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US baby names · 1983

Most popular baby names of 1983

In 1983, Social Security card applications recorded 1,670,609 girls and 1,792,564 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 12,074 distinct girls’ names and 7,344 boys’ names.

The most common names were Jennifer (54,353 girls) and Michael (68,004 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 18% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 24% of boys. Compared with 1982, 44,599 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 1982, 5 girls’ names and 4 boys’ names in 1983 are newcomers (girls: Meghan, Kayla, Desiree; boys: Evan, Vincent, Seth). Of these names, 7 of the 100 girls’ names and 27 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 1983 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 1983

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Jennifer54,353
#2Jessica45,283
#3Amanda33,749
#4Ashley33,289
#5Sarah27,228
#6Melissa23,475
#7Nicole22,400
#8Stephanie22,329
#9Heather20,747
#10Elizabeth19,842
#11Crystal17,904
#12Amy17,097
#13Michelle16,838
#14Tiffany15,959
#15Kimberly15,370
#16Christina15,357
#17Amber14,892
#18Erin14,836
#19Rebecca14,714
#20Rachel14,591
#21Megan14,124
#22Angela13,219
#23Laura13,199
#24Lauren12,944
#25Emily12,377
#26Kelly11,586
#27Lisa11,469
#28Jamie11,025
#29Danielle10,634
#30Andrea10,413
#31Sara10,087
#32Mary9,897
#33Erica9,713
#34Katherine9,684
#35Lindsey8,679
#36Lindsay8,622
#37Kristen8,618
#38Shannon8,424
#39April8,209
#40Samantha7,703
#41Alicia7,492
#42Kristin7,267
#43Maria6,847
#44Courtney6,748
#45Katie6,705
#46Julie6,653
#47Christine6,499
#48Holly6,388
#49Vanessa6,388
#50Kathryn6,370
#51Tara6,272
#52Natalie5,723
#53Jacqueline5,405
#54Monica5,405
#55Anna5,217
#56Brandi5,203
#57Brandy5,194
#58Victoria5,046
#59Allison4,973
#60Patricia4,926
#61Stacy4,678
#62Cynthia4,553
#63Kristina4,382
#64Brittany4,377
#65Carrie4,296
#66Catherine4,252
#67Leslie4,248
#68Veronica4,069
#69Diana4,039
#70Cassandra4,006
#71Natasha3,955
#72Dana3,926
#73Kathleen3,923
#74Valerie3,901
#75Meghan3,888
#76Stacey3,799
#77Karen3,787
#78Krystal3,716
#79Melanie3,553
#80Erika3,548
#81Kayla3,527
#82Leah3,484
#83Alexis3,462
#84Candice3,420
#85Julia3,381
#86Susan3,358
#87Misty3,189
#88Sandra3,175
#89Tracy3,158
#90Latoya3,150
#91Pamela3,029
#92Margaret2,944
#93Nichole2,926
#94Desiree2,915
#95Heidi2,915
#96Brooke2,862
#97Renee2,846
#98Jill2,787
#99Bethany2,765
#100Tina2,738

Top 100 boys’ names, 1983

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Michael68,004
#2Christopher59,324
#3Matthew50,209
#4David39,201
#5Joshua36,687
#6James36,342
#7Jason35,113
#8Daniel34,748
#9John33,154
#10Robert32,745
#11Joseph30,442
#12Justin28,298
#13Ryan27,849
#14Brian26,050
#15Andrew25,559
#16William25,396
#17Brandon23,519
#18Adam23,488
#19Jonathan22,756
#20Eric20,347
#21Nicholas19,891
#22Anthony19,830
#23Steven18,307
#24Thomas17,565
#25Kevin17,377
#26Timothy16,363
#27Richard15,888
#28Jeffrey15,649
#29Aaron14,460
#30Jeremy14,254
#31Mark13,815
#32Benjamin13,285
#33Charles13,212
#34Kyle12,372
#35Stephen11,564
#36Jacob10,999
#37Patrick10,876
#38Scott10,846
#39Paul10,828
#40Nathan10,557
#41Travis10,478
#42Gregory9,980
#43Dustin9,678
#44Sean9,615
#45Kenneth8,965
#46Jesse8,469
#47Bryan8,191
#48Jose8,073
#49Chad7,390
#50Zachary7,309
#51Derek6,986
#52Bradley6,738
#53Shawn6,359
#54Samuel6,195
#55Edward6,005
#56Jared5,853
#57Tyler5,821
#58Marcus5,637
#59Peter5,482
#60Donald5,327
#61Keith5,313
#62Juan4,894
#63Alexander4,806
#64Ronald4,702
#65George4,495
#66Phillip4,470
#67Joel4,345
#68Gary4,266
#69Douglas4,182
#70Craig4,084
#71Raymond4,016
#72Jordan4,014
#73Brett3,975
#74Corey3,967
#75Carlos3,912
#76Antonio3,683
#77Ian3,665
#78Derrick3,656
#79Nathaniel3,641
#80Erik3,636
#81Cody3,505
#82Philip3,488
#83Cory3,404
#84Shane3,404
#85Larry3,381
#86Frank3,361
#87Todd3,334
#88Luis3,321
#89Gabriel3,269
#90Casey3,228
#91Jeffery3,154
#92Dennis3,047
#93Evan3,046
#94Brent3,030
#95Victor2,970
#96Randy2,926
#97Vincent2,893
#98Seth2,857
#99Jeremiah2,849
#100Curtis2,847