Most Popular Baby Names of 1983
In 1983, Jennifer (54,355 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (67,997 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1983
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,997 |
| 2 | Christopher | 59,329 |
| 3 | Matthew | 50,208 |
| 4 | David | 39,206 |
| 5 | Joshua | 36,688 |
| 6 | James | 36,344 |
| 7 | Jason | 35,118 |
| 8 | Daniel | 34,748 |
| 9 | John | 33,158 |
| 10 | Robert | 32,744 |
| 11 | Joseph | 30,444 |
| 12 | Justin | 28,301 |
| 13 | Ryan | 27,849 |
| 14 | Brian | 26,047 |
| 15 | Andrew | 25,564 |
| 16 | William | 25,396 |
| 17 | Brandon | 23,516 |
| 18 | Adam | 23,489 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 22,756 |
| 20 | Eric | 20,356 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 19,894 |
| 22 | Anthony | 19,832 |
| 23 | Steven | 18,311 |
| 24 | Thomas | 17,565 |
| 25 | Kevin | 17,378 |
| 26 | Timothy | 16,363 |
| 27 | Richard | 15,891 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 15,653 |
| 29 | Aaron | 14,461 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 14,257 |
| 31 | Mark | 13,818 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 13,286 |
| 33 | Charles | 13,213 |
| 34 | Kyle | 12,372 |
| 35 | Stephen | 11,564 |
| 36 | Jacob | 10,998 |
| 37 | Patrick | 10,874 |
| 38 | Scott | 10,847 |
| 39 | Paul | 10,826 |
| 40 | Nathan | 10,558 |
| 41 | Travis | 10,480 |
| 42 | Gregory | 9,982 |
| 43 | Dustin | 9,679 |
| 44 | Sean | 9,616 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 8,965 |
| 46 | Jesse | 8,469 |
| 47 | Bryan | 8,191 |
| 48 | Jose | 8,074 |
| 49 | Chad | 7,392 |
| 50 | Zachary | 7,309 |
| 51 | Derek | 6,988 |
| 52 | Bradley | 6,738 |
| 53 | Shawn | 6,360 |
| 54 | Samuel | 6,195 |
| 55 | Edward | 6,005 |
| 56 | Jared | 5,853 |
| 57 | Tyler | 5,822 |
| 58 | Marcus | 5,638 |
| 59 | Peter | 5,484 |
| 60 | Donald | 5,327 |
| 61 | Keith | 5,313 |
| 62 | Juan | 4,894 |
| 63 | Alexander | 4,806 |
| 64 | Ronald | 4,702 |
| 65 | George | 4,496 |
| 66 | Phillip | 4,470 |
| 67 | Joel | 4,345 |
| 68 | Gary | 4,269 |
| 69 | Douglas | 4,182 |
| 70 | Craig | 4,085 |
| 71 | Jordan | 4,015 |
| 71 | Raymond | 4,015 |
| 73 | Brett | 3,975 |
| 74 | Corey | 3,967 |
| 75 | Carlos | 3,912 |
| 76 | Antonio | 3,684 |
| 77 | Ian | 3,665 |
| 78 | Derrick | 3,656 |
| 79 | Nathaniel | 3,641 |
| 80 | Erik | 3,636 |
| 81 | Cody | 3,505 |
| 82 | Philip | 3,489 |
| 83 | Shane | 3,404 |
| 84 | Cory | 3,403 |
| 85 | Larry | 3,381 |
| 86 | Frank | 3,362 |
| 87 | Todd | 3,337 |
| 88 | Luis | 3,322 |
| 89 | Gabriel | 3,269 |
| 90 | Casey | 3,228 |
| 91 | Jeffery | 3,155 |
| 92 | Dennis | 3,047 |
| 93 | Evan | 3,046 |
| 94 | Brent | 3,030 |
| 95 | Victor | 2,970 |
| 96 | Randy | 2,926 |
| 97 | Vincent | 2,893 |
| 98 | Seth | 2,857 |
| 99 | Jeremiah | 2,849 |
| 100 | Curtis | 2,847 |
Top 100 girl names of 1983
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 54,355 |
| 2 | Jessica | 45,284 |
| 3 | Amanda | 33,750 |
| 4 | Ashley | 33,291 |
| 5 | Sarah | 27,230 |
| 6 | Melissa | 23,474 |
| 7 | Nicole | 22,400 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 22,331 |
| 9 | Heather | 20,747 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 19,842 |
| 11 | Crystal | 17,907 |
| 12 | Amy | 17,096 |
| 13 | Michelle | 16,838 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 15,959 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 15,370 |
| 16 | Christina | 15,358 |
| 17 | Amber | 14,893 |
| 18 | Erin | 14,837 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 14,714 |
| 20 | Rachel | 14,592 |
| 21 | Megan | 14,124 |
| 22 | Angela | 13,218 |
| 23 | Laura | 13,199 |
| 24 | Lauren | 12,944 |
| 25 | Emily | 12,377 |
| 26 | Kelly | 11,587 |
| 27 | Lisa | 11,471 |
| 28 | Jamie | 11,025 |
| 29 | Danielle | 10,634 |
| 30 | Andrea | 10,414 |
| 31 | Sara | 10,086 |
| 32 | Mary | 9,896 |
| 33 | Erica | 9,713 |
| 34 | Katherine | 9,683 |
| 35 | Lindsey | 8,679 |
| 36 | Lindsay | 8,622 |
| 37 | Kristen | 8,618 |
| 38 | Shannon | 8,425 |
| 39 | April | 8,209 |
| 40 | Samantha | 7,704 |
| 41 | Alicia | 7,492 |
| 42 | Kristin | 7,267 |
| 43 | Maria | 6,848 |
| 44 | Courtney | 6,748 |
| 45 | Katie | 6,704 |
| 46 | Julie | 6,652 |
| 47 | Christine | 6,499 |
| 48 | Holly | 6,388 |
| 48 | Vanessa | 6,388 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 6,372 |
| 51 | Tara | 6,273 |
| 52 | Natalie | 5,723 |
| 53 | Jacqueline | 5,404 |
| 53 | Monica | 5,404 |
| 55 | Anna | 5,218 |
| 56 | Brandi | 5,203 |
| 57 | Brandy | 5,194 |
| 58 | Victoria | 5,046 |
| 59 | Allison | 4,973 |
| 60 | Patricia | 4,926 |
| 61 | Stacy | 4,678 |
| 62 | Cynthia | 4,553 |
| 63 | Kristina | 4,382 |
| 64 | Brittany | 4,377 |
| 65 | Carrie | 4,296 |
| 66 | Catherine | 4,251 |
| 67 | Leslie | 4,249 |
| 68 | Veronica | 4,069 |
| 69 | Diana | 4,039 |
| 70 | Cassandra | 4,005 |
| 71 | Natasha | 3,955 |
| 72 | Dana | 3,926 |
| 73 | Kathleen | 3,924 |
| 74 | Valerie | 3,902 |
| 75 | Meghan | 3,888 |
| 76 | Stacey | 3,799 |
| 77 | Karen | 3,788 |
| 78 | Krystal | 3,716 |
| 79 | Melanie | 3,553 |
| 80 | Erika | 3,548 |
| 81 | Kayla | 3,527 |
| 82 | Leah | 3,484 |
| 83 | Alexis | 3,462 |
| 84 | Candice | 3,420 |
| 85 | Julia | 3,382 |
| 86 | Susan | 3,357 |
| 87 | Misty | 3,189 |
| 88 | Sandra | 3,175 |
| 89 | Tracy | 3,158 |
| 90 | Latoya | 3,150 |
| 91 | Pamela | 3,030 |
| 92 | Margaret | 2,944 |
| 93 | Nichole | 2,926 |
| 94 | Desiree | 2,915 |
| 94 | Heidi | 2,915 |
| 96 | Brooke | 2,862 |
| 97 | Renee | 2,846 |
| 98 | Jill | 2,787 |
| 99 | Bethany | 2,765 |
| 100 | Tina | 2,739 |
Biggest movers since 1982
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1982 | Births 1983 | Change | Rank 1982 → 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle | 8,208 | 12,372 | +51% | 47 → 34 |
| Tyler | 4,578 | 5,822 | +27% | 66 → 57 |
| Zachary | 6,140 | 7,309 | +19% | 55 → 50 |
| Adam | 20,102 | 23,489 | +17% | 19 → 18 |
| Brandon | 20,215 | 23,516 | +16% | 18 → 17 |
| Evan | 2,669 | 3,046 | +14% | 108 → 93 |
| Austin | 1,802 | 2,050 | +14% | 156 → 131 |
| Jordan | 3,535 | 4,015 | +14% | 85 → 71 |
| Marcus | 4,988 | 5,638 | +13% | 63 → 58 |
| Andrew | 22,836 | 25,564 | +12% | 17 → 15 |
| Name | Births 1982 | Births 1983 | Change | Rank 1982 → 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun | 3,154 | 2,466 | -22% | 96 → 111 |
| Jamie | 2,091 | 1,771 | -15% | 131 → 153 |
| Noah | 1,817 | 1,542 | -15% | 154 → 169 |
| Billy | 2,527 | 2,150 | -15% | 116 → 124 |
| Jeremiah | 3,329 | 2,849 | -14% | 89 → 99 |
| Lucas | 2,739 | 2,359 | -14% | 106 → 117 |
| Joe | 1,872 | 1,614 | -14% | 149 → 163 |
| Roger | 2,167 | 1,870 | -14% | 127 → 144 |
| Jason | 40,634 | 35,118 | -14% | 4 → 7 |
| Jeremy | 16,465 | 14,257 | -13% | 28 → 30 |
| Name | Births 1982 | Births 1983 | Change | Rank 1982 → 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley | 14,854 | 33,291 | +124% | 17 → 4 |
| Chelsea | 1,715 | 2,708 | +58% | 170 → 102 |
| Kayla | 2,276 | 3,527 | +55% | 133 → 81 |
| Hannah | 1,581 | 2,398 | +52% | 175 → 124 |
| Megan | 9,518 | 14,124 | +48% | 34 → 21 |
| Meghan | 2,733 | 3,888 | +42% | 110 → 75 |
| Brittany | 3,102 | 4,377 | +41% | 94 → 64 |
| Desiree | 2,097 | 2,915 | +39% | 142 → 94 |
| Stefanie | 1,951 | 2,667 | +37% | 151 → 105 |
| Holly | 4,682 | 6,388 | +36% | 61 → 48 |
| Name | Births 1982 | Births 1983 | Change | Rank 1982 → 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassie | 2,193 | 1,598 | -27% | 137 → 173 |
| Christy | 2,598 | 1,974 | -24% | 115 → 146 |
| Katrina | 3,322 | 2,602 | -22% | 87 → 108 |
| Misty | 4,071 | 3,189 | -22% | 74 → 87 |
| Mandy | 1,714 | 1,344 | -22% | 171 → 197 |
| Tammy | 2,263 | 1,782 | -21% | 134 → 158 |
| Kristy | 2,842 | 2,242 | -21% | 104 → 133 |
| Jaime | 2,193 | 1,781 | -19% | 137 → 159 |
| April | 10,060 | 8,209 | -18% | 32 → 39 |
| Beth | 2,003 | 1,635 | -18% | 148 → 169 |