United States · 1982
Baby names of 1982
Jennifer and Michael topped 1982.
Top girls' names of 1982
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 57,120 |
| 2 | Jessica | 45,453 |
| 3 | Amanda | 34,214 |
| 4 | Sarah | 28,483 |
| 5 | Melissa | 25,864 |
| 6 | Nicole | 21,706 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 20,861 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 20,506 |
| 9 | Crystal | 19,099 |
| 10 | Amy | 18,799 |
| 11 | Michelle | 17,765 |
| 12 | Heather | 17,493 |
| 13 | Tiffany | 17,175 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 16,101 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 15,730 |
| 16 | Angela | 15,002 |
| 17 | Ashley | 14,851 |
| 18 | Amber | 14,678 |
| 19 | Christina | 14,518 |
| 20 | Erin | 14,362 |
| 21 | Rachel | 13,871 |
| 22 | Laura | 13,310 |
| 23 | Lisa | 12,637 |
| 24 | Emily | 12,519 |
| 25 | Kelly | 12,170 |
| 26 | Lauren | 11,589 |
| 27 | Andrea | 11,374 |
| 28 | Sara | 11,344 |
| 29 | Jamie | 11,039 |
| 30 | Mary | 10,851 |
| 31 | Danielle | 10,204 |
| 32 | April | 10,060 |
| 33 | Kristen | 9,534 |
| 34 | Megan | 9,518 |
| 35 | Erica | 9,340 |
| 36 | Katherine | 9,179 |
| 37 | Kristin | 8,734 |
| 38 | Shannon | 8,623 |
| 39 | Lindsay | 8,260 |
| 40 | Lindsey | 7,961 |
| 41 | Julie | 7,696 |
| 42 | Maria | 7,348 |
| 43 | Courtney | 7,100 |
| 44 | Samantha | 6,768 |
| 45 | Katie | 6,681 |
| 46 | Christine | 6,555 |
| 47 | Tara | 6,524 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 6,284 |
| 49 | Vanessa | 6,154 |
| 50 | Brandy | 6,077 |
Top boys' names of 1982
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,216 |
| 2 | Christopher | 59,223 |
| 3 | Matthew | 46,045 |
| 4 | Jason | 40,628 |
| 5 | David | 40,453 |
| 6 | James | 38,874 |
| 7 | Joshua | 38,004 |
| 8 | John | 34,698 |
| 9 | Robert | 34,409 |
| 10 | Daniel | 32,652 |
| 11 | Joseph | 31,035 |
| 12 | Justin | 29,115 |
| 13 | Ryan | 26,685 |
| 14 | Brian | 25,829 |
| 15 | William | 25,604 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 23,113 |
| 17 | Andrew | 22,833 |
| 18 | Brandon | 20,212 |
| 19 | Adam | 20,099 |
| 20 | Eric | 19,878 |
| 21 | Anthony | 19,648 |
| 22 | Nicholas | 19,643 |
| 23 | Thomas | 17,578 |
| 24 | Timothy | 17,464 |
| 25 | Kevin | 17,462 |
| 26 | Steven | 17,145 |
| 27 | Richard | 16,717 |
| 28 | Jeremy | 16,466 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 16,030 |
| 30 | Aaron | 14,406 |
| 31 | Charles | 14,310 |
| 32 | Mark | 13,865 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 13,805 |
| 34 | Scott | 12,200 |
| 35 | Paul | 11,310 |
| 36 | Nathan | 10,805 |
| 37 | Patrick | 10,695 |
| 38 | Stephen | 10,627 |
| 39 | Travis | 10,415 |
| 40 | Gregory | 10,144 |
| 41 | Jacob | 10,059 |
| 42 | Dustin | 9,551 |
| 43 | Jesse | 9,504 |
| 44 | Sean | 9,359 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 9,354 |
| 46 | Jose | 8,624 |
| 47 | Kyle | 8,207 |
| 48 | Chad | 7,909 |
| 49 | Bryan | 7,498 |
| 50 | Derek | 6,992 |
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026