United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1981

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Michael 68,750 babies =
  2. 2 Christopher 50,221 babies =
  3. 3 Matthew 43,330 babies 3
  4. 4 Jason 41,927 babies 1
  5. 5 David 40,629 babies 1
  6. 6 Joshua 39,024 babies 1
  7. 7 James 38,283 babies 2
  8. 8 John 34,868 babies =
  9. 9 Robert 34,395 babies =
  10. 10 Daniel 30,985 babies 1
  11. 11 Joseph 30,761 babies 1
  12. 12 Justin 27,307 babies 1
  13. 13 Ryan 26,811 babies 2
  14. 14 Brian 26,583 babies 2
  15. 15 William 24,798 babies 1
  16. 16 Jonathan 22,588 babies 5
  17. 17 Eric 20,712 babies 1
  18. 18 Andrew 20,232 babies 1
  19. 19 Brandon 20,206 babies 12
  20. 20 Adam 20,044 babies 2
  21. 21 Nicholas 19,775 babies 4
  22. 22 Jeremy 19,113 babies 4
  23. 23 Anthony 18,569 babies 1
  24. 24 Timothy 18,228 babies 4
  25. 25 Kevin 17,454 babies 2
  26. 26 Thomas 17,159 babies 1
  27. 27 Richard 16,855 babies 1
  28. 28 Steven 16,482 babies =
  29. 29 Jeffrey 15,931 babies 2
  30. 30 Aaron 14,694 babies 4
  31. 31 Charles 14,427 babies 2
  32. 32 Benjamin 14,360 babies =
  33. 33 Mark 13,542 babies 3
  34. 34 Scott 12,719 babies 1
  35. 35 Paul 11,776 babies =
  36. 36 Nathan 11,256 babies =
  37. 37 Jesse 10,443 babies 8
  38. 38 Patrick 10,384 babies =
  39. 39 Stephen 10,302 babies 1
  40. 40 Travis 10,109 babies 3
  41. 41 Kenneth 9,472 babies =
  42. 42 Dustin 9,350 babies 2
  43. 43 Jacob 9,342 babies =
  44. 44 Sean 8,893 babies 4
  45. 45 Jose 8,773 babies 1
  46. 46 Gregory 8,756 babies 4
  47. 47 Chad 8,412 babies 8
  48. 48 Bryan 7,215 babies 1
  49. 49 Shawn 7,076 babies 2
  50. 50 Bradley 6,895 babies 1
  51. 51 Edward 6,661 babies 1
  52. 52 Kyle 6,570 babies 5
  53. 53 Derek 6,481 babies 3
  54. 54 Samuel 6,036 babies =
  55. 55 Peter 5,997 babies =
  56. 56 Donald 5,910 babies 3
  57. 57 Jared 5,865 babies 4
  58. 58 Keith 5,621 babies 2
  59. 59 Ronald 5,538 babies 1
  60. 60 Juan 5,499 babies 1
  61. 61 George 5,157 babies 1
  62. 62 Gary 4,946 babies 1
  63. 63 Zachary 4,841 babies 9
  64. 64 Douglas 4,788 babies 2
  65. 65 Joel 4,540 babies 2
  66. 66 Phillip 4,539 babies 1
  67. 67 Marcus 4,510 babies 4
  68. 68 Raymond 4,367 babies 2
  69. 69 Corey 4,247 babies 1
  70. 70 Alexander 4,237 babies 21
  71. 71 Carlos 4,185 babies 7
  72. 72 Craig 4,097 babies 1
  73. 73 Larry 3,955 babies 3
  74. 74 Todd 3,953 babies 1
  75. 75 Antonio 3,926 babies 2
  76. 76 Erik 3,921 babies 12
  77. 77 Jeremiah 3,896 babies 1
  78. 78 Derrick 3,850 babies 4
  79. 79 Brett 3,775 babies 17
  80. 80 Nathaniel 3,719 babies 6
  81. 81 Shane 3,710 babies 12
  82. 82 Frank 3,638 babies 1
  83. 83 Dennis 3,634 babies 3
  84. 84 Philip 3,581 babies 2
  85. 85 Casey 3,518 babies 8
  86. 86 Shaun 3,383 babies 7
  87. 87 Gabriel 3,373 babies 2
  88. 88 Brent 3,371 babies 4
  89. 89 Lucas 3,371 babies 9
  90. 90 Cory 3,352 babies 7
  91. 91 Randy 3,343 babies 4
  92. 92 Luis 3,342 babies 4
  93. 93 Jeffery 3,334 babies 3
  94. 94 Curtis 3,198 babies 5
  95. 95 Seth 3,137 babies 4
  96. 96 Tyler 3,117 babies 18
  97. 97 Jerry 3,056 babies 3
  98. 98 Russell 3,048 babies 6
  99. 99 Wesley 3,040 babies 4
  100. 100 Luke 3,013 babies 3

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Jennifer 57,046 babies =
  2. 2 Jessica 42,531 babies 1
  3. 3 Amanda 34,372 babies 1
  4. 4 Sarah 28,175 babies 1
  5. 5 Melissa 28,005 babies 1
  6. 6 Amy 20,345 babies 2
  7. 7 Nicole 20,310 babies =
  8. 8 Stephanie 20,212 babies 5
  9. 9 Elizabeth 20,168 babies =
  10. 10 Heather 17,946 babies 4
  11. 11 Michelle 17,781 babies 1
  12. 12 Rebecca 16,737 babies 5
  13. 13 Kimberly 16,689 babies 2
  14. 14 Tiffany 16,416 babies =
  15. 15 Angela 15,924 babies 3
  16. 16 Crystal 15,888 babies 2
  17. 17 Christina 14,392 babies 2
  18. 18 Lisa 14,294 babies 2
  19. 19 Erin 13,853 babies 1
  20. 20 Amber 13,814 babies 2
  21. 21 Laura 13,292 babies =
  22. 22 Rachel 12,590 babies 1
  23. 23 Kelly 11,873 babies 4
  24. 24 Andrea 11,686 babies 4
  25. 25 April 11,406 babies 1
  26. 26 Sara 11,359 babies 1
  27. 27 Mary 11,042 babies 2
  28. 28 Jamie 10,982 babies 4
  29. 29 Emily 10,799 babies 2
  30. 30 Danielle 10,038 babies 3
  31. 31 Kristin 9,737 babies 6
  32. 32 Shannon 9,226 babies 3
  33. 33 Megan 8,964 babies 3
  34. 34 Ashley 8,874 babies 6
  35. 35 Lauren 8,813 babies 3
  36. 36 Erica 8,626 babies 2
  37. 37 Julie 8,567 babies 5
  38. 38 Kristen 8,540 babies 1
  39. 39 Katherine 8,433 babies 4
  40. 40 Maria 7,681 babies 4
  41. 41 Brandy 6,898 babies 1
  42. 42 Christine 6,854 babies 1
  43. 43 Courtney 6,636 babies 5
  44. 44 Katie 6,600 babies =
  45. 45 Tara 6,366 babies 2
  46. 46 Alicia 5,855 babies 1
  47. 47 Lindsay 5,843 babies 24
  48. 48 Kathryn 5,823 babies 2
  49. 49 Monica 5,782 babies 4
  50. 50 Brandi 5,527 babies 13
  51. 51 Samantha 5,516 babies 7
  52. 52 Brooke 5,328 babies 5
  53. 53 Patricia 5,284 babies 2
  54. 54 Anna 5,192 babies 1
  55. 55 Carrie 5,094 babies 9
  56. 56 Leslie 4,934 babies 5
  57. 57 Allison 4,904 babies 2
  58. 58 Lindsey 4,863 babies 33
  59. 59 Cynthia 4,859 babies 5
  60. 60 Natalie 4,858 babies 5
  61. 61 Misty 4,799 babies 12
  62. 62 Vanessa 4,749 babies 7
  63. 63 Holly 4,564 babies 11
  64. 64 Karen 4,539 babies 10
  65. 65 Stacy 4,479 babies 12
  66. 66 Melanie 4,475 babies 6
  67. 67 Jacqueline 4,334 babies 14
  68. 68 Veronica 4,313 babies 2
  69. 69 Latoya 4,266 babies 54
  70. 70 Dana 4,246 babies 2
  71. 71 Susan 4,244 babies 9
  72. 72 Kristina 4,061 babies 1
  73. 73 Catherine 4,057 babies 4
  74. 74 Sandra 4,037 babies 6
  75. 75 Diana 3,971 babies 43
  76. 76 Pamela 3,881 babies 10
  77. 77 Tracy 3,869 babies 21
  78. 78 Jill 3,857 babies 12
  79. 79 Dawn 3,839 babies 12
  80. 80 Tina 3,821 babies 8
  81. 81 Leah 3,808 babies 3
  82. 82 Kathleen 3,776 babies =
  83. 83 Stacey 3,754 babies 9
  84. 84 Heidi 3,738 babies 5
  85. 85 Natasha 3,730 babies 4
  86. 86 Candice 3,698 babies 13
  87. 87 Victoria 3,689 babies 16
  88. 88 Julia 3,668 babies 10
  89. 89 Valerie 3,611 babies 4
  90. 90 Wendy 3,608 babies 15
  91. 91 Lori 3,479 babies 15
  92. 92 Tanya 3,408 babies 4
  93. 93 Erika 3,399 babies 6
  94. 94 Kristy 3,263 babies 16
  95. 95 Katrina 3,257 babies 5
  96. 96 Denise 3,201 babies 1
  97. 97 Teresa 3,121 babies 3
  98. 98 Renee 2,997 babies 9
  99. 99 Christy 2,943 babies 16
  100. 100 Theresa 2,943 babies 4

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Source: Social Security Administration

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