The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1981
12,198 different girls’ names were recorded in 1981, covering 1,668,060 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 57,046 |
| 2 | Jessica | 42,531 |
| 3 | Amanda | 34,372 |
| 4 | Sarah | 28,175 |
| 5 | Melissa | 28,005 |
| 6 | Amy | 20,345 |
| 7 | Nicole | 20,310 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 20,212 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 20,168 |
| 10 | Heather | 17,946 |
| 11 | Michelle | 17,781 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 16,737 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 16,689 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 16,416 |
| 15 | Angela | 15,924 |
| 16 | Crystal | 15,888 |
| 17 | Christina | 14,392 |
| 18 | Lisa | 14,294 |
| 19 | Erin | 13,853 |
| 20 | Amber | 13,814 |
| 21 | Laura | 13,292 |
| 22 | Rachel | 12,590 |
| 23 | Kelly | 11,873 |
| 24 | Andrea | 11,686 |
| 25 | April | 11,406 |
| 26 | Sara | 11,359 |
| 27 | Mary | 11,042 |
| 28 | Jamie | 10,982 |
| 29 | Emily | 10,799 |
| 30 | Danielle | 10,038 |
| 31 | Kristin | 9,737 |
| 32 | Shannon | 9,226 |
| 33 | Megan | 8,964 |
| 34 | Ashley | 8,874 |
| 35 | Lauren | 8,813 |
| 36 | Erica | 8,626 |
| 37 | Julie | 8,567 |
| 38 | Kristen | 8,540 |
| 39 | Katherine | 8,433 |
| 40 | Maria | 7,681 |
| 41 | Brandy | 6,898 |
| 42 | Christine | 6,854 |
| 43 | Courtney | 6,636 |
| 44 | Katie | 6,600 |
| 45 | Tara | 6,366 |
| 46 | Alicia | 5,855 |
| 47 | Lindsay | 5,843 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 5,823 |
| 49 | Monica | 5,782 |
| 50 | Brandi | 5,527 |
| 51 | Samantha | 5,516 |
| 52 | Brooke | 5,328 |
| 53 | Patricia | 5,284 |
| 54 | Anna | 5,192 |
| 55 | Carrie | 5,094 |
| 56 | Leslie | 4,934 |
| 57 | Allison | 4,904 |
| 58 | Lindsey | 4,863 |
| 59 | Cynthia | 4,859 |
| 60 | Natalie | 4,858 |
| 61 | Misty | 4,799 |
| 62 | Vanessa | 4,749 |
| 63 | Holly | 4,564 |
| 64 | Karen | 4,539 |
| 65 | Stacy | 4,479 |
| 66 | Melanie | 4,475 |
| 67 | Jacqueline | 4,334 |
| 68 | Veronica | 4,313 |
| 69 | Latoya | 4,266 |
| 70 | Dana | 4,246 |
| 71 | Susan | 4,244 |
| 72 | Kristina | 4,061 |
| 73 | Catherine | 4,057 |
| 74 | Sandra | 4,037 |
| 75 | Diana | 3,971 |
| 76 | Pamela | 3,881 |
| 77 | Tracy | 3,869 |
| 78 | Jill | 3,857 |
| 79 | Dawn | 3,839 |
| 80 | Tina | 3,821 |
| 81 | Leah | 3,808 |
| 82 | Kathleen | 3,776 |
| 83 | Stacey | 3,754 |
| 84 | Heidi | 3,738 |
| 85 | Natasha | 3,730 |
| 86 | Candice | 3,698 |
| 87 | Victoria | 3,689 |
| 88 | Julia | 3,668 |
| 89 | Valerie | 3,611 |
| 90 | Wendy | 3,608 |
| 91 | Lori | 3,479 |
| 92 | Tanya | 3,408 |
| 93 | Erika | 3,399 |
| 94 | Kristy | 3,263 |
| 95 | Katrina | 3,257 |
| 96 | Denise | 3,201 |
| 97 | Teresa | 3,121 |
| 98 | Renee | 2,997 |
| 99 | Theresa | 2,943 |
| 99 | Christy | 2,943 |
| 101 | Nancy | 2,912 |
| 102 | Robin | 2,867 |
| 103 | Monique | 2,860 |
| 104 | Cassandra | 2,855 |
| 105 | Anne | 2,809 |
| 106 | Gina | 2,798 |
| 107 | Margaret | 2,792 |
| 108 | Melinda | 2,774 |
| 109 | Nichole | 2,772 |
| 110 | Tonya | 2,755 |
| 111 | Linda | 2,728 |
| 112 | Brenda | 2,721 |
| 113 | Alison | 2,704 |
| 114 | Bethany | 2,690 |
| 115 | Tamara | 2,653 |
| 116 | Meghan | 2,614 |
| 117 | Tammy | 2,586 |
| 118 | Candace | 2,581 |
| 119 | Barbara | 2,531 |
| 120 | Sabrina | 2,497 |
| 121 | Kara | 2,439 |
| 122 | Casey | 2,420 |
| 123 | Jenny | 2,402 |
| 124 | Jaime | 2,385 |
| 125 | Beth | 2,310 |
| 126 | Kelli | 2,280 |
| 127 | Michele | 2,271 |
| 128 | Miranda | 2,239 |
| 129 | Kristi | 2,205 |
| 130 | Sharon | 2,154 |
| 131 | Krystal | 2,134 |
| 132 | Rachael | 2,131 |
| 133 | Ann | 2,123 |
| 134 | Cheryl | 2,116 |
| 135 | Molly | 2,089 |
| 136 | Mandy | 2,088 |
| 137 | Jillian | 2,079 |
| 138 | Colleen | 2,068 |
| 139 | Latasha | 2,060 |
| 140 | Meredith | 2,047 |
| 141 | Tasha | 2,018 |
| 142 | Alisha | 1,997 |
| 143 | Marie | 1,990 |
| 144 | Carolyn | 1,958 |
| 145 | Kari | 1,954 |
| 146 | Deanna | 1,940 |
| 147 | Tabitha | 1,919 |
| 148 | Deborah | 1,907 |
| 149 | Rebekah | 1,906 |
| 150 | Bridget | 1,899 |
| 151 | Regina | 1,880 |
| 152 | Kendra | 1,849 |
| 153 | Krista | 1,848 |
| 154 | Joanna | 1,828 |
| 155 | Mindy | 1,827 |
| 156 | Abigail | 1,816 |
| 157 | Angel | 1,815 |
| 158 | Jaclyn | 1,808 |
| 159 | Virginia | 1,802 |
| 160 | Carla | 1,789 |
| 161 | Suzanne | 1,776 |
| 162 | Morgan | 1,768 |
| 163 | Cindy | 1,747 |
| 164 | Trisha | 1,726 |
| 165 | Brittany | 1,714 |
| 166 | Nina | 1,701 |
| 167 | Donna | 1,700 |
| 168 | Felicia | 1,630 |
| 169 | Bonnie | 1,624 |
| 170 | Joy | 1,622 |
| 171 | Desiree | 1,607 |
| 172 | Alexis | 1,584 |
| 173 | Jodi | 1,579 |
| 174 | Martha | 1,572 |
| 174 | Adrienne | 1,572 |
| 176 | Janet | 1,568 |
| 177 | Yolanda | 1,565 |
| 178 | Ebony | 1,554 |
| 179 | Summer | 1,544 |
| 180 | Priscilla | 1,540 |
| 181 | Claudia | 1,530 |
| 182 | Aimee | 1,506 |
| 183 | Angelica | 1,502 |
| 184 | Autumn | 1,496 |
| 185 | Stefanie | 1,486 |
| 186 | Paula | 1,480 |
| 187 | Marissa | 1,453 |
| 188 | Carmen | 1,446 |
| 189 | Ana | 1,441 |
| 190 | Hannah | 1,414 |
| 191 | Jasmine | 1,402 |
| 192 | Kate | 1,397 |
| 193 | Caroline | 1,391 |
| 194 | Lacey | 1,369 |
| 195 | Robyn | 1,367 |
| 196 | Kristine | 1,362 |
| 197 | Jenna | 1,361 |
| 198 | Shawna | 1,359 |
| 199 | Rhonda | 1,355 |
| 200 | Toni | 1,349 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1981 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.