Top Baby Names of 1981
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1981, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1981)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,759 |
| 2 | Christopher | 50,221 |
| 3 | Matthew | 43,328 |
| 4 | Jason | 41,928 |
| 5 | David | 40,633 |
| 6 | Joshua | 39,027 |
| 7 | James | 38,289 |
| 8 | John | 34,872 |
| 9 | Robert | 34,397 |
| 10 | Daniel | 30,989 |
| 11 | Joseph | 30,764 |
| 12 | Justin | 27,308 |
| 13 | Ryan | 26,814 |
| 14 | Brian | 26,582 |
| 15 | William | 24,801 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 22,593 |
| 17 | Eric | 20,715 |
| 18 | Andrew | 20,234 |
| 19 | Brandon | 20,205 |
| 20 | Adam | 20,042 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 19,777 |
| 22 | Jeremy | 19,111 |
| 23 | Anthony | 18,574 |
| 24 | Timothy | 18,228 |
| 25 | Kevin | 17,456 |
| 26 | Thomas | 17,160 |
| 27 | Richard | 16,855 |
| 28 | Steven | 16,484 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 15,932 |
| 30 | Aaron | 14,692 |
| 31 | Charles | 14,428 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 14,361 |
| 33 | Mark | 13,544 |
| 34 | Scott | 12,721 |
| 35 | Paul | 11,778 |
| 36 | Nathan | 11,258 |
| 37 | Jesse | 10,444 |
| 38 | Patrick | 10,384 |
| 39 | Stephen | 10,302 |
| 40 | Travis | 10,109 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 9,473 |
| 42 | Dustin | 9,353 |
| 43 | Jacob | 9,345 |
| 44 | Sean | 8,892 |
| 45 | Jose | 8,773 |
| 46 | Gregory | 8,758 |
| 47 | Chad | 8,413 |
| 48 | Bryan | 7,215 |
| 49 | Shawn | 7,076 |
| 50 | Bradley | 6,896 |
| 51 | Edward | 6,661 |
| 52 | Kyle | 6,571 |
| 53 | Derek | 6,481 |
| 54 | Samuel | 6,037 |
| 55 | Peter | 5,999 |
| 56 | Donald | 5,911 |
| 57 | Jared | 5,865 |
| 58 | Keith | 5,621 |
| 59 | Ronald | 5,538 |
| 60 | Juan | 5,500 |
| 61 | George | 5,159 |
| 62 | Gary | 4,947 |
| 63 | Zachary | 4,846 |
| 64 | Douglas | 4,788 |
| 65 | Joel | 4,540 |
| 66 | Phillip | 4,539 |
| 67 | Marcus | 4,509 |
| 68 | Raymond | 4,367 |
| 69 | Corey | 4,247 |
| 70 | Alexander | 4,236 |
| 71 | Carlos | 4,182 |
| 72 | Craig | 4,095 |
| 73 | Larry | 3,954 |
| 74 | Todd | 3,953 |
| 75 | Antonio | 3,926 |
| 76 | Erik | 3,922 |
| 77 | Jeremiah | 3,896 |
| 78 | Derrick | 3,850 |
| 79 | Brett | 3,775 |
| 80 | Nathaniel | 3,719 |
| 81 | Shane | 3,711 |
| 82 | Frank | 3,640 |
| 83 | Dennis | 3,634 |
| 84 | Philip | 3,581 |
| 85 | Casey | 3,518 |
| 86 | Shaun | 3,383 |
| 87 | Gabriel | 3,373 |
| 88 | Lucas | 3,372 |
| 89 | Brent | 3,370 |
| 90 | Cory | 3,355 |
| 91 | Luis | 3,343 |
| 92 | Randy | 3,343 |
| 93 | Jeffery | 3,335 |
| 94 | Curtis | 3,198 |
| 95 | Seth | 3,137 |
| 96 | Tyler | 3,117 |
| 97 | Jerry | 3,056 |
| 98 | Russell | 3,048 |
| 99 | Wesley | 3,042 |
| 100 | Luke | 3,015 |