Top baby names in Florida, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,316 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,103 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,575 |
| 4 | Amanda | 1,307 |
| 5 | Melissa | 975 |
| 6 | Heather | 921 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 902 |
| 8 | Christina | 866 |
| 9 | Sarah | 850 |
| 10 | Nicole | 823 |
| 11 | Crystal | 811 |
| 12 | Tiffany | 774 |
| 13 | Michelle | 763 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 694 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 668 |
| 16 | Amy | 554 |
| 17 | Lauren | 531 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 512 |
| 19 | Rachel | 508 |
| 20 | Angela | 493 |
| 21 | Amber | 492 |
| 22 | Danielle | 466 |
| 23 | Kelly | 447 |
| 24 | Lisa | 440 |
| 25 | Erin | 431 |
| 26 | Megan | 421 |
| 27 | Laura | 397 |
| 28 | Vanessa | 395 |
| 29 | Jamie | 393 |
| 30 | Erica | 365 |
| 31 | Andrea | 364 |
| 32 | Mary | 360 |
| 33 | Shannon | 358 |
| 34 | Alicia | 340 |
| 34 | Kristen | 340 |
| 36 | April | 338 |
| 37 | Katherine | 323 |
| 38 | Samantha | 318 |
| 39 | Christine | 292 |
| 40 | Kristin | 290 |
| 40 | Lindsey | 290 |
| 42 | Sara | 274 |
| 43 | Emily | 262 |
| 43 | Jacqueline | 262 |
| 45 | Victoria | 256 |
| 46 | Lindsay | 253 |
| 47 | Maria | 252 |
| 48 | Natalie | 249 |
| 49 | Tara | 239 |
| 50 | Brandy | 237 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,834 |
| 2 | Christopher | 2,727 |
| 3 | James | 1,684 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,652 |
| 5 | David | 1,625 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,528 |
| 7 | Jason | 1,441 |
| 8 | Joshua | 1,395 |
| 9 | John | 1,384 |
| 10 | Daniel | 1,345 |
| 11 | William | 1,186 |
| 12 | Joseph | 1,120 |
| 13 | Justin | 1,119 |
| 14 | Ryan | 996 |
| 15 | Jonathan | 960 |
| 16 | Brian | 952 |
| 17 | Anthony | 823 |
| 18 | Richard | 765 |
| 19 | Steven | 720 |
| 20 | Andrew | 719 |
| 20 | Eric | 719 |
| 22 | Brandon | 710 |
| 23 | Thomas | 698 |
| 24 | Adam | 695 |
| 25 | Charles | 659 |
| 26 | Kevin | 626 |
| 27 | Nicholas | 611 |
| 28 | Timothy | 601 |
| 29 | Stephen | 527 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 492 |
| 31 | Sean | 470 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 467 |
| 32 | Travis | 467 |
| 34 | Mark | 458 |
| 35 | Kenneth | 450 |
| 36 | Aaron | 425 |
| 37 | Patrick | 407 |
| 38 | Gregory | 405 |
| 39 | Kyle | 400 |
| 40 | Paul | 398 |
| 41 | Benjamin | 373 |
| 42 | Scott | 334 |
| 43 | Bryan | 329 |
| 44 | Alexander | 306 |
| 45 | Jesse | 301 |
| 46 | Jose | 289 |
| 47 | Shawn | 272 |
| 48 | Chad | 271 |
| 49 | Donald | 269 |
| 50 | Marcus | 267 |