Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1983
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1982.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,581 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 59,742 | 0 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 54,549 | 0 |
| 4 | Matthew | 50,526 | 0 |
| 5 | Jessica | 45,477 | 0 |
| 6 | David | 39,522 | +1 |
| 7 | Joshua | 36,919 | +2 |
| 8 | James | 36,624 | 0 |
| 9 | Jason | 35,358 | -3 |
| 10 | Daniel | 35,006 | +3 |
| 11 | Ashley | 33,884 | +34 |
| 12 | Amanda | 33,852 | 0 |
| 13 | John | 33,420 | -3 |
| 14 | Robert | 33,000 | -3 |
| 15 | Joseph | 30,653 | -1 |
| 16 | Justin | 28,515 | -1 |
| 17 | Ryan | 28,459 | 0 |
| 18 | Sarah | 27,346 | -2 |
| 19 | Brian | 26,206 | -1 |
| 20 | Andrew | 25,745 | +2 |
| 21 | William | 25,583 | -1 |
| 22 | Brandon | 23,766 | +4 |
| 23 | Adam | 23,620 | +4 |
| 24 | Melissa | 23,576 | -5 |
| 25 | Jonathan | 22,933 | -4 |
| 26 | Nicole | 22,486 | -3 |
| 27 | Stephanie | 22,425 | -3 |
| 28 | Heather | 20,817 | +9 |
| 29 | Eric | 20,501 | -1 |
| 30 | Nicholas | 20,026 | 0 |
| 31 | Anthony | 19,994 | -2 |
| 32 | Elizabeth | 19,944 | -7 |
| 33 | Steven | 18,438 | +5 |
| 34 | Crystal | 17,987 | -3 |
| 35 | Thomas | 17,712 | -1 |
| 36 | Kevin | 17,521 | 0 |
| 37 | Amy | 17,154 | -5 |
| 38 | Michelle | 16,920 | -5 |
| 39 | Timothy | 16,488 | -4 |
| 40 | Richard | 16,015 | 0 |
| 40 | Tiffany | 16,015 | -1 |
| 42 | Jeffrey | 15,763 | +1 |
| 43 | Kimberly | 15,436 | -1 |
| 44 | Christina | 15,425 | +5 |
| 45 | Erin | 15,050 | +3 |
| 46 | Amber | 14,940 | +1 |
| 47 | Rebecca | 14,773 | -3 |
| 48 | Rachel | 14,634 | +5 |
| 49 | Aaron | 14,632 | +1 |
| 50 | Jeremy | 14,345 | -9 |
| 51 | Megan | 14,174 | +27 |
| 52 | Mark | 13,911 | 0 |
| 53 | Benjamin | 13,381 | +1 |
| 54 | Charles | 13,333 | -3 |
| 55 | Laura | 13,259 | +1 |
| 56 | Angela | 13,255 | -10 |
| 57 | Lauren | 13,043 | +4 |
| 58 | Jamie | 12,798 | -1 |
| 59 | Kelly | 12,641 | -4 |
| 60 | Kyle | 12,615 | +25 |
| 61 | Emily | 12,421 | -2 |
| 62 | Stephen | 11,643 | +6 |
| 63 | Lisa | 11,521 | -5 |
| 64 | Jacob | 11,065 | +8 |
| 65 | Patrick | 10,952 | +2 |
| 66 | Paul | 10,912 | -2 |
| 67 | Scott | 10,904 | -7 |
| 68 | Danielle | 10,702 | +2 |
| 69 | Nathan | 10,643 | -3 |
| 70 | Travis | 10,566 | -1 |
| 71 | Andrea | 10,533 | -9 |
| 72 | Sara | 10,129 | -9 |
| 73 | Gregory | 10,044 | -2 |
| 74 | Mary | 9,954 | -9 |
| 75 | Dustin | 9,773 | +1 |
| 76 | Erica | 9,767 | +5 |
| 77 | Katherine | 9,717 | +5 |
| 78 | Sean | 9,707 | +1 |
| 79 | Shannon | 9,306 | -4 |
| 80 | Kenneth | 9,045 | -1 |
| 81 | Lindsey | 8,806 | +6 |
| 82 | Jesse | 8,726 | -8 |
| 83 | Lindsay | 8,713 | +3 |
| 84 | Kristen | 8,676 | -7 |
| 85 | Bryan | 8,260 | +6 |
| 86 | April | 8,232 | -13 |
| 87 | Jose | 8,146 | -3 |
| 88 | Samantha | 7,735 | +8 |
| 89 | Alicia | 7,521 | +24 |
| 90 | Courtney | 7,456 | -1 |
| 91 | Chad | 7,437 | -3 |
| 92 | Zachary | 7,348 | +12 |
| 93 | Kristin | 7,305 | -10 |
| 94 | Derek | 7,037 | 0 |
| 95 | Maria | 6,919 | -3 |
| 96 | Bradley | 6,771 | -1 |
| 97 | Katie | 6,725 | 0 |
| 98 | Julie | 6,677 | -8 |
| 99 | Shawn | 6,638 | -6 |
| 100 | Christine | 6,533 | -2 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.