The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1982
12,332 different girls’ names were recorded in 1982, covering 1,693,325 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 57,120 |
| 2 | Jessica | 45,453 |
| 3 | Amanda | 34,214 |
| 4 | Sarah | 28,483 |
| 5 | Melissa | 25,864 |
| 6 | Nicole | 21,706 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 20,861 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 20,506 |
| 9 | Crystal | 19,099 |
| 10 | Amy | 18,799 |
| 11 | Michelle | 17,765 |
| 12 | Heather | 17,493 |
| 13 | Tiffany | 17,175 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 16,101 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 15,730 |
| 16 | Angela | 15,002 |
| 17 | Ashley | 14,851 |
| 18 | Amber | 14,678 |
| 19 | Christina | 14,518 |
| 20 | Erin | 14,362 |
| 21 | Rachel | 13,871 |
| 22 | Laura | 13,310 |
| 23 | Lisa | 12,637 |
| 24 | Emily | 12,519 |
| 25 | Kelly | 12,170 |
| 26 | Lauren | 11,589 |
| 27 | Andrea | 11,374 |
| 28 | Sara | 11,344 |
| 29 | Jamie | 11,039 |
| 30 | Mary | 10,851 |
| 31 | Danielle | 10,204 |
| 32 | April | 10,060 |
| 33 | Kristen | 9,534 |
| 34 | Megan | 9,518 |
| 35 | Erica | 9,340 |
| 36 | Katherine | 9,179 |
| 37 | Kristin | 8,734 |
| 38 | Shannon | 8,623 |
| 39 | Lindsay | 8,260 |
| 40 | Lindsey | 7,961 |
| 41 | Julie | 7,696 |
| 42 | Maria | 7,348 |
| 43 | Courtney | 7,100 |
| 44 | Samantha | 6,768 |
| 45 | Katie | 6,681 |
| 46 | Christine | 6,555 |
| 47 | Tara | 6,524 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 6,284 |
| 49 | Vanessa | 6,154 |
| 50 | Brandy | 6,077 |
| 51 | Natalie | 5,961 |
| 52 | Monica | 5,734 |
| 53 | Alicia | 5,614 |
| 54 | Jacqueline | 5,493 |
| 55 | Brandi | 5,469 |
| 56 | Anna | 5,271 |
| 57 | Carrie | 5,186 |
| 58 | Allison | 5,170 |
| 59 | Patricia | 5,168 |
| 60 | Leslie | 4,985 |
| 61 | Holly | 4,682 |
| 62 | Cassandra | 4,663 |
| 63 | Diana | 4,430 |
| 64 | Cynthia | 4,427 |
| 65 | Victoria | 4,255 |
| 65 | Melanie | 4,255 |
| 67 | Dana | 4,242 |
| 68 | Karen | 4,153 |
| 69 | Veronica | 4,150 |
| 70 | Kristina | 4,149 |
| 71 | Natasha | 4,128 |
| 72 | Stacy | 4,099 |
| 73 | Catherine | 4,098 |
| 74 | Misty | 4,071 |
| 75 | Valerie | 3,989 |
| 76 | Susan | 3,970 |
| 77 | Kathleen | 3,949 |
| 78 | Candice | 3,791 |
| 79 | Leah | 3,762 |
| 80 | Sandra | 3,655 |
| 81 | Erika | 3,596 |
| 82 | Pamela | 3,546 |
| 83 | Krystal | 3,504 |
| 84 | Julia | 3,502 |
| 85 | Stacey | 3,459 |
| 86 | Heidi | 3,392 |
| 87 | Katrina | 3,322 |
| 88 | Tracy | 3,283 |
| 89 | Jill | 3,270 |
| 90 | Tina | 3,219 |
| 91 | Latoya | 3,201 |
| 92 | Brooke | 3,144 |
| 93 | Alexis | 3,123 |
| 94 | Brittany | 3,102 |
| 95 | Dawn | 3,088 |
| 96 | Jillian | 3,056 |
| 97 | Margaret | 2,998 |
| 98 | Lori | 2,978 |
| 99 | Nichole | 2,923 |
| 100 | Denise | 2,896 |
| 101 | Renee | 2,894 |
| 102 | Teresa | 2,883 |
| 103 | Candace | 2,848 |
| 104 | Kristy | 2,842 |
| 105 | Wendy | 2,820 |
| 106 | Nancy | 2,808 |
| 107 | Linda | 2,791 |
| 108 | Robin | 2,769 |
| 109 | Theresa | 2,753 |
| 110 | Meghan | 2,734 |
| 111 | Alison | 2,727 |
| 112 | Bethany | 2,713 |
| 113 | Kara | 2,661 |
| 114 | Tanya | 2,600 |
| 115 | Christy | 2,598 |
| 116 | Monique | 2,574 |
| 117 | Miranda | 2,520 |
| 118 | Brenda | 2,517 |
| 119 | Casey | 2,477 |
| 120 | Rachael | 2,473 |
| 121 | Jenny | 2,455 |
| 122 | Anne | 2,447 |
| 123 | Melinda | 2,409 |
| 124 | Gina | 2,382 |
| 124 | Lacey | 2,382 |
| 126 | Tonya | 2,379 |
| 127 | Kelli | 2,373 |
| 128 | Sabrina | 2,369 |
| 129 | Tamara | 2,361 |
| 130 | Barbara | 2,348 |
| 131 | Molly | 2,317 |
| 132 | Ebony | 2,279 |
| 133 | Kayla | 2,275 |
| 134 | Tammy | 2,262 |
| 135 | Michele | 2,227 |
| 136 | Kari | 2,220 |
| 137 | Cassie | 2,193 |
| 137 | Jaime | 2,193 |
| 139 | Colleen | 2,145 |
| 140 | Kristi | 2,143 |
| 141 | Jaclyn | 2,139 |
| 142 | Desiree | 2,097 |
| 143 | Rebekah | 2,059 |
| 144 | Sharon | 2,026 |
| 145 | Alisha | 2,015 |
| 146 | Carolyn | 2,009 |
| 147 | Bridget | 2,006 |
| 148 | Beth | 2,003 |
| 149 | Sheena | 1,956 |
| 150 | Meredith | 1,954 |
| 151 | Stefanie | 1,951 |
| 152 | Tabitha | 1,936 |
| 153 | Latasha | 1,923 |
| 154 | Marie | 1,922 |
| 155 | Ann | 1,920 |
| 156 | Deanna | 1,894 |
| 157 | Abigail | 1,886 |
| 158 | Tasha | 1,883 |
| 159 | Cheryl | 1,875 |
| 160 | Deborah | 1,840 |
| 161 | Joanna | 1,834 |
| 162 | Shawna | 1,770 |
| 163 | Kendra | 1,762 |
| 164 | Virginia | 1,761 |
| 165 | Carla | 1,759 |
| 166 | Angel | 1,744 |
| 167 | Cindy | 1,729 |
| 168 | Adrienne | 1,726 |
| 169 | Morgan | 1,716 |
| 170 | Chelsea | 1,715 |
| 171 | Mandy | 1,714 |
| 172 | Regina | 1,713 |
| 173 | Krista | 1,695 |
| 174 | Suzanne | 1,626 |
| 175 | Hannah | 1,581 |
| 176 | Jodi | 1,569 |
| 177 | Audrey | 1,544 |
| 178 | Caroline | 1,537 |
| 179 | Donna | 1,530 |
| 180 | Alexandra | 1,527 |
| 181 | Marissa | 1,518 |
| 182 | Janet | 1,499 |
| 183 | Angelica | 1,498 |
| 184 | Priscilla | 1,488 |
| 185 | Whitney | 1,478 |
| 186 | Trisha | 1,459 |
| 187 | Aimee | 1,451 |
| 188 | Martha | 1,449 |
| 189 | Jasmine | 1,448 |
| 190 | Claudia | 1,439 |
| 190 | Yolanda | 1,439 |
| 192 | Jacquelyn | 1,436 |
| 193 | Nina | 1,427 |
| 194 | Autumn | 1,426 |
| 195 | Felicia | 1,425 |
| 196 | Cristina | 1,422 |
| 197 | Evelyn | 1,377 |
| 198 | Toni | 1,369 |
| 199 | Bonnie | 1,368 |
| 200 | Ana | 1,365 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1982 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.