Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1982
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1981
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 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 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 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 |