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Baby names of 1982

In 1982 the most given names in the United States were Jennifer for girls (57,118 births) and Michael for boys (68,228).

← 19811983 →1962197219922002

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Jennifer57,118
  2. Jessica45,449
  3. Amanda34,214
  4. Sarah28,488
  5. Melissa25,866
  6. Nicole21,706
  7. Stephanie20,861
  8. Elizabeth20,507
  9. Crystal19,098
  10. Amy18,800
  11. Michelle17,765
  12. Heather17,495
  13. Tiffany17,174
  14. Kimberly16,101
  15. Rebecca15,729
  16. Angela15,002
  17. Ashley14,854
  18. Amber14,677
  19. Christina14,518
  20. Erin14,362
  21. Rachel13,873
  22. Laura13,310
  23. Lisa12,637
  24. Emily12,521
  25. Kelly12,170
  26. Lauren11,591
  27. Andrea11,374
  28. Sara11,345
  29. Jamie11,040
  30. Mary10,851
  31. Danielle10,203
  32. April10,060
  33. Kristen9,533
  34. Megan9,518
  35. Erica9,343
  36. Katherine9,180
  37. Kristin8,733
  38. Shannon8,623
  39. Lindsay8,260
  40. Lindsey7,961
  41. Julie7,695
  42. Maria7,346
  43. Courtney7,100
  44. Samantha6,768
  45. Katie6,681
  46. Christine6,555
  47. Tara6,524
  48. Kathryn6,284
  49. Vanessa6,153
  50. Brandy6,078
  51. Natalie5,962
  52. Monica5,734
  53. Alicia5,615
  54. Jacqueline5,492
  55. Brandi5,469
  56. Anna5,270
  57. Carrie5,186
  58. Allison5,171
  59. Patricia5,168
  60. Leslie4,984
  61. Holly4,682
  62. Cassandranew4,664
  63. Diana4,430
  64. Cynthia4,427
  65. Melanie4,255
  66. Victoria4,255
  67. Dana4,241
  68. Karen4,153
  69. Veronica4,150
  70. Kristina4,149
  71. Natasha4,128
  72. Stacy4,099
  73. Catherine4,098
  74. Misty4,071
  75. Valerie3,989
  76. Susan3,969
  77. Kathleen3,949
  78. Candice3,791
  79. Leah3,762
  80. Sandra3,654
  81. Erika3,596
  82. Pamela3,546
  83. Krystalnew3,504
  84. Julia3,503
  85. Stacey3,460
  86. Heidi3,392
  87. Katrina3,322
  88. Tracy3,283
  89. Jill3,271
  90. Tina3,220
  91. Latoya3,201
  92. Brooke3,143
  93. Alexisnew3,122
  94. Brittanynew3,102
  95. Dawn3,088
  96. Jilliannew3,056
  97. Margaretnew2,997
  98. Lori2,978
  99. Nicholenew2,923
  100. Denise2,895

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Michael68,228
  2. Christopher59,229
  3. Matthew46,050
  4. Jason40,634
  5. David40,456
  6. James38,875
  7. Joshua38,003
  8. John34,707
  9. Robert34,414
  10. Daniel32,654
  11. Joseph31,041
  12. Justin29,111
  13. Ryan26,686
  14. Brian25,830
  15. William25,606
  16. Jonathan23,114
  17. Andrew22,836
  18. Brandon20,215
  19. Adam20,102
  20. Eric19,879
  21. Anthony19,651
  22. Nicholas19,642
  23. Thomas17,579
  24. Kevin17,465
  25. Timothy17,463
  26. Steven17,148
  27. Richard16,720
  28. Jeremy16,465
  29. Jeffrey16,031
  30. Aaron14,407
  31. Charles14,311
  32. Mark13,866
  33. Benjamin13,813
  34. Scott12,199
  35. Paul11,310
  36. Nathan10,806
  37. Patrick10,697
  38. Stephen10,631
  39. Travis10,415
  40. Gregory10,146
  41. Jacob10,061
  42. Dustin9,550
  43. Jesse9,504
  44. Sean9,360
  45. Kenneth9,356
  46. Jose8,622
  47. Kyle8,208
  48. Chad7,909
  49. Bryan7,499
  50. Derek6,991
  51. Bradley6,978
  52. Shawn6,844
  53. Edward6,281
  54. Jared6,263
  55. Zachary6,140
  56. Samuel6,017
  57. Peter5,777
  58. Donald5,712
  59. Keith5,620
  60. Ronald5,208
  61. Juan5,122
  62. George4,991
  63. Marcus4,988
  64. Gary4,640
  65. Alexander4,592
  66. Tyler4,578
  67. Phillip4,520
  68. Douglas4,512
  69. Joel4,446
  70. Raymond4,294
  71. Carlos4,269
  72. Brett4,026
  73. Craig4,022
  74. Corey3,939
  75. Nathaniel3,938
  76. Antonio3,886
  77. Larry3,720
  78. Derrick3,657
  79. Philip3,643
  80. Erik3,633
  81. Frank3,605
  82. Todd3,600
  83. Iannew3,576
  84. Shane3,540
  85. Jordannew3,535
  86. Casey3,427
  87. Dennis3,392
  88. Gabriel3,363
  89. Jeremiah3,329
  90. Luis3,324
  91. Brent3,321
  92. Jeffery3,313
  93. Cory3,237
  94. Randy3,228
  95. Codynew3,180
  96. Shaun3,154
  97. Russell3,033
  98. Wesley3,030
  99. Victornew3,002
  100. Jerry2,942

1982 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1982 holds 1,693,339 girls under 12,331 different names. The ten most common names covered 17% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Cassandra, Krystal, Alexis, Brittany, Jillian, Margaret, Nichole. Leaving it:Wendy, Tanya, Kristy, Teresa, Renee, Christy, Theresa.

The Social Security data for 1982 holds 1,814,623 boys under 7,368 different names. The ten most common names covered 24% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Ian, Jordan, Cody, Victor. Leaving it:Lucas, Curtis, Seth, Luke.