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Baby Names from 1983

3,463,339 registered births | 1,792,686 boys | 1,670,653 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1983

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
67,997 births
2 Christopher
59,329 births
3 Matthew
50,208 births
4 David
39,206 births
5 Joshua
36,688 births
6 James
36,344 births
7 Jason
35,118 births
8 Daniel
34,748 births
9 John
33,158 births
10 Robert
32,744 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Jennifer
54,355 births
2 Jessica
45,284 births
3 Amanda
33,750 births
4 Ashley
33,291 births
5 Sarah
27,230 births
6 Melissa
23,474 births
7 Nicole
22,400 births
8 Stephanie
22,331 births
9 Heather
20,747 births
10 Elizabeth
19,842 births

Top Unisex Names of 1983

Jamie
1,771 boys 11,025 girls
Shannon
882 boys 8,425 girls
Courtney
708 boys 6,748 girls
Casey
3,228 boys 2,555 girls
Jordan
4,015 boys 500 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1983

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

Biggest Risers

G Ashlee
#300 → #182 (+118)
B Chase
#245 → #149 (+96)
B Devin
#227 → #142 (+85)
G Chelsea
#170 → #102 (+68)
G Caitlin
#219 → #153 (+66)
G Kayla
#133 → #81 (+52)
G Hannah
#175 → #124 (+51)

New to the Top 200 in 1983

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

Marquita #112 Devin #142 Chase #149 Caitlin #153 Drew #182 Ashlee #182 Brendan #191 Abby #200
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