Birth year roster

Top names in 1982

The 100 most common names on 1982 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Jennifer and Michael led the 1982 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, 132 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 1980s decade

Girls

#1Jennifer Endangered57,120
#2Jessica Endangered45,453
#3Amanda Endangered34,214
#4Sarah Endangered28,483
#5Melissa Endangered25,864
#6Nicole Endangered21,706
#7Stephanie Endangered20,861
#8Elizabeth Stable20,506
#9Crystal Endangered19,099
#10Amy Endangered18,799
#11Michelle Endangered17,765
#12Heather Endangered17,493
#13Tiffany Endangered17,175
#14Kimberly Endangered16,101
#15Rebecca Endangered15,730
#16Angela Endangered15,002
#17Ashley Endangered14,851
#18Amber Endangered14,678
#19Christina Endangered14,518
#20Erin Endangered14,362
#21Rachel Endangered13,871
#22Laura Endangered13,310
#23Lisa Endangered12,637
#24Emily Declining12,519
#25Kelly Endangered12,170
#26Lauren Endangered11,589
#27Andrea Declining11,374
#28Sara Stable11,344
#29Jamie Endangered11,039
#30Mary Endangered10,851
#31Danielle Endangered10,204
#32April Endangered10,060
#33Kristen Endangered9,534
#34Megan Endangered9,518
#35Erica Endangered9,340
#36Katherine Declining9,179
#37Kristin Endangered8,734
#38Shannon Endangered8,623
#39Lindsay Endangered8,260
#40Lindsey Endangered7,961
#41Julie Endangered7,696
#42Maria Stable7,348
#43Courtney Endangered7,100
#44Samantha Endangered6,768
#45Katie Endangered6,681
#46Christine Endangered6,555
#47Tara Endangered6,524
#48Kathryn Endangered6,284
#49Vanessa Declining6,154
#50Brandy Endangered6,077
#51Natalie Declining5,961
#52Monica Endangered5,734
#53Alicia Endangered5,614
#54Jacqueline Endangered5,493
#55Brandi Endangered5,469
#56Anna Declining5,271
#57Carrie Endangered5,186
#58Allison Declining5,170
#59Patricia Endangered5,168
#60Leslie Endangered4,985
#61Holly Stable4,682
#62Cassandra Endangered4,663
#63Diana Stable4,430
#64Cynthia Endangered4,427
#65Melanie Declining4,255
#66Victoria Declining4,255
#67Dana Endangered4,242
#68Karen Endangered4,153
#69Veronica Stable4,150
#70Kristina Endangered4,149
#71Natasha Endangered4,128
#72Stacy Endangered4,099
#73Catherine Endangered4,098
#74Misty Endangered4,071
#75Valerie Stable3,989
#76Susan Endangered3,970
#77Kathleen Endangered3,949
#78Candice Endangered3,791
#79Leah Stable3,762
#80Sandra Endangered3,655
#81Erika Endangered3,596
#82Pamela Endangered3,546
#83Krystal Endangered3,504
#84Julia Stable3,502
#85Stacey Endangered3,459
#86Heidi Stable3,392
#87Katrina Endangered3,322
#88Tracy Endangered3,283
#89Jill Endangered3,270
#90Tina Endangered3,219
#91Latoya Endangered3,201
#92Brooke Declining3,144
#93Alexis Endangered3,123
#94Brittany Endangered3,102
#95Dawn Endangered3,088
#96Jillian Endangered3,056
#97Margaret Endangered2,998
#98Lori Endangered2,978
#99Nichole Endangered2,923
#100Denise Endangered2,896

Boys

#1Michael Past peak68,216
#2Christopher Endangered59,223
#3Matthew Declining46,045
#4Jason Endangered40,628
#5David Past peak40,453
#6James Stable38,874
#7Joshua Declining38,004
#8John Past peak34,698
#9Robert Endangered34,409
#10Daniel Declining32,652
#11Joseph Declining31,035
#12Justin Endangered29,115
#13Ryan Declining26,685
#14Brian Endangered25,829
#15William Declining25,604
#16Jonathan Declining23,113
#17Andrew Declining22,833
#18Brandon Endangered20,212
#19Adam Declining20,099
#20Eric Endangered19,878
#21Anthony Declining19,648
#22Nicholas Declining19,643
#23Thomas Stable17,578
#24Timothy Endangered17,464
#25Kevin Endangered17,462
#26Steven Endangered17,145
#27Richard Endangered16,717
#28Jeremy Endangered16,466
#29Jeffrey Endangered16,030
#30Aaron Declining14,406
#31Charles Stable14,310
#32Mark Endangered13,865
#33Benjamin Declining13,805
#34Scott Endangered12,200
#35Paul Endangered11,310
#36Nathan Declining10,805
#37Patrick Declining10,695
#38Stephen Endangered10,627
#39Travis Endangered10,415
#40Gregory Endangered10,144
#41Jacob Declining10,059
#42Dustin Endangered9,551
#43Jesse Stable9,504
#44Sean Endangered9,359
#45Kenneth Endangered9,354
#46Jose Stable8,624
#47Kyle Endangered8,207
#48Chad Endangered7,909
#49Bryan Declining7,498
#50Derek Stable6,992
#51Bradley Declining6,975
#52Shawn Endangered6,842
#53Edward Endangered6,281
#54Jared Stable6,263
#55Zachary Endangered6,139
#56Samuel Stable6,014
#57Peter Stable5,777
#58Donald Endangered5,712
#59Keith Endangered5,620
#60Ronald Endangered5,207
#61Juan Stable5,121
#62George Stable4,990
#63Marcus Declining4,988
#64Gary Endangered4,642
#65Alexander Declining4,593
#66Tyler Endangered4,577
#67Phillip Endangered4,520
#68Douglas Endangered4,511
#69Joel Declining4,446
#70Raymond Endangered4,294
#71Carlos Stable4,268
#72Brett Endangered4,026
#73Craig Endangered4,018
#74Corey Endangered3,939
#75Nathaniel Declining3,939
#76Antonio Stable3,884
#77Larry Endangered3,720
#78Derrick Endangered3,655
#79Philip Endangered3,642
#80Erik Declining3,632
#81Frank Endangered3,604
#82Todd Endangered3,598
#83Ian Stable3,574
#84Shane Endangered3,539
#85Jordan Declining3,534
#86Casey Rising3,427
#87Dennis Endangered3,392
#88Gabriel Stable3,363
#89Jeremiah Declining3,329
#90Luis Stable3,324
#91Brent Endangered3,321
#92Jeffery Endangered3,311
#93Cory Endangered3,237
#94Randy Endangered3,229
#95Cody Endangered3,180
#96Shaun Endangered3,154
#97Russell Stable3,032
#98Wesley Rising3,031
#99Victor Declining3,002
#100Jerry Endangered2,942