Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 1982. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 1982, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 58784 | Jennifer | 51541 |
| 2 | Christopher | 52562 | Jessica | 40720 |
| 3 | Matthew | 42231 | Amanda | 31434 |
| 4 | Joshua | 36804 | Sarah | 27042 |
| 5 | David | 36574 | Melissa | 22951 |
| 6 | Jason | 35696 | Nicole | 20006 |
| 7 | James | 34202 | Stephanie | 18537 |
| 8 | Daniel | 30186 | Elizabeth | 18410 |
| 9 | Robert | 29973 | Amy | 17230 |
| 10 | John | 29618 | Crystal | 16840 |
| 11 | Justin | 27362 | Michelle | 16618 |
| 12 | Joseph | 27029 | Heather | 16278 |
| 13 | Ryan | 26999 | Tiffany | 15439 |
| 14 | Brian | 22726 | Amber | 14849 |
| 15 | Andrew | 22000 | Angela | 14164 |
| 16 | William | 21727 | Rebecca | 14114 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 21063 | Kimberly | 13959 |
| 18 | Brandon | 19866 | Ashley | 13704 |
| 19 | Nicholas | 19519 | Erin | 13134 |
| 20 | Adam | 18951 | Christina | 13046 |
| 21 | Eric | 18158 | Rachel | 12934 |
| 22 | Anthony | 17628 | Emily | 11772 |
| 23 | Jeremy | 16056 | Laura | 11472 |
| 24 | Kevin | 15829 | Lisa | 11302 |
| 25 | Steven | 15670 | Andrea | 11055 |
| 26 | Timothy | 15603 | Sara | 10767 |
| 27 | Richard | 14950 | Jamie | 10552 |
| 28 | Thomas | 14843 | Kelly | 10500 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 14743 | Mary | 9799 |
| 30 | Aaron | 14059 | Megan | 9643 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 13380 | April | 9507 |
| 32 | Charles | 12411 | Lauren | 8892 |
| 33 | Mark | 12087 | Danielle | 8792 |
| 34 | Scott | 11857 | Erica | 8284 |
| 35 | Nathan | 11230 | Kristen | 8011 |
| 36 | Travis | 10329 | Katherine | 7923 |
| 37 | Paul | 9936 | Lindsay | 7822 |
| 38 | Jacob | 9924 | Shannon | 7784 |
| 39 | Dustin | 9749 | Lindsey | 7726 |
| 40 | Patrick | 9553 | Kristin | 7675 |
| 41 | Jesse | 9448 | Julie | 7327 |
| 42 | Stephen | 8695 | Katie | 6631 |
| 43 | Gregory | 8678 | Maria | 6384 |
| 44 | Kyle | 8385 | Courtney | 6190 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 8354 | Samantha | 6006 |
| 46 | Sean | 8259 | Brandy | 5840 |
| 47 | Jose | 7572 | Tara | 5838 |
| 48 | Chad | 7467 | Natalie | 5589 |
| 49 | Bryan | 6889 | Kathryn | 5567 |
| 50 | Derek | 6520 | Alicia | 5463 |
| 51 | Jared | 6194 | Brandi | 5373 |
| 52 | Zachary | 6058 | Monica | 5242 |
| 53 | Shawn | 5988 | Christine | 5111 |
| 54 | Bradley | 5855 | Anna | 4996 |
| 55 | Samuel | 5631 | Vanessa | 4883 |
| 56 | Edward | 5213 | Carrie | 4755 |
| 57 | Donald | 5112 | Cassandra | 4522 |
| 58 | Tyler | 4974 | Allison | 4489 |
| 59 | Keith | 4663 | Jacqueline | 4473 |
| 60 | Ronald | 4376 | Leslie | 4326 |
| 61 | Peter | 4304 | Patricia | 4263 |
| 62 | Phillip | 4233 | Holly | 3879 |
| 63 | Juan | 4093 | Melanie | 3627 |
| 64 | Joel | 3920 | Valerie | 3543 |
| 65 | George | 3782 | Kristina | 3504 |
| 66 | Marcus | 3617 | Victoria | 3482 |
| 67 | Alexander | 3536 | Natasha | 3449 |
| 68 | Douglas | 3379 | Karen | 3338 |
| 69 | Raymond | 3309 | Catherine | 3269 |
| 70 | Brett | 3275 | Cynthia | 3150 |
| 71 | Carlos | 3199 | Leah | 3128 |
| 72 | Antonio | 3164 | Veronica | 3102 |
| 73 | Ian | 3144 | Stacy | 3068 |
| 74 | Corey | 3103 | Candice | 3056 |
| 75 | Gary | 3028 | Susan | 3054 |
| 76 | Jordan | 2968 | Misty | 3003 |
| 77 | Erik | 2921 | Kathleen | 2923 |
| 78 | Nathaniel | 2857 | Nichole | 2860 |
| 79 | Gabriel | 2615 | Dana | 2706 |
| 80 | Jeffery | 2610 | Diana | 2686 |
| 81 | Shane | 2607 | Heidi | 2509 |
| 82 | Luis | 2606 | Julia | 2502 |
| 83 | Craig | 2547 | Erika | 2452 |
| 84 | Brent | 2409 | Sandra | 2188 |
| 85 | Derrick | 2390 | Tina | 2135 |
| 86 | Jeremiah | 2364 | Tracy | 2104 |
| 87 | Jesus | 2335 | Katrina | 2089 |
| 88 | Miguel | 2317 | Jill | 2065 |
| 89 | Larry | 2310 | Stacey | 2041 |
| 90 | Todd | 2234 | Nancy | 1957 |
| 91 | Frank | 2221 | Brittany | 1933 |
| 92 | Cory | 2179 | Brooke | 1888 |
| 93 | Casey | 2161 | Renee | 1812 |
| 94 | Mario | 2080 | Wendy | 1783 |
| 95 | Victor | 1964 | Miranda | 1764 |
| 96 | Philip | 1941 | Monique | 1727 |
| 97 | Curtis | 1885 | Latoya | 1673 |
| 98 | Jorge | 1832 | Lori | 1667 |
| 99 | Russell | 1808 | Alexis | 1652 |
| 100 | Seth | 1773 | Dawn | 1636 |
| 101 | Terry | 1768 | Krystal | 1627 |
| 102 | Randy | 1736 | Bethany | 1585 |
| 103 | Cody | 1728 | Pamela | 1580 |
| 104 | Dennis | 1708 | Teresa | 1572 |
| 105 | Lucas | 1675 | Kara | 1554 |
| 106 | Manuel | 1656 | Kristy | 1472 |
| 107 | Ricardo | 1638 | Molly | 1408 |
| 108 | Christian | 1519 | Jillian | 1335 |
| 109 | Vincent | 1471 | Denise | 1302 |
| 110 | Francisco | 1449 | Gina | 1270 |
| 111 | Wesley | 1438 | Lacey | 1266 |
| 112 | Troy | 1435 | Desiree | 1264 |
| 113 | Luke | 1428 | Brenda | 1261 |
| 114 | Alejandro | 1403 | Candace | 1232 |
| 115 | Shaun | 1345 | Linda | 1215 |
| 116 | Roberto | 1285 | Kayla | 1213 |
| 117 | Adrian | 1215 | Anne | 1210 |
| 118 | Willie | 1203 | Claudia | 1180 |
| 119 | Carl | 1174 | Kelli | 1164 |
| 120 | Fernando | 1148 | Margaret | 1152 |
| 121 | Jerry | 1144 | Kari | 1105 |
| 122 | Ruben | 1119 | Tonya | 1100 |
| 123 | Oscar | 1084 | Christy | 1100 |
| 124 | Bobby | 1042 | Angelica | 1095 |
| 125 | Blake | 1041 | Adriana | 1064 |
| 126 | Sergio | 1040 | Evelyn | 1004 |
| 127 | Billy | 1036 | Ana | 988 |
| 128 | Johnny | 1024 | Cassie | 987 |
| 129 | Alan | 1023 | Casey | 899 |
| 130 | Randall | 1021 | Robin | 898 |
| 131 | Hector | 1016 | Jenny | 895 |
| 132 | Jaime | 1004 | Rachael | 890 |
| 133 | Javier | 952 | Tabitha | 869 |
| 134 | Trevor | 945 | Alison | 841 |
| 135 | Raul | 939 | Theresa | 836 |
| 136 | Martin | 875 | Latasha | 804 |
| 137 | Evan | 858 | Cristina | 796 |
| 138 | Tony | 856 | Chelsea | 786 |
| 139 | Eduardo | 856 | Rosa | 774 |
| 140 | Kristopher | 835 | Leticia | 760 |
| 141 | Armando | 826 | Cindy | 758 |
| 142 | Cesar | 820 | Meghan | 753 |
| 143 | Salvador | 818 | Abigail | 635 |
| 144 | Jimmy | 809 | Beth | 614 |
| 145 | Clinton | 768 | Bridget | 569 |
| 146 | Lance | 674 | Tammy | 536 |
| 147 | Ricky | 652 | Colleen | 535 |
| 148 | Jamie | 631 | Ebony | 533 |
| 149 | Caleb | 617 | Melinda | 503 |
| 150 | Jonathon | 595 | Alisha | 498 |
| 151 | Mitchell | 517 | Mandy | 496 |
| 152 | Maurice | 511 | Trisha | 424 |
| 153 | Austin | 499 | Barbara | 397 |
| 154 | Brad | 446 | Tanya | 390 |
| 155 | Johnathan | 446 | Hannah | 387 |
| 156 | Jermaine | 440 | Abby | 371 |
| 157 | Terrance | 420 | Angel | 360 |
| 158 | Allen | 406 | Jaime | 359 |
| 159 | Reginald | 397 | Virginia | 330 |
| 160 | Noah | 390 | Kristi | 326 |
| 161 | Micheal | 373 | Morgan | 312 |
| 162 | Tyson | 370 | Shawna | 300 |
| 163 | Ross | 361 | Sabrina | 297 |
| 164 | Cedric | 353 | Tasha | 265 |
| 165 | Calvin | 351 | Tamara | 264 |
| 166 | Rodney | 349 | Carolyn | 243 |
| 167 | Mathew | 338 | Kelsey | 233 |
| 168 | Henry | 337 | Sheena | 223 |
| 169 | Cameron | 335 | Whitney | 215 |
| 170 | Walter | 322 | Jodi | 205 |
| 171 | Lee | 319 | Sharon | 203 |
| 172 | Isaac | 297 | Kendra | 202 |
| 173 | Kelly | 284 | Rebekah | 201 |
| 174 | Jay | 271 | Michele | 195 |
| 175 | Roderick | 270 | Felicia | 190 |
| 176 | Jon | 248 | Meredith | 181 |
| 177 | Bret | 246 | Jaclyn | 178 |
| 178 | Roger | 232 | Carly | 151 |
| 179 | Danny | 230 | Haley | 147 |
| 180 | Lawrence | 225 | Mindy | 145 |
| 181 | Ronnie | 216 | Kate | 141 |
| 182 | Kelvin | 195 | Jessie | 132 |
| 183 | Francis | 178 | Aimee | 131 |
| 184 | Andre | 170 | Ann | 130 |
| 185 | Colin | 164 | Krista | 120 |
| 186 | Levi | 159 | Caroline | 116 |
| 187 | Wayne | 151 | Summer | 113 |
| 188 | Courtney | 150 | Lynn | 98 |
| 189 | Marc | 142 | Darcy | 90 |
| 190 | Dana | 122 | Latonya | 88 |
| 191 | Spencer | 119 | Audrey | 83 |
| 192 | Albert | 111 | Lacy | 70 |
| 193 | Joe | 108 | Ashlee | 66 |
| 194 | Bruce | 102 | Camille | 59 |
| 195 | Arthur | 100 | Priscilla | 52 |
| 196 | Ethan | 98 | Brittney | 50 |
| 197 | Louis | 98 | Autumn | 48 |
| 198 | Frederick | 96 | Malia | 48 |
| 199 | Clayton | 92 | Aubrey | 44 |
| 200 | Terrence | 90 | Kerri | 40 |
| 201 | Darren | 87 | Marie | 39 |
| 202 | Franklin | 86 | Leilani | 38 |
| 203 | Kendrick | 81 | Robyn | 37 |
| 204 | Brady | 80 | Regina | 34 |
| 205 | Kurt | 75 | Jasmine | 32 |
| 206 | Cole | 72 | Rochelle | 30 |
| 207 | Roy | 61 | Caitlin | 26 |
| 208 | Angel | 58 | Cheryl | 24 |
| 209 | Garrett | 57 | Deanna | 22 |
| 210 | Bryce | 55 | Joy | 20 |
| 211 | Tommy | 53 | Michaela | 19 |
| 212 | Taylor | 49 | Janelle | 19 |
| 213 | Dominic | 45 | Donna | 18 |
| 214 | Devin | 44 | Meagan | 18 |
| 215 | Brendan | 41 | Kanani | 18 |
| 216 | Jake | 29 | Tiare | 18 |
| 217 | Harry | 24 | Marissa | 17 |
| 218 | Kawika | 23 | Maile | 17 |
| 219 | Micah | 23 | Jenna | 16 |
| 220 | Reid | 23 | Deborah | 16 |
| 221 | Jerome | 22 | Hilary | 16 |
| 222 | Theodore | 22 | Melody | 14 |
| 223 | Bryson | 20 | Alyssa | 14 |
| 224 | Gavin | 19 | Laurie | 14 |
| 225 | Tyrone | 18 | Hillary | 14 |
| 226 | Dwayne | 18 | Tiana | 14 |
| 227 | Chase | 17 | Keri | 14 |
| 228 | Damien | 17 | Nikki | 14 |
| 229 | Keoni | 16 | Charlene | 14 |
| 230 | Lamar | 16 | Janice | 14 |
| 231 | Lewis | 16 | Stefanie | 14 |
| 232 | Geoffrey | 16 | Jami | 13 |
| 233 | Gerald | 16 | Diane | 13 |
| 234 | Bronson | 16 | Toni | 12 |
| 235 | Tanner | 15 | Joanna | 12 |
| 236 | Logan | 15 | Cody | 9 |