Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1982
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1981.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,216 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 59,223 | 0 |
| 3 | Matthew | 46,045 | 0 |
| 4 | Jason | 40,628 | 0 |
| 5 | David | 40,453 | 0 |
| 6 | James | 38,874 | +1 |
| 7 | Joshua | 38,004 | -1 |
| 8 | John | 34,698 | 0 |
| 9 | Robert | 34,409 | 0 |
| 10 | Daniel | 32,652 | 0 |
| 11 | Joseph | 31,035 | 0 |
| 12 | Justin | 29,115 | 0 |
| 13 | Ryan | 26,685 | 0 |
| 14 | Brian | 25,829 | 0 |
| 15 | William | 25,604 | 0 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 23,113 | 0 |
| 17 | Andrew | 22,833 | +1 |
| 18 | Brandon | 20,212 | +1 |
| 19 | Adam | 20,099 | +1 |
| 20 | Eric | 19,878 | -3 |
| 21 | Anthony | 19,648 | +2 |
| 22 | Nicholas | 19,643 | -1 |
| 23 | Thomas | 17,578 | +3 |
| 24 | Timothy | 17,464 | 0 |
| 25 | Kevin | 17,462 | 0 |
| 26 | Steven | 17,145 | +2 |
| 27 | Richard | 16,717 | 0 |
| 28 | Jeremy | 16,466 | -6 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 16,030 | 0 |
| 30 | Aaron | 14,406 | 0 |
| 31 | Charles | 14,310 | 0 |
| 32 | Mark | 13,865 | +1 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 13,805 | -1 |
| 34 | Scott | 12,200 | 0 |
| 35 | Paul | 11,310 | 0 |
| 36 | Nathan | 10,805 | 0 |
| 37 | Patrick | 10,695 | +1 |
| 38 | Stephen | 10,627 | +1 |
| 39 | Travis | 10,415 | +1 |
| 40 | Gregory | 10,144 | +6 |
| 41 | Jacob | 10,059 | +2 |
| 42 | Dustin | 9,551 | 0 |
| 43 | Jesse | 9,504 | -6 |
| 44 | Sean | 9,359 | 0 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 9,354 | -4 |
| 46 | Jose | 8,624 | -1 |
| 47 | Kyle | 8,207 | +5 |
| 48 | Chad | 7,909 | -1 |
| 49 | Bryan | 7,498 | -1 |
| 50 | Derek | 6,992 | +3 |
| 51 | Bradley | 6,975 | -1 |
| 52 | Shawn | 6,842 | -3 |
| 53 | Edward | 6,281 | -2 |
| 54 | Jared | 6,263 | +3 |
| 55 | Zachary | 6,139 | +8 |
| 56 | Samuel | 6,014 | -2 |
| 57 | Peter | 5,777 | -2 |
| 58 | Donald | 5,712 | -2 |
| 59 | Keith | 5,620 | -1 |
| 60 | Ronald | 5,207 | -1 |
| 61 | Juan | 5,121 | -1 |
| 62 | George | 4,990 | -1 |
| 63 | Marcus | 4,988 | +4 |
| 64 | Gary | 4,642 | -2 |
| 65 | Alexander | 4,593 | +5 |
| 66 | Tyler | 4,577 | +30 |
| 67 | Phillip | 4,520 | -1 |
| 68 | Douglas | 4,511 | -4 |
| 69 | Joel | 4,446 | -4 |
| 70 | Raymond | 4,294 | -2 |
| 71 | Carlos | 4,268 | 0 |
| 72 | Brett | 4,026 | +7 |
| 73 | Craig | 4,018 | -1 |
| 74 | Corey | 3,939 | -5 |
| 74 | Nathaniel | 3,939 | +6 |
| 76 | Antonio | 3,884 | -1 |
| 77 | Larry | 3,720 | -4 |
| 78 | Derrick | 3,655 | 0 |
| 79 | Philip | 3,642 | +5 |
| 80 | Erik | 3,632 | -4 |
| 81 | Frank | 3,604 | +1 |
| 82 | Todd | 3,598 | -8 |
| 83 | Ian | 3,574 | +18 |
| 84 | Shane | 3,539 | -3 |
| 85 | Jordan | 3,534 | +17 |
| 86 | Casey | 3,427 | -1 |
| 87 | Dennis | 3,392 | -4 |
| 88 | Gabriel | 3,363 | -1 |
| 89 | Jeremiah | 3,329 | -12 |
| 90 | Luis | 3,324 | +2 |
| 91 | Brent | 3,321 | -3 |
| 92 | Jeffery | 3,311 | +1 |
| 93 | Cory | 3,237 | -3 |
| 94 | Randy | 3,229 | -3 |
| 95 | Cody | 3,180 | +24 |
| 96 | Shaun | 3,154 | -10 |
| 97 | Russell | 3,032 | +1 |
| 98 | Wesley | 3,031 | +1 |
| 99 | Victor | 3,002 | +5 |
| 100 | Jerry | 2,942 | -3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.