Top 300 baby girl names in the USA during year 1981

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
201201Cristina1,345
202202Debra1,342
203203Janelle1,317
204204Whitney1,302
205205Audrey1,285
206206Diane1,271
207207Ruth1,266
208208Sherry1,266
209209Cara1,261
210210Shanna1,255
211211Sophia1,232
212212Shelly1,229
213213Rosa1,225
214214Cassie1,224
215215Laurie1,224
216216Naomi1,223
217217Sheila1,216
218218Abby1,211
219219Jessie1,210
220220Alexandra1,204
221221Tamika1,187
222222Kellie1,177
223223Melody1,176
224224Marisa1,168
225225Jacquelyn1,148
226226Sonya1,138
227227Sonia1,130
228228Alyssa1,129
229229Gloria1,109
230230Leigh1,099
231231Rose1,096
232232Jeanette1,088
233233Yvonne1,080
234234Terri1,067
235235Stacie1,063
236236Anita1,054
237237Adriana1,045
238238Carol1,043
239239Tracey1,038
240240Leticia1,036
241241Nikki1,036
242242Christie1,032
243243Evelyn1,029
244244Kerri1,024
245245Olivia1,023
246246Tia1,010
247247Sylvia1,009
248248Charlene1,004
249249Keri999
250250Becky993
251251Latonya993
252252Karla985
253253Annie973
254254Kristie972
255255Charity964
256256Latisha964
257257Ellen958
258258Kathy958
259259Randi955
260260Kelley953
261261Lynn952
262262Traci949
263263Annette947
264264Tricia942
265265Jana940
266266Shauna940
267267Kerry939
268268Lydia938
269269Bobbie935
270270Carly926
271271Frances924
272272Shelley913
273273Esther908
274274Raquel906
275275Helen896
276276Gretchen894
277277Janice890
278278Johanna880
279279Angelina877
280280Amie874
281281Juanita872
282282Lesley870
283283Eva855
284284Rita854
285285Roxanne851
286286Amelia849
287287Alissa848
288288Rachelle844
289289Meagan842
290290Charlotte834
291291Lacy833
292292Grace831
293293Jennie828
294294Maureen828
295295Shana820
296296Brandie816
297297Rochelle812
298298Yvette810
299299Jocelyn809
300300Jami803

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

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