NameTides

The names of 1982

The ten most popular names given in 1982, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  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

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US: boys

  1. Michael 68,216
  2. Christopher 59,223
  3. Matthew 46,045
  4. Jason 40,628
  5. David 40,453
  6. James 38,874
  7. Joshua 38,004
  8. John 34,698
  9. Robert 34,409
  10. Daniel 32,652

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Scotland: girls

  1. Laura 1,111
  2. Claire 982
  3. Lisa 808
  4. Nicola 726
  5. Michelle 704
  6. Sarah 683
  7. Jennifer 648
  8. Louise 645
  9. Emma 599
  10. Kirsty 510

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,856
  2. Christopher 1,406
  3. John 1,298
  4. Andrew 1,197
  5. James 1,098
  6. Paul 1,012
  7. Steven 894
  8. Craig 849
  9. Scott 781
  10. Mark 763

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NSW: girls

  1. Rebecca 1,005
  2. Sarah 911
  3. Melissa 759
  4. Amanda 641
  5. Nicole 635
  6. Michelle 554
  7. Jessica 535
  8. Amy 516
  9. Emma 474
  10. Lisa 469

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NSW: boys

  1. Matthew 1,377
  2. Michael 1,358
  3. Daniel 1,226
  4. Christopher 1,195
  5. David 1,160
  6. Andrew 1,080
  7. Adam 1,012
  8. Benjamin 948
  9. James 873
  10. Luke 869

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 822
  2. Sarah 789
  3. Michelle 732
  4. Jennifer 650
  5. Lisa 649
  6. Elaine 607
  7. Louise 601
  8. Emma 570
  9. Sinead 538
  10. Catherine 535

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 1,965
  2. David 1,683
  3. Michael 1,254
  4. Patrick 1,107
  5. Paul 1,107
  6. James 1,034
  7. Stephen 1,017
  8. Brian 835
  9. Thomas 828
  10. Mark 784

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Canadian provinces in 1982

US states in 1982