Most popular girls’ names in California, 1981
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 5,625 |
| 2 | Jessica | 3,744 |
| 3 | Melissa | 2,845 |
| 4 | Sarah | 2,834 |
| 5 | Michelle | 2,464 |
| 6 | Nicole | 2,350 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 2,312 |
| 8 | Maria | 2,240 |
| 9 | Amanda | 2,114 |
| 10 | Christina | 2,080 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 1,916 |
| 12 | Amber | 1,576 |
| 13 | Lisa | 1,534 |
| 14 | Heather | 1,491 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 1,463 |
| 16 | Amy | 1,460 |
| 17 | Tiffany | 1,399 |
| 18 | Laura | 1,382 |
| 19 | Crystal | 1,373 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 1,364 |
| 21 | Erin | 1,306 |
| 22 | Angela | 1,296 |
| 23 | Andrea | 1,273 |
| 24 | Veronica | 1,248 |
| 25 | Monica | 1,237 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Danielle | 1,208 |
| 27 | Sara | 1,182 |
| 28 | Vanessa | 1,135 |
| 29 | Rachel | 1,112 |
| 30 | Kelly | 1,057 |
| 31 | Erica | 1,014 |
| 32 | Jamie | 991 |
| 33 | Shannon | 968 |
| 34 | Julie | 919 |
| 35 | Diana | 896 |
| 36 | Sandra | 890 |
| 37 | Megan | 886 |
| 38 | Christine | 881 |
| 39 | Cynthia | 863 |
| 40 | Lauren | 861 |
| 41 | April | 858 |
| 42 | Mary | 845 |
| 43 | Emily | 821 |
| 44 | Kristin | 819 |
| 45 | Patricia | 812 |
| 46 | Alicia | 799 |
| 47 | Katherine | 798 |
| 48 | Nancy | 796 |
| 49 | Kristen | 735 |
| 50 | Erika | 685 |
| 51 | Natalie | 671 |
| 52 | Jacqueline | 663 |
| 53 | Anna | 656 |
| 54 | Monique | 654 |
| 55 | Angelica | 593 |
| 56 | Wendy | 590 |
| 57 | Denise | 586 |
| 58 | Claudia | 579 |
| 59 | Ana | 571 |
| 60 | Valerie | 537 |
| 61 | Katie | 529 |
| 62 | Julia | 520 |
| 63 | Courtney | 519 |
| 64 | Ashley | 515 |
| 65 | Kathryn | 512 |
| 66 | Kristina | 502 |
| 67 | Brenda | 501 |
| 68 | Lindsay | 499 |
| 69 | Victoria | 488 |
| 70 | Linda | 479 |
| 71 | Teresa | 471 |
| 72 | Samantha | 444 |
| 73 | Adriana | 441 |
| 74 | Brooke | 439 |
| 75 | Karen | 435 |
| 75 | Leslie | 435 |
| 77 | Allison | 434 |
| 78 | Rosa | 424 |
| 79 | Melanie | 418 |
| 80 | Joanna | 410 |
| 81 | Brandy | 408 |
| 82 | Tara | 407 |
| 83 | Candice | 405 |
| 84 | Gina | 404 |
| 85 | Leticia | 399 |
| 86 | Desiree | 392 |
| 87 | Martha | 388 |
| 87 | Sonia | 388 |
| 89 | Lindsey | 381 |
| 90 | Sabrina | 380 |
| 91 | Leah | 378 |
| 92 | Tanya | 376 |
| 93 | Janet | 373 |
| 94 | Tina | 372 |
| 95 | Catherine | 367 |
| 95 | Lorena | 367 |
| 97 | Susan | 361 |
| 98 | Heidi | 360 |
| 99 | Renee | 357 |
| 100 | Brandi | 353 |