United States · 3,459,237 recorded births
Top baby names of 1981
Jennifer and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Latoya (up 54), Diana (up 43), Jordan (up 58), Cody (up 24).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 57,046 | · |
| 2 | Jessica | 42,531 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Amanda | 34,372 | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Sarah | 28,175 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Melissa | 28,005 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Amy | 20,345 | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | Nicole | 20,310 | · |
| 8 | Stephanie | 20,212 | ▲ 5 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 20,168 | · |
| 10 | Heather | 17,946 | ▼ 4 |
| 11 | Michelle | 17,781 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 16,737 | ▲ 5 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 16,689 | ▼ 2 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 16,416 | · |
| 15 | Angela | 15,924 | ▼ 3 |
| 16 | Crystal | 15,888 | ▲ 2 |
| 17 | Christina | 14,392 | ▼ 2 |
| 18 | Lisa | 14,294 | ▼ 2 |
| 19 | Erin | 13,853 | ▲ 1 |
| 20 | Amber | 13,814 | ▲ 2 |
| 21 | Laura | 13,292 | · |
| 22 | Rachel | 12,590 | ▲ 1 |
| 23 | Kelly | 11,873 | ▼ 4 |
| 24 | Andrea | 11,686 | ▲ 4 |
| 25 | April | 11,406 | ▲ 1 |
| 26 | Sara | 11,359 | ▲ 1 |
| 27 | Mary | 11,042 | ▼ 2 |
| 28 | Jamie | 10,982 | ▼ 4 |
| 29 | Emily | 10,799 | ▲ 2 |
| 30 | Danielle | 10,038 | ▲ 3 |
| 31 | Kristin | 9,737 | ▲ 6 |
| 32 | Shannon | 9,226 | ▼ 3 |
| 33 | Megan | 8,964 | ▼ 3 |
| 34 | Ashley | 8,874 | ▲ 6 |
| 35 | Lauren | 8,813 | ▲ 3 |
| 36 | Erica | 8,626 | ▼ 2 |
| 37 | Julie | 8,567 | ▼ 5 |
| 38 | Kristen | 8,540 | ▲ 1 |
| 39 | Katherine | 8,433 | ▼ 4 |
| 40 | Maria | 7,681 | ▼ 4 |
| 41 | Brandy | 6,898 | ▲ 1 |
| 42 | Christine | 6,854 | ▼ 1 |
| 43 | Courtney | 6,636 | ▲ 5 |
| 44 | Katie | 6,600 | · |
| 45 | Tara | 6,366 | ▼ 2 |
| 46 | Alicia | 5,855 | ▲ 1 |
| 47 | Lindsay | 5,843 | ▲ 24 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 5,823 | ▲ 2 |
| 49 | Monica | 5,782 | ▼ 4 |
| 50 | Brandi | 5,527 | ▲ 13 |
| 51 | Samantha | 5,516 | ▲ 7 |
| 52 | Brooke | 5,328 | ▲ 5 |
| 53 | Patricia | 5,284 | ▼ 2 |
| 54 | Anna | 5,192 | ▲ 1 |
| 55 | Carrie | 5,094 | ▼ 9 |
| 56 | Leslie | 4,934 | ▲ 5 |
| 57 | Allison | 4,904 | ▲ 2 |
| 58 | Lindsey | 4,863 | ▲ 33 |
| 59 | Cynthia | 4,859 | ▲ 5 |
| 60 | Natalie | 4,858 | ▲ 5 |
| 61 | Misty | 4,799 | ▼ 12 |
| 62 | Vanessa | 4,749 | ▲ 7 |
| 63 | Holly | 4,564 | ▼ 11 |
| 64 | Karen | 4,539 | ▼ 10 |
| 65 | Stacy | 4,479 | ▼ 12 |
| 66 | Melanie | 4,475 | ▼ 6 |
| 67 | Jacqueline | 4,334 | ▲ 14 |
| 68 | Veronica | 4,313 | ▲ 2 |
| 69 | Latoya | 4,266 | ▲ 54 |
| 70 | Dana | 4,246 | ▼ 2 |
| 71 | Susan | 4,244 | ▼ 9 |
| 72 | Kristina | 4,061 | ▲ 1 |
| 73 | Catherine | 4,057 | ▲ 4 |
| 74 | Sandra | 4,037 | ▲ 6 |
| 75 | Diana | 3,971 | ▲ 43 |
| 76 | Pamela | 3,881 | ▲ 10 |
| 77 | Tracy | 3,869 | ▼ 21 |
| 78 | Jill | 3,857 | ▼ 12 |
| 79 | Dawn | 3,839 | ▼ 12 |
| 80 | Tina | 3,821 | ▼ 8 |
| 81 | Leah | 3,808 | ▲ 3 |
| 82 | Kathleen | 3,776 | · |
| 83 | Stacey | 3,754 | ▼ 9 |
| 84 | Heidi | 3,738 | ▼ 5 |
| 85 | Natasha | 3,730 | ▲ 4 |
| 86 | Candice | 3,698 | ▲ 13 |
| 87 | Victoria | 3,689 | ▲ 16 |
| 88 | Julia | 3,668 | ▲ 10 |
| 89 | Valerie | 3,611 | ▼ 4 |
| 90 | Wendy | 3,608 | ▼ 15 |
| 91 | Lori | 3,479 | ▼ 15 |
| 92 | Tanya | 3,408 | ▼ 4 |
| 93 | Erika | 3,399 | ▼ 6 |
| 94 | Kristy | 3,263 | ▼ 16 |
| 95 | Katrina | 3,257 | ▼ 5 |
| 96 | Denise | 3,201 | ▼ 1 |
| 97 | Teresa | 3,121 | ▼ 3 |
| 98 | Renee | 2,997 | ▲ 9 |
| 99 | Christy | 2,943 | ▼ 16 |
| 100 | Theresa | 2,943 | ▲ 4 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,750 | · |
| 2 | Christopher | 50,221 | · |
| 3 | Matthew | 43,330 | ▲ 3 |
| 4 | Jason | 41,927 | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | David | 40,629 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Joshua | 39,024 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | James | 38,283 | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | John | 34,868 | · |
| 9 | Robert | 34,395 | · |
| 10 | Daniel | 30,985 | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Joseph | 30,761 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Justin | 27,307 | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | Ryan | 26,811 | ▲ 2 |
| 14 | Brian | 26,583 | ▼ 2 |
| 15 | William | 24,798 | ▼ 1 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 22,588 | ▲ 5 |
| 17 | Eric | 20,712 | ▼ 1 |
| 18 | Andrew | 20,232 | ▲ 1 |
| 19 | Brandon | 20,206 | ▲ 12 |
| 20 | Adam | 20,044 | ▲ 2 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 19,775 | ▼ 4 |
| 22 | Jeremy | 19,113 | ▼ 4 |
| 23 | Anthony | 18,569 | ▲ 1 |
| 24 | Timothy | 18,228 | ▼ 4 |
| 25 | Kevin | 17,454 | ▼ 2 |
| 26 | Thomas | 17,159 | ▼ 1 |
| 27 | Richard | 16,855 | ▼ 1 |
| 28 | Steven | 16,482 | · |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 15,931 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Aaron | 14,694 | ▲ 4 |
| 31 | Charles | 14,427 | ▼ 2 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 14,360 | · |
| 33 | Mark | 13,542 | ▼ 3 |
| 34 | Scott | 12,719 | ▼ 1 |
| 35 | Paul | 11,776 | · |
| 36 | Nathan | 11,256 | · |
| 37 | Jesse | 10,443 | ▲ 8 |
| 38 | Patrick | 10,384 | · |
| 39 | Stephen | 10,302 | ▲ 1 |
| 40 | Travis | 10,109 | ▼ 3 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 9,472 | · |
| 42 | Dustin | 9,350 | ▲ 2 |
| 43 | Jacob | 9,342 | · |
| 44 | Sean | 8,893 | ▲ 4 |
| 45 | Jose | 8,773 | ▲ 1 |
| 46 | Gregory | 8,756 | ▼ 4 |
| 47 | Chad | 8,412 | ▼ 8 |
| 48 | Bryan | 7,215 | ▲ 1 |
| 49 | Shawn | 7,076 | ▼ 2 |
| 50 | Bradley | 6,895 | ▲ 1 |
| 51 | Edward | 6,661 | ▲ 1 |
| 52 | Kyle | 6,570 | ▲ 5 |
| 53 | Derek | 6,481 | ▼ 3 |
| 54 | Samuel | 6,036 | · |
| 55 | Peter | 5,997 | · |
| 56 | Donald | 5,910 | ▼ 3 |
| 57 | Jared | 5,865 | ▲ 4 |
| 58 | Keith | 5,621 | ▼ 2 |
| 59 | Ronald | 5,538 | ▼ 1 |
| 60 | Juan | 5,499 | ▼ 1 |
| 61 | George | 5,157 | ▼ 1 |
| 62 | Gary | 4,946 | ▲ 1 |
| 63 | Zachary | 4,841 | ▲ 9 |
| 64 | Douglas | 4,788 | ▼ 2 |
| 65 | Joel | 4,540 | ▲ 2 |
| 66 | Phillip | 4,539 | ▼ 1 |
| 67 | Marcus | 4,510 | ▲ 4 |
| 68 | Raymond | 4,367 | ▼ 2 |
| 69 | Corey | 4,247 | ▼ 1 |
| 70 | Alexander | 4,237 | ▲ 21 |
| 71 | Carlos | 4,185 | ▲ 7 |
| 72 | Craig | 4,097 | ▲ 1 |
| 73 | Larry | 3,955 | ▼ 3 |
| 74 | Todd | 3,953 | ▲ 1 |
| 75 | Antonio | 3,926 | ▲ 2 |
| 76 | Erik | 3,921 | ▼ 12 |
| 77 | Jeremiah | 3,896 | ▼ 1 |
| 78 | Derrick | 3,850 | ▼ 4 |
| 79 | Brett | 3,775 | ▲ 17 |
| 80 | Nathaniel | 3,719 | ▲ 6 |
| 81 | Shane | 3,710 | ▼ 12 |
| 82 | Frank | 3,638 | ▼ 1 |
| 83 | Dennis | 3,634 | ▼ 3 |
| 84 | Philip | 3,581 | ▼ 2 |
| 85 | Casey | 3,518 | ▲ 8 |
| 86 | Shaun | 3,383 | ▼ 7 |
| 87 | Gabriel | 3,373 | ▼ 2 |
| 88 | Brent | 3,371 | ▼ 4 |
| 89 | Lucas | 3,371 | ▲ 9 |
| 90 | Cory | 3,352 | ▼ 7 |
| 91 | Randy | 3,343 | ▼ 4 |
| 92 | Luis | 3,342 | ▼ 4 |
| 93 | Jeffery | 3,334 | ▼ 3 |
| 94 | Curtis | 3,198 | ▼ 5 |
| 95 | Seth | 3,137 | ▲ 4 |
| 96 | Tyler | 3,117 | ▲ 18 |
| 97 | Jerry | 3,056 | ▼ 3 |
| 98 | Russell | 3,048 | ▼ 6 |
| 99 | Wesley | 3,040 | ▼ 4 |
| 100 | Luke | 3,013 | ▼ 3 |