Name Yearbook

Top baby names in District of Columbia, 1983

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	179
2	Jessica	129
3	Tiffany	114
4	Elizabeth	112
5	Kimberly	102
6	Lauren	99
7	Stephanie	96
8	Nicole	91
8	Sarah	91
10	Ashley	88
11	Crystal	79
12	Katherine	77
13	Emily	76
14	Danielle	73
15	Erin	70
15	Laura	70
15	Michelle	70
18	Erica	67
19	Ebony	65
20	Angela	62
20	Rachel	62
22	Christina	61
23	Rebecca	58
24	Megan	53
25	Melissa	51
26	Shannon	50
27	Andrea	46
27	Kelly	46
27	Latoya	46
27	Marquita	46
31	Mary	45
32	Lisa	43
32	Monique	43
34	Kathleen	41
34	Maria	41
36	Amanda	40
36	Heather	40
38	Kristen	38
39	Jacqueline	37
39	Julia	37
41	Christine	36
41	Natasha	36
41	Victoria	36
44	Candice	35
45	Alexis	34
45	Tamika	34
47	Allison	33
48	Amy	32
48	April	32
50	Margaret	31

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	338
2	Christopher	248
3	David	232
4	Matthew	191
5	James	188
6	John	177
7	Robert	166
8	William	157
9	Jason	138
10	Daniel	135
11	Brian	128
11	Joseph	128
13	Anthony	121
14	Kevin	119
15	Andrew	116
16	Jonathan	112
17	Charles	103
18	Justin	90
19	Aaron	86
19	Brandon	86
19	Marcus	86
22	Eric	84
22	Thomas	84
24	Nicholas	78
25	Joshua	75
26	Gregory	74
27	Steven	73
28	Mark	72
29	Richard	70
30	Kenneth	65
30	Patrick	65
32	Jeffrey	63
32	Stephen	63
34	Adam	62
34	Benjamin	62
36	Antonio	60
37	Paul	58
38	Andre	53
38	Timothy	53
40	Edward	51
41	Derrick	50
41	Sean	50
43	Ronald	47
44	Ryan	46
45	Alexander	45
46	Peter	43
46	Samuel	43
48	Keith	37
48	Scott	37
50	Tyrone	36