NameTides

The names of 1983

The ten most popular names given in 1983, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jennifer 54,353
  2. Jessica 45,283
  3. Amanda 33,749
  4. Ashley 33,289
  5. Sarah 27,228
  6. Melissa 23,475
  7. Nicole 22,400
  8. Stephanie 22,329
  9. Heather 20,747
  10. Elizabeth 19,842

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US: boys

  1. Michael 68,004
  2. Christopher 59,324
  3. Matthew 50,209
  4. David 39,201
  5. Joshua 36,687
  6. James 36,342
  7. Jason 35,113
  8. Daniel 34,748
  9. John 33,154
  10. Robert 32,745

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Scotland: girls

  1. Laura 1,215
  2. Claire 985
  3. Nicola 810
  4. Jennifer 741
  5. Louise 684
  6. Sarah 644
  7. Lisa 621
  8. Michelle 601
  9. Emma 580
  10. Fiona 456

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,891
  2. Christopher 1,374
  3. Andrew 1,275
  4. John 1,260
  5. James 1,156
  6. Craig 992
  7. Steven 950
  8. Paul 901
  9. Michael 768
  10. Scott 740

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NSW: girls

  1. Rebecca 930
  2. Sarah 913
  3. Jessica 846
  4. Melissa 737
  5. Amanda 683
  6. Nicole 574
  7. Amy 552
  8. Michelle 542
  9. Lauren 525
  10. Emma 486

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NSW: boys

  1. Michael 1,438
  2. Matthew 1,363
  3. Christopher 1,299
  4. Daniel 1,211
  5. David 1,160
  6. Andrew 1,026
  7. Benjamin 965
  8. Adam 951
  9. Luke 896
  10. James 839

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Ireland: girls

  1. Sarah 829
  2. Mary 744
  3. Laura 714
  4. Michelle 684
  5. Jennifer 682
  6. Lisa 605
  7. Emma 560
  8. Sinead 541
  9. Karen 513
  10. Aoife 489
  11. Louise 489

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 1,710
  2. David 1,631
  3. Michael 1,174
  4. Stephen 1,116
  5. Patrick 1,110
  6. James 993
  7. Paul 965
  8. Mark 865
  9. Brian 747
  10. Thomas 707

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Canadian provinces in 1983

US states in 1983