Popular California Girl Baby Names From 1981

The Most Popular California Girl Baby Names in 1981

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1981.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in California was Jennifer. In total there were 181,176 girls born sharing 2,690 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1981 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.

Rank	Name	How Unique?	Total births this year
1	Jennifer	1 in 32 (3.1%)	5,625
2	Jessica	1 in 48 (2.1%)	3,742
3	Melissa	1 in 64 (1.6%)	2,844
4	Sarah	1 in 64 (1.6%)	2,834
5	Michelle	1 in 74 (1.4%)	2,460
6	Nicole	1 in 77 (1.3%)	2,349
7	Elizabeth	1 in 78 (1.3%)	2,311
8	Maria	1 in 81 (1.2%)	2,238
9	Amanda	1 in 86 (1.2%)	2,113
10	Christina	1 in 87 (1.1%)	2,081
11	Stephanie	1 in 95 (1.1%)	1,917
12	Amber	1 in 115 (0.9%)	1,578
13	Lisa	1 in 118 (0.8%)	1,534
14	Heather	1 in 122 (0.8%)	1,491
15	Rebecca	1 in 124 (0.8%)	1,463
16	Amy	1 in 124 (0.8%)	1,460
17	Tiffany	1 in 130 (0.8%)	1,399
18	Laura	1 in 131 (0.8%)	1,382
19	Crystal	1 in 132 (0.8%)	1,372
20	Kimberly	1 in 133 (0.8%)	1,362
21	Erin	1 in 139 (0.7%)	1,306
22	Angela	1 in 140 (0.7%)	1,295
23	Andrea	1 in 142 (0.7%)	1,272
24	Veronica	1 in 145 (0.7%)	1,249
25	Monica	1 in 146 (0.7%)	1,238
26	Danielle	1 in 150 (0.7%)	1,208
27	Sara	1 in 153 (0.7%)	1,181
28	Vanessa	1 in 160 (0.6%)	1,133
29	Rachel	1 in 163 (0.6%)	1,111
30	Kelly	1 in 171 (0.6%)	1,057
31	Erica	1 in 179 (0.6%)	1,014
32	Jamie	1 in 183 (0.5%)	990
33	Shannon	1 in 187 (0.5%)	968
34	Julie	1 in 197 (0.5%)	918
35	Diana	1 in 203 (0.5%)	894
36	Sandra	1 in 203 (0.5%)	891
37	Megan	1 in 204 (0.5%)	886
38	Christine	1 in 206 (0.5%)	880
39	Cynthia	1 in 210 (0.5%)	861
40	Lauren	1 in 211 (0.5%)	860
41	April	1 in 211 (0.5%)	857
42	Mary	1 in 214 (0.5%)	845
43	Emily	1 in 221 (0.5%)	821
44	Kristin	1 in 221 (0.5%)	819
45	Patricia	1 in 223 (0.4%)	812
46	Alicia	1 in 227 (0.4%)	798
47	Katherine	1 in 228 (0.4%)	795
48	Nancy	1 in 228 (0.4%)	795
49	Kristen	1 in 247 (0.4%)	734
50	Erika	1 in 264 (0.4%)	685
51	Natalie	1 in 270 (0.4%)	670
52	Jacqueline	1 in 274 (0.4%)	662
53	Anna	1 in 277 (0.4%)	654
54	Monique	1 in 277 (0.4%)	654
55	Angelica	1 in 306 (0.3%)	593
56	Wendy	1 in 308 (0.3%)	589
57	Denise	1 in 310 (0.3%)	584
58	Claudia	1 in 313 (0.3%)	579
59	Ana	1 in 318 (0.3%)	570
60	Valerie	1 in 337 (0.3%)	537
61	Katie	1 in 343 (0.3%)	528
62	Julia	1 in 348 (0.3%)	520
63	Courtney	1 in 349 (0.3%)	519
64	Ashley	1 in 352 (0.3%)	514
65	Kathryn	1 in 354 (0.3%)	512
66	Kristina	1 in 361 (0.3%)	502
67	Brenda	1 in 362 (0.3%)	501
68	Lindsay	1 in 363 (0.3%)	499
69	Victoria	1 in 373 (0.3%)	486
70	Linda	1 in 378 (0.3%)	479
71	Teresa	1 in 385 (0.3%)	471
72	Samantha	1 in 409 (0.2%)	443
73	Adriana	1 in 412 (0.2%)	440
74	Brooke	1 in 413 (0.2%)	439
75	Karen	1 in 416 (0.2%)	435
76	Leslie	1 in 416 (0.2%)	435
77	Allison	1 in 418 (0.2%)	433
78	Rosa	1 in 427 (0.2%)	424
79	Melanie	1 in 434 (0.2%)	417
80	Joanna	1 in 443 (0.2%)	409
81	Brandy	1 in 444 (0.2%)	408
82	Tara	1 in 445 (0.2%)	407
83	Candice	1 in 447 (0.2%)	405
84	Gina	1 in 448 (0.2%)	404
85	Leticia	1 in 454 (0.2%)	399
86	Desiree	1 in 462 (0.2%)	392
87	Sonia	1 in 466 (0.2%)	389
88	Martha	1 in 468 (0.2%)	387
89	Lindsey	1 in 476 (0.2%)	381
90	Sabrina	1 in 477 (0.2%)	380
91	Leah	1 in 479 (0.2%)	378
92	Tanya	1 in 481 (0.2%)	377
93	Janet	1 in 486 (0.2%)	373
94	Tina	1 in 488 (0.2%)	371
95	Catherine	1 in 494 (0.2%)	367
96	Lorena	1 in 496 (0.2%)	365
97	Susan	1 in 502 (0.2%)	361
98	Heidi	1 in 503 (0.2%)	360
99	Renee	1 in 509 (0.2%)	356
100	Brandi	1 in 516 (0.2%)	351