Most Popular Baby Names of 1981
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Pedro | +22 | 201 | Debra | -24 |
| 202 | Sergio | +37 | 202 | Cristina | +9 |
| 203 | Colin | +2 | 203 | Janelle | -9 |
| 204 | Rafael | +4 | 204 | Whitney | +15 |
| 205 | Tommy | -8 | 205 | Audrey | +7 |
| 206 | Tyrone | -2 | 206 | Diane | -5 |
| 207 | Shannon | -23 | 207 | Sherry | -17 |
| 208 | Leonard | -13 | 208 | Ruth | 0 |
| 209 | Kelly | 0 | 209 | Cara | -6 |
| 210 | Clifford | -8 | 210 | Shanna | -29 |
| 211 | Eugene | -22 | 211 | Sophia | +156 |
| 212 | Marvin | -12 | 212 | Shelly | -26 |
| 213 | Micah | +15 | 213 | Cassie | +101 |
| 214 | Kurt | -22 | 214 | Laurie | -19 |
| 215 | Brendan | +4 | 215 | Naomi | -5 |
| 216 | Clint | -23 | 216 | Rosa | -11 |
| 217 | Ramon | -2 | 217 | Abby | +51 |
| 218 | Theodore | -12 | 218 | Sheila | -4 |
| 219 | Armando | +3 | 219 | Jessie | +84 |
| 220 | Glenn | -6 | 220 | Alexandra | +65 |
| 221 | Steve | -20 | 221 | Tamika | -19 |
| 222 | Harold | -15 | 222 | Kellie | -16 |
| 223 | Grant | -5 | 223 | Melody | -24 |
| 224 | Terrence | -14 | 224 | Marisa | +13 |
| 225 | Joey | -13 | 225 | Jacquelyn | +24 |
| 226 | Karl | -1 | 226 | Sonya | -11 |
| 227 | Melvin | -10 | 227 | Alyssa | -10 |
| 228 | Damien | -46 | 228 | Sonia | -19 |
| 229 | Beau | -26 | 229 | Gloria | +9 |
| 230 | Stanley | -9 | 230 | Leigh | -12 |
| 231 | Dominic | +1 | 231 | Rose | -4 |
| 232 | Dwayne | -8 | 232 | Jeanette | +18 |
| 233 | Jarrod | -20 | 233 | Yvonne | -12 |
| 234 | Ivan | +13 | 234 | Terri | +8 |
| 235 | Byron | -4 | 235 | Stacie | -13 |
| 236 | Francis | +7 | 236 | Anita | -13 |
| 237 | Andy | +1 | 237 | Adriana | -4 |
| 238 | Eduardo | -11 | 238 | Carol | -6 |
| 239 | Darryl | +20 | 239 | Tracey | -32 |
| 240 | Edgar | +12 | 240 | Leticia | 0 |
| 241 | Alberto | +8 | 241 | Nikki | +5 |
| 242 | Cesar | +22 | 242 | Christie | -13 |
| 243 | Cedric | +2 | 243 | Evelyn | +45 |
| 244 | Drew | +43 | 244 | Kerri | -16 |
| 245 | Tyson | -1 | 245 | Olivia | -15 |
| 246 | Ralph | -16 | 246 | Tia | -15 |
| 247 | Marco | -14 | 247 | Sylvia | +17 |
| 248 | Nicolas | +12 | 248 | Charlene | -7 |
| 249 | Julio | +21 | 249 | Keri | +13 |
| 250 | Erick | -10 | 250 | Latonya | +26 |
| 251 | Devin | -16 | 251 | Becky | +3 |
| 252 | Leon | -4 | 252 | Karla | -1 |
| 253 | Julian | +27 | 253 | Annie | +5 |
| 254 | Earl | -4 | 254 | Kristie | -18 |
| 255 | Ray | +6 | 255 | Latisha | -10 |
| 256 | Howard | -14 | 256 | Charity | -13 |
| 257 | Clarence | -1 | 257 | Kathy | -2 |
| 258 | Harry | 0 | 258 | Ellen | +2 |
| 259 | Chris | -25 | 259 | Randi | +79 |
| 260 | Marshall | +3 | 260 | Kelley | -25 |
| 261 | Spencer | +28 | 261 | Lynn | -8 |
| 262 | Arturo | +14 | 262 | Traci | -36 |
| 263 | Gilbert | -1 | 263 | Annette | 0 |
| 264 | Warren | +4 | 264 | Tricia | -8 |
| 265 | Alfred | -10 | 265 | Jana | -18 |
| 266 | Franklin | -13 | 266 | Kerry | -7 |
| 267 | Abraham | +6 | 267 | Lydia | +20 |
| 268 | Alfredo | -3 | 268 | Shauna | -44 |
| 269 | Andres | +16 | 269 | Bobbie | +1 |
| 270 | Alvin | -16 | 270 | Carly | +49 |
| 271 | Heath | -25 | 271 | Frances | -4 |
| 272 | Clifton | -3 | 272 | Shelley | -47 |
| 273 | Taylor | +38 | 273 | Esther | +25 |
| 274 | Daryl | +1 | 274 | Raquel | +27 |
| 275 | Morgan | +16 | 275 | Gretchen | -4 |
| 276 | Elijah | +3 | 276 | Helen | -1 |
| 277 | Dean | -10 | 277 | Janice | -20 |
| 278 | Roderick | 0 | 278 | Johanna | +8 |
| 279 | Preston | -2 | 279 | Angelina | +29 |
| 280 | Courtney | -23 | 280 | Amie | -19 |
| 281 | Enrique | -10 | 281 | Juanita | +23 |
| 282 | Dylan | -16 | 282 | Lesley | -13 |
| 283 | Ethan | +10 | 283 | Eva | +13 |
| 284 | Orlando | -1 | 284 | Rita | +16 |
| 285 | Demetrius | +9 | 285 | Roxanne | -1 |
| 286 | Kirk | -14 | 286 | Alissa | -20 |
| 287 | Antoine | -6 | 287 | Amelia | +26 |
| 288 | Bernard | -14 | 288 | Rachelle | -23 |
| 289 | Gerardo | +18 | 289 | Meagan | +40 |
| 290 | Ernesto | +16 | 290 | Lacy | +116 |
| 291 | Logan | +60 | 291 | Jennie | -9 |
| 292 | Norman | -6 | 292 | Grace | +28 |
| 293 | Damon | -42 | 293 | Charlotte | 0 |
| 294 | Ashley | -12 | 294 | Maureen | -14 |
| 295 | Salvador | +9 | 295 | Shana | -23 |
| 296 | Bryce | +6 | 296 | Brandie | +11 |
| 297 | Rene | +3 | 297 | Rochelle | +25 |
| 298 | Don | +23 | 298 | Yvette | -17 |
| 299 | Kelvin | +15 | 299 | Jocelyn | +18 |
| 300 | Wade | -16 | 300 | Lakisha | -27 |