Rhode Island Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1982

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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Rhode Island Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1982

In 1982, the most popular name for baby boys in Rhode Island was Michael, with a count of 362 boys out of a total of 5,598 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 6.47% of the total number of new-born baby boys in Rhode Island in 1982). The second most popular boy name was Christopher (246 boys, 4.39% of total). The third most popular boy name was Matthew (226 boys, 4.04% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1982

Michael

Christopher

Matthew

Jason

David

Joseph

John

Joshua

James

Brian

The table below below shows the top 156 most popular male baby names in Rhode Island in 1982. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Rhode Island over the years.

Most Popular Male Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1982

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Michael	362	6.47
2	Christopher	246	4.39
3	Matthew	226	4.04
4	Jason	191	3.41
5	David	182	3.25
6	Joseph	176	3.14
7	John	150	2.68
8	Joshua	144	2.57
9	James	141	2.52
10	Brian	129	2.30
11	Ryan	128	2.29
12	Robert	123	2.20
13	Daniel	120	2.14
14	Kevin	112	2.00
15	Justin	103	1.84
16	Jonathan	99	1.77
17	Andrew	93	1.66
18	Richard	88	1.57
19	Eric	87	1.55
20	Thomas	85	1.52
21	Adam	82	1.47
22	Anthony	81	1.45
23	William	79	1.41
24	Jeffrey	78	1.39
25	Nicholas	70	1.25
26	Steven	67	1.20
26	Timothy	67	1.20
27	Stephen	64	1.14
28	Gregory	60	1.07
29	Scott	58	1.04
30	Mark	57	1.02
30	Paul	57	1.02
30	Peter	57	1.02
31	Derek	55	0.98
32	Patrick	49	0.88
33	Kyle	44	0.79
33	Nathan	44	0.79
34	Benjamin	42	0.75
35	Aaron	38	0.68
36	Sean	37	0.66
37	Raymond	36	0.64
38	Jared	34	0.61
38	Jeremy	34	0.61
38	Kenneth	34	0.61
39	Jesse	33	0.59
40	Edward	29	0.52
41	Marc	28	0.50
42	Ian	27	0.48
42	Keith	27	0.48
43	Shawn	26	0.46
44	Brandon	24	0.43
44	Charles	24	0.43
45	Brendan	23	0.41
45	Bryan	23	0.41
46	Alexander	22	0.39
46	Carl	22	0.39
46	Corey	22	0.39
46	Ronald	22	0.39
47	George	21	0.38
48	Evan	20	0.36
49	Craig	18	0.32
50	Alan	17	0.30
50	Lee	17	0.30
51	Carlos	16	0.29
51	Douglas	16	0.29
51	Geoffrey	16	0.29
52	Dennis	15	0.27
52	Jacob	15	0.27
53	Antonio	14	0.25
53	Brad	14	0.25
53	Erik	14	0.25
53	Frank	14	0.25
53	Nathaniel	14	0.25
53	Nelson	14	0.25
53	Phillip	14	0.25
53	Samuel	14	0.25
53	Zachary	14	0.25
54	Donald	13	0.23
54	Gary	13	0.23
54	Philip	13	0.23
54	Russell	13	0.23
55	Colin	12	0.21
55	Juan	12	0.21
55	Luke	12	0.21
55	Mathew	12	0.21
55	Shaun	12	0.21
55	Todd	12	0.21
56	Brent	11	0.20
56	Chad	11	0.20
56	Cory	11	0.20
56	Jose	11	0.20
56	Louis	11	0.20
56	Randy	11	0.20
56	Seth	11	0.20
56	Vincent	11	0.20
56	Wayne	11	0.20
57	Arthur	10	0.18
57	Christian	10	0.18
57	Henry	10	0.18
57	Joel	10	0.18
57	Mario	10	0.18
57	Shane	10	0.18
57	Tyler	10	0.18
58	Albert	9	0.16
58	Andre	9	0.16
58	Jamie	9	0.16
58	Lawrence	9	0.16
58	Manuel	9	0.16
58	Marcus	9	0.16
58	Micheal	9	0.16
58	Travis	9	0.16
58	Victor	9	0.16
59	Bradford	8	0.14
59	Derrick	8	0.14
59	Dustin	8	0.14
59	Hector	8	0.14
59	Jarrod	8	0.14
59	Jordan	8	0.14
59	Neil	8	0.14
59	Walter	8	0.14
60	Noah	7	0.13
60	Ralph	7	0.13
60	Ross	7	0.13
60	Tony	7	0.13
61	Barry	6	0.11
61	Brett	6	0.11
61	Casey	6	0.11
61	Dale	6	0.11
61	Dean	6	0.11
61	Edwin	6	0.11
61	Eugene	6	0.11
61	Gabriel	6	0.11
61	Gerald	6	0.11
61	Glenn	6	0.11
61	Leonard	6	0.11
61	Ricardo	6	0.11
61	Roger	6	0.11
61	Trevor	6	0.11
62	Bernard	5	0.09
62	Bruce	5	0.09
62	Curtis	5	0.09
62	Derick	5	0.09
62	Dylan	5	0.09
62	Ethan	5	0.09
62	Fernando	5	0.09
62	Francis	5	0.09
62	Harry	5	0.09
62	Jeffery	5	0.09
62	Johnny	5	0.09
62	Jon	5	0.09
62	Jorge	5	0.09
62	Kristopher	5	0.09
62	Liam	5	0.09
62	Luis	5	0.09
62	Mitchell	5	0.09
62	Theodore	5	0.09

Rhode Island Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1982

In 1982, the most popular name for baby girls in Rhode Island was Jessica, with a count of 234 girls out of a total of 4,707 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 4.97% of the total number of new-born baby girls in Rhode Island in 1982). The second most popular girl name was Jennifer (230 girls, 4.89% of total). The third most popular girl name was Melissa (130 girls, 2.76% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1982

Jessica

Jennifer

Melissa

Amanda

Sarah

Nicole

Stephanie

Elizabeth

Rebecca

Amy

The table below below shows the top 156 most popular female baby names in Rhode Island in 1982. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Rhode Island over the years.

Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1982

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Jessica	234	4.97
2	Jennifer	230	4.89
3	Melissa	130	2.76
4	Amanda	123	2.61
4	Sarah	123	2.61
5	Nicole	115	2.44
6	Stephanie	104	2.21
7	Elizabeth	94	2.00
8	Rebecca	87	1.85
9	Amy	80	1.70
10	Erin	77	1.64
11	Michelle	74	1.57
12	Kristen	71	1.51
13	Heather	68	1.45
14	Crystal	64	1.36
15	Lauren	62	1.32
16	Danielle	61	1.30
16	Kimberly	61	1.30
17	Kelly	57	1.21
18	Lisa	50	1.06
19	Christine	49	1.04
20	Tara	48	1.02
21	Katherine	47	1.00
22	Kristin	45	0.96
22	Rachel	45	0.96
23	Ashley	43	0.91
24	Bethany	42	0.89
25	Emily	40	0.85
25	Erica	40	0.85
25	Kerri	40	0.85
25	Laura	40	0.85
25	Tiffany	40	0.85
26	Sara	38	0.81
27	Shannon	37	0.79
28	Allison	35	0.74
28	Andrea	35	0.74
28	Christina	35	0.74
28	Courtney	35	0.74
28	Katie	35	0.74
28	Lindsay	35	0.74
29	Megan	33	0.70
30	Jamie	32	0.68
31	Alicia	31	0.66
32	Julie	30	0.64
33	Melanie	29	0.62
34	Holly	28	0.60
34	Jillian	28	0.60
34	Meghan	28	0.60
35	Angela	27	0.57
35	Catherine	27	0.57
36	Caitlin	26	0.55
37	Alison	25	0.53
37	Renee	25	0.53
38	Lindsey	23	0.49
38	Stacy	23	0.49
39	Kathryn	21	0.45
39	Mary	21	0.45
39	Pamela	21	0.45
40	Karen	20	0.43
40	Kayla	20	0.43
40	Samantha	20	0.43
40	Tanya	20	0.43
41	Diana	19	0.40
41	Michaela	19	0.40
41	Vanessa	19	0.40
42	Jacqueline	18	0.38
42	Tina	18	0.38
43	Aimee	17	0.36
43	Amber	17	0.36
43	Erika	17	0.36
43	Kate	17	0.36
43	Linda	17	0.36
43	Marissa	17	0.36
43	Susan	17	0.36
44	April	16	0.34
44	Cassandra	16	0.34
44	Dawn	16	0.34
44	Leah	16	0.34
44	Nichole	16	0.34
44	Tracy	16	0.34
44	Valerie	16	0.34
44	Victoria	16	0.34
45	Gina	15	0.32
45	Krystal	15	0.32
45	Lori	15	0.32
45	Maria	15	0.32
45	Patricia	15	0.32
45	Sandra	15	0.32
45	Stacey	15	0.32
46	Kathleen	14	0.30
46	Keri	14	0.30
46	Lynn	14	0.30
46	Stefanie	14	0.30
47	Diane	13	0.28
47	Jill	13	0.28
47	Meredith	13	0.28
47	Monica	13	0.28
48	Joanna	12	0.26
48	Natasha	12	0.26
48	Sheena	12	0.26
49	Heidi	11	0.23
49	Michele	11	0.23
50	Anna	10	0.21
50	Anne	10	0.21
50	Carolyn	10	0.21
50	Casey	10	0.21
50	Cheryl	10	0.21
50	Colleen	10	0.21
50	Cynthia	10	0.21
50	Jaclyn	10	0.21
50	Kara	10	0.21
50	Kristine	10	0.21
50	Nina	10	0.21
50	Rachael	10	0.21
50	Tammy	10	0.21
51	Alisha	9	0.19
51	Beth	9	0.19
51	Carrie	9	0.19
51	Dana	9	0.19
51	Julia	9	0.19
51	Katharine	9	0.19
51	Kelley	9	0.19
51	Leslie	9	0.19
51	Robin	9	0.19
52	Abigail	8	0.17
52	Alexis	8	0.17
52	Alissa	8	0.17
52	Alyson	8	0.17
52	Alyssa	8	0.17
52	Bonnie	8	0.17
52	Brenda	8	0.17
52	Cara	8	0.17
52	Carla	8	0.17
52	Denise	8	0.17
52	Kristina	8	0.17
52	Margaret	8	0.17
52	Molly	8	0.17
52	Monique	8	0.17
52	Nancy	8	0.17
52	Natalie	8	0.17
52	Rebekah	8	0.17
52	Virginia	8	0.17
53	Abby	7	0.15
53	Alexandra	7	0.15
53	Allyson	7	0.15
53	Angel	7	0.15
53	Caroline	7	0.15
53	Chelsea	7	0.15
53	Christy	7	0.15
53	Cristina	7	0.15
53	Jenny	7	0.15
53	Kelli	7	0.15
53	Kendra	7	0.15
53	Lyndsay	7	0.15
53	Meagan	7	0.15
53	Morgan	7	0.15
53	Trisha	7	0.15
54	Ana	6	0.13
54	Charlene	6	0.13
54	Debra	6	0.13
54	Grace	6	0.13
54	Jane	6	0.13
54	Jennie	6	0.13
54	Jessie	6	0.13
54	Jocelyn	6	0.13
54	Jodie	6	0.13
54	Laurie	6	0.13
54	Marie	6	0.13
54	Marisa	6	0.13
54	Meaghan	6	0.13
54	Melinda	6	0.13
54	Paula	6	0.13
54	Sabrina	6	0.13
54	Shawna	6	0.13
54	Suzanne	6	0.13
54	Tabitha	6	0.13
55	Amelia	5	0.11
55	Amie	5	0.11
55	Angelique	5	0.11
55	Audrey	5	0.11
55	Brooke	5	0.11
55	Candace	5	0.11
55	Carissa	5	0.11
55	Casandra	5	0.11
55	Desiree	5	0.11
55	Destiny	5	0.11
55	Donna	5	0.11
55	Faith	5	0.11
55	Jaime	5	0.11
55	Jean	5	0.11
55	Jenna	5	0.11
55	Jodi	5	0.11
55	Joy	5	0.11
55	Karissa	5	0.11
55	Katelyn	5	0.11
55	Kerry	5	0.11
55	Kyla	5	0.11
55	Lara	5	0.11
55	Mai	5	0.11
55	Marlene	5	0.11
55	Misty	5	0.11
55	Naomi	5	0.11
55	Robyn	5	0.11
55	Rose	5	0.11
55	Rosemary	5	0.11
55	Shana	5	0.11
55	Sharon	5	0.11
55	Sheila	5	0.11
55	Sonya	5	0.11
55	Tamara	5	0.11
55	Taylor	5	0.11
55	Theresa	5	0.11
55	Tia	5	0.11
55	Tonya	5	0.11
55	Wendy	5	0.11