Names by year · United States
The names of 1982
In 1982, the SSA recorded 3,507,772 babies with names given at least five times. Jennifer was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer1 in 30 | 57,120 | #586 |
| 2 | Jessica1 in 37 | 45,453 | #665 |
| 3 | Amanda1 in 49 | 34,214 | #493 |
| 4 | Sarah1 in 59 | 28,483 | #90 |
| 5 | Melissa1 in 65 | 25,864 | #420 |
| 6 | Nicole1 in 78 | 21,706 | #383 |
| 7 | Stephanie1 in 81 | 20,861 | #557 |
| 8 | Elizabeth1 in 83 | 20,506 | #17 |
| 9 | Crystal1 in 89 | 19,099 | #1,145 |
| 10 | Amy1 in 90 | 18,799 | #257 |
| 11 | Michelle1 in 95 | 17,765 | #465 |
| 12 | Heather1 in 97 | 17,493 | #1,264 |
| 13 | Tiffany1 in 99 | 17,175 | #880 |
| 14 | Kimberly1 in 105 | 16,101 | #303 |
| 15 | Rebecca1 in 108 | 15,730 | #350 |
| 16 | Angela1 in 113 | 15,002 | #408 |
| 17 | Ashley1 in 114 | 14,851 | #164 |
| 18 | Amber1 in 115 | 14,678 | #520 |
| 19 | Christina1 in 117 | 14,518 | #770 |
| 20 | Erin1 in 118 | 14,362 | #833 |
| 21 | Rachel1 in 122 | 13,871 | #250 |
| 22 | Laura1 in 127 | 13,310 | #379 |
| 23 | Lisa1 in 134 | 12,637 | #991 |
| 24 | Emily1 in 135 | 12,519 | #34 |
| 25 | Kelly1 in 139 | 12,170 | #852 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 27 | 68,216 | #21 |
| 2 | Christopher1 in 31 | 59,223 | #68 |
| 3 | Matthew1 in 39 | 46,045 | #32 |
| 4 | Jason1 in 45 | 40,628 | #165 |
| 5 | David1 in 45 | 40,453 | #35 |
| 6 | James1 in 47 | 38,874 | #6 |
| 7 | Joshua1 in 48 | 38,004 | #66 |
| 8 | John1 in 52 | 34,698 | #23 |
| 9 | Robert1 in 53 | 34,409 | #92 |
| 10 | Daniel1 in 56 | 32,652 | #22 |
| 11 | Joseph1 in 58 | 31,035 | #29 |
| 12 | Justin1 in 62 | 29,115 | #233 |
| 13 | Ryan1 in 68 | 26,685 | #99 |
| 14 | Brian1 in 70 | 25,829 | #339 |
| 15 | William1 in 71 | 25,604 | #9 |
| 16 | Jonathan1 in 79 | 23,113 | #89 |
| 17 | Andrew1 in 79 | 22,833 | #73 |
| 18 | Brandon1 in 90 | 20,212 | #261 |
| 19 | Adam1 in 90 | 20,099 | #101 |
| 20 | Eric1 in 91 | 19,878 | #273 |
| 21 | Anthony1 in 92 | 19,648 | #46 |
| 22 | Nicholas1 in 92 | 19,643 | #112 |
| 23 | Thomas1 in 103 | 17,578 | #34 |
| 24 | Timothy1 in 104 | 17,464 | #203 |
| 25 | Kevin1 in 104 | 17,462 | #221 |
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