United States · 1983
Baby names of 1983
Jennifer and Michael topped 1983.
Top girls' names of 1983
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 54,353 |
| 2 | Jessica | 45,283 |
| 3 | Amanda | 33,749 |
| 4 | Ashley | 33,289 |
| 5 | Sarah | 27,228 |
| 6 | Melissa | 23,475 |
| 7 | Nicole | 22,400 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 22,329 |
| 9 | Heather | 20,747 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 19,842 |
| 11 | Crystal | 17,904 |
| 12 | Amy | 17,097 |
| 13 | Michelle | 16,838 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 15,959 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 15,370 |
| 16 | Christina | 15,357 |
| 17 | Amber | 14,892 |
| 18 | Erin | 14,836 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 14,714 |
| 20 | Rachel | 14,591 |
| 21 | Megan | 14,124 |
| 22 | Angela | 13,219 |
| 23 | Laura | 13,199 |
| 24 | Lauren | 12,944 |
| 25 | Emily | 12,377 |
| 26 | Kelly | 11,586 |
| 27 | Lisa | 11,469 |
| 28 | Jamie | 11,025 |
| 29 | Danielle | 10,634 |
| 30 | Andrea | 10,413 |
| 31 | Sara | 10,087 |
| 32 | Mary | 9,897 |
| 33 | Erica | 9,713 |
| 34 | Katherine | 9,684 |
| 35 | Lindsey | 8,679 |
| 36 | Lindsay | 8,622 |
| 37 | Kristen | 8,618 |
| 38 | Shannon | 8,424 |
| 39 | April | 8,209 |
| 40 | Samantha | 7,703 |
| 41 | Alicia | 7,492 |
| 42 | Kristin | 7,267 |
| 43 | Maria | 6,847 |
| 44 | Courtney | 6,748 |
| 45 | Katie | 6,705 |
| 46 | Julie | 6,653 |
| 47 | Christine | 6,499 |
| 48 | Holly | 6,388 |
| 48 | Vanessa | 6,388 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 6,370 |
Top boys' names of 1983
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,004 |
| 2 | Christopher | 59,324 |
| 3 | Matthew | 50,209 |
| 4 | David | 39,201 |
| 5 | Joshua | 36,687 |
| 6 | James | 36,342 |
| 7 | Jason | 35,113 |
| 8 | Daniel | 34,748 |
| 9 | John | 33,154 |
| 10 | Robert | 32,745 |
| 11 | Joseph | 30,442 |
| 12 | Justin | 28,298 |
| 13 | Ryan | 27,849 |
| 14 | Brian | 26,050 |
| 15 | Andrew | 25,559 |
| 16 | William | 25,396 |
| 17 | Brandon | 23,519 |
| 18 | Adam | 23,488 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 22,756 |
| 20 | Eric | 20,347 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 19,891 |
| 22 | Anthony | 19,830 |
| 23 | Steven | 18,307 |
| 24 | Thomas | 17,565 |
| 25 | Kevin | 17,377 |
| 26 | Timothy | 16,363 |
| 27 | Richard | 15,888 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 15,649 |
| 29 | Aaron | 14,460 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 14,254 |
| 31 | Mark | 13,815 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 13,285 |
| 33 | Charles | 13,212 |
| 34 | Kyle | 12,372 |
| 35 | Stephen | 11,564 |
| 36 | Jacob | 10,999 |
| 37 | Patrick | 10,876 |
| 38 | Scott | 10,846 |
| 39 | Paul | 10,828 |
| 40 | Nathan | 10,557 |
| 41 | Travis | 10,478 |
| 42 | Gregory | 9,980 |
| 43 | Dustin | 9,678 |
| 44 | Sean | 9,615 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 8,965 |
| 46 | Jesse | 8,469 |
| 47 | Bryan | 8,191 |
| 48 | Jose | 8,073 |
| 49 | Chad | 7,390 |
| 50 | Zachary | 7,309 |
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