100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1981

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
1 Michael 0 68,765
2 Christopher 0 50,233
3 Matthew +3 43,330
4 Jason -1 41,932
5 David -1 40,659
6 Joshua +1 39,053
7 James -2 38,307
8 John 0 34,882
9 Robert 0 34,402
10 Daniel +1 30,994
11 Joseph -1 30,772
12 Justin +1 27,311
13 Ryan +2 26,823
14 Brian -2 26,599
15 William -1 24,804
16 Jonathan +5 22,600
17 Eric -1 20,723
18 Andrew +1 20,232
19 Brandon +11 20,217
20 Adam +2 20,039
21 Nicholas -4 19,778
22 Jeremy -4 19,114
23 Anthony +1 18,574
24 Timothy -4 18,226
25 Kevin -2 17,462
26 Thomas -1 17,165
27 Richard -1 16,857
28 Steven 0 16,487
29 Jeffrey -2 15,932
30 Aaron +4 14,691
31 Charles -2 14,429
32 Benjamin 0 14,354
33 Mark -2 13,544
34 Scott -1 12,723
35 Paul 0 11,779
36 Nathan 0 11,261
37 Jesse +8 10,451
38 Patrick 0 10,390
39 Stephen +1 10,295
40 Travis -3 10,108
41 Kenneth 0 9,477
42 Dustin +2 9,355
43 Jacob 0 9,352
44 Sean +4 8,894
45 Jose +1 8,766
46 Gregory -4 8,756
47 Chad -8 8,413
48 Bryan +1 7,220
49 Shawn -2 7,077
50 Bradley +1 6,897
51 Edward +1 6,657
52 Kyle +5 6,577
53 Derek -3 6,478
54 Samuel 0 6,037
55 Peter 0 5,996
56 Donald -3 5,913
57 Jared +4 5,864
58 Keith -2 5,620
59 Ronald -1 5,533
60 Juan -1 5,493
61 George -1 5,159
62 Gary +1 4,945
63 Zachary +9 4,851
64 Douglas -2 4,789
65 Joel +2 4,541
66 Phillip -1 4,541
67 Marcus +4 4,510
68 Raymond -2 4,366
69 Corey -1 4,249
70 Alexander +21 4,240
71 Carlos +7 4,179
72 Craig +1 4,097
73 Todd +2 3,957
74 Larry -4 3,952
75 Antonio +2 3,922
76 Erik -12 3,922
77 Jeremiah -1 3,894
78 Derrick -4 3,849
79 Brett +17 3,775
80 Nathaniel +6 3,720
81 Shane -12 3,714
82 Frank -1 3,637
83 Dennis -3 3,635
84 Philip -2 3,579
85 Casey +8 3,518
86 Shaun -7 3,381
87 Gabriel -2 3,376
88 Lucas +10 3,376
89 Brent -5 3,371
90 Cory -7 3,360
91 Luis -3 3,341
92 Randy -5 3,339
93 Jeffery -3 3,334
94 Curtis -5 3,193
95 Seth +4 3,138
96 Tyler +18 3,122
97 Jerry -3 3,056
98 Russell -6 3,046
99 Wesley -4 3,040
100 Luke -3 3,016
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
1 Jennifer 0 57,049
2 Jessica +1 42,532
3 Amanda -1 34,374
4 Sarah +1 28,173
5 Melissa -1 28,000
6 Amy +2 20,343
7 Nicole 0 20,313
8 Stephanie +5 20,210
9 Elizabeth 0 20,171
10 Heather -4 17,946
11 Michelle -1 17,774
12 Rebecca +5 16,740
13 Kimberly -2 16,689
14 Tiffany 0 16,414
15 Angela -3 15,921
16 Crystal +2 15,882
17 Christina -2 14,395
18 Lisa -2 14,294
19 Erin +1 13,856
20 Amber +2 13,814
21 Laura 0 13,292
22 Rachel +1 12,586
23 Kelly -4 11,876
24 Andrea +4 11,682
25 April 0 11,404
26 Sara +1 11,356
27 Mary -1 11,043
28 Jamie -4 10,979
29 Emily +2 10,801
30 Danielle +3 10,035
31 Kristin +6 9,737
32 Shannon -3 9,227
33 Megan -3 8,967
34 Ashley +6 8,878
35 Lauren +3 8,808
36 Erica -2 8,624
37 Julie -5 8,565
38 Kristen +1 8,542
39 Katherine -4 8,434
40 Maria -4 7,674
41 Brandy +1 6,894
42 Christine -1 6,854
43 Courtney +5 6,638
44 Katie 0 6,598
45 Tara -2 6,365
46 Alicia +1 5,856
47 Lindsay +24 5,845
48 Kathryn +2 5,822
49 Monica -4 5,783
50 Brandi +12 5,526
51 Samantha +7 5,521
52 Brooke +5 5,329
53 Patricia -2 5,285
54 Anna +1 5,191
55 Carrie -9 5,094
56 Leslie +5 4,934
57 Allison +2 4,902
58 Lindsey +33 4,863
59 Natalie +6 4,858
60 Cynthia +4 4,857
61 Misty -12 4,799
62 Vanessa +7 4,748
63 Holly -11 4,565
64 Karen -10 4,536
65 Stacy -12 4,480
66 Melanie -6 4,473
67 Jacqueline +14 4,335
68 Veronica +2 4,315
69 Latoya +54 4,267
70 Dana -2 4,247
71 Susan -8 4,247
72 Kristina +1 4,060
73 Catherine +4 4,055
74 Sandra +6 4,036
75 Diana +43 3,969
76 Pamela +10 3,883
77 Tracy -21 3,868
78 Jill -12 3,856
79 Dawn -12 3,838
80 Tina -8 3,821
81 Leah +3 3,807
82 Kathleen 0 3,777
83 Stacey -9 3,753
84 Heidi -5 3,739
85 Natasha +4 3,732
86 Candice +13 3,698
87 Victoria +17 3,690
88 Julia +10 3,669
89 Valerie -4 3,611
90 Wendy -15 3,610
91 Lori -15 3,478
92 Tanya -4 3,408
93 Erika -6 3,399
94 Kristy -16 3,263
95 Katrina -5 3,257
96 Denise -1 3,202
97 Teresa -3 3,122
98 Renee +9 2,994
99 Theresa +4 2,943
100 Christy -17 2,942