Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1981
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1980.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 68,750 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 50,221 | 0 |
| 3 | Matthew | 43,330 | +3 |
| 4 | Jason | 41,927 | -1 |
| 5 | David | 40,629 | -1 |
| 6 | Joshua | 39,024 | +1 |
| 7 | James | 38,283 | -2 |
| 8 | John | 34,868 | 0 |
| 9 | Robert | 34,395 | 0 |
| 10 | Daniel | 30,985 | +1 |
| 11 | Joseph | 30,761 | -1 |
| 12 | Justin | 27,307 | +1 |
| 13 | Ryan | 26,811 | +2 |
| 14 | Brian | 26,583 | -2 |
| 15 | William | 24,798 | -1 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 22,588 | +5 |
| 17 | Eric | 20,712 | -1 |
| 18 | Andrew | 20,232 | +1 |
| 19 | Brandon | 20,206 | +12 |
| 20 | Adam | 20,044 | +2 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 19,775 | -4 |
| 22 | Jeremy | 19,113 | -4 |
| 23 | Anthony | 18,569 | +1 |
| 24 | Timothy | 18,228 | -4 |
| 25 | Kevin | 17,454 | -2 |
| 26 | Thomas | 17,159 | -1 |
| 27 | Richard | 16,855 | -1 |
| 28 | Steven | 16,482 | 0 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 15,931 | -2 |
| 30 | Aaron | 14,694 | +4 |
| 31 | Charles | 14,427 | -2 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 14,360 | 0 |
| 33 | Mark | 13,542 | -3 |
| 34 | Scott | 12,719 | -1 |
| 35 | Paul | 11,776 | 0 |
| 36 | Nathan | 11,256 | 0 |
| 37 | Jesse | 10,443 | +8 |
| 38 | Patrick | 10,384 | 0 |
| 39 | Stephen | 10,302 | +1 |
| 40 | Travis | 10,109 | -3 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 9,472 | 0 |
| 42 | Dustin | 9,350 | +2 |
| 43 | Jacob | 9,342 | 0 |
| 44 | Sean | 8,893 | +4 |
| 45 | Jose | 8,773 | +1 |
| 46 | Gregory | 8,756 | -4 |
| 47 | Chad | 8,412 | -8 |
| 48 | Bryan | 7,215 | +1 |
| 49 | Shawn | 7,076 | -2 |
| 50 | Bradley | 6,895 | +1 |
| 51 | Edward | 6,661 | +1 |
| 52 | Kyle | 6,570 | +5 |
| 53 | Derek | 6,481 | -3 |
| 54 | Samuel | 6,036 | 0 |
| 55 | Peter | 5,997 | 0 |
| 56 | Donald | 5,910 | -3 |
| 57 | Jared | 5,865 | +4 |
| 58 | Keith | 5,621 | -2 |
| 59 | Ronald | 5,538 | -1 |
| 60 | Juan | 5,499 | -1 |
| 61 | George | 5,157 | -1 |
| 62 | Gary | 4,946 | +1 |
| 63 | Zachary | 4,841 | +9 |
| 64 | Douglas | 4,788 | -2 |
| 65 | Joel | 4,540 | +2 |
| 66 | Phillip | 4,539 | -1 |
| 67 | Marcus | 4,510 | +4 |
| 68 | Raymond | 4,367 | -2 |
| 69 | Corey | 4,247 | -1 |
| 70 | Alexander | 4,237 | +21 |
| 71 | Carlos | 4,185 | +7 |
| 72 | Craig | 4,097 | +1 |
| 73 | Larry | 3,955 | -3 |
| 74 | Todd | 3,953 | +1 |
| 75 | Antonio | 3,926 | +2 |
| 76 | Erik | 3,921 | -12 |
| 77 | Jeremiah | 3,896 | -1 |
| 78 | Derrick | 3,850 | -4 |
| 79 | Brett | 3,775 | +17 |
| 80 | Nathaniel | 3,719 | +6 |
| 81 | Shane | 3,710 | -12 |
| 82 | Frank | 3,638 | -1 |
| 83 | Dennis | 3,634 | -3 |
| 84 | Philip | 3,581 | -2 |
| 85 | Casey | 3,518 | +8 |
| 86 | Shaun | 3,383 | -7 |
| 87 | Gabriel | 3,373 | -2 |
| 88 | Brent | 3,371 | -4 |
| 88 | Lucas | 3,371 | +10 |
| 90 | Cory | 3,352 | -7 |
| 91 | Randy | 3,343 | -4 |
| 92 | Luis | 3,342 | -4 |
| 93 | Jeffery | 3,334 | -3 |
| 94 | Curtis | 3,198 | -5 |
| 95 | Seth | 3,137 | +4 |
| 96 | Tyler | 3,117 | +18 |
| 97 | Jerry | 3,056 | -3 |
| 98 | Russell | 3,048 | -6 |
| 99 | Wesley | 3,040 | -4 |
| 100 | Luke | 3,013 | -3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.