Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1981
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(68,759) |
Michael |
68,759 |
| 2(50,221) |
Christopher |
50,221 |
| 3(43,328) |
Matthew |
43,328 |
| 4(41,928) |
Jason |
41,928 |
| 5(40,633) |
David |
40,633 |
| 6(39,027) |
Joshua |
39,027 |
| 7(38,289) |
James |
38,289 |
| 8(34,872) |
John |
34,872 |
| 9(34,397) |
Robert |
34,397 |
| 10(30,989) |
Daniel |
30,989 |
| 11(30,764) |
Joseph |
30,764 |
| 12(27,308) |
Justin |
27,308 |
| 13(26,814) |
Ryan |
26,814 |
| 14(26,582) |
Brian |
26,582 |
| 15(24,801) |
William |
24,801 |
| 16(22,593) |
Jonathan |
22,593 |
| 17(20,715) |
Eric |
20,715 |
| 18(20,234) |
Andrew |
20,234 |
| 19(20,205) |
Brandon |
20,205 |
| 20(20,042) |
Adam |
20,042 |
| 21(19,777) |
Nicholas |
19,777 |
| 22(19,111) |
Jeremy |
19,111 |
| 23(18,574) |
Anthony |
18,574 |
| 24(18,228) |
Timothy |
18,228 |
| 25(17,456) |
Kevin |
17,456 |
| 26(17,160) |
Thomas |
17,160 |
| 27(16,855) |
Richard |
16,855 |
| 28(16,484) |
Steven |
16,484 |
| 29(15,932) |
Jeffrey |
15,932 |
| 30(14,692) |
Aaron |
14,692 |
| 31(14,428) |
Charles |
14,428 |
| 32(14,361) |
Benjamin |
14,361 |
| 33(13,544) |
Mark |
13,544 |
| 34(12,721) |
Scott |
12,721 |
| 35(11,778) |
Paul |
11,778 |
| 36(11,258) |
Nathan |
11,258 |
| 37(10,444) |
Jesse |
10,444 |
| 38(10,384) |
Patrick |
10,384 |
| 39(10,302) |
Stephen |
10,302 |
| 40(10,109) |
Travis |
10,109 |
| 41(9,473) |
Kenneth |
9,473 |
| 42(9,353) |
Dustin |
9,353 |
| 43(9,345) |
Jacob |
9,345 |
| 44(8,892) |
Sean |
8,892 |
| 45(8,773) |
Jose |
8,773 |
| 46(8,758) |
Gregory |
8,758 |
| 47(8,413) |
Chad |
8,413 |
| 48(7,215) |
Bryan |
7,215 |
| 49(7,076) |
Shawn |
7,076 |
| 50(6,896) |
Bradley |
6,896 |
| 51(6,661) |
Edward |
6,661 |
| 52(6,571) |
Kyle |
6,571 |
| 53(6,481) |
Derek |
6,481 |
| 54(6,037) |
Samuel |
6,037 |
| 55(5,999) |
Peter |
5,999 |
| 56(5,911) |
Donald |
5,911 |
| 57(5,865) |
Jared |
5,865 |
| 58(5,621) |
Keith |
5,621 |
| 59(5,538) |
Ronald |
5,538 |
| 60(5,500) |
Juan |
5,500 |
| 61(5,159) |
George |
5,159 |
| 62(4,947) |
Gary |
4,947 |
| 63(4,846) |
Zachary |
4,846 |
| 64(4,788) |
Douglas |
4,788 |
| 65(4,540) |
Joel |
4,540 |
| 66(4,539) |
Phillip |
4,539 |
| 67(4,509) |
Marcus |
4,509 |
| 68(4,367) |
Raymond |
4,367 |
| 69(4,247) |
Corey |
4,247 |
| 70(4,236) |
Alexander |
4,236 |
| 71(4,182) |
Carlos |
4,182 |
| 72(4,095) |
Craig |
4,095 |
| 73(3,954) |
Larry |
3,954 |
| 74(3,953) |
Todd |
3,953 |
| 75(3,926) |
Antonio |
3,926 |
| 76(3,922) |
Erik |
3,922 |
| 77(3,896) |
Jeremiah |
3,896 |
| 78(3,850) |
Derrick |
3,850 |
| 79(3,775) |
Brett |
3,775 |
| 80(3,719) |
Nathaniel |
3,719 |
| 81(3,711) |
Shane |
3,711 |
| 82(3,640) |
Frank |
3,640 |
| 83(3,634) |
Dennis |
3,634 |
| 84(3,581) |
Philip |
3,581 |
| 85(3,518) |
Casey |
3,518 |
| 86(3,383) |
Shaun |
3,383 |
| 87(3,373) |
Gabriel |
3,373 |
| 88(3,372) |
Lucas |
3,372 |
| 89(3,370) |
Brent |
3,370 |
| 90(3,355) |
Cory |
3,355 |
| 91(3,343) |
Luis |
3,343 |
| 91(3,343) |
Randy |
3,343 |
| 93(3,335) |
Jeffery |
3,335 |
| 94(3,198) |
Curtis |
3,198 |
| 95(3,137) |
Seth |
3,137 |
| 96(3,117) |
Tyler |
3,117 |
| 97(3,056) |
Jerry |
3,056 |
| 98(3,048) |
Russell |
3,048 |
| 99(3,042) |
Wesley |
3,042 |
| 100(3,015) |
Luke |
3,015 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(57,048) |
Jennifer |
57,048 |
| 2(42,532) |
Jessica |
42,532 |
| 3(34,373) |
Amanda |
34,373 |
| 4(28,174) |
Sarah |
28,174 |
| 5(28,005) |
Melissa |
28,005 |
| 6(20,344) |
Amy |
20,344 |
| 7(20,311) |
Nicole |
20,311 |
| 8(20,213) |
Stephanie |
20,213 |
| 9(20,169) |
Elizabeth |
20,169 |
| 10(17,946) |
Heather |
17,946 |
| 11(17,782) |
Michelle |
17,782 |
| 12(16,737) |
Rebecca |
16,737 |
| 13(16,689) |
Kimberly |
16,689 |
| 14(16,416) |
Tiffany |
16,416 |
| 15(15,926) |
Angela |
15,926 |
| 16(15,888) |
Crystal |
15,888 |
| 17(14,392) |
Christina |
14,392 |
| 18(14,295) |
Lisa |
14,295 |
| 19(13,853) |
Erin |
13,853 |
| 20(13,813) |
Amber |
13,813 |
| 21(13,291) |
Laura |
13,291 |
| 22(12,590) |
Rachel |
12,590 |
| 23(11,873) |
Kelly |
11,873 |
| 24(11,685) |
Andrea |
11,685 |
| 25(11,405) |
April |
11,405 |
| 26(11,358) |
Sara |
11,358 |
| 27(11,043) |
Mary |
11,043 |
| 28(10,982) |
Jamie |
10,982 |
| 29(10,799) |
Emily |
10,799 |
| 30(10,039) |
Danielle |
10,039 |
| 31(9,737) |
Kristin |
9,737 |
| 32(9,227) |
Shannon |
9,227 |
| 33(8,966) |
Megan |
8,966 |
| 34(8,874) |
Ashley |
8,874 |
| 35(8,813) |
Lauren |
8,813 |
| 36(8,624) |
Erica |
8,624 |
| 37(8,568) |
Julie |
8,568 |
| 38(8,541) |
Kristen |
8,541 |
| 39(8,433) |
Katherine |
8,433 |
| 40(7,683) |
Maria |
7,683 |
| 41(6,897) |
Brandy |
6,897 |
| 42(6,854) |
Christine |
6,854 |
| 43(6,638) |
Courtney |
6,638 |
| 44(6,600) |
Katie |
6,600 |
| 45(6,366) |
Tara |
6,366 |
| 46(5,855) |
Alicia |
5,855 |
| 47(5,843) |
Lindsay |
5,843 |
| 48(5,823) |
Kathryn |
5,823 |
| 49(5,782) |
Monica |
5,782 |
| 50(5,527) |
Brandi |
5,527 |
| 51(5,517) |
Samantha |
5,517 |
| 52(5,330) |
Brooke |
5,330 |
| 53(5,284) |
Patricia |
5,284 |
| 54(5,192) |
Anna |
5,192 |
| 55(5,093) |
Carrie |
5,093 |
| 56(4,934) |
Leslie |
4,934 |
| 57(4,905) |
Allison |
4,905 |
| 58(4,863) |
Lindsey |
4,863 |
| 59(4,859) |
Cynthia |
4,859 |
| 59(4,859) |
Natalie |
4,859 |
| 61(4,799) |
Misty |
4,799 |
| 62(4,749) |
Vanessa |
4,749 |
| 63(4,564) |
Holly |
4,564 |
| 64(4,539) |
Karen |
4,539 |
| 65(4,479) |
Stacy |
4,479 |
| 66(4,474) |
Melanie |
4,474 |
| 67(4,336) |
Jacqueline |
4,336 |
| 68(4,313) |
Veronica |
4,313 |
| 69(4,266) |
Latoya |
4,266 |
| 70(4,246) |
Dana |
4,246 |
| 71(4,244) |
Susan |
4,244 |
| 72(4,060) |
Kristina |
4,060 |
| 73(4,056) |
Catherine |
4,056 |
| 74(4,036) |
Sandra |
4,036 |
| 75(3,971) |
Diana |
3,971 |
| 76(3,882) |
Pamela |
3,882 |
| 77(3,869) |
Tracy |
3,869 |
| 78(3,857) |
Jill |
3,857 |
| 79(3,839) |
Dawn |
3,839 |
| 80(3,820) |
Tina |
3,820 |
| 81(3,808) |
Leah |
3,808 |
| 82(3,776) |
Kathleen |
3,776 |
| 83(3,754) |
Stacey |
3,754 |
| 84(3,738) |
Heidi |
3,738 |
| 85(3,730) |
Natasha |
3,730 |
| 86(3,698) |
Candice |
3,698 |
| 87(3,689) |
Victoria |
3,689 |
| 88(3,668) |
Julia |
3,668 |
| 89(3,611) |
Valerie |
3,611 |
| 90(3,608) |
Wendy |
3,608 |
| 91(3,479) |
Lori |
3,479 |
| 92(3,408) |
Tanya |
3,408 |
| 93(3,398) |
Erika |
3,398 |
| 94(3,263) |
Kristy |
3,263 |
| 95(3,258) |
Katrina |
3,258 |
| 96(3,201) |
Denise |
3,201 |
| 97(3,122) |
Teresa |
3,122 |
| 98(2,997) |
Renee |
2,997 |
| 99(2,943) |
Christy |
2,943 |
| 99(2,943) |
Theresa |
2,943 |
