Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1982
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,767 |
| 2 | Jessica | 3,166 |
| 3 | Nicole | 2,009 |
| 4 | Melissa | 1,968 |
| 5 | Elizabeth | 1,504 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,493 |
| 7 | Amanda | 1,346 |
| 8 | Michelle | 1,322 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 1,194 |
| 10 | Lauren | 1,192 |
| 11 | Danielle | 1,139 |
| 12 | Christina | 1,101 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 1,077 |
| 14 | Lisa | 1,061 |
| 15 | Tiffany | 1,050 |
| 16 | Erin | 926 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 887 |
| 18 | Heather | 867 |
| 19 | Amy | 864 |
| 20 | Crystal | 855 |
| 21 | Laura | 836 |
| 22 | Rachel | 830 |
| 23 | Christine | 822 |
| 24 | Kelly | 814 |
| 25 | Erica | 761 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kristen | 751 |
| 27 | Sara | 679 |
| 28 | Kristin | 650 |
| 29 | Andrea | 643 |
| 30 | Katherine | 642 |
| 31 | Emily | 629 |
| 32 | Jamie | 616 |
| 33 | Diana | 614 |
| 34 | Maria | 591 |
| 35 | Jacqueline | 587 |
| 36 | Angela | 560 |
| 37 | Mary | 553 |
| 38 | Vanessa | 525 |
| 39 | Shannon | 517 |
| 40 | Lindsay | 491 |
| 41 | Samantha | 482 |
| 42 | Tara | 454 |
| 43 | Megan | 450 |
| 44 | Julie | 434 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 429 |
| 46 | Victoria | 427 |
| 47 | Allison | 418 |
| 48 | Kathleen | 391 |
| 49 | Patricia | 383 |
| 50 | Karen | 375 |
| 51 | Courtney | 372 |
| 52 | Natalie | 370 |
| 53 | Catherine | 354 |
| 54 | Jillian | 347 |
| 55 | Denise | 344 |
| 56 | Amber | 335 |
| 57 | Dana | 333 |
| 58 | Natasha | 323 |
| 59 | April | 322 |
| 60 | Alexis | 312 |
| 61 | Katie | 310 |
| 62 | Ashley | 309 |
| 63 | Alicia | 305 |
| 64 | Erika | 301 |
| 65 | Cynthia | 288 |
| 66 | Jaclyn | 287 |
| 67 | Melanie | 284 |
| 67 | Michele | 284 |
| 67 | Susan | 284 |
| 70 | Ebony | 280 |
| 70 | Lindsey | 280 |
| 72 | Meghan | 277 |
| 73 | Jasmine | 270 |
| 73 | Valerie | 270 |
| 75 | Latoya | 268 |
| 76 | Monique | 263 |
| 77 | Carrie | 259 |
| 77 | Renee | 259 |
| 79 | Gina | 258 |
| 80 | Alison | 249 |
| 80 | Anna | 249 |
| 82 | Colleen | 247 |
| 83 | Theresa | 244 |
| 84 | Pamela | 240 |
| 85 | Julia | 232 |
| 86 | Monica | 230 |
| 87 | Tanya | 229 |
| 88 | Leah | 228 |
| 88 | Tracy | 228 |
| 90 | Cassandra | 227 |
| 91 | Jill | 225 |
| 92 | Stacey | 224 |
| 93 | Dawn | 220 |
| 93 | Sabrina | 220 |
| 93 | Veronica | 220 |
| 96 | Kristina | 216 |
| 97 | Alexandra | 213 |
| 98 | Jaime | 209 |
| 99 | Stacy | 208 |
| 100 | Margaret | 207 |