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Top baby names of 1982

The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1982, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1980s.

Girls

  1. 1. Jennifer57,120
  2. 2. Jessica45,453
  3. 3. Amanda34,214
  4. 4. Sarah28,483
  5. 5. Melissa25,864
  6. 6. Nicole21,706
  7. 7. Stephanie20,861
  8. 8. Elizabeth20,506
  9. 9. Crystal19,099
  10. 10. Amy18,799
  11. 11. Michelle17,765
  12. 12. Heather17,493
  13. 13. Tiffany17,175
  14. 14. Kimberly16,101
  15. 15. Rebecca15,730
  16. 16. Angela15,002
  17. 17. Ashley14,851
  18. 18. Amber14,678
  19. 19. Christina14,518
  20. 20. Erin14,362
  21. 21. Rachel13,871
  22. 22. Laura13,310
  23. 23. Lisa12,637
  24. 24. Emily12,519
  25. 25. Kelly12,170
  26. 26. Lauren11,589
  27. 27. Andrea11,374
  28. 28. Sara11,344
  29. 29. Jamie11,039
  30. 30. Mary10,851
  31. 31. Danielle10,204
  32. 32. April10,060
  33. 33. Kristen9,534
  34. 34. Megan9,518
  35. 35. Erica9,340
  36. 36. Katherine9,179
  37. 37. Kristin8,734
  38. 38. Shannon8,623
  39. 39. Lindsay8,260
  40. 40. Lindsey7,961
  41. 41. Julie7,696
  42. 42. Maria7,348
  43. 43. Courtney7,100
  44. 44. Samantha6,768
  45. 45. Katie6,681
  46. 46. Christine6,555
  47. 47. Tara6,524
  48. 48. Kathryn6,284
  49. 49. Vanessa6,154
  50. 50. Brandy6,077
  51. 51. Natalie5,961
  52. 52. Monica5,734
  53. 53. Alicia5,614
  54. 54. Jacqueline5,493
  55. 55. Brandi5,469
  56. 56. Anna5,271
  57. 57. Carrie5,186
  58. 58. Allison5,170
  59. 59. Patricia5,168
  60. 60. Leslie4,985
  61. 61. Holly4,682
  62. 62. Cassandra4,663
  63. 63. Diana4,430
  64. 64. Cynthia4,427
  65. 65. Melanie4,255
  66. 66. Victoria4,255
  67. 67. Dana4,242
  68. 68. Karen4,153
  69. 69. Veronica4,150
  70. 70. Kristina4,149
  71. 71. Natasha4,128
  72. 72. Stacy4,099
  73. 73. Catherine4,098
  74. 74. Misty4,071
  75. 75. Valerie3,989
  76. 76. Susan3,970
  77. 77. Kathleen3,949
  78. 78. Candice3,791
  79. 79. Leah3,762
  80. 80. Sandra3,655
  81. 81. Erika3,596
  82. 82. Pamela3,546
  83. 83. Krystal3,504
  84. 84. Julia3,502
  85. 85. Stacey3,459
  86. 86. Heidi3,392
  87. 87. Katrina3,322
  88. 88. Tracy3,283
  89. 89. Jill3,270
  90. 90. Tina3,219
  91. 91. Latoya3,201
  92. 92. Brooke3,144
  93. 93. Alexis3,123
  94. 94. Brittany3,102
  95. 95. Dawn3,088
  96. 96. Jillian3,056
  97. 97. Margaret2,998
  98. 98. Lori2,978
  99. 99. Nichole2,923
  100. 100. Denise2,896

Boys

  1. 1. Michael68,216
  2. 2. Christopher59,223
  3. 3. Matthew46,045
  4. 4. Jason40,628
  5. 5. David40,453
  6. 6. James38,874
  7. 7. Joshua38,004
  8. 8. John34,698
  9. 9. Robert34,409
  10. 10. Daniel32,652
  11. 11. Joseph31,035
  12. 12. Justin29,115
  13. 13. Ryan26,685
  14. 14. Brian25,829
  15. 15. William25,604
  16. 16. Jonathan23,113
  17. 17. Andrew22,833
  18. 18. Brandon20,212
  19. 19. Adam20,099
  20. 20. Eric19,878
  21. 21. Anthony19,648
  22. 22. Nicholas19,643
  23. 23. Thomas17,578
  24. 24. Timothy17,464
  25. 25. Kevin17,462
  26. 26. Steven17,145
  27. 27. Richard16,717
  28. 28. Jeremy16,466
  29. 29. Jeffrey16,030
  30. 30. Aaron14,406
  31. 31. Charles14,310
  32. 32. Mark13,865
  33. 33. Benjamin13,805
  34. 34. Scott12,200
  35. 35. Paul11,310
  36. 36. Nathan10,805
  37. 37. Patrick10,695
  38. 38. Stephen10,627
  39. 39. Travis10,415
  40. 40. Gregory10,144
  41. 41. Jacob10,059
  42. 42. Dustin9,551
  43. 43. Jesse9,504
  44. 44. Sean9,359
  45. 45. Kenneth9,354
  46. 46. Jose8,624
  47. 47. Kyle8,207
  48. 48. Chad7,909
  49. 49. Bryan7,498
  50. 50. Derek6,992
  51. 51. Bradley6,975
  52. 52. Shawn6,842
  53. 53. Edward6,281
  54. 54. Jared6,263
  55. 55. Zachary6,139
  56. 56. Samuel6,014
  57. 57. Peter5,777
  58. 58. Donald5,712
  59. 59. Keith5,620
  60. 60. Ronald5,207
  61. 61. Juan5,121
  62. 62. George4,990
  63. 63. Marcus4,988
  64. 64. Gary4,642
  65. 65. Alexander4,593
  66. 66. Tyler4,577
  67. 67. Phillip4,520
  68. 68. Douglas4,511
  69. 69. Joel4,446
  70. 70. Raymond4,294
  71. 71. Carlos4,268
  72. 72. Brett4,026
  73. 73. Craig4,018
  74. 74. Corey3,939
  75. 75. Nathaniel3,939
  76. 76. Antonio3,884
  77. 77. Larry3,720
  78. 78. Derrick3,655
  79. 79. Philip3,642
  80. 80. Erik3,632
  81. 81. Frank3,604
  82. 82. Todd3,598
  83. 83. Ian3,574
  84. 84. Shane3,539
  85. 85. Jordan3,534
  86. 86. Casey3,427
  87. 87. Dennis3,392
  88. 88. Gabriel3,363
  89. 89. Jeremiah3,329
  90. 90. Luis3,324
  91. 91. Brent3,321
  92. 92. Jeffery3,311
  93. 93. Cory3,237
  94. 94. Randy3,229
  95. 95. Cody3,180
  96. 96. Shaun3,154
  97. 97. Russell3,032
  98. 98. Wesley3,031
  99. 99. Victor3,002
  100. 100. Jerry2,942

Frequently asked questions

What was the most popular girl name in 1982?
Jennifer was the #1 girl name in the US in 1982, given to 57,120 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1982?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1982, given to 68,216 babies.

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