Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1981

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Michael68,765
22Christopher50,224
33Matthew43,326
44Jason41,928
55David40,646
66Joshua39,050
77James38,306
88John34,880
99Robert34,393
1010Daniel30,990
1111Joseph30,768
1212Justin27,310
1313Ryan26,819
1414Brian26,599
1515William24,798
1616Jonathan22,597
1717Eric20,725
1818Andrew20,226
1919Brandon20,217
2020Adam20,043
2121Nicholas19,778
2222Jeremy19,113
2323Anthony18,573
2424Timothy18,219
2525Kevin17,458
2626Thomas17,161
2727Richard16,855
2828Steven16,487
2929Jeffrey15,931
3030Aaron14,689
3131Charles14,429
3232Benjamin14,351
3333Mark13,543
3434Scott12,724
3535Paul11,774
3636Nathan11,261
3737Jesse10,448
3838Patrick10,390
3939Stephen10,296
4040Travis10,109
4141Kenneth9,478
4242Dustin9,352
4343Jacob9,345
4444Sean8,897
4545Jose8,766
4646Gregory8,756
4747Chad8,411
4848Bryan7,220
4949Shawn7,077
5050Bradley6,897
5151Edward6,658
5252Kyle6,576
5353Derek6,476
5454Samuel6,035
5555Peter5,991
5656Donald5,912
5757Jared5,863
5858Keith5,621
5959Ronald5,533
6060Juan5,491
6161George5,157
6262Gary4,945
6363Zachary4,849
6464Douglas4,787
6565Joel4,541
6666Phillip4,541
6767Marcus4,510
6868Raymond4,367
6969Corey4,248
7070Alexander4,239
7171Carlos4,178
7272Craig4,095
7373Todd3,955
7474Larry3,951
7575Erik3,923
7676Antonio3,921
7777Jeremiah3,894
7878Derrick3,850
7979Brett3,775
8080Nathaniel3,720
8181Shane3,715
8282Frank3,635
8383Dennis3,633
8484Philip3,578
8585Casey3,518
8686Shaun3,382
8787Gabriel3,376
8888Lucas3,376
8989Brent3,372
9090Cory3,358
9191Luis3,341
9292Randy3,340
9393Jeffery3,335
9494Curtis3,193
9595Seth3,137
9696Tyler3,121
9797Jerry3,055
9898Russell3,046
9999Wesley3,040
100100Luke3,017

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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