The most popular baby names of 1983
SSA recorded 3,463,173 births in 1983 across all reported names — 1,670,609 girls and 1,792,564 boys.
Top 100 girls' names in 1983
| # | Name | Births | vs 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 54,353 | — |
| 2 | Jessica | 45,283 | — |
| 3 | Amanda | 33,749 | — |
| 4 | Ashley | 33,289 | +13 |
| 5 | Sarah | 27,228 | -1 |
| 6 | Melissa | 23,475 | -1 |
| 7 | Nicole | 22,400 | -1 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 22,329 | -1 |
| 9 | Heather | 20,747 | +3 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 19,842 | -2 |
| 11 | Crystal | 17,904 | -2 |
| 12 | Amy | 17,097 | -2 |
| 13 | Michelle | 16,838 | -2 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 15,959 | -1 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 15,370 | -1 |
| 16 | Christina | 15,357 | +3 |
| 17 | Amber | 14,892 | +1 |
| 18 | Erin | 14,836 | +2 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 14,714 | -4 |
| 20 | Rachel | 14,591 | +1 |
| 21 | Megan | 14,124 | +13 |
| 22 | Angela | 13,219 | -6 |
| 23 | Laura | 13,199 | -1 |
| 24 | Lauren | 12,944 | +2 |
| 25 | Emily | 12,377 | -1 |
| 26 | Kelly | 11,586 | -1 |
| 27 | Lisa | 11,469 | -4 |
| 28 | Jamie | 11,025 | +1 |
| 29 | Danielle | 10,634 | +2 |
| 30 | Andrea | 10,413 | -3 |
| 31 | Sara | 10,087 | -3 |
| 32 | Mary | 9,897 | -2 |
| 33 | Erica | 9,713 | +2 |
| 34 | Katherine | 9,684 | +2 |
| 35 | Lindsey | 8,679 | +5 |
| 36 | Lindsay | 8,622 | +3 |
| 37 | Kristen | 8,618 | -4 |
| 38 | Shannon | 8,424 | — |
| 39 | April | 8,209 | -7 |
| 40 | Samantha | 7,703 | +4 |
| 41 | Alicia | 7,492 | +12 |
| 42 | Kristin | 7,267 | -5 |
| 43 | Maria | 6,847 | -1 |
| 44 | Courtney | 6,748 | -1 |
| 45 | Katie | 6,705 | — |
| 46 | Julie | 6,653 | -5 |
| 47 | Christine | 6,499 | -1 |
| 48 | Holly | 6,388 | +13 |
| 48 | Vanessa | 6,388 | +1 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 6,370 | -2 |
| 51 | Tara | 6,272 | -4 |
| 52 | Natalie | 5,723 | -1 |
| 53 | Jacqueline | 5,405 | +1 |
| 53 | Monica | 5,405 | -1 |
| 55 | Anna | 5,217 | +1 |
| 56 | Brandi | 5,203 | -1 |
| 57 | Brandy | 5,194 | -7 |
| 58 | Victoria | 5,046 | +7 |
| 59 | Allison | 4,973 | -1 |
| 60 | Patricia | 4,926 | -1 |
| 61 | Stacy | 4,678 | +11 |
| 62 | Cynthia | 4,553 | +2 |
| 63 | Kristina | 4,382 | +7 |
| 64 | Brittany | 4,377 | +30 |
| 65 | Carrie | 4,296 | -8 |
| 66 | Catherine | 4,252 | +7 |
| 67 | Leslie | 4,248 | -7 |
| 68 | Veronica | 4,069 | +1 |
| 69 | Diana | 4,039 | -6 |
| 70 | Cassandra | 4,006 | -8 |
| 71 | Natasha | 3,955 | — |
| 72 | Dana | 3,926 | -5 |
| 73 | Kathleen | 3,923 | +4 |
| 74 | Valerie | 3,901 | +1 |
| 75 | Meghan | 3,888 | +35 |
| 76 | Stacey | 3,799 | +9 |
| 77 | Karen | 3,787 | -9 |
| 78 | Krystal | 3,716 | +5 |
| 79 | Melanie | 3,553 | -14 |
| 80 | Erika | 3,548 | +1 |
| 81 | Kayla | 3,527 | +52 |
| 82 | Leah | 3,484 | -3 |
| 83 | Alexis | 3,462 | +10 |
| 84 | Candice | 3,420 | -6 |
| 85 | Julia | 3,381 | -1 |
| 86 | Susan | 3,358 | -10 |
| 87 | Misty | 3,189 | -13 |
| 88 | Sandra | 3,175 | -8 |
| 89 | Tracy | 3,158 | -1 |
| 90 | Latoya | 3,150 | +1 |
| 91 | Pamela | 3,029 | -9 |
| 92 | Margaret | 2,944 | +5 |
| 93 | Nichole | 2,926 | +6 |
| 94 | Desiree | 2,915 | +48 |
| 94 | Heidi | 2,915 | -8 |
| 96 | Brooke | 2,862 | -4 |
| 97 | Renee | 2,846 | +4 |
| 98 | Jill | 2,787 | -9 |
| 99 | Bethany | 2,765 | +13 |
| 100 | Tina | 2,738 | -10 |
Top 100 boys' names in 1983
| # | Name | Births | vs 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,004 | — |
| 2 | Christopher | 59,324 | — |
| 3 | Matthew | 50,209 | — |
| 4 | David | 39,201 | +1 |
| 5 | Joshua | 36,687 | +2 |
| 6 | James | 36,342 | — |
| 7 | Jason | 35,113 | -3 |
| 8 | Daniel | 34,748 | +2 |
| 9 | John | 33,154 | -1 |
| 10 | Robert | 32,745 | -1 |
| 11 | Joseph | 30,442 | — |
| 12 | Justin | 28,298 | — |
| 13 | Ryan | 27,849 | — |
| 14 | Brian | 26,050 | — |
| 15 | Andrew | 25,559 | +2 |
| 16 | William | 25,396 | -1 |
| 17 | Brandon | 23,519 | +1 |
| 18 | Adam | 23,488 | +1 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 22,756 | -3 |
| 20 | Eric | 20,347 | — |
| 21 | Nicholas | 19,891 | +1 |
| 22 | Anthony | 19,830 | -1 |
| 23 | Steven | 18,307 | +3 |
| 24 | Thomas | 17,565 | -1 |
| 25 | Kevin | 17,377 | — |
| 26 | Timothy | 16,363 | -2 |
| 27 | Richard | 15,888 | — |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 15,649 | +1 |
| 29 | Aaron | 14,460 | +1 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 14,254 | -2 |
| 31 | Mark | 13,815 | +1 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 13,285 | +1 |
| 33 | Charles | 13,212 | -2 |
| 34 | Kyle | 12,372 | +13 |
| 35 | Stephen | 11,564 | +3 |
| 36 | Jacob | 10,999 | +5 |
| 37 | Patrick | 10,876 | — |
| 38 | Scott | 10,846 | -4 |
| 39 | Paul | 10,828 | -4 |
| 40 | Nathan | 10,557 | -4 |
| 41 | Travis | 10,478 | -2 |
| 42 | Gregory | 9,980 | -2 |
| 43 | Dustin | 9,678 | -1 |
| 44 | Sean | 9,615 | — |
| 45 | Kenneth | 8,965 | — |
| 46 | Jesse | 8,469 | -3 |
| 47 | Bryan | 8,191 | +2 |
| 48 | Jose | 8,073 | -2 |
| 49 | Chad | 7,390 | -1 |
| 50 | Zachary | 7,309 | +5 |
| 51 | Derek | 6,986 | -1 |
| 52 | Bradley | 6,738 | -1 |
| 53 | Shawn | 6,359 | -1 |
| 54 | Samuel | 6,195 | +2 |
| 55 | Edward | 6,005 | -2 |
| 56 | Jared | 5,853 | -2 |
| 57 | Tyler | 5,821 | +9 |
| 58 | Marcus | 5,637 | +5 |
| 59 | Peter | 5,482 | -2 |
| 60 | Donald | 5,327 | -2 |
| 61 | Keith | 5,313 | -2 |
| 62 | Juan | 4,894 | -1 |
| 63 | Alexander | 4,806 | +2 |
| 64 | Ronald | 4,702 | -4 |
| 65 | George | 4,495 | -3 |
| 66 | Phillip | 4,470 | +1 |
| 67 | Joel | 4,345 | +2 |
| 68 | Gary | 4,266 | -4 |
| 69 | Douglas | 4,182 | -1 |
| 70 | Craig | 4,084 | +3 |
| 71 | Raymond | 4,016 | -1 |
| 72 | Jordan | 4,014 | +13 |
| 73 | Brett | 3,975 | -1 |
| 74 | Corey | 3,967 | — |
| 75 | Carlos | 3,912 | -4 |
| 76 | Antonio | 3,683 | — |
| 77 | Ian | 3,665 | +6 |
| 78 | Derrick | 3,656 | — |
| 79 | Nathaniel | 3,641 | -5 |
| 80 | Erik | 3,636 | — |
| 81 | Cody | 3,505 | +14 |
| 82 | Philip | 3,488 | -3 |
| 83 | Cory | 3,404 | +10 |
| 83 | Shane | 3,404 | +1 |
| 85 | Larry | 3,381 | -8 |
| 86 | Frank | 3,361 | -5 |
| 87 | Todd | 3,334 | -5 |
| 88 | Luis | 3,321 | +2 |
| 89 | Gabriel | 3,269 | -1 |
| 90 | Casey | 3,228 | -4 |
| 91 | Jeffery | 3,154 | +1 |
| 92 | Dennis | 3,047 | -5 |
| 93 | Evan | 3,046 | +15 |
| 94 | Brent | 3,030 | -3 |
| 95 | Victor | 2,970 | +4 |
| 96 | Randy | 2,926 | -2 |
| 97 | Vincent | 2,893 | +6 |
| 98 | Seth | 2,857 | +4 |
| 99 | Jeremiah | 2,849 | -10 |
| 100 | Curtis | 2,847 | +1 |
Names that climbed fastest in 1983
Ranked by places gained against 1982, among names with at least 200 births in both years.
| Name | Rank 1983 | Rank 1982 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaitlin girls | 427 | 695 | +268 |
| Katelyn girls | 471 | 717 | +246 |
| Ashlie girls | 474 | 703 | +229 |
| Cassidy girls | 530 | 756 | +226 |
| Meaghan girls | 445 | 647 | +202 |
| Celia girls | 492 | 681 | +189 |
| Asia girls | 558 | 743 | +185 |
| Tori girls | 585 | 768 | +183 |
| Justine girls | 412 | 583 | +171 |
| Dane boys | 252 | 419 | +167 |
| Chelsey girls | 403 | 569 | +166 |
| Ashleigh girls | 248 | 413 | +165 |
| Daisy girls | 214 | 366 | +152 |
| Devin girls | 549 | 697 | +148 |
| Mayra girls | 274 | 414 | +140 |
Names that fell fastest in 1983
| Name | Rank 1983 | Rank 1982 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irma girls | 745 | 575 | -170 |
| Wendi girls | 783 | 618 | -165 |
| Tanika girls | 734 | 582 | -152 |
| Lynda girls | 705 | 556 | -149 |
| Sheryl girls | 748 | 599 | -149 |
| Gladys girls | 753 | 618 | -135 |
| Bret boys | 352 | 217 | -135 |
| Catrina girls | 635 | 508 | -127 |
| Dusty boys | 480 | 353 | -127 |
| Kira girls | 395 | 273 | -122 |
| Julianne girls | 692 | 572 | -120 |
| Sherrie girls | 761 | 642 | -119 |
| Brynn girls | 729 | 611 | -118 |
| Marcy girls | 720 | 603 | -117 |
| Latosha girls | 680 | 565 | -115 |
Names that first appear in 1983
1983 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.
- Mallori 35
- Erienne 29
- Tyger 29
- Cigi 28
- Deisi 26
- Deysi 25
- Shadava 25
- Marquite 23
- Kirbi 22
- Kirbie 22
- Yomayra 22
- Malerie 21
- Jonerik 20
- Mallary 20
- Shley 19
- Carime 18
- Malory 18
- Micheaux 16
- Shamair 16
- Audrina 15
Names that peaked in 1983
For these names, 1983 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.