100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1981
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Blair | +54 | 281 | |
| 502 | Santiago | +40 | 281 | |
| 503 | Darrin | +1 | 280 | |
| 504 | Tanner | -26 | 279 | |
| 505 | Jess | -9 | 277 | |
| 506 | Barrett | +130 | 276 | |
| 507 | Reuben | -12 | 276 | |
| 508 | Ira | -2 | 275 | |
| 509 | Randal | +56 | 275 | |
| 510 | Malcolm | +24 | 273 | |
| 511 | Bryon | -55 | 272 | |
| 512 | Marques | +80 | 272 | |
| 513 | Amos | +18 | 271 | |
| 514 | Hunter | +34 | 269 | |
| 515 | Otis | -22 | 269 | |
| 516 | Elliot | -3 | 268 | |
| 517 | Kasey | +35 | 268 | |
| 518 | Rex | -30 | 267 | |
| 519 | Noe | -21 | 266 | |
| 520 | Arnold | -9 | 262 | |
| 521 | Sammy | -70 | 262 | |
| 522 | Clark | +10 | 261 | |
| 523 | Dion | -8 | 260 | |
| 524 | Donnell | -7 | 260 | |
| 525 | Wilson | -22 | 259 | |
| 526 | Dexter | +4 | 256 | |
| 527 | Joesph | +18 | 256 | |
| 528 | Reynaldo | -39 | 254 | |
| 529 | Adan | +28 | 251 | |
| 530 | Edmund | -10 | 251 | |
| 531 | Stewart | +15 | 250 | |
| 532 | Vicente | +27 | 250 | |
| 533 | Deandre | -10 | 246 | |
| 534 | Lyle | -8 | 246 | |
| 535 | Ahmad | +27 | 244 | |
| 536 | Harley | -29 | 244 | |
| 537 | Reid | +58 | 243 | |
| 538 | Tom | +20 | 243 | |
| 539 | Colby | -6 | 242 | |
| 540 | Erin | -11 | 242 | |
| 541 | Ron | -47 | 242 | |
| 542 | Marty | -60 | 241 | |
| 543 | Reggie | +6 | 241 | |
| 544 | Teddy | -1 | 241 | |
| 545 | Alton | -5 | 240 | |
| 546 | Giovanni | +65 | 239 | |
| 547 | Thaddeus | -19 | 239 | |
| 548 | Jamel | -38 | 238 | |
| 549 | Jean | +41 | 238 | |
| 550 | Bo | +17 | 237 | |
| 551 | Ignacio | +9 | 237 | |
| 552 | Ali | -13 | 236 | |
| 553 | Ariel | +1 | 236 | |
| 554 | Earnest | -13 | 236 | |
| 555 | Emilio | +59 | 236 | |
| 556 | Pete | +23 | 236 | |
| 557 | Avery | +13 | 235 | |
| 558 | Anton | -58 | 234 | |
| 559 | Sonny | +19 | 234 | |
| 560 | Bill | -22 | 233 | |
| 561 | Claude | -39 | 233 | |
| 562 | Will | -43 | 233 | |
| 563 | Kristofer | +17 | 231 | |
| 564 | Luther | +45 | 231 | |
| 565 | Donny | -29 | 230 | |
| 566 | Stefan | -3 | 229 | |
| 567 | Jed | +17 | 227 | |
| 568 | Weston | +49 | 227 | |
| 569 | Jovan | +13 | 226 | |
| 570 | Santos | +7 | 226 | |
| 571 | Hans | +27 | 223 | |
| 572 | Wallace | -21 | 223 | |
| 573 | Wyatt | -5 | 223 | |
| 574 | Damion | -30 | 221 | |
| 575 | Virgil | +43 | 221 | |
| 576 | Morris | +48 | 220 | |
| 577 | Zachery | +4 | 220 | |
| 578 | Brendon | +26 | 218 | |
| 579 | Humberto | -63 | 218 | |
| 580 | Sterling | -30 | 218 | |
| 581 | Joaquin | -60 | 217 | |
| 582 | Rigoberto | +18 | 215 | |
| 583 | Sylvester | +33 | 215 | |
| 584 | Freddy | +3 | 214 | |
| 585 | Robby | -32 | 212 | |
| 586 | Demarcus | -10 | 211 | |
| 587 | Erich | -69 | 211 | |
| 588 | Leland | +13 | 211 | |
| 589 | Diego | +42 | 210 | |
| 590 | Hugh | -17 | 210 | |
| 591 | Maxwell | +44 | 210 | |
| 592 | Mickey | +1 | 210 | |
| 593 | Bennie | +10 | 209 | |
| 594 | Deon | -85 | 209 | |
| 595 | Elvis | -24 | 208 | |
| 596 | Tobias | -49 | 208 | |
| 597 | Zane | +33 | 208 | |
| 598 | Conor | +22 | 206 | |
| 599 | Alvaro | +46 | 205 | |
| 600 | Bradly | -11 | 204 |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Marci | -26 | 401 | |
| 502 | Sonja | +6 | 401 | |
| 503 | Marianne | -6 | 398 | |
| 504 | Misti | -31 | 398 | |
| 505 | Candy | -24 | 397 | |
| 506 | Cheri | -30 | 395 | |
| 507 | Dominique | +81 | 393 | |
| 508 | Jeannie | -57 | 392 | |
| 509 | Kira | +278 | 392 | |
| 510 | Darcy | -47 | 390 | |
| 511 | Elise | +51 | 388 | |
| 512 | Taylor | +206 | 387 | |
| 513 | Rhiannon | -14 | 384 | |
| 514 | Abbey | +145 | 383 | |
| 515 | Cherie | -59 | 383 | |
| 516 | Latrice | +5 | 381 | |
| 517 | Bernadette | -33 | 380 | |
| 518 | Jesse | +107 | 380 | |
| 519 | Latosha | -17 | 380 | |
| 520 | Raven | -22 | 380 | |
| 521 | Lana | -56 | 379 | |
| 522 | Araceli | +17 | 376 | |
| 523 | Noelle | -49 | 373 | |
| 524 | Blair | +369 | 372 | |
| 525 | Brook | -22 | 369 | |
| 526 | Jasmin | +10 | 364 | |
| 527 | Tiana | -12 | 363 | |
| 528 | Kyla | +77 | 360 | |
| 529 | Marla | -34 | 360 | |
| 530 | Janna | -5 | 358 | |
| 531 | Deana | +3 | 355 | |
| 532 | Callie | +150 | 354 | |
| 533 | Marina | +26 | 353 | |
| 534 | Elissa | -4 | 352 | |
| 535 | Luz | -44 | 352 | |
| 536 | Vivian | -36 | 352 | |
| 537 | Myra | -13 | 350 | |
| 538 | Vicki | -34 | 350 | |
| 539 | Marjorie | +21 | 349 | |
| 540 | Ariana | +58 | 348 | |
| 541 | Marcy | -79 | 348 | |
| 542 | Silvia | +42 | 343 | |
| 543 | Tera | -12 | 343 | |
| 544 | Tierra | 343 | ||
| 545 | Nicolette | -29 | 342 | |
| 546 | Antonia | +9 | 340 | |
| 547 | Jo | -7 | 340 | |
| 548 | Meaghan | -2 | 340 | |
| 549 | Nadine | +8 | 340 | |
| 550 | Beatrice | +84 | 338 | |
| 551 | Janie | +31 | 338 | |
| 552 | Shawn | -40 | 338 | |
| 553 | Jacklyn | +166 | 337 | |
| 554 | Shamika | +27 | 337 | |
| 555 | Breanna | +71 | 336 | |
| 556 | Lynda | +40 | 335 | |
| 557 | Casandra | +119 | 334 | |
| 558 | Shari | -20 | 334 | |
| 559 | Kimberlee | -41 | 333 | |
| 560 | Brenna | +53 | 331 | |
| 561 | Dayna | -14 | 331 | |
| 562 | Cristy | +70 | 330 | |
| 563 | Janell | -14 | 330 | |
| 564 | Janette | +25 | 329 | |
| 565 | Jeanine | +28 | 329 | |
| 566 | Wendi | -31 | 329 | |
| 567 | Leeann | +78 | 325 | |
| 568 | Janel | -62 | 324 | |
| 569 | Tosha | +5 | 324 | |
| 570 | Latanya | -47 | 323 | |
| 571 | Maya | -64 | 323 | |
| 572 | Noemi | +47 | 323 | |
| 573 | Athena | -30 | 322 | |
| 574 | Bridgett | +1 | 322 | |
| 575 | Edith | -24 | 322 | |
| 576 | Lucia | +7 | 322 | |
| 577 | Malinda | -44 | 322 | |
| 578 | Mariah | -65 | 322 | |
| 579 | Clara | -68 | 320 | |
| 580 | Sheryl | -51 | 319 | |
| 581 | Kayla | +13 | 318 | |
| 582 | Adrian | -40 | 317 | |
| 583 | Irma | -25 | 317 | |
| 584 | Chantel | +25 | 316 | |
| 585 | Kisha | -65 | 316 | |
| 586 | Maranda | -72 | 314 | |
| 587 | Olga | -14 | 314 | |
| 588 | Jade | +72 | 313 | |
| 589 | Marcella | -57 | 313 | |
| 590 | Natalia | +27 | 313 | |
| 591 | Tonia | -82 | 312 | |
| 592 | Karin | -40 | 311 | |
| 593 | Glenda | -28 | 310 | |
| 594 | Rocio | -23 | 310 | |
| 595 | Beatriz | +100 | 308 | |
| 596 | Candi | -69 | 308 | |
| 597 | Justine | -31 | 308 | |
| 598 | Racheal | +45 | 308 | |
| 599 | Corina | -77 | 307 | |
| 600 | Ladonna | -5 | 307 |
