Most Popular Baby Names of 1982

In 1982, Jennifer (57,118 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (68,228 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1982
Rank	Name	Births
1	Michael	68,228
2	Christopher	59,229
3	Matthew	46,050
4	Jason	40,634
5	David	40,456
6	James	38,875
7	Joshua	38,003
8	John	34,707
9	Robert	34,414
10	Daniel	32,654
11	Joseph	31,041
12	Justin	29,111
13	Ryan	26,686
14	Brian	25,830
15	William	25,606
16	Jonathan	23,114
17	Andrew	22,836
18	Brandon	20,215
19	Adam	20,102
20	Eric	19,879
21	Anthony	19,651
22	Nicholas	19,642
23	Thomas	17,579
24	Kevin	17,465
25	Timothy	17,463
26	Steven	17,148
27	Richard	16,720
28	Jeremy	16,465
29	Jeffrey	16,031
30	Aaron	14,407
31	Charles	14,311
32	Mark	13,866
33	Benjamin	13,813
34	Scott	12,199
35	Paul	11,310
36	Nathan	10,806
37	Patrick	10,697
38	Stephen	10,631
39	Travis	10,415
40	Gregory	10,146
41	Jacob	10,061
42	Dustin	9,550
43	Jesse	9,504
44	Sean	9,360
45	Kenneth	9,356
46	Jose	8,622
47	Kyle	8,208
48	Chad	7,909
49	Bryan	7,499
50	Derek	6,991
51	Bradley	6,978
52	Shawn	6,844
53	Edward	6,281
54	Jared	6,263
55	Zachary	6,140
56	Samuel	6,017
57	Peter	5,777
58	Donald	5,712
59	Keith	5,620
60	Ronald	5,208
61	Juan	5,122
62	George	4,991
63	Marcus	4,988
64	Gary	4,640
65	Alexander	4,592
66	Tyler	4,578
67	Phillip	4,520
68	Douglas	4,512
69	Joel	4,446
70	Raymond	4,294
71	Carlos	4,269
72	Brett	4,026
73	Craig	4,022
74	Corey	3,939
75	Nathaniel	3,938
76	Antonio	3,886
77	Larry	3,720
78	Derrick	3,657
79	Philip	3,643
80	Erik	3,633
81	Frank	3,605
82	Todd	3,600
83	Ian	3,576
84	Shane	3,540
85	Jordan	3,535
86	Casey	3,427
87	Dennis	3,392
88	Gabriel	3,363
89	Jeremiah	3,329
90	Luis	3,324
91	Brent	3,321
92	Jeffery	3,313
93	Cory	3,237
94	Randy	3,228
95	Cody	3,180
96	Shaun	3,154
97	Russell	3,033
98	Wesley	3,030
99	Victor	3,002
100	Jerry	2,942

Full Boy list for 1982

Top 100 girl names, 1982
Rank	Name	Births
1	Jennifer	57,118
2	Jessica	45,449
3	Amanda	34,214
4	Sarah	28,488
5	Melissa	25,866
6	Nicole	21,706
7	Stephanie	20,861
8	Elizabeth	20,507
9	Crystal	19,098
10	Amy	18,800
11	Michelle	17,765
12	Heather	17,495
13	Tiffany	17,174
14	Kimberly	16,101
15	Rebecca	15,729
16	Angela	15,002
17	Ashley	14,854
18	Amber	14,677
19	Christina	14,518
20	Erin	14,362
21	Rachel	13,873
22	Laura	13,310
23	Lisa	12,637
24	Emily	12,521
25	Kelly	12,170
26	Lauren	11,591
27	Andrea	11,374
28	Sara	11,345
29	Jamie	11,040
30	Mary	10,851
31	Danielle	10,203
32	April	10,060
33	Kristen	9,533
34	Megan	9,518
35	Erica	9,343
36	Katherine	9,180
37	Kristin	8,733
38	Shannon	8,623
39	Lindsay	8,260
40	Lindsey	7,961
41	Julie	7,695
42	Maria	7,346
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	6,153
50	Brandy	6,078
51	Natalie	5,962
52	Monica	5,734
53	Alicia	5,615
54	Jacqueline	5,492
55	Brandi	5,469
56	Anna	5,270
57	Carrie	5,186
58	Allison	5,171
59	Patricia	5,168
60	Leslie	4,984
61	Holly	4,682
62	Cassandra	4,664
63	Diana	4,430
64	Cynthia	4,427
65	Melanie	4,255
65	Victoria	4,255
67	Dana	4,241
68	Karen	4,153
69	Veronica	4,150
70	Kristina	4,149
71	Natasha	4,128
72	Stacy	4,099
73	Catherine	4,098
74	Misty	4,071
75	Valerie	3,989
76	Susan	3,969
77	Kathleen	3,949
78	Candice	3,791
79	Leah	3,762
80	Sandra	3,654
81	Erika	3,596
82	Pamela	3,546
83	Krystal	3,504
84	Julia	3,503
85	Stacey	3,460
86	Heidi	3,392
87	Katrina	3,322
88	Tracy	3,283
89	Jill	3,271
90	Tina	3,220
91	Latoya	3,201
92	Brooke	3,143
93	Alexis	3,122
94	Brittany	3,102
95	Dawn	3,088
96	Jillian	3,056
97	Margaret	2,997
98	Lori	2,978
99	Nichole	2,923
100	Denise	2,895

Full Girl list for 1982

Biggest movers since 1981

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1981 to 1982
Name	Births 1981	Births 1982	Change	Rank 1981 → 1982
Tyler	3,117	4,578	+47%	96 → 66
Blake	1,702	2,353	+38%	159 → 120
Cody	2,328	3,180	+37%	119 → 95
Evan	1,972	2,669	+35%	139 → 108
Noah	1,400	1,817	+30%	180 → 154
Zachary	4,846	6,140	+27%	63 → 55
Clayton	1,349	1,705	+26%	185 → 161
Kyle	6,571	8,208	+25%	52 → 47
Austin	1,455	1,802	+24%	173 → 156
Ian	2,929	3,576	+22%	101 → 83

Falling boy names, 1981 to 1982
Name	Births 1981	Births 1982	Change	Rank 1981 → 1982
Lucas	3,372	2,739	-19%	88 → 106
Luke	3,015	2,478	-18%	100 → 119
Jeremiah	3,896	3,329	-15%	77 → 89
Jeremy	19,111	16,465	-14%	22 → 28
Brad	1,958	1,687	-14%	143 → 163
Billy	2,883	2,527	-12%	103 → 116
Jamie	2,356	2,091	-11%	118 → 131
Jesse	10,444	9,504	-9%	37 → 43
Todd	3,953	3,600	-9%	74 → 82
Curtis	3,198	2,940	-8%	94 → 101

Rising girl names, 1981 to 1982
Name	Births 1981	Births 1982	Change	Rank 1981 → 1982
Alexis	1,584	3,122	+97%	172 → 93
Brittany	1,714	3,102	+81%	165 → 94
Lacey	1,369	2,382	+74%	194 → 124
Ashley	8,874	14,854	+67%	34 → 17
Krystal	2,134	3,504	+64%	131 → 83
Lindsey	4,863	7,961	+64%	58 → 40
Cassandra	2,855	4,664	+63%	104 → 62
Jillian	2,079	3,056	+47%	137 → 96
Ebony	1,554	2,279	+47%	178 → 132
Lindsay	5,843	8,260	+41%	47 → 39

Falling girl names, 1981 to 1982
Name	Births 1981	Births 1982	Change	Rank 1981 → 1982
Brooke	5,330	3,143	-41%	52 → 92
Latoya	4,266	3,201	-25%	69 → 91
Tanya	3,408	2,600	-24%	92 → 114
Wendy	3,608	2,821	-22%	90 → 105
Dawn	3,839	3,088	-20%	79 → 95
Mandy	2,088	1,714	-18%	136 → 171
Nina	1,701	1,427	-16%	166 → 193
Bonnie	1,624	1,368	-16%	169 → 199
Tina	3,820	3,220	-16%	80 → 90
Trisha	1,726	1,459	-15%	164 → 186

Top 100 boy names, 1982

Rank

Name

Births

Michael

68,228

Christopher

59,229

Matthew

46,050

Jason

40,634

David

40,456

James

38,875

38,003

34,707

34,414

32,654

31,041

29,111

Ryan

26,686

Brian

25,830

William

25,606

Jonathan

23,114

Andrew

22,836

Brandon

20,215

Adam

20,102

Eric

19,879

Anthony

19,651

19,642

17,579

17,465

17,463

17,148

Richard

16,720

Jeremy

16,465

Jeffrey

16,031

Aaron

14,407

Charles

14,311

Mark

13,866

Benjamin

13,813

Scott

12,199

11,310

10,806

10,697

10,631

10,415

Gregory

10,146

Jacob

10,061

Dustin

9,550

Jesse

9,504

Sean

9,360

Kenneth

9,356

Jose

8,622

Kyle

8,208

Chad

7,909

Bryan

7,499

Derek

6,991

Bradley

6,978

Shawn

6,844

Edward

6,281

Jared

6,263

Zachary

6,140

Samuel

6,017

5,777

5,712

5,620

5,208

Juan

5,122

George

4,991

Marcus

4,988

Gary

4,640

Alexander

4,592

Tyler

4,578

Phillip

4,520

Douglas

4,512

Joel

4,446

Raymond

4,294

Carlos

4,269

Brett

4,026

Craig

4,022

Corey

3,939

Nathaniel

3,938

Antonio

3,886

Larry

3,720

Derrick

3,657

Philip

3,643

Erik

3,633

Frank

3,605

Todd

3,600

Ian

3,576

Shane

3,540

Jordan

3,535

Casey

3,427

Dennis

3,392

Gabriel

3,363

Jeremiah

3,329

Luis

3,324

Brent

3,321

Jeffery

3,313

Cory

3,237

Randy

3,228

Cody

3,180

Shaun

3,154

Russell

3,033

Wesley

3,030

Victor

3,002

100

Jerry

2,942

Top 100 girl names, 1982

Rank

Name

Births

Jennifer

57,118

45,449

34,214

28,488

25,866

21,706

Stephanie

20,861

Elizabeth

20,507

Crystal

19,098

Amy

18,800

Michelle

17,765

Heather

17,495

Tiffany

17,174

Kimberly

16,101

Rebecca

15,729

Angela

15,002

Ashley

14,854

Amber

14,677

Christina

14,518

Erin

14,362

13,873

13,310

12,637

12,521

Kelly

12,170

Lauren

11,591

Andrea

11,374

Sara

11,345

Jamie

11,040

Mary

10,851

Danielle

10,203

April

10,060

Kristen

9,533

Megan

9,518

Erica

9,343

Katherine

9,180

Kristin

8,733

Shannon

8,623

Lindsay

8,260

Lindsey

7,961

Julie

7,695

Maria

7,346

Courtney

7,100

Samantha

6,768

Katie

6,681

Christine

6,555

Tara

6,524

Kathryn

6,284

Vanessa

6,153

Brandy

6,078

Natalie

5,962

Monica

5,734

Alicia

5,615

Jacqueline

5,492

Brandi

5,469

Anna

5,270

Carrie

5,186

Allison

5,171

Patricia

5,168

Leslie

4,984

Holly

4,682

Cassandra

4,664

Diana

4,430

Cynthia

4,427

Melanie

4,255

Victoria

4,255

Dana

4,241

Karen

4,153

Veronica

4,150

Kristina

4,149

Natasha

4,128

Stacy

4,099

Catherine

4,098

Misty

4,071

Valerie

3,989

Susan

3,969

Kathleen

3,949

Candice

3,791

Leah

3,762

Sandra

3,654

Erika

3,596

Pamela

3,546

Krystal

3,504

Julia

3,503

Stacey

3,460

Heidi

3,392

Katrina

3,322

Tracy

3,283

Jill

3,271

Tina

3,220

Latoya

3,201

Brooke

3,143

Alexis

3,122

Brittany

3,102

Dawn

3,088

Jillian

3,056

Margaret

2,997

Lori

2,978

Nichole

2,923

100

Denise

2,895

Biggest movers since 1981

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1981 to 1982
Name	Births 1981	Births 1982	Change	Rank 1981 → 1982
Tyler	3,117	4,578	+47%	96 → 66
Blake	1,702	2,353	+38%	159 → 120
Cody	2,328	3,180	+37%	119 → 95
Evan	1,972	2,669	+35%	139 → 108
Noah	1,400	1,817	+30%	180 → 154
Zachary	4,846	6,140	+27%	63 → 55
Clayton	1,349	1,705	+26%	185 → 161
Kyle	6,571	8,208	+25%	52 → 47
Austin	1,455	1,802	+24%	173 → 156
Ian	2,929	3,576	+22%	101 → 83

Falling boy names, 1981 to 1982
Name	Births 1981	Births 1982	Change	Rank 1981 → 1982
Lucas	3,372	2,739	-19%	88 → 106
Luke	3,015	2,478	-18%	100 → 119
Jeremiah	3,896	3,329	-15%	77 → 89
Jeremy	19,111	16,465	-14%	22 → 28
Brad	1,958	1,687	-14%	143 → 163
Billy	2,883	2,527	-12%	103 → 116
Jamie	2,356	2,091	-11%	118 → 131
Jesse	10,444	9,504	-9%	37 → 43
Todd	3,953	3,600	-9%	74 → 82
Curtis	3,198	2,940	-8%	94 → 101

Rising girl names, 1981 to 1982
Name	Births 1981	Births 1982	Change	Rank 1981 → 1982
Alexis	1,584	3,122	+97%	172 → 93
Brittany	1,714	3,102	+81%	165 → 94
Lacey	1,369	2,382	+74%	194 → 124
Ashley	8,874	14,854	+67%	34 → 17
Krystal	2,134	3,504	+64%	131 → 83
Lindsey	4,863	7,961	+64%	58 → 40
Cassandra	2,855	4,664	+63%	104 → 62
Jillian	2,079	3,056	+47%	137 → 96
Ebony	1,554	2,279	+47%	178 → 132
Lindsay	5,843	8,260	+41%	47 → 39

Falling girl names, 1981 to 1982
Name	Births 1981	Births 1982	Change	Rank 1981 → 1982
Brooke	5,330	3,143	-41%	52 → 92
Latoya	4,266	3,201	-25%	69 → 91
Tanya	3,408	2,600	-24%	92 → 114
Wendy	3,608	2,821	-22%	90 → 105
Dawn	3,839	3,088	-20%	79 → 95
Mandy	2,088	1,714	-18%	136 → 171
Nina	1,701	1,427	-16%	166 → 193
Bonnie	1,624	1,368	-16%	169 → 199
Tina	3,820	3,220	-16%	80 → 90
Trisha	1,726	1,459	-15%	164 → 186

Top 100 boy names of 1982

Top 100 girl names of 1982

Biggest movers since 1981

Top 100 boy names of 1982

Top 100 girl names of 1982

Biggest movers since 1981