Most Popular Names of 1981
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1981
#1 Jennifer57,046 births#2 Jessica42,531 births#3 Amanda34,372 births#4 Sarah28,175 births#5 Melissa28,005 births#6 Amy20,345 births#7 Nicole20,310 births#8 Stephanie20,212 births#9 Elizabeth20,168 births#10 Heather17,946 births#11 Michelle17,781 births#12 Rebecca16,737 births#13 Kimberly16,689 births#14 Tiffany16,416 births#15 Angela15,924 births#16 Crystal15,888 births#17 Christina14,392 births#18 Lisa14,294 births#19 Erin13,853 births#20 Amber13,814 births#21 Laura13,292 births#22 Rachel12,590 births#23 Kelly11,873 births#24 Andrea11,686 births#25 April11,406 births#26 Sara11,359 births#27 Mary11,042 births#28 Jamie10,982 births#29 Emily10,799 births#30 Danielle10,038 births#31 Kristin9,737 births#32 Shannon9,226 births#33 Megan8,964 births#34 Ashley8,874 births#35 Lauren8,813 births#36 Erica8,626 births#37 Julie8,567 births#38 Kristen8,540 births#39 Katherine8,433 births#40 Maria7,681 births#41 Brandy6,898 births#42 Christine6,854 births#43 Courtney6,636 births#44 Katie6,600 births#45 Tara6,366 births#46 Alicia5,855 births#47 Lindsay5,843 births#48 Kathryn5,823 births#49 Monica5,782 births#50 Brandi5,527 births#51 Samantha5,516 births#52 Brooke5,328 births#53 Patricia5,284 births#54 Anna5,192 births#55 Carrie5,094 births#56 Leslie4,934 births#57 Allison4,904 births#58 Lindsey4,863 births#59 Cynthia4,859 births#60 Natalie4,858 births#61 Misty4,799 births#62 Vanessa4,749 births#63 Holly4,564 births#64 Karen4,539 births#65 Stacy4,479 births#66 Melanie4,475 births#67 Jacqueline4,334 births#68 Veronica4,313 births#69 Latoya4,266 births#70 Dana4,246 births#71 Susan4,244 births#72 Kristina4,061 births#73 Catherine4,057 births#74 Sandra4,037 births#75 Diana3,971 births#76 Pamela3,881 births#77 Tracy3,869 births#78 Jill3,857 births#79 Dawn3,839 births#80 Tina3,821 births#81 Leah3,808 births#82 Kathleen3,776 births#83 Stacey3,754 births#84 Heidi3,738 births#85 Natasha3,730 births#86 Candice3,698 births#87 Victoria3,689 births#88 Julia3,668 births#89 Valerie3,611 births#90 Wendy3,608 births#91 Lori3,479 births#92 Tanya3,408 births#93 Erika3,399 births#94 Kristy3,263 births#95 Katrina3,257 births#96 Denise3,201 births#97 Teresa3,121 births#98 Renee2,997 births#99 Christy2,943 births#99 Theresa2,943 births
Popular Boy Names in 1981
#1 Michael68,750 births#2 Christopher50,221 births#3 Matthew43,330 births#4 Jason41,927 births#5 David40,629 births#6 Joshua39,024 births#7 James38,283 births#8 John34,868 births#9 Robert34,395 births#10 Daniel30,985 births#11 Joseph30,761 births#12 Justin27,307 births#13 Ryan26,811 births#14 Brian26,583 births#15 William24,798 births#16 Jonathan22,588 births#17 Eric20,712 births#18 Andrew20,232 births#19 Brandon20,206 births#20 Adam20,044 births#21 Nicholas19,775 births#22 Jeremy19,113 births#23 Anthony18,569 births#24 Timothy18,228 births#25 Kevin17,454 births#26 Thomas17,159 births#27 Richard16,855 births#28 Steven16,482 births#29 Jeffrey15,931 births#30 Aaron14,694 births#31 Charles14,427 births#32 Benjamin14,360 births#33 Mark13,542 births#34 Scott12,719 births#35 Paul11,776 births#36 Nathan11,256 births#37 Jesse10,443 births#38 Patrick10,384 births#39 Stephen10,302 births#40 Travis10,109 births#41 Kenneth9,472 births#42 Dustin9,350 births#43 Jacob9,342 births#44 Sean8,893 births#45 Jose8,773 births#46 Gregory8,756 births#47 Chad8,412 births#48 Bryan7,215 births#49 Shawn7,076 births#50 Bradley6,895 births#51 Edward6,661 births#52 Kyle6,570 births#53 Derek6,481 births#54 Samuel6,036 births#55 Peter5,997 births#56 Donald5,910 births#57 Jared5,865 births#58 Keith5,621 births#59 Ronald5,538 births#60 Juan5,499 births#61 George5,157 births#62 Gary4,946 births#63 Zachary4,841 births#64 Douglas4,788 births#65 Joel4,540 births#66 Phillip4,539 births#67 Marcus4,510 births#68 Raymond4,367 births#69 Corey4,247 births#70 Alexander4,237 births#71 Carlos4,185 births#72 Craig4,097 births#73 Larry3,955 births#74 Todd3,953 births#75 Antonio3,926 births#76 Erik3,921 births#77 Jeremiah3,896 births#78 Derrick3,850 births#79 Brett3,775 births#80 Nathaniel3,719 births#81 Shane3,710 births#82 Frank3,638 births#83 Dennis3,634 births#84 Philip3,581 births#85 Casey3,518 births#86 Shaun3,383 births#87 Gabriel3,373 births#88 Brent3,371 births#88 Lucas3,371 births#90 Cory3,352 births#91 Randy3,343 births#92 Luis3,342 births#93 Jeffery3,334 births#94 Curtis3,198 births#95 Seth3,137 births#96 Tyler3,117 births#97 Jerry3,056 births#98 Russell3,048 births#99 Wesley3,040 births#100 Luke3,013 births