Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1981

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	68,750
2	Christopher	50,221
3	Matthew	43,330
4	Jason	41,927
5	David	40,629
6	Joshua	39,024
7	James	38,283
8	John	34,868
9	Robert	34,395
10	Daniel	30,985
11	Joseph	30,761
12	Justin	27,307
13	Ryan	26,811
14	Brian	26,583
15	William	24,798
16	Jonathan	22,588
17	Eric	20,712
18	Andrew	20,232
19	Brandon	20,206
20	Adam	20,044
21	Nicholas	19,775
22	Jeremy	19,113
23	Anthony	18,569
24	Timothy	18,228
25	Kevin	17,454

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Thomas	17,159
27	Richard	16,855
28	Steven	16,482
29	Jeffrey	15,931
30	Aaron	14,694
31	Charles	14,427
32	Benjamin	14,360
33	Mark	13,542
34	Scott	12,719
35	Paul	11,776
36	Nathan	11,256
37	Jesse	10,443
38	Patrick	10,384
39	Stephen	10,302
40	Travis	10,109
41	Kenneth	9,472
42	Dustin	9,350
43	Jacob	9,342
44	Sean	8,893
45	Jose	8,773
46	Gregory	8,756
47	Chad	8,412
48	Bryan	7,215
49	Shawn	7,076
50	Bradley	6,895
51	Edward	6,661
52	Kyle	6,570
53	Derek	6,481
54	Samuel	6,036
55	Peter	5,997
56	Donald	5,910
57	Jared	5,865
58	Keith	5,621
59	Ronald	5,538
60	Juan	5,499
61	George	5,157
62	Gary	4,946
63	Zachary	4,841
64	Douglas	4,788
65	Joel	4,540
66	Phillip	4,539
67	Marcus	4,510
68	Raymond	4,367
69	Corey	4,247
70	Alexander	4,237
71	Carlos	4,185
72	Craig	4,097
73	Larry	3,955
74	Todd	3,953
75	Antonio	3,926
76	Erik	3,921
77	Jeremiah	3,896
78	Derrick	3,850
79	Brett	3,775
80	Nathaniel	3,719
81	Shane	3,710
82	Frank	3,638
83	Dennis	3,634
84	Philip	3,581
85	Casey	3,518
86	Shaun	3,383
87	Gabriel	3,373
88	Brent	3,371
88	Lucas	3,371
90	Cory	3,352
91	Randy	3,343
92	Luis	3,342
93	Jeffery	3,334
94	Curtis	3,198
95	Seth	3,137
96	Tyler	3,117
97	Jerry	3,056
98	Russell	3,048
99	Wesley	3,040
100	Luke	3,013
101	Ian	2,928
102	Jordan	2,924
103	Billy	2,883
104	Victor	2,840
105	Terry	2,815
106	Carl	2,793
107	Vincent	2,773
108	Jesus	2,759
109	Mario	2,713
110	Bobby	2,658
111	Tony	2,650
112	Alan	2,589
113	Johnny	2,556
114	Troy	2,512
115	Adrian	2,467
116	Miguel	2,400
117	Ricardo	2,364
118	Jamie	2,356
119	Cody	2,328
120	Roger	2,244
121	Christian	2,235
122	Ricky	2,221
123	Lee	2,215
124	Clinton	2,206
125	Lawrence	2,193
126	Henry	2,185
127	Martin	2,151
128	Jorge	2,109
129	Jimmy	2,096
130	Danny	2,094
131	Allen	2,061
132	Jon	2,056
133	Andre	2,054
134	Marc	2,047
135	Rodney	2,028
136	Micheal	2,023
137	Randall	2,010
138	Walter	1,990
139	Evan	1,972
140	Mitchell	1,969
141	Willie	1,967
142	Manuel	1,962
143	Brad	1,958
144	Francisco	1,956
145	Albert	1,942
146	Kristopher	1,930
147	Roberto	1,927
148	Alex	1,873
149	Joe	1,860
150	Isaac	1,836
151	Louis	1,805
152	Arthur	1,802
153	Jay	1,787
154	Gerald	1,764
155	Trevor	1,757
156	Wayne	1,751
157	Roy	1,726
158	Johnathan	1,711
159	Blake	1,702
160	Lance	1,682
161	Jermaine	1,681
162	Jonathon	1,642
163	Maurice	1,641
164	Bruce	1,634
165	Mathew	1,627
166	Jack	1,616
167	Garrett	1,497
168	Alejandro	1,488
169	Ruben	1,473
170	Frederick	1,471
171	Oscar	1,464
172	Calvin	1,458
173	Austin	1,455
174	Omar	1,433
175	Caleb	1,428
176	Darren	1,426
177	Hector	1,410
177	Jaime	1,410
179	Reginald	1,409
180	Noah	1,400
181	Ronnie	1,370
182	Levi	1,366
183	Jerome	1,364
184	Darrell	1,361
185	Clayton	1,349
186	Barry	1,346
187	Edwin	1,334
188	Neil	1,330
189	Cameron	1,327
190	Raul	1,318
191	Eddie	1,317
192	Javier	1,306
193	Ernest	1,304
194	Angel	1,299
195	Terrance	1,276
196	Jessie	1,253
197	Dale	1,248
198	Geoffrey	1,245
199	Fernando	1,241
200	Ross	1,240
201	Pedro	1,228
202	Colin	1,227
203	Sergio	1,222
204	Rafael	1,213
204	Tommy	1,213
206	Tyrone	1,211
207	Shannon	1,205
208	Leonard	1,191
209	Kelly	1,181
210	Clifford	1,178
211	Marvin	1,173
212	Eugene	1,172
213	Micah	1,165
214	Kurt	1,160
215	Brendan	1,157
216	Clint	1,143
217	Ramon	1,136
218	Theodore	1,133
219	Armando	1,126
220	Steve	1,116
221	Glenn	1,107
222	Grant	1,101
222	Harold	1,101
224	Terrence	1,077
225	Joey	1,072
226	Karl	1,062
227	Melvin	1,052
228	Damien	1,037
229	Beau	1,027
230	Stanley	1,014
231	Dominic	1,013
232	Dwayne	1,010
233	Jarrod	1,006
234	Ivan	1,002
235	Byron	996
236	Francis	974
237	Andy	969
238	Eduardo	946
239	Darryl	940
240	Alberto	933
240	Edgar	933
242	Drew	917
243	Cesar	916
244	Cedric	909
245	Tyson	908
246	Marco	905
247	Ralph	898
248	Nicolas	896
249	Julio	887
250	Erick	874
251	Devin	870
252	Julian	869
252	Leon	869
254	Earl	863
255	Howard	855
255	Ray	855
257	Clarence	846
258	Harry	835
259	Chris	830
260	Spencer	827
261	Gilbert	824
261	Marshall	824
263	Arturo	823
264	Andres	820
265	Warren	819
266	Alfredo	816
267	Alfred	814
267	Franklin	814
269	Abraham	813
270	Alvin	806
271	Heath	790
272	Clifton	788
273	Taylor	774
274	Daryl	770
275	Morgan	766
276	Dean	751
277	Elijah	750
278	Preston	744
279	Roderick	742
280	Courtney	736
280	Enrique	736
282	Ethan	735
283	Dylan	729
284	Orlando	717
285	Antoine	716
285	Demetrius	716
285	Kirk	716
288	Gerardo	699
289	Bernard	697
290	Logan	693
291	Ernesto	692
292	Norman	685
293	Damon	684
294	Ashley	674
294	Salvador	674
296	Bryce	663
297	Rene	662
298	Don	653
299	Kelvin	650
300	Wade	647
301	Lonnie	641
302	Nelson	640
303	Kenny	633
304	Marcos	632
305	Vernon	631
306	Lorenzo	623
307	Leroy	616
308	Charlie	615
309	Nickolas	614
310	Duane	612
311	Rodolfo	610
312	Glen	609
313	Lewis	608
314	Emmanuel	606
315	Bryant	605
316	Dusty	602
317	Branden	600
317	Terrell	600
319	Bradford	599
320	Neal	596
321	Fredrick	595
321	Jake	595
321	Stuart	595
324	Israel	594
325	Rocky	592
326	Dallas	587
327	Lamar	586
328	Angelo	583
329	Fred	582
330	Rickey	580
331	Trent	567
332	Brady	559
332	Lloyd	559
334	Felix	555
335	Allan	552
336	Herbert	551
337	Eli	550
337	Jayson	550
339	Dana	542
340	Pablo	537
341	Leo	533
342	Bret	532
343	Jamal	523
344	Ben	522
345	Gordon	521
346	Rudy	520
347	Damian	517
348	Dwight	515
349	Julius	511
350	Gustavo	508
351	Max	501
352	Leslie	499
353	Johnathon	498
353	Kent	498
353	Rusty	498
356	Jody	493
356	Landon	493
358	Darnell	492
358	Gavin	492
360	Derick	488
361	Brock	487
361	Jarrett	487
363	Darius	484
364	Jamar	480
365	Abel	479
366	Donnie	477
367	Noel	476
368	Greg	474
369	Freddie	473
370	Johnnie	472
370	Kendrick	472
370	Perry	472
373	Felipe	471
374	Simon	464
375	Alfonso	460
376	Robin	456
376	Toby	456
378	Darin	455
378	Roland	455
380	Cornelius	454
381	Rick	450
382	Graham	448
383	Gilberto	446
383	Rolando	446
385	Quincy	439
386	Quentin	437
387	Lester	436
388	Jeff	434
389	Emanuel	433
390	Floyd	431
391	Marlon	429
392	Guillermo	428
393	Hugo	426
393	Rory	426
395	Dante	424
396	Isaiah	421
397	Scotty	419
398	Gene	418
398	Kerry	418
400	Terence	413
401	Jackie	411
401	Saul	411
403	Rogelio	409
404	Mike	408
405	Ismael	406
406	Alexis	405
406	Guy	405
406	Tracy	405
409	Jarvis	403
409	Oliver	403
411	Fabian	402
411	Milton	402
411	Ty	402
414	Lamont	401
415	Jimmie	400
415	Tristan	400
417	Elias	396
418	Nolan	393
419	Carlton	392
419	Chadwick	392
421	Brooks	391
421	Kurtis	391
423	Desmond	387
424	Devon	384
424	Jonah	384
424	Sam	384
424	Zachariah	384
428	Jamaal	382
429	Owen	381
430	Loren	380
431	Dewayne	378
432	Frankie	370
433	Ramiro	366
434	Kendall	365
435	Dan	362
436	Moses	360
437	Collin	358
438	Esteban	356
439	Antwan	355
439	Jarod	355
441	Chester	349
442	Josh	347
443	Clyde	346
443	Randolph	346
445	Josue	345
445	Robbie	345
445	Xavier	345
448	Everett	341
449	Ted	339
450	Trenton	336
451	Marquis	335
451	Salvatore	335
451	Sidney	335
454	Dane	334
455	Clay	333
456	Tomas	332
457	Herman	330
457	Jonas	330
459	Dominick	326
460	Rashad	325
461	Jerrod	324
462	Nathanael	323
462	Sheldon	323
464	Cecil	320
464	Kory	320
466	Jim	319
467	Kareem	317
468	Gerard	316
469	Efrain	313
470	Forrest	312
471	Garry	311
471	Moises	311
473	Alonzo	310
474	Mason	309
475	Myron	308
476	Quinton	306
477	Guadalupe	305
478	Waylon	304
479	Aron	303
479	Blaine	303
479	Stephan	303
482	Jackson	300
482	Miles	300
484	Cole	299
484	Wendell	299
486	Pierre	298
487	Elliott	293
487	Lionel	293
487	Nick	293
490	Benny	292
491	Donte	290
491	Gregg	290
491	Leonardo	290
494	Donovan	289
495	Roman	286
496	Harvey	285
496	Jerod	285
496	Josiah	285
496	Sherman	285
500	Jarred	283
501	Blair	281
501	Santiago	281
503	Darrin	280
504	Tanner	278
505	Jess	277
506	Barrett	276
506	Ira	276
506	Reuben	276
509	Malcolm	275
509	Randal	275
511	Amos	272
511	Marques	272
513	Bryon	271
514	Otis	269
515	Elliot	268
515	Kasey	268
515	Rex	268
518	Hunter	266
518	Noe	266
520	Sammy	262
521	Clark	260
521	Dion	260
521	Donnell	260
524	Arnold	259
524	Wilson	259
526	Joesph	256
527	Dexter	255
528	Reynaldo	254
529	Adan	252
530	Edmund	251
531	Vicente	250
532	Stewart	248
533	Deandre	246
533	Lyle	246
535	Ahmad	245
536	Harley	244
536	Reid	244
538	Tom	243
539	Colby	242
539	Erin	242
541	Giovanni	241
541	Reggie	241
541	Ron	241
541	Teddy	241
545	Alton	240
545	Jean	240
545	Marty	240
548	Thaddeus	239
549	Jamel	238
550	Ali	237
550	Bo	237
550	Ignacio	237
553	Ariel	236
553	Earnest	236
553	Pete	236
556	Avery	235
556	Emilio	235
558	Anton	234
558	Sonny	234
560	Claude	233
560	Will	233
562	Bill	231
562	Kristofer	231
562	Luther	231
565	Donny	230
566	Stefan	228
567	Jed	227
567	Weston	227
569	Jovan	226
569	Santos	226
571	Wallace	223
571	Wyatt	223
573	Hans	222
574	Damion	221
574	Zachery	221
576	Morris	220
576	Virgil	220
578	Joaquin	219
579	Brendon	218
579	Humberto	218
579	Sterling	218
582	Freddy	216
582	Rigoberto	216
584	Sylvester	215
585	Robby	212
586	Demarcus	211
586	Diego	211
586	Erich	211
586	Leland	211
590	Hugh	210
590	Mickey	210
592	Bennie	209
592	Deon	209
594	Elvis	208
594	Maxwell	208
594	Tobias	208
594	Zane	208
598	Conor	206
599	Alvaro	205
600	Bradly	204
601	Jerald	202
602	Tyrell	201
603	Brant	200
603	Curt	200
603	Rodrigo	200
603	Solomon	200
607	Willis	199
608	Matt	198
609	Issac	197
610	Reed	196
611	Chase	194
611	Jasper	194
611	Jeramy	194
614	Jerad	193
615	Jennifer	192
616	Aubrey	191
616	Kellen	191
616	Nigel	191
619	Royce	190
619	Scottie	190
621	Chance	189
621	Mauricio	189
623	Arron	188
623	Darrel	188
623	Ezra	188
626	Marion	187
626	Quinn	187
628	Brenton	186
628	Cary	186
630	Conrad	185
630	Jeremie	185
632	Jefferson	182
633	Tyrel	181
633	Winston	181
635	Riley	180
636	Jamison	179
637	Adolfo	178
637	Ervin	178
637	Nathanial	178
640	Lane	176
640	Marcel	176
642	Bart	175
642	Sebastian	175
642	Skyler	175
645	Korey	174
645	Tommie	174
647	Cedrick	173
647	Chauncey	173
647	Heriberto	173
650	Carlo	172
650	Cyrus	172
650	Jedidiah	172
650	Rodrick	172
654	Jamey	171
654	Jeromy	171
654	Leonel	171
654	Octavio	171
658	Dave	170
658	Lynn	170
658	Rudolph	170
661	Brice	168
661	Nicholaus	168
663	Archie	167
663	Benito	167
663	Dario	167
663	Jeffry	167
663	Keenan	167
663	Laurence	167
663	Raphael	167
663	Stacy	167
663	Timmy	167
672	Carey	165
672	Dorian	165
672	Jessica	165
675	Carson	164
675	Roosevelt	164
677	Derik	163
677	Scot	163
679	Brain	162
679	Lukas	162
679	Tim	162
682	Davis	161
682	Dillon	161
682	Kristoffer	161
685	Wilfredo	160
686	Kris	159
687	Braden	158
687	Titus	158
689	Ellis	157
689	Elmer	157
691	Buddy	156
691	Daren	156
693	Tyree	155
694	Andrea	154
694	Antwon	154
694	Asa	154
694	Chaz	154
694	Domingo	154
694	Leif	154
694	Raheem	154
701	Darrick	153
701	Fidel	153
703	Agustin	152
703	Vance	152
705	Rico	151
706	Amir	150
706	Galen	150
706	Judson	150
706	Rocco	150
710	Jered	148
710	Kristian	148
710	Markus	148
710	Rhett	148
714	Cliff	146
714	Prince	146
714	Zackary	146
717	Bernardo	145
717	Ken	145
717	Louie	145
717	Wilbert	145
721	Edmond	144
721	Grady	144
721	Raymundo	144
724	Deshawn	143
724	Tyron	143
726	Jedediah	142
726	Van	142
728	Aldo	141
728	Rickie	141
730	Anwar	140
730	Dejuan	140
730	Garret	140
730	Myles	140
730	Vaughn	140
735	Brennan	139
735	Harrison	139
735	Jamil	139
735	Jeramie	139
735	Johnpaul	139
735	Rufus	139
741	Aric	138
741	Jacques	138
741	Monte	138
744	Antione	137
744	Gregorio	137
746	Abram	136
746	Bryson	136
746	Hassan	136
746	Willard	136
750	Parker	135
750	Shelby	135
750	Trey	135
750	Whitney	135
754	Demario	134
754	Denny	134
754	Jasen	134
757	Garth	133
757	Nikolas	133
757	Silas	133
760	Alec	131
760	Delbert	131
760	Ernie	131
760	Gonzalo	131
760	Josef	131
760	Malik	131
760	Tory	131
767	Mitchel	130
767	Percy	130
767	Randell	130
770	Dominique	129
771	Dereck	128
772	Federico	127
772	Kaleb	127
772	Stacey	127
775	Brannon	126
775	Kip	126
775	Mikel	126
775	Moshe	126
775	Osvaldo	126
780	Alphonso	125
780	Denis	125
780	Horace	125
783	Davin	124
784	Elton	123
784	German	123
784	Jordon	123
784	Liam	123
784	Mack	123
784	Shayne	123
784	Shelton	123
784	Ulysses	123
792	Daron	122
792	Demond	122
792	Hubert	122
792	Marcello	122
796	Cornell	121
796	Dirk	121
796	Marlin	121
796	Rodger	121
800	Amit	120
800	Antony	120
800	Danial	120
800	Darwin	120
804	Cristian	119
804	Ezekiel	119
804	Lincoln	119
804	Mohammad	119
808	Isidro	118
808	Jan	118
810	Bennett	117
810	Valentin	117
810	Zackery	117
813	Ahmed	116
813	Ari	116
813	Cleveland	116
813	Cortney	116
813	Vito	116
818	Denver	115
818	Edwardo	115
818	Jerimiah	115
818	Quintin	115
818	Tavares	115
823	Efren	114
823	Erwin	114
823	Lindsey	114
826	Billie	113
826	Broderick	113
826	Cortez	113
826	Davon	113
826	Irvin	113
831	Eliseo	112
831	Elvin	112
833	Andrae	111
833	Jeremey	111
833	Kirby	111
833	Theron	111
837	Garland	110
837	Jaron	110
837	Jereme	110
837	Kenton	110
841	Al	109
841	Brandan	109
841	Marchello	109
841	Sarah	109
841	Tremayne	109
846	Francesco	108
846	Gino	108
846	Jermey	108
846	Kim	108
846	Tremaine	108
851	Carmen	107
851	Chet	107
851	Junior	107
851	Keon	107
851	Mohammed	107
851	Ramsey	107
851	Russel	107
858	August	106
858	Deric	106
858	Giuseppe	106
858	Juston	106
858	Keegan	106
858	Laron	106
858	Paris	106
865	Cristopher	105
865	Dewey	105
865	Eloy	105
865	Kody	105
865	Shea	105
870	Brenden	104
870	Chaim	104
870	Javon	104
870	Jermain	104
870	Stevie	104
875	Elisha	103
875	Emmett	103
875	Garrick	103
875	Jamin	103
875	Michel	103
875	Norberto	103
875	Wilbur	103
882	Cullen	102
882	Deangelo	102
882	Lowell	102
882	Shad	102
886	Hank	101
886	Jarad	101
886	Monty	101
886	Sammie	101
890	Amanda	100
890	Justen	100
890	Kelsey	100
890	Simeon	100
894	Andreas	99
894	Elbert	99
894	Genaro	99
894	Lazaro	99
894	Torrey	99
894	Yoel	99
900	Bert	98
900	Bronson	98
900	Homer	98
900	Isiah	98
900	Jayme	98
900	Nestor	98
906	Donta	97
906	Ezequiel	97
906	Garett	97
906	Jude	97
906	Kelley	97
906	Melissa	97
906	Stephanie	97
906	Westley	97
914	Boyd	96
914	Buck	96
914	Cristobal	96
914	Johathan	96
914	Michelle	96
914	Sandy	96
920	Abdul	95
920	Adalberto	95
920	Britton	95
920	Connor	95
920	Edgardo	95
920	Harlan	95
920	Jerrell	95
920	Kenyon	95
920	Ronny	95
929	Augustine	94
929	Darron	94
929	Jarret	94
929	Judd	94
929	Trever	94
934	Anson	93
935	Delvin	92
935	Dontae	92
935	Errol	92
938	Burton	91
938	Coleman	91
938	Gerry	91
938	Jabari	91
938	Jameson	91
938	Marcelino	91
938	Mohamed	91
938	Muhammad	91
938	Taurean	91
947	Cruz	90
947	Demarco	90
947	Elizabeth	90
947	Estevan	90
947	Jameel	90
947	Maria	90
947	Thad	90
954	Antwain	89
954	Cale	89
954	Cordell	89
954	Jessy	89
954	Skylar	89
959	Aurelio	88
959	Chadrick	88
959	Christoper	88
959	Irving	88
959	Kai	88
964	Arnulfo	87
964	Dalton	87
964	Doyle	87
964	Hiram	87
964	Kraig	87
964	Marcelo	87
964	Tucker	87
971	Adrain	86
971	Carter	86
971	Coy	86
971	Dedrick	86
971	Jeramiah	86
976	Benjamen	85
976	Bobbie	85
976	Brody	85
976	Claudio	85
976	Duncan	85
976	Greggory	85
976	Jarrad	85
976	Nicole	85
976	Samson	85
976	Terrill	85
986	Bob	84
986	Charley	84
986	Jade	84
986	Jeb	84
986	Leopoldo	84
986	Nicklaus	84
986	Tad	84
986	Wilfred	84
986	Woodrow	84
995	Dino	83
995	Forest	83
995	Franco	83
995	Isaias	83
995	Jevon	83
995	Paulo	83
995	Rosendo	83