Rhode Island Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1983

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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Rhode Island Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1983

In 1983, the most popular name for baby boys in Rhode Island was Michael, with a count of 363 boys out of a total of 5,705 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 6.36% of the total number of new-born baby boys in Rhode Island in 1983). The second most popular boy name was Matthew (260 boys, 4.56% of total). The third most popular boy name was Christopher (250 boys, 4.38% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1983

Michael

Matthew

Christopher

David

Jason

Joseph

John

Daniel

James

Robert

The table below below shows the top 154 most popular male baby names in Rhode Island in 1983. 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 1983

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Michael	363	6.36
2	Matthew	260	4.56
3	Christopher	250	4.38
4	David	181	3.17
5	Jason	174	3.05
6	Joseph	162	2.84
7	John	159	2.79
8	Daniel	152	2.66
9	James	149	2.61
10	Robert	147	2.58
11	Joshua	137	2.40
12	Brian	130	2.28
13	Justin	119	2.09
14	Andrew	107	1.88
15	Nicholas	102	1.79
16	Eric	99	1.74
17	Adam	97	1.70
18	Jonathan	96	1.68
19	Ryan	94	1.65
20	Steven	89	1.56
21	Thomas	84	1.47
22	William	82	1.44
23	Richard	77	1.35
24	Stephen	76	1.33
25	Anthony	75	1.32
26	Kevin	74	1.30
27	Kyle	71	1.25
28	Jeffrey	68	1.19
28	Timothy	68	1.19
29	Mark	60	1.05
30	Brandon	56	0.98
31	Paul	54	0.95
31	Peter	54	0.95
32	Benjamin	53	0.93
33	Gregory	52	0.91
34	Derek	50	0.88
34	Scott	50	0.88
35	Patrick	49	0.86
35	Sean	49	0.86
36	Charles	44	0.77
37	Nathan	40	0.70
38	Jared	39	0.68
39	Aaron	36	0.63
40	Keith	32	0.56
41	Kenneth	31	0.54
42	Raymond	28	0.49
43	Edward	27	0.47
44	Donald	26	0.46
44	Shawn	26	0.46
45	Bryan	25	0.44
46	Alexander	23	0.40
46	Jeremy	23	0.40
47	Jesse	22	0.39
48	Jacob	21	0.37
49	Evan	20	0.35
49	Ronald	20	0.35
50	Craig	19	0.33
50	George	19	0.33
50	Seth	19	0.33
50	Zachary	19	0.33
51	Antonio	18	0.32
51	Douglas	18	0.32
51	Frank	18	0.32
51	Ian	18	0.32
52	Brendan	17	0.30
52	Dennis	17	0.30
52	Vincent	17	0.30
53	Christian	16	0.28
53	Corey	16	0.28
53	Samuel	16	0.28
54	Erik	15	0.26
54	Gary	15	0.26
54	Jarrod	15	0.26
54	Walter	15	0.26
55	Brad	14	0.25
55	Jose	14	0.25
55	Marc	14	0.25
55	Shane	14	0.25
55	Travis	14	0.25
56	Alan	13	0.23
57	Brent	12	0.21
57	Luis	12	0.21
57	Marcus	12	0.21
57	Nathaniel	12	0.21
58	Albert	11	0.19
58	Chad	11	0.19
58	Derrick	11	0.19
58	Geoffrey	11	0.19
58	Philip	11	0.19
58	Phillip	11	0.19
58	Shaun	11	0.19
59	Cory	10	0.18
59	Jordan	10	0.18
59	Mathew	10	0.18
59	Roger	10	0.18
59	Tyler	10	0.18
60	Alex	9	0.16
60	Allen	9	0.16
60	Carlos	9	0.16
60	Gabriel	9	0.16
60	Joel	9	0.16
60	Juan	9	0.16
60	Manuel	9	0.16
60	Nelson	9	0.16
60	Noah	9	0.16
60	Russell	9	0.16
61	Arthur	8	0.14
61	Frederick	8	0.14
61	Jeffery	8	0.14
61	Jon	8	0.14
61	Louis	8	0.14
61	Lucas	8	0.14
61	Neil	8	0.14
61	Randy	8	0.14
61	Todd	8	0.14
61	Trevor	8	0.14
61	Wayne	8	0.14
62	Andre	7	0.12
62	Brett	7	0.12
62	Bruce	7	0.12
62	Dustin	7	0.12
62	Jay	7	0.12
62	Kenny	7	0.12
63	Alfred	6	0.11
63	Bradford	6	0.11
63	Carl	6	0.11
63	Dana	6	0.11
63	Danny	6	0.11
63	Domenic	6	0.11
63	Harry	6	0.11
63	Hector	6	0.11
63	Jamie	6	0.11
63	Larry	6	0.11
63	Lee	6	0.11
63	Leonard	6	0.11
63	Ross	6	0.11
64	Alexis	5	0.09
64	Angel	5	0.09
64	Austin	5	0.09
64	Bradley	5	0.09
64	Clifford	5	0.09
64	Colin	5	0.09
64	Damian	5	0.09
64	Daryl	5	0.09
64	Dean	5	0.09
64	Derick	5	0.09
64	Drew	5	0.09
64	Edwin	5	0.09
64	Jaime	5	0.09
64	Jeff	5	0.09
64	Julio	5	0.09
64	Norman	5	0.09
64	Tony	5	0.09
64	Victor	5	0.09

Rhode Island Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1983

In 1983, the most popular name for baby girls in Rhode Island was Jennifer, with a count of 227 girls out of a total of 4,736 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 4.79% of the total number of new-born baby girls in Rhode Island in 1983). The second most popular girl name was Jessica (202 girls, 4.26% of total). The third most popular girl name was Nicole (152 girls, 3.21% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1983

Jennifer

Jessica

Nicole

Melissa

Amanda

Elizabeth

Stephanie

Sarah

Ashley

Lauren

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Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1983

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Jennifer	227	4.79
2	Jessica	202	4.26
3	Nicole	152	3.21
4	Melissa	128	2.70
5	Amanda	121	2.56
6	Elizabeth	115	2.43
6	Stephanie	115	2.43
7	Sarah	108	2.28
8	Ashley	97	2.05
8	Lauren	97	2.05
9	Amy	82	1.73
10	Crystal	79	1.67
11	Heather	74	1.56
12	Danielle	69	1.46
12	Erin	69	1.46
13	Kristen	66	1.39
14	Kimberly	63	1.33
15	Michelle	57	1.20
16	Rebecca	56	1.18
17	Meghan	54	1.14
18	Emily	53	1.12
19	Kelly	52	1.10
20	Laura	51	1.08
21	Christina	50	1.06
21	Katherine	50	1.06
22	Rachel	49	1.03
22	Sara	49	1.03
23	Alicia	48	1.01
23	Jamie	48	1.01
24	Lindsay	45	0.95
25	Christine	44	0.93
25	Tara	44	0.93
26	Courtney	39	0.82
27	Holly	38	0.80
27	Tiffany	38	0.80
28	Lisa	37	0.78
28	Megan	37	0.78
29	Caitlin	36	0.76
30	Erica	35	0.74
31	Allison	34	0.72
31	Andrea	34	0.72
31	Katie	34	0.72
32	Kathryn	32	0.68
32	Lindsey	32	0.68
33	Mary	31	0.66
34	Jacqueline	30	0.63
34	Shannon	30	0.63
34	Stacy	30	0.63
35	Kayla	29	0.61
36	Angela	28	0.59
37	Bethany	27	0.57
38	Kristin	24	0.51
38	Renee	24	0.51
39	Stacey	23	0.49
40	Julie	22	0.47
40	Samantha	22	0.47
41	Catherine	21	0.44
41	Kathleen	21	0.44
41	Linda	21	0.44
41	Patricia	21	0.44
42	Kerri	20	0.42
42	Vanessa	20	0.42
43	Leah	19	0.40
44	Susan	18	0.38
45	Jillian	17	0.36
45	Kara	17	0.36
45	Victoria	17	0.36
46	Alison	16	0.34
46	Julia	16	0.34
46	Melanie	16	0.34
46	Pamela	16	0.34
46	Tanya	16	0.34
47	April	15	0.32
47	Jaclyn	15	0.32
47	Jill	15	0.32
47	Nichole	15	0.32
47	Rachael	15	0.32
48	Alexis	14	0.30
48	Chelsea	14	0.30
48	Gina	14	0.30
48	Kate	14	0.30
48	Maria	14	0.30
48	Monica	14	0.30
48	Sheena	14	0.30
48	Stefanie	14	0.30
49	Diana	13	0.27
50	Amber	12	0.25
50	Audra	12	0.25
50	Michaela	12	0.25
50	Tracy	12	0.25
50	Wendy	12	0.25
51	Aimee	11	0.23
51	Alexandra	11	0.23
51	Brooke	11	0.23
51	Candice	11	0.23
51	Cynthia	11	0.23
51	Jaime	11	0.23
51	Krystal	11	0.23
51	Michele	11	0.23
51	Sandra	11	0.23
52	Anna	10	0.21
52	Colleen	10	0.21
52	Jenny	10	0.21
52	Karen	10	0.21
52	Kendra	10	0.21
52	Marissa	10	0.21
52	Tina	10	0.21
53	Deanna	9	0.19
53	Donna	9	0.19
53	Erika	9	0.19
53	Justine	9	0.19
53	Kristina	9	0.19
53	Margaret	9	0.19
53	Monique	9	0.19
53	Robin	9	0.19
54	Beth	8	0.17
54	Carrie	8	0.17
54	Casey	8	0.17
54	Heidi	8	0.17
54	Katharine	8	0.17
54	Keri	8	0.17
54	Latoya	8	0.17
54	Leslie	8	0.17
54	Mandy	8	0.17
54	Meagan	8	0.17
54	Melinda	8	0.17
54	Suzanne	8	0.17
54	Teresa	8	0.17
54	Theresa	8	0.17
54	Valerie	8	0.17
54	Veronica	8	0.17
55	Abigail	7	0.15
55	Bridget	7	0.15
55	Brittany	7	0.15
55	Cara	7	0.15
55	Cassandra	7	0.15
55	Chrystal	7	0.15
55	Desiree	7	0.15
55	Joanna	7	0.15
55	Katelyn	7	0.15
55	Kristine	7	0.15
55	Leigh	7	0.15
55	Liza	7	0.15
55	Lori	7	0.15
55	Meredith	7	0.15
55	Nancy	7	0.15
55	Natasha	7	0.15
55	Tammy	7	0.15
56	Adrienne	6	0.13
56	Alyson	6	0.13
56	Amie	6	0.13
56	Ashlee	6	0.13
56	Brandi	6	0.13
56	Carissa	6	0.13
56	Carolyn	6	0.13
56	Casandra	6	0.13
56	Cassie	6	0.13
56	Dana	6	0.13
56	Denise	6	0.13
56	Diane	6	0.13
56	Elise	6	0.13
56	Jean	6	0.13
56	Jenna	6	0.13
56	Kaitlyn	6	0.13
56	Katrina	6	0.13
56	Kellie	6	0.13
56	Leanne	6	0.13
56	Lyndsey	6	0.13
56	Marie	6	0.13
56	Meaghan	6	0.13
56	Miranda	6	0.13
56	Molly	6	0.13
56	Natalie	6	0.13
56	Robyn	6	0.13
56	Roxanne	6	0.13
56	Shayna	6	0.13
56	Sherry	6	0.13
56	Tricia	6	0.13
56	Trisha	6	0.13
57	Abby	5	0.11
57	Alana	5	0.11
57	Alexandria	5	0.11
57	Alisha	5	0.11
57	Angel	5	0.11
57	Anne	5	0.11
57	Barbara	5	0.11
57	Brenda	5	0.11
57	Cheryl	5	0.11
57	Claudia	5	0.11
57	Dawn	5	0.11
57	Deborah	5	0.11
57	Felicia	5	0.11
57	Jacquelyn	5	0.11
57	Jasmine	5	0.11
57	Jocelyn	5	0.11
57	Jodie	5	0.11
57	Kelli	5	0.11
57	Kristy	5	0.11
57	Laurie	5	0.11
57	Lynn	5	0.11
57	Marisa	5	0.11
57	Morgan	5	0.11
57	Naomi	5	0.11
57	Paula	5	0.11
57	Rebekah	5	0.11
57	Shanna	5	0.11
57	Talia	5	0.11
57	Taylor	5	0.11
57	Yolanda	5	0.11