Most Popular Baby Names of 1981
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 101 | Jordan | +58 | 101 | Nancy | +10 |
| 102 | Ian | +2 | 102 | Robin | +8 |
| 103 | Billy | -3 | 103 | Monique | -10 |
| 104 | Victor | +3 | 104 | Cassandra | +34 |
| 105 | Terry | -4 | 105 | Anne | +8 |
| 106 | Carl | -4 | 106 | Gina | -6 |
| 107 | Vincent | +3 | 107 | Margaret | -2 |
| 108 | Jesus | +3 | 108 | Melinda | -16 |
| 109 | Mario | -6 | 109 | Nichole | -7 |
| 110 | Bobby | -2 | 110 | Tonya | -13 |
| 111 | Tony | -2 | 111 | Linda | -2 |
| 112 | Alan | 0 | 112 | Brenda | +4 |
| 113 | Johnny | 0 | 113 | Alison | -12 |
| 114 | Troy | -8 | 114 | Bethany | +10 |
| 115 | Adrian | 0 | 115 | Tamara | -7 |
| 116 | Miguel | +14 | 116 | Meghan | -2 |
| 117 | Ricardo | 0 | 117 | Tammy | -21 |
| 118 | Jamie | -13 | 118 | Candace | +16 |
| 119 | Cody | +23 | 119 | Barbara | +1 |
| 120 | Roger | +14 | 120 | Sabrina | -8 |
| 121 | Christian | -2 | 121 | Kara | +6 |
| 122 | Ricky | 0 | 122 | Casey | +14 |
| 123 | Lee | +3 | 123 | Jenny | -8 |
| 124 | Clinton | +7 | 124 | Jaime | -7 |
| 125 | Lawrence | +4 | 125 | Beth | -19 |
| 126 | Henry | +9 | 126 | Kelli | 0 |
| 127 | Martin | -4 | 127 | Michele | -2 |
| 128 | Danny | -8 | 128 | Miranda | 0 |
| 129 | Jimmy | -4 | 129 | Kristi | -7 |
| 130 | Jorge | +9 | 130 | Sharon | -1 |
| 131 | Allen | -7 | 131 | Krystal | +89 |
| 132 | Andre | +1 | 132 | Rachael | +10 |
| 133 | Jon | -6 | 133 | Ann | +2 |
| 134 | Marc | -16 | 134 | Cheryl | -15 |
| 135 | Rodney | -14 | 135 | Mandy | -3 |
| 136 | Micheal | -4 | 136 | Molly | -3 |
| 137 | Randall | -1 | 137 | Jillian | +34 |
| 138 | Walter | 0 | 138 | Colleen | -1 |
| 139 | Evan | +19 | 139 | Latasha | +2 |
| 140 | Willie | -12 | 140 | Meredith | 0 |
| 141 | Mitchell | +23 | 141 | Tasha | -11 |
| 142 | Francisco | +12 | 142 | Alisha | +9 |
| 143 | Brad | -27 | 143 | Marie | +2 |
| 144 | Manuel | 0 | 144 | Carolyn | +3 |
| 145 | Albert | -2 | 145 | Kari | +12 |
| 146 | Kristopher | -9 | 146 | Deanna | +3 |
| 147 | Roberto | -2 | 147 | Tabitha | +9 |
| 148 | Alex | +8 | 148 | Rebekah | +14 |
| 149 | Joe | -9 | 149 | Deborah | -3 |
| 150 | Isaac | 0 | 150 | Bridget | +2 |
| 151 | Arthur | -4 | 151 | Regina | -8 |
| 152 | Louis | -1 | 152 | Krista | -31 |
| 153 | Jay | -12 | 153 | Kendra | +1 |
| 154 | Gerald | -6 | 154 | Mindy | -23 |
| 155 | Trevor | 0 | 155 | Joanna | +8 |
| 156 | Wayne | -10 | 156 | Angel | +13 |
| 157 | Roy | -4 | 157 | Abigail | +19 |
| 158 | Johnathan | +16 | 158 | Jaclyn | +10 |
| 159 | Blake | +78 | 159 | Virginia | +1 |
| 160 | Lance | -8 | 160 | Carla | -7 |
| 161 | Jermaine | -12 | 161 | Suzanne | -22 |
| 162 | Jonathon | +9 | 162 | Morgan | +82 |
| 163 | Maurice | -1 | 163 | Cindy | -13 |
| 164 | Bruce | -7 | 164 | Trisha | -3 |
| 165 | Mathew | +18 | 165 | Brittany | +26 |
| 166 | Jack | -6 | 166 | Donna | -22 |
| 167 | Garrett | +23 | 167 | Nina | -19 |
| 168 | Alejandro | +20 | 168 | Felicia | -4 |
| 169 | Frederick | -8 | 169 | Bonnie | -3 |
| 170 | Ruben | -5 | 170 | Joy | -5 |
| 171 | Calvin | +14 | 171 | Desiree | -16 |
| 172 | Oscar | +4 | 172 | Jodi | -5 |
| 173 | Austin | +38 | 173 | Alexis | +31 |
| 174 | Caleb | +62 | 174 | Adrienne | -4 |
| 175 | Omar | -5 | 175 | Janet | -3 |
| 176 | Darren | -13 | 176 | Martha | +2 |
| 177 | Reginald | -11 | 177 | Yolanda | -19 |
| 178 | Jaime | -10 | 178 | Ebony | -3 |
| 179 | Hector | -10 | 179 | Summer | -20 |
| 180 | Noah | +61 | 180 | Priscilla | +7 |
| 181 | Ronnie | -8 | 181 | Claudia | +12 |
| 182 | Jerome | -4 | 182 | Aimee | -8 |
| 183 | Darrell | -16 | 183 | Angelica | +2 |
| 184 | Levi | +42 | 184 | Autumn | -4 |
| 185 | Barry | -10 | 185 | Stefanie | +11 |
| 186 | Clayton | +8 | 186 | Paula | -13 |
| 187 | Edwin | 0 | 187 | Marissa | +5 |
| 188 | Neil | -7 | 188 | Carmen | -5 |
| 189 | Cameron | +27 | 189 | Ana | +8 |
| 190 | Raul | +1 | 190 | Hannah | +23 |
| 191 | Eddie | -14 | 191 | Jasmine | +25 |
| 192 | Ernest | -12 | 192 | Kate | +6 |
| 193 | Javier | -7 | 193 | Caroline | +7 |
| 194 | Angel | -22 | 194 | Lacey | +83 |
| 195 | Terrance | -16 | 195 | Robyn | -13 |
| 196 | Jessie | +24 | 196 | Kristine | -7 |
| 197 | Dale | +1 | 197 | Jenna | +42 |
| 198 | Geoffrey | +1 | 198 | Shawna | -10 |
| 199 | Ross | +30 | 199 | Rhonda | -20 |
| 200 | Fernando | -4 | 200 | Toni | -16 |