Top 100 baby girl names in the USA during year 1981

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Jennifer57,043
22Jessica42,527
33Amanda34,373
44Sarah28,171
55Melissa28,007
66Amy20,344
77Nicole20,314
88Stephanie20,210
99Elizabeth20,171
1010Heather17,944
1111Michelle17,773
1212Rebecca16,737
1313Kimberly16,690
1414Tiffany16,418
1515Angela15,917
1616Crystal15,881
1717Christina14,393
1818Lisa14,293
1919Erin13,855
2020Amber13,814
2121Laura13,292
2222Rachel12,587
2323Kelly11,880
2424Andrea11,682
2525April11,403
2626Sara11,351
2727Mary11,041
2828Jamie10,979
2929Emily10,801
3030Danielle10,035
3131Kristin9,737
3232Shannon9,227
3333Megan8,966
3434Ashley8,877
3535Lauren8,808
3636Erica8,624
3737Julie8,566
3838Kristen8,541
3939Katherine8,432
4040Maria7,672
4141Brandy6,894
4242Christine6,856
4343Courtney6,640
4444Katie6,600
4545Tara6,365
4646Alicia5,857
4747Lindsay5,845
4848Kathryn5,822
4949Monica5,783
5050Brandi5,524
5151Samantha5,523
5252Brooke5,331
5353Patricia5,285
5454Anna5,187
5555Carrie5,093
5656Leslie4,934
5757Allison4,903
5858Lindsey4,863
5959Cynthia4,858
6060Natalie4,858
6161Misty4,799
6262Vanessa4,747
6363Holly4,565
6464Karen4,536
6565Stacy4,479
6666Melanie4,473
6767Jacqueline4,334
6868Veronica4,315
6969Latoya4,267
7070Dana4,247
7171Susan4,245
7272Kristina4,060
7373Catherine4,054
7474Sandra4,037
7575Diana3,970
7676Pamela3,881
7777Tracy3,868
7878Jill3,856
7979Dawn3,837
8080Tina3,820
8181Leah3,807
8282Kathleen3,777
8383Stacey3,752
8484Heidi3,738
8585Natasha3,733
8686Candice3,698
8787Victoria3,690
8888Julia3,669
8989Valerie3,610
9090Wendy3,609
9191Lori3,479
9292Tanya3,408
9393Erika3,397
9494Kristy3,263
9595Katrina3,257
9696Denise3,203
9797Teresa3,122
9898Renee2,996
9999Theresa2,943
100100Christy2,941

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

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