Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Rhode Island, 1983

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	227
2	Jessica	202
3	Nicole	152
4	Melissa	128
5	Amanda	121
6	Elizabeth	115
6	Stephanie	115
8	Sarah	108
9	Ashley	97
9	Lauren	97
11	Amy	82
12	Crystal	79
13	Heather	74
14	Danielle	69
14	Erin	69
16	Kristen	66
17	Kimberly	63
18	Michelle	57
19	Rebecca	56
20	Meghan	54
21	Emily	53
22	Kelly	52
23	Laura	51
24	Christina	50
24	Katherine	50
26	Rachel	49
26	Sara	49
28	Alicia	48
28	Jamie	48
30	Lindsay	45
31	Christine	44
31	Tara	44
33	Courtney	39
34	Holly	38
34	Tiffany	38
36	Lisa	37
36	Megan	37
38	Caitlin	36
39	Erica	35
40	Allison	34
40	Andrea	34
40	Katie	34
43	Kathryn	32
43	Lindsey	32
45	Mary	31
46	Jacqueline	30
46	Shannon	30
46	Stacy	30
49	Kayla	29
50	Angela	28

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	363
2	Matthew	260
3	Christopher	250
4	David	181
5	Jason	174
6	Joseph	161
7	John	159
8	Daniel	152
9	James	149
10	Robert	147
11	Joshua	137
12	Brian	130
13	Justin	119
14	Andrew	107
15	Nicholas	102
16	Eric	99
17	Adam	97
18	Jonathan	96
19	Ryan	94
20	Steven	89
21	Thomas	84
22	William	82
23	Richard	77
24	Stephen	76
25	Anthony	75
26	Kevin	74
27	Kyle	71
28	Jeffrey	68
28	Timothy	68
30	Mark	60
31	Brandon	56
32	Paul	54
32	Peter	54
34	Benjamin	53
35	Gregory	52
36	Derek	50
36	Scott	50
38	Patrick	49
38	Sean	49
40	Charles	44
41	Nathan	40
42	Jared	39
43	Aaron	36
44	Keith	32
45	Kenneth	31
46	Raymond	28
47	Edward	27
48	Donald	26
48	Shawn	26
50	Bryan	25