Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1983
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,886 |
| 2 | Jessica | 3,053 |
| 3 | Nicole | 2,076 |
| 4 | Melissa | 1,848 |
| 5 | Amanda | 1,530 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,466 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 1,462 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 1,358 |
| 9 | Michelle | 1,356 |
| 10 | Danielle | 1,261 |
| 11 | Christina | 1,246 |
| 12 | Lauren | 1,239 |
| 13 | Heather | 1,113 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 1,058 |
| 15 | Lisa | 979 |
| 15 | Tiffany | 979 |
| 17 | Erin | 974 |
| 18 | Ashley | 954 |
| 19 | Crystal | 874 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 857 |
| 21 | Rachel | 839 |
| 22 | Amy | 815 |
| 23 | Laura | 803 |
| 24 | Christine | 798 |
| 25 | Kelly | 769 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Megan | 716 |
| 27 | Erica | 710 |
| 28 | Kristen | 697 |
| 29 | Jamie | 672 |
| 30 | Emily | 662 |
| 31 | Katherine | 622 |
| 32 | Maria | 612 |
| 33 | Vanessa | 610 |
| 34 | Samantha | 606 |
| 35 | Andrea | 602 |
| 36 | Sara | 594 |
| 37 | Angela | 591 |
| 38 | Jacqueline | 551 |
| 39 | Kristin | 540 |
| 40 | Mary | 538 |
| 41 | Lindsay | 531 |
| 42 | Diana | 497 |
| 43 | Shannon | 481 |
| 44 | Victoria | 463 |
| 45 | Tara | 460 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 438 |
| 47 | Alicia | 414 |
| 48 | Kathleen | 402 |
| 49 | Karen | 390 |
| 50 | Meghan | 377 |
| 51 | Courtney | 376 |
| 52 | Allison | 374 |
| 53 | Patricia | 371 |
| 54 | Catherine | 365 |
| 55 | Alexis | 359 |
| 56 | Katie | 356 |
| 57 | Dana | 343 |
| 58 | Natalie | 334 |
| 59 | Cynthia | 332 |
| 60 | Julie | 324 |
| 61 | Amber | 317 |
| 62 | Natasha | 315 |
| 63 | Jillian | 312 |
| 64 | Jaclyn | 305 |
| 65 | Latoya | 296 |
| 66 | April | 288 |
| 67 | Ebony | 280 |
| 68 | Gina | 279 |
| 69 | Kristina | 277 |
| 69 | Lindsey | 277 |
| 71 | Jasmine | 263 |
| 72 | Michele | 262 |
| 73 | Denise | 256 |
| 73 | Melanie | 256 |
| 75 | Anna | 255 |
| 76 | Stacey | 254 |
| 77 | Erika | 253 |
| 78 | Alexandra | 251 |
| 78 | Susan | 251 |
| 80 | Holly | 249 |
| 81 | Renee | 247 |
| 82 | Julia | 240 |
| 83 | Colleen | 239 |
| 83 | Theresa | 239 |
| 85 | Leah | 237 |
| 86 | Caitlin | 234 |
| 86 | Tracy | 234 |
| 88 | Valerie | 233 |
| 89 | Monique | 231 |
| 90 | Margaret | 229 |
| 91 | Pamela | 225 |
| 92 | Monica | 221 |
| 93 | Sabrina | 220 |
| 94 | Carrie | 217 |
| 95 | Stefanie | 214 |
| 96 | Desiree | 211 |
| 97 | Stacy | 208 |
| 98 | Cassandra | 207 |
| 98 | Joanna | 207 |
| 100 | Alison | 206 |
| 100 | Dawn | 206 |
| 100 | Esther | 206 |