Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 1982

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 1982. The number to the right of each name is the number of occurrences in the data. The source is a 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of the end of February 2011. See the limitations of this data source.

**Top Five Female Names for Births in 1982**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alabama	Jennifer	871	Jessica	699	Amanda	660	Tiffany	451	Crystal	437
Alaska	Jennifer	145	Jessica	132	Sarah	117	Amanda	98	Crystal	75
Arizona	Jennifer	652	Jessica	594	Sarah	393	Stephanie	391	Amanda	383
Arkansas	Jennifer	528	Amanda	462	Jessica	374	Ashley	318	Sarah	296
California	Jennifer	5,815	Jessica	4,250	Sarah	2,788	Melissa	2,731	Michelle	2,464
Colorado	Jennifer	839	Jessica	684	Sarah	600	Amanda	532	Nicole	379
Connecticut	Jennifer	739	Jessica	634	Melissa	416	Sarah	382	Nicole	329
Delaware	Jennifer	170	Jessica	108	Amanda	72	Stephanie	65	Lauren	64
Dist. of Columbia	Jennifer	162	Tiffany	142	Jessica	120	Nicole	118	Elizabeth	111
Florida	Jennifer	2,369	Jessica	1,717	Amanda	1,217	Melissa	1,079	Nicole	820
Georgia	Jennifer	1,345	Jessica	1,154	Amanda	991	Tiffany	635	Ashley	625
Hawaii	Jennifer	215	Jessica	131	Nicole	109	Crystal	94	Melissa	83
Idaho	Jennifer	269	Jessica	220	Amanda	215	Sarah	156	Melissa	141
Illinois	Jennifer	2,760	Jessica	1,809	Nicole	1,493	Amanda	1,489	Sarah	1,406
Indiana	Jennifer	1,423	Amanda	1,166	Jessica	1,097	Sarah	911	Melissa	614
Iowa	Jennifer	775	Jessica	645	Amanda	578	Sarah	516	Melissa	386
Kansas	Jennifer	612	Jessica	515	Sarah	449	Amanda	437	Melissa	281
Kentucky	Amanda	1,001	Jessica	1,000	Jennifer	921	Sarah	513	Ashley	503
Louisiana	Jennifer	980	Jessica	889	Ashley	808	Amanda	685	Crystal	548
Maine	Jessica	331	Jennifer	270	Amanda	258	Sarah	211	Nicole	162
Maryland	Jennifer	971	Jessica	676	Amanda	463	Sarah	395	Nicole	385
Massachusetts	Jennifer	1,433	Jessica	1,161	Sarah	785	Nicole	732	Melissa	731
Michigan	Jennifer	2,265	Jessica	1,736	Amanda	1,502	Sarah	1,435	Nicole	1,184
Minnesota	Jennifer	1,121	Jessica	1,002	Sarah	894	Amanda	759	Melissa	611
Mississippi	Jennifer	546	Jessica	504	Amanda	419	Ashley	354	Kimberly	328
Missouri	Jennifer	1,227	Jessica	1,053	Amanda	995	Sarah	860	Melissa	580
Montana	Jessica	183	Jennifer	177	Amanda	171	Sarah	148	Amber	95
Nebraska	Jennifer	480	Jessica	378	Sarah	318	Amanda	305	Melissa	244
Nevada	Jennifer	218	Jessica	177	Amanda	127	Melissa	112	Sarah	112
New Hampshire	Jennifer	251	Jessica	209	Amanda	185	Sarah	182	Melissa	143
New Jersey	Jennifer	1,616	Jessica	1,262	Melissa	876	Nicole	828	Lauren	740
New Mexico	Jennifer	365	Jessica	321	Amanda	280	Crystal	237	Melissa	176
New York	Jennifer	3,768	Jessica	3,160	Nicole	2,009	Melissa	1,967	Elizabeth	1,503
North Carolina	Jennifer	1,448	Jessica	1,082	Amanda	1,017	Crystal	781	Ashley	596
North Dakota	Jessica	251	Jennifer	216	Amanda	174	Sarah	151	Nicole	112
Ohio	Jennifer	2,926	Jessica	2,250	Amanda	1,975	Sarah	1,758	Melissa	1,152
Oklahoma	Jennifer	981	Amanda	729	Jessica	593	Sarah	469	Amber	461
Oregon	Jennifer	568	Sarah	490	Jessica	474	Amanda	338	Melissa	296
Pennsylvania	Jennifer	2,798	Jessica	2,268	Amanda	1,653	Melissa	1,365	Nicole	1,338
Rhode Island	Jessica	233	Jennifer	231	Melissa	130	Amanda	123	Sarah	123
South Carolina	Jennifer	764	Jessica	593	Amanda	489	Ashley	405	Crystal	390
South Dakota	Jennifer	213	Jessica	196	Sarah	161	Amanda	146	Melissa	98
Tennessee	Jennifer	1,143	Amanda	985	Jessica	976	Ashley	547	Crystal	509
Texas	Jennifer	4,544	Jessica	3,377	Amanda	2,891	Crystal	2,251	Melissa	1,923
Utah	Jennifer	555	Jessica	400	Amanda	324	Melissa	315	Sarah	309
Vermont	Jessica	154	Jennifer	130	Sarah	106	Amanda	105	Melissa	75
Virginia	Jennifer	1,338	Jessica	1,041	Amanda	812	Sarah	682	Crystal	610
Washington	Jennifer	977	Jessica	787	Sarah	745	Amanda	533	Melissa	494
West Virginia	Jessica	533	Amanda	507	Jennifer	503	Sarah	300	Amy	251
Wisconsin	Jennifer	1,297	Jessica	1,164	Amanda	924	Sarah	916	Nicole	819
Wyoming	Jennifer	166	Jessica	128	Amanda	109	Sarah	101	Amber	81

**Top Five Male Names for Births in 1982**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alabama	Christopher	1,075	James	915	Michael	854	Joshua	764	Jason	647
Alaska	Michael	206	Christopher	166	Daniel	121	David	114	Joshua	114
Arizona	Michael	922	Christopher	790	David	581	Matthew	571	Daniel	541
Arkansas	Christopher	584	Joshua	507	Michael	493	James	466	Jason	421
California	Michael	7,158	Christopher	6,065	David	5,127	Daniel	4,595	Matthew	4,126
Colorado	Michael	919	Christopher	841	Matthew	834	Joshua	683	David	571
Connecticut	Michael	1,050	Christopher	829	Matthew	597	David	512	Jason	492
Delaware	Michael	233	Christopher	158	Robert	127	James	125	John	125
Dist. of Columbia	Michael	359	Christopher	280	David	222	James	207	John	190
Florida	Michael	2,676	Christopher	2,477	James	1,830	Jason	1,633	David	1,624
Georgia	Christopher	1,716	Michael	1,462	James	1,283	Joshua	1,060	William	988
Hawaii	Christopher	263	Michael	249	David	195	Jason	180	Justin	157
Idaho	Joshua	272	Michael	261	Christopher	246	Matthew	214	David	201
Illinois	Michael	3,542	Christopher	2,561	Matthew	2,316	David	1,956	Jason	1,906
Indiana	Michael	1,440	Joshua	1,324	Christopher	1,295	Matthew	1,287	Jason	1,023
Iowa	Matthew	858	Michael	775	Joshua	710	Christopher	649	Ryan	524
Kansas	Christopher	639	Michael	591	Matthew	586	Joshua	558	Justin	460
Kentucky	Christopher	1,145	Joshua	1,029	Michael	1,021	James	932	Jason	796
Louisiana	Christopher	1,320	Michael	1,142	Joshua	851	James	839	John	812
Maine	Matthew	331	Christopher	298	Michael	281	Ryan	244	Joshua	224
Maryland	Michael	1,230	Christopher	996	James	741	Jason	730	David	690
Massachusetts	Michael	2,216	Matthew	1,483	Christopher	1,474	David	1,082	Daniel	923
Michigan	Michael	2,808	Christopher	2,159	Matthew	2,065	Jason	1,936	David	1,547
Minnesota	Matthew	1,317	Michael	1,301	Christopher	965	Joshua	927	Andrew	866
Mississippi	Christopher	776	James	643	Michael	569	John	476	William	440
Missouri	Michael	1,384	Christopher	1,259	Matthew	1,212	Joshua	1,026	Jason	974
Montana	Christopher	207	Michael	197	Matthew	182	Joshua	163	Justin	144
Nebraska	Michael	451	Matthew	430	Christopher	404	Joshua	354	Ryan	300
Nevada	Michael	261	Christopher	260	David	161	Jason	159	Joshua	155
New Hampshire	Michael	287	Christopher	278	Matthew	264	Joshua	217	Jason	190
New Jersey	Michael	2,628	Christopher	1,680	Matthew	1,216	Robert	1,194	David	1,172
New Mexico	Michael	406	Christopher	374	Matthew	282	David	258	Jason	242
New York	Michael	5,841	Christopher	3,849	Jason	2,965	David	2,920	Matthew	2,916
North Carolina	Christopher	1,646	Michael	1,455	James	1,174	Jason	989	Joshua	986
North Dakota	Joshua	244	Michael	223	Christopher	214	Matthew	208	Ryan	179
Ohio	Michael	3,528	Matthew	2,693	Christopher	2,669	Joshua	2,218	Jason	2,184
Oklahoma	Christopher	978	Michael	881	Joshua	756	James	705	Matthew	686
Oregon	Christopher	693	Michael	647	Matthew	548	Joshua	505	Ryan	466
Pennsylvania	Michael	3,972	Matthew	2,954	Christopher	2,429	Jason	2,183	David	2,139
Rhode Island	Michael	362	Christopher	246	Matthew	226	Jason	192	David	181
South Carolina	Christopher	852	Michael	750	James	735	William	552	John	523
South Dakota	Matthew	194	Joshua	184	Christopher	174	Michael	159	Jason	144
Tennessee	Christopher	1,294	James	1,190	Joshua	1,113	Michael	1,090	Jason	855
Texas	Christopher	4,910	Michael	4,426	David	3,154	James	3,054	John	2,942
Utah	Michael	616	Christopher	537	Joshua	481	Matthew	471	David	430
Vermont	Christopher	159	Michael	138	Matthew	117	Jason	107	Joshua	105
Virginia	Christopher	1,647	Michael	1,459	James	1,114	Matthew	1,022	Jason	993
Washington	Michael	1,135	Christopher	1,042	Matthew	902	Ryan	786	Joshua	782
West Virginia	Joshua	577	Michael	507	Christopher	494	Jason	468	James	441
Wisconsin	Michael	1,429	Matthew	1,304	Joshua	993	Christopher	967	Jason	928
Wyoming	Michael	161	Christopher	157	Joshua	150	Matthew	127	James	110


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