Birth year roster

Top names in 1983

The 100 most common names on 1983 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Jennifer and Michael led the 1983 baby-name charts, the top names among millennial births. Jennifer was the #1 girls’ name for 15 years in all (1970–1984); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 131 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1980s decade

Girls

#1Jennifer Endangered54,353
#2Jessica Endangered45,283
#3Amanda Endangered33,749
#4Ashley Endangered33,289
#5Sarah Endangered27,228
#6Melissa Endangered23,475
#7Nicole Endangered22,400
#8Stephanie Endangered22,329
#9Heather Endangered20,747
#10Elizabeth Stable19,842
#11Crystal Endangered17,904
#12Amy Endangered17,097
#13Michelle Endangered16,838
#14Tiffany Endangered15,959
#15Kimberly Endangered15,370
#16Christina Endangered15,357
#17Amber Endangered14,892
#18Erin Endangered14,836
#19Rebecca Endangered14,714
#20Rachel Endangered14,591
#21Megan Endangered14,124
#22Angela Endangered13,219
#23Laura Endangered13,199
#24Lauren Endangered12,944
#25Emily Declining12,377
#26Kelly Endangered11,586
#27Lisa Endangered11,469
#28Jamie Endangered11,025
#29Danielle Endangered10,634
#30Andrea Declining10,413
#31Sara Stable10,087
#32Mary Endangered9,897
#33Erica Endangered9,713
#34Katherine Declining9,684
#35Lindsey Endangered8,679
#36Lindsay Endangered8,622
#37Kristen Endangered8,618
#38Shannon Endangered8,424
#39April Endangered8,209
#40Samantha Endangered7,703
#41Alicia Endangered7,492
#42Kristin Endangered7,267
#43Maria Stable6,847
#44Courtney Endangered6,748
#45Katie Endangered6,705
#46Julie Endangered6,653
#47Christine Endangered6,499
#48Holly Stable6,388
#49Vanessa Declining6,388
#50Kathryn Endangered6,370
#51Tara Endangered6,272
#52Natalie Declining5,723
#53Jacqueline Endangered5,405
#54Monica Endangered5,405
#55Anna Declining5,217
#56Brandi Endangered5,203
#57Brandy Endangered5,194
#58Victoria Declining5,046
#59Allison Declining4,973
#60Patricia Endangered4,926
#61Stacy Endangered4,678
#62Cynthia Endangered4,553
#63Kristina Endangered4,382
#64Brittany Endangered4,377
#65Carrie Endangered4,296
#66Catherine Endangered4,252
#67Leslie Endangered4,248
#68Veronica Stable4,069
#69Diana Stable4,039
#70Cassandra Endangered4,006
#71Natasha Endangered3,955
#72Dana Endangered3,926
#73Kathleen Endangered3,923
#74Valerie Stable3,901
#75Meghan Endangered3,888
#76Stacey Endangered3,799
#77Karen Endangered3,787
#78Krystal Endangered3,716
#79Melanie Declining3,553
#80Erika Endangered3,548
#81Kayla Endangered3,527
#82Leah Stable3,484
#83Alexis Endangered3,462
#84Candice Endangered3,420
#85Julia Stable3,381
#86Susan Endangered3,358
#87Misty Endangered3,189
#88Sandra Endangered3,175
#89Tracy Endangered3,158
#90Latoya Endangered3,150
#91Pamela Endangered3,029
#92Margaret Endangered2,944
#93Nichole Endangered2,926
#94Desiree Endangered2,915
#95Heidi Stable2,915
#96Brooke Declining2,862
#97Renee Endangered2,846
#98Jill Endangered2,787
#99Bethany Declining2,765
#100Tina Endangered2,738

Boys

#1Michael Past peak68,004
#2Christopher Endangered59,324
#3Matthew Declining50,209
#4David Past peak39,201
#5Joshua Declining36,687
#6James Stable36,342
#7Jason Endangered35,113
#8Daniel Declining34,748
#9John Past peak33,154
#10Robert Endangered32,745
#11Joseph Declining30,442
#12Justin Endangered28,298
#13Ryan Declining27,849
#14Brian Endangered26,050
#15Andrew Declining25,559
#16William Declining25,396
#17Brandon Endangered23,519
#18Adam Declining23,488
#19Jonathan Declining22,756
#20Eric Endangered20,347
#21Nicholas Declining19,891
#22Anthony Declining19,830
#23Steven Endangered18,307
#24Thomas Stable17,565
#25Kevin Endangered17,377
#26Timothy Endangered16,363
#27Richard Endangered15,888
#28Jeffrey Endangered15,649
#29Aaron Declining14,460
#30Jeremy Endangered14,254
#31Mark Endangered13,815
#32Benjamin Declining13,285
#33Charles Stable13,212
#34Kyle Endangered12,372
#35Stephen Endangered11,564
#36Jacob Declining10,999
#37Patrick Declining10,876
#38Scott Endangered10,846
#39Paul Endangered10,828
#40Nathan Declining10,557
#41Travis Endangered10,478
#42Gregory Endangered9,980
#43Dustin Endangered9,678
#44Sean Endangered9,615
#45Kenneth Endangered8,965
#46Jesse Stable8,469
#47Bryan Declining8,191
#48Jose Stable8,073
#49Chad Endangered7,390
#50Zachary Endangered7,309
#51Derek Stable6,986
#52Bradley Declining6,738
#53Shawn Endangered6,359
#54Samuel Stable6,195
#55Edward Endangered6,005
#56Jared Stable5,853
#57Tyler Endangered5,821
#58Marcus Declining5,637
#59Peter Stable5,482
#60Donald Endangered5,327
#61Keith Endangered5,313
#62Juan Stable4,894
#63Alexander Declining4,806
#64Ronald Endangered4,702
#65George Stable4,495
#66Phillip Endangered4,470
#67Joel Declining4,345
#68Gary Endangered4,266
#69Douglas Endangered4,182
#70Craig Endangered4,084
#71Raymond Endangered4,016
#72Jordan Declining4,014
#73Brett Endangered3,975
#74Corey Endangered3,967
#75Carlos Stable3,912
#76Antonio Stable3,683
#77Ian Stable3,665
#78Derrick Endangered3,656
#79Nathaniel Declining3,641
#80Erik Declining3,636
#81Cody Endangered3,505
#82Philip Endangered3,488
#83Cory Endangered3,404
#84Shane Endangered3,404
#85Larry Endangered3,381
#86Frank Endangered3,361
#87Todd Endangered3,334
#88Luis Stable3,321
#89Gabriel Stable3,269
#90Casey Rising3,228
#91Jeffery Endangered3,154
#92Dennis Endangered3,047
#93Evan Declining3,046
#94Brent Endangered3,030
#95Victor Declining2,970
#96Randy Endangered2,926
#97Vincent Stable2,893
#98Seth Endangered2,857
#99Jeremiah Declining2,849
#100Curtis Endangered2,847