Name Yearbook

Top baby names in North Dakota, 1983

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	193
2	Amanda	187
3	Jennifer	183
4	Ashley	145
5	Nicole	138
5	Sarah	138
7	Heather	96
7	Kayla	96
9	Melissa	91
10	Stephanie	88
11	Amy	86
12	Amber	85
13	Lindsey	84
14	Erin	80
15	Megan	71
15	Rebecca	71
17	Angela	70
17	Rachel	70
19	Emily	62
20	Katie	57
20	Lisa	57
22	Laura	56
23	Sara	53
24	Michelle	50
25	Jamie	47
26	Andrea	46
26	Elizabeth	46
26	Kristen	46
29	Crystal	43
30	Alicia	42
30	Lindsay	42
32	Christina	40
33	Heidi	39
33	Kimberly	39
35	Danielle	37
35	Kristin	37
37	Tara	35
37	Tiffany	35
39	Jill	32
39	Kelly	32
41	Kari	30
41	Samantha	30
41	Shannon	30
44	Cassandra	29
44	Erica	29
46	Lacey	27
47	April	26
48	Holly	25
48	Katherine	25
50	Mary	24

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	220
2	Matthew	216
3	Christopher	208
4	Joshua	204
5	Ryan	184
6	Justin	136
7	Daniel	127
8	Adam	113
8	Brandon	113
10	Andrew	108
11	David	106
11	Jason	106
13	Tyler	103
14	Dustin	95
15	Kyle	94
16	Nicholas	93
17	Joseph	92
18	John	91
19	Eric	89
20	Brian	88
20	Nathan	88
22	Aaron	81
22	Travis	81
24	James	77
25	Robert	75
26	Jeremy	74
27	Jacob	73
28	Jesse	67
29	Benjamin	65
29	Steven	65
31	Thomas	61
32	Cody	59
33	Chad	57
34	Anthony	56
35	Scott	54
36	Derek	51
37	Jared	47
38	Patrick	46
38	Paul	46
40	Jonathan	45
41	Jeffrey	44
42	Timothy	43
43	William	42
44	Casey	40
44	Mark	40
46	Bradley	38
47	Kevin	37
48	Brett	35
49	Jordan	34
49	Shawn	34