Top baby names in Virginia, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,211 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,087 |
| 3 | Ashley | 848 |
| 4 | Amanda | 781 |
| 5 | Sarah | 610 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 524 |
| 7 | Crystal | 521 |
| 8 | Heather | 510 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 485 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 430 |
| 11 | Melissa | 398 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 378 |
| 13 | Christina | 368 |
| 14 | Amy | 365 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 362 |
| 16 | Lauren | 357 |
| 17 | Nicole | 340 |
| 18 | Erin | 333 |
| 19 | Michelle | 330 |
| 20 | Kelly | 328 |
| 21 | Mary | 320 |
| 22 | Angela | 312 |
| 23 | Megan | 309 |
| 23 | Rachel | 309 |
| 25 | Laura | 302 |
| 26 | Katherine | 294 |
| 27 | Emily | 282 |
| 28 | Shannon | 276 |
| 29 | Amber | 263 |
| 30 | April | 220 |
| 31 | Sara | 214 |
| 32 | Lisa | 213 |
| 33 | Danielle | 210 |
| 34 | Jamie | 206 |
| 35 | Lindsay | 205 |
| 36 | Kristen | 197 |
| 37 | Samantha | 192 |
| 38 | Courtney | 181 |
| 39 | Erica | 178 |
| 40 | Kristin | 173 |
| 41 | Lindsey | 168 |
| 42 | Kathryn | 156 |
| 43 | Brandy | 155 |
| 44 | Catherine | 142 |
| 45 | Brandi | 141 |
| 46 | Holly | 139 |
| 47 | Alicia | 135 |
| 48 | Latoya | 134 |
| 49 | Christine | 133 |
| 50 | Andrea | 132 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,522 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,390 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,158 |
| 4 | James | 987 |
| 5 | David | 919 |
| 6 | Jason | 880 |
| 7 | John | 861 |
| 8 | William | 842 |
| 9 | Robert | 823 |
| 10 | Joshua | 804 |
| 11 | Brandon | 660 |
| 12 | Daniel | 646 |
| 13 | Justin | 639 |
| 14 | Joseph | 633 |
| 15 | Jonathan | 609 |
| 16 | Brian | 608 |
| 17 | Andrew | 564 |
| 18 | Adam | 456 |
| 19 | Thomas | 449 |
| 20 | Kevin | 410 |
| 21 | Charles | 403 |
| 22 | Ryan | 402 |
| 23 | Richard | 369 |
| 24 | Steven | 355 |
| 25 | Timothy | 353 |
| 26 | Eric | 350 |
| 27 | Anthony | 343 |
| 28 | Stephen | 315 |
| 29 | Travis | 308 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 300 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 296 |
| 32 | Mark | 293 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 283 |
| 34 | Aaron | 282 |
| 35 | Nicholas | 267 |
| 36 | Patrick | 238 |
| 37 | Kenneth | 237 |
| 38 | Paul | 218 |
| 39 | Gregory | 217 |
| 40 | Sean | 210 |
| 41 | Nathan | 207 |
| 42 | Bryan | 190 |
| 43 | Scott | 185 |
| 44 | Shawn | 178 |
| 45 | Dustin | 166 |
| 46 | Jacob | 157 |
| 47 | Kyle | 153 |
| 48 | Derek | 151 |
| 48 | Jesse | 151 |
| 50 | Zachary | 149 |