Top baby names in Virginia, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,338 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,041 |
| 3 | Amanda | 812 |
| 4 | Sarah | 683 |
| 5 | Crystal | 608 |
| 6 | Melissa | 516 |
| 7 | Tiffany | 500 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 490 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 481 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 437 |
| 11 | Ashley | 428 |
| 12 | Heather | 408 |
| 13 | Amy | 391 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 376 |
| 15 | Mary | 360 |
| 16 | Michelle | 359 |
| 17 | Angela | 355 |
| 18 | Christina | 353 |
| 19 | Erin | 345 |
| 20 | Nicole | 323 |
| 21 | Laura | 317 |
| 22 | April | 313 |
| 23 | Kelly | 303 |
| 24 | Emily | 293 |
| 25 | Lauren | 278 |
| 26 | Katherine | 270 |
| 27 | Rachel | 259 |
| 28 | Shannon | 256 |
| 29 | Amber | 249 |
| 30 | Sara | 242 |
| 31 | Lisa | 240 |
| 32 | Kristen | 208 |
| 33 | Megan | 195 |
| 34 | Kristin | 191 |
| 34 | Samantha | 191 |
| 36 | Jamie | 190 |
| 37 | Courtney | 185 |
| 38 | Andrea | 176 |
| 39 | Brandy | 169 |
| 40 | Erica | 167 |
| 41 | Lindsay | 165 |
| 42 | Carrie | 162 |
| 42 | Danielle | 162 |
| 44 | Lindsey | 153 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 147 |
| 46 | Christine | 141 |
| 47 | Leslie | 137 |
| 48 | Julie | 133 |
| 49 | Catherine | 132 |
| 50 | Latoya | 128 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,647 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,461 |
| 3 | James | 1,114 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,023 |
| 5 | Jason | 994 |
| 6 | John | 900 |
| 7 | David | 857 |
| 8 | Robert | 842 |
| 9 | William | 841 |
| 10 | Joshua | 722 |
| 11 | Justin | 634 |
| 12 | Daniel | 633 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 627 |
| 14 | Joseph | 624 |
| 15 | Brian | 597 |
| 16 | Brandon | 491 |
| 17 | Andrew | 477 |
| 18 | Thomas | 455 |
| 19 | Charles | 437 |
| 20 | Ryan | 422 |
| 21 | Adam | 417 |
| 22 | Kevin | 415 |
| 23 | Timothy | 412 |
| 24 | Eric | 360 |
| 25 | Richard | 357 |
| 26 | Anthony | 345 |
| 27 | Steven | 338 |
| 28 | Jeremy | 329 |
| 29 | Travis | 320 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 310 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 292 |
| 32 | Stephen | 279 |
| 33 | Mark | 271 |
| 34 | Nicholas | 261 |
| 35 | Paul | 251 |
| 36 | Aaron | 250 |
| 37 | Kenneth | 241 |
| 38 | Patrick | 228 |
| 39 | Gregory | 220 |
| 40 | Nathan | 189 |
| 41 | Jesse | 182 |
| 41 | Sean | 182 |
| 43 | Scott | 180 |
| 44 | Bryan | 169 |
| 44 | Shawn | 169 |
| 46 | Edward | 162 |
| 47 | Jacob | 158 |
| 48 | Donald | 151 |
| 49 | Marcus | 150 |
| 50 | Derek | 147 |