NameTides

The names of 1981

The ten most popular names given in 1981, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jennifer 57,046
  2. Jessica 42,531
  3. Amanda 34,372
  4. Sarah 28,175
  5. Melissa 28,005
  6. Amy 20,345
  7. Nicole 20,310
  8. Stephanie 20,212
  9. Elizabeth 20,168
  10. Heather 17,946

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US: boys

  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

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Scotland: girls

  1. Laura 1,181
  2. Claire 917
  3. Lisa 844
  4. Nicola 786
  5. Emma 690
  6. Louise 682
  7. Jennifer 675
  8. Michelle 666
  9. Sarah 628
  10. Fiona 591

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,965
  2. John 1,422
  3. Andrew 1,289
  4. Christopher 1,143
  5. James 1,105
  6. Paul 1,039
  7. Steven 920
  8. Craig 887
  9. Michael 853
  10. Scott 843

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NSW: girls

  1. Rebecca 1,068
  2. Sarah 879
  3. Amanda 789
  4. Melissa 727
  5. Nicole 625
  6. Michelle 590
  7. Lisa 580
  8. Kristy 524
  9. Amy 480
  10. Belinda 468

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NSW: boys

  1. Michael 1,396
  2. Daniel 1,395
  3. David 1,220
  4. Matthew 1,218
  5. Andrew 1,135
  6. Benjamin 1,082
  7. Luke 1,032
  8. Christopher 1,005
  9. Adam 1,001
  10. Nathan 855

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 882
  2. Michelle 702
  3. Sarah 696
  4. Jennifer 635
  5. Lisa 629
  6. Sinead 610
  7. Emma 568
  8. Catherine 535
  9. Karen 530
  10. Louise 528

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 2,071
  2. David 1,633
  3. Michael 1,320
  4. Patrick 1,217
  5. Paul 1,110
  6. James 1,098
  7. Brian 907
  8. Stephen 826
  9. Thomas 823
  10. Mark 789

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Canadian provinces in 1981

US states in 1981