Popular New York Girl Baby Names From 1981

The Most Popular New York 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 New York was Jennifer. In total there were 101,235 girls born sharing 1,876 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 26 (3.8%)	3,835
2	Jessica	1 in 32 (3.1%)	3,141
3	Melissa	1 in 48 (2.1%)	2,105
4	Nicole	1 in 52 (1.9%)	1,959
5	Sarah	1 in 70 (1.4%)	1,456
6	Elizabeth	1 in 72 (1.4%)	1,400
7	Michelle	1 in 74 (1.4%)	1,369
8	Danielle	1 in 83 (1.2%)	1,214
9	Amanda	1 in 84 (1.2%)	1,207
10	Lisa	1 in 84 (1.2%)	1,206
11	Stephanie	1 in 91 (1.1%)	1,111
12	Kimberly	1 in 93 (1.1%)	1,094
13	Christina	1 in 93 (1.1%)	1,088
14	Amy	1 in 101 (1%)	1,001
15	Lauren	1 in 103 (1%)	981
16	Rebecca	1 in 108 (0.9%)	938
17	Erin	1 in 109 (0.9%)	929
18	Heather	1 in 110 (0.9%)	923
19	Tiffany	1 in 115 (0.9%)	881
20	Christine	1 in 115 (0.9%)	880
21	Kelly	1 in 120 (0.8%)	842
22	Laura	1 in 121 (0.8%)	834
23	Rachel	1 in 126 (0.8%)	805
24	Sara	1 in 149 (0.7%)	679
25	Kristin	1 in 152 (0.7%)	664
26	Andrea	1 in 153 (0.7%)	660
27	Erica	1 in 158 (0.6%)	640
28	Maria	1 in 160 (0.6%)	632
29	Kristen	1 in 162 (0.6%)	624
30	Jamie	1 in 166 (0.6%)	609
31	Mary	1 in 173 (0.6%)	585
32	Angela	1 in 174 (0.6%)	582
33	Katherine	1 in 176 (0.6%)	574
34	Crystal	1 in 179 (0.6%)	565
35	Tara	1 in 183 (0.5%)	552
36	Shannon	1 in 190 (0.5%)	532
37	Diana	1 in 200 (0.5%)	506
38	Emily	1 in 205 (0.5%)	493
39	Julie	1 in 211 (0.5%)	479
40	Jacqueline	1 in 221 (0.5%)	458
41	Megan	1 in 231 (0.4%)	439
42	Vanessa	1 in 240 (0.4%)	421
43	Karen	1 in 245 (0.4%)	414
44	Patricia	1 in 250 (0.4%)	405
45	Samantha	1 in 251 (0.4%)	404
46	Allison	1 in 260 (0.4%)	390
47	Kathleen	1 in 262 (0.4%)	386
48	Kathryn	1 in 262 (0.4%)	386
49	Catherine	1 in 271 (0.4%)	373
50	April	1 in 276 (0.4%)	367
51	Courtney	1 in 280 (0.4%)	362
52	Denise	1 in 286 (0.3%)	354
53	Michele	1 in 287 (0.3%)	353
54	Lindsay	1 in 292 (0.3%)	347
55	Cynthia	1 in 293 (0.3%)	345
56	Dana	1 in 304 (0.3%)	333
57	Susan	1 in 305 (0.3%)	332
58	Victoria	1 in 307 (0.3%)	330
59	Latoya	1 in 312 (0.3%)	324
60	Katie	1 in 315 (0.3%)	321
61	Alicia	1 in 319 (0.3%)	317
62	Amber	1 in 332 (0.3%)	305
63	Dawn	1 in 340 (0.3%)	298
64	Gina	1 in 342 (0.3%)	296
65	Tanya	1 in 347 (0.3%)	292
66	Theresa	1 in 347 (0.3%)	292
67	Natasha	1 in 349 (0.3%)	290
68	Jillian	1 in 352 (0.3%)	288
69	Natalie	1 in 355 (0.3%)	285
70	Renee	1 in 359 (0.3%)	282
71	Carrie	1 in 367 (0.3%)	276
72	Colleen	1 in 367 (0.3%)	276
73	Stacey	1 in 368 (0.3%)	275
74	Anna	1 in 381 (0.3%)	266
75	Erika	1 in 381 (0.3%)	266
76	Monique	1 in 386 (0.3%)	262
77	Tracy	1 in 386 (0.3%)	262
78	Alison	1 in 388 (0.3%)	261
79	Melanie	1 in 395 (0.3%)	256
80	Pamela	1 in 397 (0.3%)	255
81	Tina	1 in 400 (0.2%)	253
82	Jasmine	1 in 403 (0.2%)	251
83	Jill	1 in 408 (0.2%)	248
84	Meghan	1 in 413 (0.2%)	245
85	Sandra	1 in 420 (0.2%)	241
86	Kristina	1 in 427 (0.2%)	237
87	Monica	1 in 436 (0.2%)	232
88	Valerie	1 in 438 (0.2%)	231
89	Veronica	1 in 444 (0.2%)	228
90	Brooke	1 in 450 (0.2%)	225
91	Julia	1 in 456 (0.2%)	222
92	Stacy	1 in 456 (0.2%)	222
93	Ebony	1 in 460 (0.2%)	220
94	Margaret	1 in 464 (0.2%)	218
95	Jaclyn	1 in 473 (0.2%)	214
96	Wendy	1 in 489 (0.2%)	207
97	Barbara	1 in 491 (0.2%)	206
98	Linda	1 in 494 (0.2%)	205
99	Jaime	1 in 499 (0.2%)	203
100	Leah	1 in 504 (0.2%)	201