| 56 | Brandi | 5,203 | #55 |
| 57 | Brandy | 5,194 | #50 |
| 58 | Victoria | 5,046 | #65 |
| 59 | Allison | 4,973 | #58 |
| 60 | Patricia | 4,926 | #59 |
| 61 | Stacy | 4,678 | #72 |
| 62 | Cynthia | 4,553 | #64 |
| 63 | Kristina | 4,382 | #70 |
| 64 | Brittany | 4,377 | #94 |
| 65 | Carrie | 4,296 | #57 |
| 66 | Catherine | 4,252 | #73 |
| 67 | Leslie | 4,248 | #60 |
| 68 | Veronica | 4,069 | #69 |
| 69 | Diana | 4,039 | #63 |
| 70 | Cassandra | 4,006 | #62 |
| 71 | Natasha | 3,955 | #71 |
| 72 | Dana | 3,926 | #67 |
| 73 | Kathleen | 3,923 | #77 |
| 74 | Valerie | 3,901 | #75 |
| 75 | Meghan | 3,888 | #110 |
| 76 | Stacey | 3,799 | #85 |
| 77 | Karen | 3,787 | #68 |
| 78 | Krystal | 3,716 | #83 |
| 79 | Melanie | 3,553 | #65 |
| 80 | Erika | 3,548 | #81 |
| 81 | Kayla | 3,527 | #133 |
| 82 | Leah | 3,484 | #79 |
| 83 | Alexis | 3,462 | #93 |
| 84 | Candice | 3,420 | #78 |
| 85 | Julia | 3,381 | #84 |
| 86 | Susan | 3,358 | #76 |
| 87 | Misty | 3,189 | #74 |
| 88 | Sandra | 3,175 | #80 |
| 89 | Tracy | 3,158 | #88 |
| 90 | Latoya | 3,150 | #91 |
| 91 | Pamela | 3,029 | #82 |
| 92 | Margaret | 2,944 | #97 |
| 93 | Nichole | 2,926 | #99 |
| 94 | Desiree | 2,915 | #142 |
| 94 | Heidi | 2,915 | #86 |
| 96 | Brooke | 2,862 | #92 |
| 97 | Renee | 2,846 | #101 |
| 98 | Jill | 2,787 | #89 |
| 99 | Bethany | 2,765 | #112 |
| 100 | Tina | 2,738 | #90 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1983
| # | Name | Babies | In 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,004 | #1 |
| 2 | Christopher | 59,324 | #2 |
| 3 | Matthew | 50,209 | #3 |
| 4 | David | 39,201 | #5 |
| 5 | Joshua | 36,687 | #7 |
| 6 | James | 36,342 | #6 |
| 7 | Jason | 35,113 | #4 |
| 8 | Daniel | 34,748 | #10 |
| 9 | John | 33,154 | #8 |
| 10 | Robert | 32,745 | #9 |
| 11 | Joseph | 30,442 | #11 |
| 12 | Justin | 28,298 | #12 |
| 13 | Ryan | 27,849 | #13 |
| 14 | Brian | 26,050 | #14 |
| 15 | Andrew | 25,559 | #17 |
| 16 | William | 25,396 | #15 |
| 17 | Brandon | 23,519 | #18 |
| 18 | Adam | 23,488 | #19 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 22,756 | #16 |
| 20 | Eric | 20,347 | #20 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 19,891 | #22 |
| 22 | Anthony | 19,830 | #21 |
| 23 | Steven | 18,307 | #26 |
| 24 | Thomas | 17,565 | #23 |
| 25 | Kevin | 17,377 | #25 |
| 26 | Timothy | 16,363 | #24 |
| 27 | Richard | 15,888 | #27 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 15,649 | #29 |
| 29 | Aaron | 14,460 | #30 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 14,254 | #28 |
| 31 | Mark | 13,815 | #32 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 13,285 | #33 |
| 33 | Charles | 13,212 | #31 |
| 34 | Kyle | 12,372 | #47 |
| 35 | Stephen | 11,564 | #38 |
| 36 | Jacob | 10,999 | #41 |
| 37 | Patrick | 10,876 | #37 |
| 38 | Scott | 10,846 | #34 |
| 39 | Paul | 10,828 | #35 |
| 40 | Nathan | 10,557 | #36 |
| 41 | Travis | 10,478 | #39 |
| 42 | Gregory | 9,980 | #40 |
| 43 | Dustin | 9,678 | #42 |
| 44 | Sean | 9,615 | #44 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 8,965 | #45 |
| 46 | Jesse | 8,469 | #43 |
| 47 | Bryan | 8,191 | #49 |
| 48 | Jose | 8,073 | #46 |
| 49 | Chad | 7,390 | #48 |
| 50 | Zachary | 7,309 | #55 |
| 51 | Derek | 6,986 | #50 |
| 52 | Bradley | 6,738 | #51 |
| 53 | Shawn | 6,359 | #52 |
| 54 | Samuel | 6,195 | #56 |
| 55 | Edward | 6,005 | #53 |
| 56 | Jared | 5,853 | #54 |
| 57 | Tyler | 5,821 | #66 |
| 58 | Marcus | 5,637 | #63 |
| 59 | Peter | 5,482 | #57 |
| 60 | Donald | 5,327 | #58 |
| 61 | Keith | 5,313 | #59 |
| 62 | Juan | 4,894 | #61 |
| 63 | Alexander | 4,806 | #65 |
| 64 | Ronald | 4,702 | #60 |
| 65 | George | 4,495 | #62 |
| 66 | Phillip | 4,470 | #67 |
| 67 | Joel | 4,345 | #69 |
| 68 | Gary | 4,266 | #64 |
| 69 | Douglas | 4,182 | #68 |
| 70 | Craig | 4,084 | #73 |
| 71 | Raymond | 4,016 | #70 |
| 72 | Jordan | 4,014 | #85 |
| 73 | Brett | 3,975 | #72 |
| 74 | Corey | 3,967 | #74 |
| 75 | Carlos | 3,912 | #71 |
| 76 | Antonio | 3,683 | #76 |
| 77 | Ian | 3,665 | #83 |
| 78 | Derrick | 3,656 | #78 |
| 79 | Nathaniel | 3,641 | #74 |
| 80 | Erik | 3,636 | #80 |
| 81 | Cody | 3,505 | #95 |
| 82 | Philip | 3,488 | #79 |
| 83 | Cory | 3,404 | #93 |
| 83 | Shane | 3,404 | #84 |
| 85 | Larry | 3,381 | #77 |
| 86 | Frank | 3,361 | #81 |
| 87 | Todd | 3,334 | #82 |
| 88 | Luis | 3,321 | #90 |
| 89 | Gabriel | 3,269 | #88 |
| 90 | Casey | 3,228 | #86 |
| 91 | Jeffery | 3,154 | #92 |
| 92 | Dennis | 3,047 | #87 |
| 93 | Evan | 3,046 | #108 |
| 94 | Brent | 3,030 | #91 |
| 95 | Victor | 2,970 | #99 |
| 96 | Randy | 2,926 | #94 |
| 97 | Vincent | 2,893 | #103 |
| 98 | Seth | 2,857 | #102 |
| 99 | Jeremiah | 2,849 | #89 |
| 100 | Curtis | 2,847 | #101 |
Open a name to see how many people with it are alive today and how its popularity changed. See the year before, 1982, or the year after, 1984, the top 100 of the whole 1980s, or let the random name generator pick names from the 1980s. For more on how the top names changed, read Most Popular Names by Decade.