Popular Baby Names in 1981
The most popular baby names in 1981.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | Boy | 68,759 |
| 1 | Jennifer | Girl | 57,048 |
| 2 | Christopher | Boy | 50,221 |
| 3 | Matthew | Boy | 43,328 |
| 2 | Jessica | Girl | 42,532 |
| 4 | Jason | Boy | 41,928 |
| 5 | David | Boy | 40,633 |
| 6 | Joshua | Boy | 39,027 |
| 7 | James | Boy | 38,289 |
| 8 | John | Boy | 34,872 |
| 9 | Robert | Boy | 34,397 |
| 3 | Amanda | Girl | 34,373 |
| 10 | Daniel | Boy | 30,989 |
| 11 | Joseph | Boy | 30,764 |
| 4 | Sarah | Girl | 28,174 |
| 5 | Melissa | Girl | 28,005 |
| 12 | Justin | Boy | 27,308 |
| 13 | Ryan | Boy | 26,814 |
| 14 | Brian | Boy | 26,582 |
| 15 | William | Boy | 24,801 |
| 16 | Jonathan | Boy | 22,593 |
| 17 | Eric | Boy | 20,715 |
| 6 | Amy | Girl | 20,344 |
| 7 | Nicole | Girl | 20,311 |
| 18 | Andrew | Boy | 20,234 |
| 8 | Stephanie | Girl | 20,213 |
| 19 | Brandon | Boy | 20,205 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | Girl | 20,169 |
| 20 | Adam | Boy | 20,042 |
| 21 | Nicholas | Boy | 19,777 |
| 22 | Jeremy | Boy | 19,111 |
| 23 | Anthony | Boy | 18,574 |
| 24 | Timothy | Boy | 18,228 |
| 10 | Heather | Girl | 17,946 |
| 11 | Michelle | Girl | 17,782 |
| 25 | Kevin | Boy | 17,456 |
| 26 | Thomas | Boy | 17,160 |
| 27 | Richard | Boy | 16,855 |
| 12 | Rebecca | Girl | 16,737 |
| 13 | Kimberly | Girl | 16,689 |
| 28 | Steven | Boy | 16,484 |
| 14 | Tiffany | Girl | 16,416 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | Boy | 15,932 |
| 15 | Angela | Girl | 15,926 |
| 16 | Crystal | Girl | 15,888 |
| 30 | Aaron | Boy | 14,692 |
| 31 | Charles | Boy | 14,428 |
| 17 | Christina | Girl | 14,392 |
| 32 | Benjamin | Boy | 14,361 |
| 18 | Lisa | Girl | 14,295 |
| 19 | Erin | Girl | 13,853 |
| 20 | Amber | Girl | 13,813 |
| 33 | Mark | Boy | 13,544 |
| 21 | Laura | Girl | 13,291 |
| 34 | Scott | Boy | 12,721 |
| 22 | Rachel | Girl | 12,590 |
| 23 | Kelly | Girl | 11,873 |
| 35 | Paul | Boy | 11,778 |
| 24 | Andrea | Girl | 11,685 |
| 25 | April | Girl | 11,405 |
| 26 | Sara | Girl | 11,358 |
| 36 | Nathan | Boy | 11,258 |
| 27 | Mary | Girl | 11,043 |
| 28 | Jamie | Girl | 10,982 |
| 29 | Emily | Girl | 10,799 |
| 37 | Jesse | Boy | 10,444 |
| 38 | Patrick | Boy | 10,384 |
| 39 | Stephen | Boy | 10,302 |
| 40 | Travis | Boy | 10,109 |
| 30 | Danielle | Girl | 10,039 |
| 31 | Kristin | Girl | 9,737 |
| 41 | Kenneth | Boy | 9,473 |
| 42 | Dustin | Boy | 9,353 |
| 43 | Jacob | Boy | 9,345 |
| 32 | Shannon | Girl | 9,227 |
| 33 | Megan | Girl | 8,966 |
| 44 | Sean | Boy | 8,892 |
| 34 | Ashley | Girl | 8,874 |
| 35 | Lauren | Girl | 8,813 |
| 45 | Jose | Boy | 8,773 |
| 46 | Gregory | Boy | 8,758 |
| 36 | Erica | Girl | 8,624 |
| 37 | Julie | Girl | 8,568 |
| 38 | Kristen | Girl | 8,541 |
| 39 | Katherine | Girl | 8,433 |
| 47 | Chad | Boy | 8,413 |
| 40 | Maria | Girl | 7,683 |
| 48 | Bryan | Boy | 7,215 |
| 49 | Shawn | Boy | 7,076 |
| 41 | Brandy | Girl | 6,897 |
| 50 | Bradley | Boy | 6,896 |
| 42 | Christine | Girl | 6,854 |
| 51 | Edward | Boy | 6,661 |
| 43 | Courtney | Girl | 6,638 |
| 44 | Katie | Girl | 6,600 |
| 52 | Kyle | Boy | 6,571 |
| 53 | Derek | Boy | 6,481 |
| 45 | Tara | Girl | 6,366 |
| 54 | Samuel | Boy | 6,037 |
| 55 | Peter | Boy | 5,999 |