Popular Names in 1981

This is a list of the most popular names in 1981 as per the official US Census.

The most popular boy's name in 1981 was Michael

The most popular girl's name in 1981 was Jennifer

Other Popular Years

Popular names in 1980Popular names in 1982

Boy's NamesGirl's Names
1MichaelJennifer
2ChristopherJessica
3MatthewAmanda
4JasonSarah
5DavidMelissa
6JoshuaAmy
7JamesNicole
8JohnStephanie
9RobertElizabeth
10DanielHeather
11JosephMichelle
12JustinRebecca
13RyanKimberly
14BrianTiffany
15WilliamAngela
16JonathanCrystal
17EricChristina
18AndrewLisa
19BrandonErin
20AdamAmber
21NicholasLaura
22JeremyRachel
23Kelly 
24TimothyAndrea
25KevinApril
26ThomasSara
27RichardMary
28StevenJamie
29JeffreyEmily
30AaronDanielle
31CharlesKristin
32Shannon 
33MarkMegan
34Ashley 
35Lauren 
36NathanErica
37JesseJulie
38PatrickKristen
39StephenKatherine
40TravisMaria
41KennethBrandy
42DustinChristine
43JacobCourtney
44SeanKatie
45JoseTara
46GregoryAlicia
47Lindsay 
48BryanKathryn
49ShawnMonica
50BradleyBrandi
51EdwardSamantha
52KyleBrooke
53DerekPatricia
54SamuelAnna
55PeterCarrie
56Leslie 
57Allison 
58Lindsey 
59RonaldCynthia
60JuanNatalie
61GeorgeMisty
62GaryVanessa
63Holly 
64DouglasKaren
65Stacy 
66PhillipMelanie
67MarcusJacqueline
68RaymondVeronica
69CoreyLatoya
70Dana 
71CarlosSusan
72CraigKristina
73ToddCatherine
74LarrySandra
75AntonioDiana
76ErikPamela
77Tracy 
78DerrickJill
79BrettDawn
80NathanielTina
81ShaneLeah
82DennisKathleen
83Stacey 
84PhilipHeidi
85CaseyNatasha
86ShaunCandice
87LucasVictoria
88GabrielJulia
89BrentValerie
90CoryWendy
91RandyLori
92LuisTanya
93JefferyErika
94CurtisKristy
95SethKatrina
96TylerDenise
97JerryTeresa
98RussellRenee
99Christy 
100LukeTheresa
101IanNancy
102Robin 
103BillyMonique
104VictorCassandra
105TerryAnne
106CarlGina
107VincentMargaret
108JesusMelinda
109MarioNichole
110BobbyTonya
111TonyLinda
112AlanBrenda
113JohnnyAlison
114TroyBethany
115AdrianTamara
116MiguelMeghan
117RicardoTammy
118 Candace
119CodyBarbara
120RogerSabrina
121ChristianKara
122Ricky 
123LeeJenny
124Jaime 
125LawrenceBeth
126HenryKelli
127MartinMichele
128JorgeMiranda
129JimmyKristi
130DannySharon
131AllenKrystal
132AndreRachael
133JonAnn
134MarcCheryl
135RodneyMolly
136MichealMandy
137RandallJillian
138WalterColleen
139EvanLatasha
140Meredith 
141MitchellTasha
142BradAlisha
143ManuelMarie
144FranciscoCarolyn
145AlbertKari
146KristopherDeanna
147RobertoTabitha
148AlexRebekah
149JoeDeborah
150IsaacBridget
151LouisRegina
152ArthurKendra
153JayKrista
154GeraldMindy
155TrevorJoanna
156Angel 
157RoyAbigail
158JohnathanJaclyn
159BlakeVirginia
160LanceCarla
161JermaineSuzanne
162Morgan 
163JonathonCindy
164BruceTrisha
165MathewBrittany
166JackDonna
167GarrettNina
168AlejandroFelicia
169RubenBonnie
170Joy 
171OscarDesiree
172Alexis 
173AustinJodi
174CalebAdrienne
175OmarJanet
176DarrenMartha
177 Yolanda
178ReginaldEbony
179HectorSummer
180NoahPriscilla
181RonnieClaudia
182JeromeAimee
183LeviAngelica
184DarrellAutumn
185ClaytonStefanie
186BarryPaula
187EdwinMarissa
188NeilCarmen
189CameronAna
190RaulHannah
191EddieJasmine
192ErnestKate
193JavierCaroline
194Lacey 
195TerranceRobyn
196DaleKristine
197 Jenna
198GeoffreyRhonda
199RossShawna
200FernandoToni
201PedroCristina
202SergioDebra
203ColinJanelle
204Whitney 
205RafaelAudrey
206TyroneDiane
207 Sherry
208LeonardRuth
209 Cara
210CliffordShanna
211EugeneSophia
212Shelly 
213MicahCassie
214KurtRosa
215BrendanLaurie
216ClintNaomi
217RamonSheila
218TheodoreAbby
219Armando 
220SteveAlexandra
221GlennTamika
222HaroldMelody
223GrantKellie
224TerrenceMarisa
225JoeyJacquelyn
226KarlSonya
227MelvinSonia
228DamienAlyssa
229BeauGloria
230Leigh 
231DominicRose
232DwayneJeanette
233JarrodYvonne
234IvanTerri
235ByronStacie
236FrancisAnita
237AndyAdriana
238EduardoCarol
239DarrylTracey
240EdgarLeticia
241AlbertoNikki
242CesarChristie
243CedricEvelyn
244DrewKerri
245TysonOlivia
246RalphTia
247MarcoSylvia
248NicolasCharlene
249JulioKeri
250ErickBecky
251DevinLatonya
252JulianKarla
253LeonAnnie
254EarlKristie
255HowardCharity
256RayLatisha
257ClarenceKathy
258HarryEllen
259ChrisRandi
260Kelley 
261Lynn 
262ArturoTraci
263WarrenAnnette
264GilbertTricia
265AlfredJana
266Kerry 
267AndresLydia
268AbrahamShauna
269AlfredoBobbie
270AlvinCarly
271HeathFrances
272Shelley 
273TaylorEsther
274DarylRaquel
275 Helen
276ElijahGretchen
277DeanJanice
278RoderickJohanna
279PrestonAngelina
280 Amie
281EnriqueJuanita
282Lesley 
283DylanEva
284OrlandoRita
285KirkRoxanne
286DemetriusAmelia
287AntoineAlissa
288BernardRachelle
289GerardoMeagan
290Lacy 
291ErnestoCharlotte
292DamonGrace
293NormanJennie
294 Maureen
295SalvadorShana
296BryceBrandie
297ReneRochelle
298DonYvette
299KelvinJocelyn
300WadeJami
301LonnieLakisha
302Sandy 
303KennyIrene
304MarcosMiriam
305VernonFaith
306LorenzoKatharine
307NickolasAngie
308LeroyDorothy
309CharlieCaitlin
310DuaneElaine
311GlenHaley
312LewisElisa
313RodolfoConnie
314EmmanuelJane
315BryantJolene
316DustyKasey
317BradfordAlice
318TerrellChrista
319BrandenJody
320StuartTameka
321Hillary 
322IsraelElisabeth
323NealNorma
324JakeBrianna
325RockyChasity
326DallasJoni
327LamarLorena
328AngeloDaisy
329FredGinger
330RickeyKeisha
331TrentChrystal
332LloydMia
333BradyConstance
334FelixSally
335AllanKirsten
336HerbertJenifer
337JaysonBrianne
338EliJackie
339 Tanisha
340PabloJoyce
341LeoAlma
342BretCecilia
343JamalClaire
344BenBianca
345RudyJoanne
346DamianRuby
347Dwight 
348Beverly 
349JuliusCarissa
350Billie 
351MaxBobbi
352 Antoinette
353JohnathonJudith
354KentMaribel
355RustyBetty
356 Sheena
357GavinKarina
358LandonAshlee
359DarnellElena
360DerickHope
361BrockLakeisha
362JarrettSherri
363DariusStaci
364AbelTiffani
365JamarTabatha
366 Ericka
367GregAlana
368FreddieDarlene
369JohnnieCamille
370NoelBelinda
371KendrickLeanne
372PerryPatrice
373Hilary 
374SimonCortney
375TobyGuadalupe
376AlfonsoSheri
377DarinPaige
378RolandCorinne
379 Jean
380CorneliusMayra
381RickJudy
382GrahamGabriela
383GilbertoCeleste
384RolandoMarisol
385LesterGabrielle
386QuentinEileen
387QuincyChristin
388JeffLara
389Jodie 
390FloydMarilyn
391Shirley 
392GuillermoKaty
393HugoAisha
394DanteBriana
395RoryTessa
396ScottyAlisa
397IsaiahAshleigh
398 Audra
399Elisha 
400MikeTracie
401 Rosemary
402TerenceMandi
403SaulMarsha
404RogelioAlexandria
405 Nora
406Devon 
407GuyTeri
408IsmaelChelsea
409JarvisChandra
410Kim 
411MiltonSerena
412OliverCathy
413FabianEmma
414Ty 
415JimmieMarcia
416Aubrey 
417NolanChristen
418ChadwickClarissa
419EliasBrittney
420CarltonLillian
421KurtisMelisa
422BrooksEsmeralda
423DesmondYesenia
424Shelby 
425ZachariahJoann
426JonahGenevieve
427SamBlanca
428JamaalChristi
429LorenKristal
430DewayneJanine
431OwenAllyson
432 Shayla
433RamiroLora
434KendallLorraine
435DanSasha
436Kelsey 
437CollinLoretta
438AntwanIris
439Esteban 
440JarodMaggie
441ChesterTania
442Josh 
443RandolphAlejandra
444 Terra
445ClydeJayme
446JosuePenny
447XavierCari
448EverettLakesha
449TedLaurel
450SidneyLena
451TrentonNadia
452MarquisDena
453DaneJosephine
454SalvatoreMargarita
455ClayKimberley
456TomasTrina
457HermanSusana
458JonasDestiny
459DominickAlaina
460RashadIsabel
461JerrodLiliana
462SheldonLea
463Hollie 
464CecilRoberta
465KoryWanda
466JimAlyson
467GerardLashonda
468KareemTami
469EfrainDara
470ForrestSelena
471GarryDianna
472AlonzoKrystle
473MoisesMarlene
474MasonAngelique
475MyronBetsy
476QuintonBridgette
477 Leann
478BlaineGwendolyn
479StephanLarissa
480WaylonDebbie
481AronHayley
482MilesMarcie
483ColePeggy
484PierreLucy
485JacksonCarolina
486WendellJeanne
487ElliottCatrina
488BennyLyndsey
489NickShameka
490DonteLiza
491Gregg 
492DonovanKenya
493LeonardoJeannette
494LionelAdrianne
495RomanArlene
496HarveyDina
497JarredLynette
498JerodSimone
499JosiahJoan
500ShermanSonja
501BlairTiffanie
502DarrinMarci
503SantiagoMarianne
504TannerMisti
505JessCandy
506BarrettCheri
507IraDominique
508RandalJeannie
509MalcolmKira
510ReubenDarcy
511BryonElise
512MarquesRhiannon
513AmosAbbey
514OtisCherie
516ElliotLatrice
517RexRaven
518Noe 
519HunterLatosha
520SammyBernadette
521ClarkLana
522ArnoldAraceli
523DionNoelle
524Donnell 
525Brook 
526DexterTiana
527JoesphJasmin
528ReynaldoKyla
529AdanMarla
530EdmundJanna
531VicenteDeana
532StewartCallie
533DeandreLuz
534LyleMarina
535HarleyElissa
536ReidMyra
537TomVicki
538AhmadMarjorie
539 Ariana
540ReggieMarcy
541TeddyVivian
542AltonTera
543MartyTierra
544RonNicolette
545ThaddeusSilvia
546ColbyJo
547JamelAntonia
548BoMeaghan
549GiovanniJanie
550IgnacioNadine
552ArielBeatrice
553PeteJacklyn
554AveryShamika
555EarnestBreanna
556AliLynda
557AntonCasandra
558EmilioShari
559ClaudeKimberlee
560SonnyBrenna
561WillDayna
562BillCristy
563LutherJanell
564DonnyJeanine
565KristoferWendi
566JedJanette
567JovanLeeann
568StefanJanel
569WestonTosha
570 Noemi
571WallaceAthena
572WyattBridgett
573HansLatanya
574DamionLucia
575VirgilMalinda
576MorrisEdith
577ZacheryMariah
578BrendonMaya
579HumbertoClara
580Sterling 
581JoaquinKayla
582RigobertoSheryl
583SylvesterIrma
584FreddyChantel
585RobbyKisha
586DemarcusMaranda
587ErichOlga
588Jade 
589HughMarcella
590MickeyNatalia
591BennieTonia
592DeonKarin
593DiegoRocio
594ElvisGlenda
595ZaneCandi
596MaxwellJustine
597ConorRacheal
598TobiasCorina
599AlvaroLadonna
600BradlyLeanna
601JeraldBeatriz
602SolomonRamona
603TyrellMaritza
604BrantGeorgia
605CurtDeidra
606RodrigoTisha
607WillisMartina
608IssacValarie
609ChaseAlecia
610MattPauline
611ReedKristyn
612JeradCori
613JeramyAlanna
614JasperBreanne
615 Mollie
616 Celia
617KellenTalia
618ScottieLucinda
619ChanceSelina
620NigelAbbie
621RoyceAndria
622DarrelChristal
623Mauricio 
624ArronGail
625EzraMaryann
626MarionRena
627QuinnTammie
628BrentonDarla
629CaryDora
630ConradLawanda
631JeremieChastity
632TyrelDolores
633Jefferson 
634RileyAnastasia
635JamisonSadie
636WinstonEliza
637ErvinIvy
638NathanialJuliana
639AdolfoJulianne
640LaneMaricela
641MarcelDeidre
642SkylerIngrid
643BartKarissa
644CedrickCristin
645ChaunceyLyndsay
646Carey 
647TommieDaphne
648CarloJessi
649HeribertoKami
650CyrusLoni
651Jedidiah 
652LeonelChanel
653RodrickDoris
654SebastianGriselda
655JameyShanda
656JeromySue
657 Edna
658OctavioEleanor
659DaveSusanna
660Rudolph 
661BriceEmilie
662JeffryFrancesca
663NicholausAngelia
664BenitoSharonda
665DarioSofia
666LaurenceKia
667RaphaelJosie
668 Sheree
669TimmyAja
670ArchieKacie
671KeenanFrancine
672 Marta
673 Geneva
674DerikRenae
675DorianLashanda
676RooseveltMadeline
677LukasShanika
678ScotTiara
679BrainGladys
680CarsonMarlena
681KristofferQuiana
682TimRosalinda
683DavisShanta
684WilfredoJenelle
685DillonNakia
686KrisDelia
687TitusMercedes
688BradenCelina
689ElmerDaniela
690Buddy 
691DarenKandice
692EllisPrecious
693 Shavon
694AntwonSondra
695AsaMichaela
696DomingoHilda
697LeifDemetria
698RaheemElsa
699TyreeLacie
700ChazSusie
701Darrick 
702AgustinTori
703FidelVicky
704Vance 
705RicoJena
706GalenMackenzie
707JudsonSherrie
708RoccoSherita
709JeredTanesha
710KristianMara
711RhettMaura
712AmirCaryn
713MarkusDionne
714PrinceMargo
715BernardoFallon
716CliffMonika
717EdmondVickie
718LouieCorrie
719WilbertTaryn
720Zackary 
721KenKarrie
722RaymundoKylie
723Deshawn 
724JeramieShasta
725Tyron 
726Jaimie 
727JedediahMalissa
728Rickie 
729VanMellissa
730AnwarRonda
731DejuanTamra
732GarretStella
733VaughnJune
734AldoLouise
735Myles 
736RufusRenata
737AricShantel
738HarrisonYadira
739JacquesSommer
740JamilAlexa
741MonteDanelle
742AntioneElaina
743BrennanLeila
744GregorioAnnmarie
745JohnpaulCasie
746TreyHolli
747AbramLily
749Lindy 
750BrysonCora
751HassanEve
752ParkerFatima
753 Gillian
754JasenHelena
755DemarioAdrianna
756DennyStarla
757GarthTatiana
758NikolasBritney
759SilasOctavia
760AlecShayna
761DelbertMariana
762ErnieRosemarie
763JosefCarina
764Tory 
765GonzaloKaryn
766MitchelSiobhan
767RandellChrissy
769MalikGena
770PercyJeri
771DereckTarah
772OsvaldoAileen
773 Ami
774BrannonAurora
775FedericoDeirdre
776KalebEvita
777KipKaitlin
778Mikel 
779MosheMellisa
780AlphonsoBertha
781DenisEboni
782HoraceGreta
783DavinSyreeta
784GermanAlesha
785DaronLakeshia
786EltonRikki
787JordonShonda
788ShayneCorrine
789SheltonFawn
790DemondIda
791LiamJanae
792MackCharmaine
793UlyssesMarian
794DirkMartine
795HubertBambi
796MarcelloDarci
797MarlinKandi
798RodgerKathrine
799AntonyLeilani
800CornellCandis
801DanialKristan
802Darwin 
803AmitShante
804CristianMari
805EzekielSunshine
806LincolnTawana
807IsidroLourdes
808 Venessa
809ZackeryCathleen
810AriJuana
811BennettKacey
812ClevelandLaquita
814ValentinNiki
815DenverJamila
816Edwardo 
817JerimiahRebeca
818MohammadRichelle
819QuintinAdriane
820TavaresHarmony
821EfrenRosanna
822ErwinJada
823 Kerrie
824VitoKori
825 Kesha
826BroderickMarisela
827CortezNikia
828DavonStarr
829IrvinKassandra
830AhmedShalonda
831AndraeChana
832EliseoChanda
833ElvinJeanna
834JeremeyLaci
835KirbyLois
836TheronLorie
837Brandan 
838GarlandPrincess
839JaronSierra
840JeremeGraciela
841KentonSalina
842AlSunny
843 Tanika
844MarchelloJeannine
846GinoBrandee
847JermeyJesica
848TremaineRosalie
849TremayneRoxanna
850ChetAlexia
851FrancescoLisette
852JuniorPearl
853KeonJaneen
854Ramsey 
855RusselLinsey
856AugustPhyllis
857 Toccara
858Deric 
859JustonTenisha
860KeeganIndia
861LaronRosalyn
862ParisShara
863CristopherTammi
864DeweyAda
865KodyDeanne
866SheaLatricia
867BrendenAsia
868ChaimElla
869EloyJuliet
870JavonMelina
871JermainMona
872StevieDavina
873 Johnna
874EmmettDianne
875GarrickJeanie
876JaminLynne
877MichelTomeka
878NorbertoAngeline
879WilburViviana
880Cullen 
881LowellEugenia
882MohammedGeorgina
883 Shelia
884ShadAlysia
885DeangeloTamera
886GiuseppeDeena
887JaradStacia
888Monty 
889 Meghann
890HankUrsula
891JustenBernice
892 Nakisha
893SimeonMagdalena
894YoelTashina
895BronsonAnnemarie
896ElbertBree
897GenaroCharissa
898TorreyDesirae
899BertLatoyia
900HomerAnya
901IsiahChaya
902 Josefina
903LazaroJustina
904NestorLynnette
905BoydShanita
906DontaConsuelo
907EzequielFrancisca
908GarettLizette
909JudeTyra
910 Alycia
911Cheyenne 
913WestleyJoi
914BuckKay
915Johathan 
916 Sandi
917 Susanne
918AdalbertoVera
919AndreasEsperanza
920BrittonIesha
921ConnorJenni
922CristobalLatoria
923EdgardoShanon
924HarlanTawanda
925JerrellTherese
926KenyonDaniella
927RonnyElvira
928AbdulRosie
929AugustineShavonne
930DarronColette
931JarretFelecia
932JuddJeana
933AnsonJoelle
934TreverStephenie
935DelvinSuzanna
936ErrolAngelita
937ColemanChantelle
938DontaeCristal
939 Bettina
940Jammie 
941 Qiana
942BurtonAshlie
943CruzCassidy
944 Latesha
945Estevan 
946JameelNatosha
947MarcelinoNikole
948TaureanJulianna
949ThadKeely
950AntwainLynsey
951CaleMildred
952CordellPerla
953Sydney 
954JamesonDelores
955JessyFlorence
956Kai 
957MuhammadGwen
958Skylar 
959AurelioKatelyn
960CarterTrista
961ChadrickChiquita
962ChristoperDanica
963Hiram 
964MohamedKandace
965ArnulfoLeona
966DaltonRenita
967Shellie 
968DoyleThelma
969IrvingAdria
970KraigCecelia
971MarceloLashawn
972AdrainMalia
973CoyShanell
974DuncanShawanda
975JeramiahVenus
976TuckerJerri
977BenjamenKatina
978 Kyra
979BrodyLetitia
980GreggoryRae
981JarradShannan
982 Ginny
983SamsonKourtney
984TerrillLila
985BobNereida
986CharleyReyna
987ClaudioJayne
988 Margie
989JebMichell
990LeopoldoBrynn
991TadChimere
992WilfredJazmin
993WoodrowLissette
994Regan 
995ForestTawnya
996IsaiasViolet
997JevonAlina
998Nicklaus 
999PauloGayle
1000RosendoKeli