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Baby Names from 1982

3,507,962 registered births | 1,814,623 boys | 1,693,339 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1982

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
68,228 births
2 Christopher
59,229 births
3 Matthew
46,050 births
4 Jason
40,634 births
5 David
40,456 births
6 James
38,875 births
7 Joshua
38,003 births
8 John
34,707 births
9 Robert
34,414 births
10 Daniel
32,654 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Jennifer
57,118 births
2 Jessica
45,449 births
3 Amanda
34,214 births
4 Sarah
28,488 births
5 Melissa
25,866 births
6 Nicole
21,706 births
7 Stephanie
20,861 births
8 Elizabeth
20,507 births
9 Crystal
19,098 births
10 Amy
18,800 births

Top Unisex Names of 1982

Kelly
1,271 boys 12,170 girls
Jamie
2,091 boys 11,040 girls
Shannon
1,088 boys 8,623 girls
Courtney
763 boys 7,100 girls
Casey
3,427 boys 2,477 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1982

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Chelsea
#408 → #170 (+238)
G Sheena
#356 → #149 (+207)
G Alexis
#172 → #93 (+79)
G Cassie
#214 → #137 (+77)
G Brittany
#165 → #94 (+71)
G Lacey
#194 → #125 (+69)

Biggest Fallers

G Mindy
#155 → #206 (-51)
G Jenna
#196 → #247 (-51)

New to the Top 200 in 1982

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Kayla #133 Cassie #137 Sheena #149 Chelsea #170 Colin #171 Alexandra #180 Whitney #185 Cristina #196 Rafael #199
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