Top baby names in New York, 1983

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer3,886
2Jessica3,053
3Nicole2,076
4Melissa1,848
5Amanda1,530
6Sarah1,466
7Stephanie1,462
8Elizabeth1,358
9Michelle1,356
10Danielle1,261
11Christina1,246
12Lauren1,239
13Heather1,113
14Kimberly1,058
15Lisa979
15Tiffany979
17Erin974
18Ashley954
19Crystal874
20Rebecca857
21Rachel839
22Amy815
23Laura803
24Christine798
25Kelly769
26Megan716
27Erica710
28Kristen697
29Jamie672
30Emily662
31Katherine622
32Maria612
33Vanessa610
34Samantha606
35Andrea602
36Sara594
37Angela591
38Jacqueline551
39Kristin540
40Mary538
41Lindsay531
42Diana497
43Shannon481
44Victoria463
45Tara460
46Kathryn438
47Alicia414
48Kathleen402
49Karen390
50Meghan377

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael5,964
2Christopher3,922
3Matthew3,236
4Daniel2,811
5David2,793
6Joseph2,763
7Jason2,678
8Robert2,378
9John2,377
10James2,229
11Anthony2,087
12Brian2,009
13Andrew1,800
14Jonathan1,695
15William1,666
16Thomas1,535
17Adam1,508
18Joshua1,447
19Ryan1,432
20Eric1,411
21Steven1,409
22Justin1,404
23Richard1,342
24Kevin1,327
25Nicholas1,303
26Jeffrey1,085
27Mark1,045
28Timothy1,006
29Sean885
30Paul864
31Gregory840
32Stephen825
33Charles769
34Patrick765
35Peter760
36Brandon730
37Scott701
38Jose696
39Aaron649
40Benjamin621
41Edward593
42Kenneth588
43Jeremy556
44Kyle534
45Luis517
46Keith493
47Alexander489
48Bryan488
49Jesse470
50Joel462