United States · 3,507,772 recorded births
Top baby names of 1982
Jennifer and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Alexis (up 79), Brittany (up 71), Blake (up 39), Evan (up 31).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 57,120 | · |
| 2 | Jessica | 45,453 | · |
| 3 | Amanda | 34,214 | · |
| 4 | Sarah | 28,483 | · |
| 5 | Melissa | 25,864 | · |
| 6 | Nicole | 21,706 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 20,861 | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 20,506 | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Crystal | 19,099 | ▲ 7 |
| 10 | Amy | 18,799 | ▼ 4 |
| 11 | Michelle | 17,765 | · |
| 12 | Heather | 17,493 | ▼ 2 |
| 13 | Tiffany | 17,175 | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 16,101 | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 15,730 | ▼ 3 |
| 16 | Angela | 15,002 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Ashley | 14,851 | ▲ 17 |
| 18 | Amber | 14,678 | ▲ 2 |
| 19 | Christina | 14,518 | ▼ 2 |
| 20 | Erin | 14,362 | ▼ 1 |
| 21 | Rachel | 13,871 | ▲ 1 |
| 22 | Laura | 13,310 | ▼ 1 |
| 23 | Lisa | 12,637 | ▼ 5 |
| 24 | Emily | 12,519 | ▲ 5 |
| 25 | Kelly | 12,170 | ▼ 2 |
| 26 | Lauren | 11,589 | ▲ 9 |
| 27 | Andrea | 11,374 | ▼ 3 |
| 28 | Sara | 11,344 | ▼ 2 |
| 29 | Jamie | 11,039 | ▼ 1 |
| 30 | Mary | 10,851 | ▼ 3 |
| 31 | Danielle | 10,204 | ▼ 1 |
| 32 | April | 10,060 | ▼ 7 |
| 33 | Kristen | 9,534 | ▲ 5 |
| 34 | Megan | 9,518 | ▼ 1 |
| 35 | Erica | 9,340 | ▲ 1 |
| 36 | Katherine | 9,179 | ▲ 3 |
| 37 | Kristin | 8,734 | ▼ 6 |
| 38 | Shannon | 8,623 | ▼ 6 |
| 39 | Lindsay | 8,260 | ▲ 8 |
| 40 | Lindsey | 7,961 | ▲ 18 |
| 41 | Julie | 7,696 | ▼ 4 |
| 42 | Maria | 7,348 | ▼ 2 |
| 43 | Courtney | 7,100 | · |
| 44 | Samantha | 6,768 | ▲ 7 |
| 45 | Katie | 6,681 | ▼ 1 |
| 46 | Christine | 6,555 | ▼ 4 |
| 47 | Tara | 6,524 | ▼ 2 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 6,284 | · |
| 49 | Vanessa | 6,154 | ▲ 13 |
| 50 | Brandy | 6,077 | ▼ 9 |
| 51 | Natalie | 5,961 | ▲ 9 |
| 52 | Monica | 5,734 | ▼ 3 |
| 53 | Alicia | 5,614 | ▼ 7 |
| 54 | Jacqueline | 5,493 | ▲ 13 |
| 55 | Brandi | 5,469 | ▼ 5 |
| 56 | Anna | 5,271 | ▼ 2 |
| 57 | Carrie | 5,186 | ▼ 2 |
| 58 | Allison | 5,170 | ▼ 1 |
| 59 | Patricia | 5,168 | ▼ 6 |
| 60 | Leslie | 4,985 | ▼ 4 |
| 61 | Holly | 4,682 | ▲ 2 |
| 62 | Cassandra | 4,663 | ▲ 42 |
| 63 | Diana | 4,430 | ▲ 12 |
| 64 | Cynthia | 4,427 | ▼ 5 |
| 65 | Melanie | 4,255 | ▲ 1 |
| 66 | Victoria | 4,255 | ▲ 21 |
| 67 | Dana | 4,242 | ▲ 3 |
| 68 | Karen | 4,153 | ▼ 4 |
| 69 | Veronica | 4,150 | ▼ 1 |
| 70 | Kristina | 4,149 | ▲ 2 |
| 71 | Natasha | 4,128 | ▲ 14 |
| 72 | Stacy | 4,099 | ▼ 7 |
| 73 | Catherine | 4,098 | · |
| 74 | Misty | 4,071 | ▼ 13 |
| 75 | Valerie | 3,989 | ▲ 14 |
| 76 | Susan | 3,970 | ▼ 5 |
| 77 | Kathleen | 3,949 | ▲ 5 |
| 78 | Candice | 3,791 | ▲ 8 |
| 79 | Leah | 3,762 | ▲ 2 |
| 80 | Sandra | 3,655 | ▼ 6 |
| 81 | Erika | 3,596 | ▲ 12 |
| 82 | Pamela | 3,546 | ▼ 6 |
| 83 | Krystal | 3,504 | ▲ 48 |
| 84 | Julia | 3,502 | ▲ 4 |
| 85 | Stacey | 3,459 | ▼ 2 |
| 86 | Heidi | 3,392 | ▼ 2 |
| 87 | Katrina | 3,322 | ▲ 8 |
| 88 | Tracy | 3,283 | ▼ 11 |
| 89 | Jill | 3,270 | ▼ 11 |
| 90 | Tina | 3,219 | ▼ 10 |
| 91 | Latoya | 3,201 | ▼ 22 |
| 92 | Brooke | 3,144 | ▼ 40 |
| 93 | Alexis | 3,123 | ▲ 79 |
| 94 | Brittany | 3,102 | ▲ 71 |
| 95 | Dawn | 3,088 | ▼ 16 |
| 96 | Jillian | 3,056 | ▲ 41 |
| 97 | Margaret | 2,998 | ▲ 10 |
| 98 | Lori | 2,978 | ▼ 7 |
| 99 | Nichole | 2,923 | ▲ 10 |
| 100 | Denise | 2,896 | ▼ 4 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,216 | · |
| 2 | Christopher | 59,223 | · |
| 3 | Matthew | 46,045 | · |
| 4 | Jason | 40,628 | · |
| 5 | David | 40,453 | · |
| 6 | James | 38,874 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Joshua | 38,004 | ▼ 1 |
| 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 | ▲ 1 |
| 18 | Brandon | 20,212 | ▲ 1 |
| 19 | Adam | 20,099 | ▲ 1 |
| 20 | Eric | 19,878 | ▼ 3 |
| 21 | Anthony | 19,648 | ▲ 2 |
| 22 | Nicholas | 19,643 | ▼ 1 |
| 23 | Thomas | 17,578 | ▲ 3 |
| 24 | Timothy | 17,464 | · |
| 25 | Kevin | 17,462 | · |
| 26 | Steven | 17,145 | ▲ 2 |
| 27 | Richard | 16,717 | · |
| 28 | Jeremy | 16,466 | ▼ 6 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 16,030 | · |
| 30 | Aaron | 14,406 | · |
| 31 | Charles | 14,310 | · |
| 32 | Mark | 13,865 | ▲ 1 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 13,805 | ▼ 1 |
| 34 | Scott | 12,200 | · |
| 35 | Paul | 11,310 | · |
| 36 | Nathan | 10,805 | · |
| 37 | Patrick | 10,695 | ▲ 1 |
| 38 | Stephen | 10,627 | ▲ 1 |
| 39 | Travis | 10,415 | ▲ 1 |
| 40 | Gregory | 10,144 | ▲ 6 |
| 41 | Jacob | 10,059 | ▲ 2 |
| 42 | Dustin | 9,551 | · |
| 43 | Jesse | 9,504 | ▼ 6 |
| 44 | Sean | 9,359 | · |
| 45 | Kenneth | 9,354 | ▼ 4 |
| 46 | Jose | 8,624 | ▼ 1 |
| 47 | Kyle | 8,207 | ▲ 5 |
| 48 | Chad | 7,909 | ▼ 1 |
| 49 | Bryan | 7,498 | ▼ 1 |
| 50 | Derek | 6,992 | ▲ 3 |
| 51 | Bradley | 6,975 | ▼ 1 |
| 52 | Shawn | 6,842 | ▼ 3 |
| 53 | Edward | 6,281 | ▼ 2 |
| 54 | Jared | 6,263 | ▲ 3 |
| 55 | Zachary | 6,139 | ▲ 8 |
| 56 | Samuel | 6,014 | ▼ 2 |
| 57 | Peter | 5,777 | ▼ 2 |
| 58 | Donald | 5,712 | ▼ 2 |
| 59 | Keith | 5,620 | ▼ 1 |
| 60 | Ronald | 5,207 | ▼ 1 |
| 61 | Juan | 5,121 | ▼ 1 |
| 62 | George | 4,990 | ▼ 1 |
| 63 | Marcus | 4,988 | ▲ 4 |
| 64 | Gary | 4,642 | ▼ 2 |
| 65 | Alexander | 4,593 | ▲ 5 |
| 66 | Tyler | 4,577 | ▲ 30 |
| 67 | Phillip | 4,520 | ▼ 1 |
| 68 | Douglas | 4,511 | ▼ 4 |
| 69 | Joel | 4,446 | ▼ 4 |
| 70 | Raymond | 4,294 | ▼ 2 |
| 71 | Carlos | 4,268 | · |
| 72 | Brett | 4,026 | ▲ 7 |
| 73 | Craig | 4,018 | ▼ 1 |
| 74 | Corey | 3,939 | ▼ 5 |
| 75 | Nathaniel | 3,939 | ▲ 5 |
| 76 | Antonio | 3,884 | ▼ 1 |
| 77 | Larry | 3,720 | ▼ 4 |
| 78 | Derrick | 3,655 | · |
| 79 | Philip | 3,642 | ▲ 5 |
| 80 | Erik | 3,632 | ▼ 4 |
| 81 | Frank | 3,604 | ▲ 1 |
| 82 | Todd | 3,598 | ▼ 8 |
| 83 | Ian | 3,574 | ▲ 18 |
| 84 | Shane | 3,539 | ▼ 3 |
| 85 | Jordan | 3,534 | ▲ 17 |
| 86 | Casey | 3,427 | ▼ 1 |
| 87 | Dennis | 3,392 | ▼ 4 |
| 88 | Gabriel | 3,363 | ▼ 1 |
| 89 | Jeremiah | 3,329 | ▼ 12 |
| 90 | Luis | 3,324 | ▲ 2 |
| 91 | Brent | 3,321 | ▼ 3 |
| 92 | Jeffery | 3,311 | ▲ 1 |
| 93 | Cory | 3,237 | ▼ 3 |
| 94 | Randy | 3,229 | ▼ 3 |
| 95 | Cody | 3,180 | ▲ 24 |
| 96 | Shaun | 3,154 | ▼ 10 |
| 97 | Russell | 3,032 | ▲ 1 |
| 98 | Wesley | 3,031 | ▲ 1 |
| 99 | Victor | 3,002 | ▲ 5 |
| 100 | Jerry | 2,942 | ▼ 3 |