Most Common Boy Names in 1981

This is a list of the thousand most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the year 1981.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	Michael	68,774
2	Christopher	50,224
3	Matthew	43,334
4	Jason	41,927
5	David	40,658
6	Joshua	39,041
7	James	38,301
8	John	34,880
9	Robert	34,397
10	Daniel	30,995
11	Joseph	30,766
12	Justin	27,311
13	Ryan	26,820
14	Brian	26,591
15	William	24,806
16	Jonathan	22,598
17	Eric	20,719
18	Andrew	20,238
19	Brandon	20,212
20	Adam	20,040
21	Nicholas	19,778
22	Jeremy	19,114
23	Anthony	18,576
24	Timothy	18,228
25	Kevin	17,456
26	Thomas	17,167
27	Richard	16,854
28	Steven	16,481
29	Jeffrey	15,932
30	Aaron	14,696
31	Charles	14,432
32	Benjamin	14,358
33	Mark	13,545
34	Scott	12,723
35	Paul	11,778
36	Nathan	11,259
37	Jesse	10,448
38	Patrick	10,388
39	Stephen	10,301
40	Travis	10,110
41	Kenneth	9,476
42	Dustin	9,355
43	Jacob	9,351
44	Sean	8,893
45	Jose	8,770
46	Gregory	8,756
47	Chad	8,413
48	Bryan	7,215
49	Shawn	7,077
50	Bradley	6,895
51	Edward	6,660
52	Kyle	6,571
53	Derek	6,483
54	Samuel	6,037
55	Peter	6,002
56	Donald	5,909
57	Jared	5,866
58	Keith	5,620
59	Ronald	5,537
60	Juan	5,500
61	George	5,159
62	Gary	4,948
63	Zachary	4,851
64	Douglas	4,789
65	Joel	4,541
65	Phillip	4,541
67	Marcus	4,509
68	Raymond	4,366
69	Corey	4,247
70	Alexander	4,241
71	Carlos	4,184
72	Craig	4,096
73	Todd	3,957
74	Larry	3,954
75	Antonio	3,926
76	Erik	3,923
77	Jeremiah	3,896
78	Derrick	3,849
79	Brett	3,774
80	Nathaniel	3,719
81	Shane	3,712
82	Frank	3,642
83	Dennis	3,633
84	Philip	3,581
85	Casey	3,519
86	Shaun	3,384
87	Lucas	3,376
88	Gabriel	3,374
89	Brent	3,372
90	Cory	3,357
91	Luis	3,345
92	Randy	3,342
93	Jeffery	3,335
94	Curtis	3,197
95	Seth	3,137
96	Tyler	3,119
97	Jerry	3,056
98	Russell	3,047
99	Wesley	3,042
100	Luke	3,018
101	Ian	2,931
102	Jordan	2,923
103	Billy	2,883
104	Victor	2,842
105	Terry	2,815
106	Carl	2,791
107	Vincent	2,772
108	Jesus	2,759
109	Mario	2,715
110	Bobby	2,659
111	Tony	2,650
112	Alan	2,592
113	Johnny	2,556
114	Troy	2,512
115	Adrian	2,469
116	Miguel	2,399
117	Ricardo	2,364
118	Jamie	2,356
119	Cody	2,327
120	Roger	2,244
121	Christian	2,235
122	Ricky	2,221
123	Lee	2,214
124	Clinton	2,206
125	Lawrence	2,193
126	Henry	2,186
127	Martin	2,152
128	Jorge	2,110
129	Jimmy	2,097
130	Danny	2,094
131	Allen	2,063
132	Jon	2,058
133	Andre	2,055
134	Marc	2,048
135	Rodney	2,029
136	Micheal	2,022
137	Randall	2,012
138	Walter	1,990
139	Evan	1,972
140	Mitchell	1,967
141	Willie	1,966
142	Manuel	1,962
143	Brad	1,959
144	Francisco	1,956
145	Albert	1,941
146	Kristopher	1,931
147	Roberto	1,928
148	Alex	1,873
149	Joe	1,860
150	Isaac	1,836
151	Louis	1,806
152	Arthur	1,803
153	Jay	1,787
154	Gerald	1,764
155	Trevor	1,759
156	Wayne	1,751
157	Roy	1,726
158	Johnathan	1,712
159	Blake	1,702
160	Lance	1,683
161	Jermaine	1,681
162	Maurice	1,643
163	Jonathon	1,642
164	Bruce	1,635
165	Mathew	1,627
166	Jack	1,613
167	Garrett	1,498
168	Alejandro	1,488
169	Ruben	1,473
170	Frederick	1,469
171	Oscar	1,465
172	Calvin	1,458
173	Austin	1,455
174	Omar	1,434
175	Caleb	1,429
176	Darren	1,426
177	Jaime	1,410
178	Hector	1,409
178	Reginald	1,409
180	Noah	1,400
181	Ronnie	1,370
182	Levi	1,367
183	Jerome	1,364
184	Darrell	1,361
185	Barry	1,349
185	Clayton	1,349
187	Edwin	1,333
188	Neil	1,332
189	Cameron	1,326
190	Raul	1,319
191	Eddie	1,316
192	Ernest	1,305
192	Javier	1,305
194	Angel	1,300
195	Terrance	1,276
196	Jessie	1,251
197	Dale	1,248
198	Geoffrey	1,245
199	Fernando	1,243
200	Ross	1,240
201	Colin	1,227
201	Pedro	1,227
203	Sergio	1,222
204	Rafael	1,214
205	Tommy	1,213
206	Tyrone	1,210
207	Shannon	1,205
208	Leonard	1,192
209	Kelly	1,182
210	Clifford	1,178
211	Eugene	1,172
212	Marvin	1,171
213	Micah	1,168
214	Kurt	1,161
215	Brendan	1,158
216	Clint	1,144
217	Ramon	1,137
218	Theodore	1,133
219	Armando	1,125
220	Steve	1,115
221	Glenn	1,107
222	Grant	1,101
223	Harold	1,099
224	Terrence	1,077
225	Joey	1,072
226	Karl	1,061
227	Melvin	1,051
228	Damien	1,038
229	Beau	1,027
230	Stanley	1,015
231	Dominic	1,013
232	Dwayne	1,010
233	Jarrod	1,006
234	Ivan	1,002
235	Byron	997
236	Francis	974
237	Andy	969
238	Eduardo	944
239	Darryl	939
240	Edgar	934
241	Alberto	932
242	Drew	917
243	Cesar	915
244	Cedric	910
245	Tyson	908
246	Marco	905
247	Ralph	897
248	Nicolas	895
249	Julio	886
250	Erick	874
251	Devin	872
252	Julian	869
252	Leon	869
254	Earl	864
255	Ray	856
256	Howard	855
257	Clarence	846
258	Harry	835
259	Chris	831
260	Spencer	827
261	Marshall	824
262	Gilbert	823
263	Arturo	822
264	Andres	821
265	Warren	820
266	Alfredo	818
267	Alfred	815
268	Franklin	814
269	Abraham	813
270	Alvin	806
271	Clifton	790
271	Heath	790
273	Taylor	775
274	Daryl	770
275	Morgan	767
276	Dean	751
277	Elijah	750
278	Preston	744
279	Roderick	742
280	Enrique	737
281	Courtney	736
282	Ethan	735
283	Dylan	729
284	Kirk	717
284	Orlando	717
286	Antoine	716
286	Demetrius	716
288	Gerardo	699
289	Bernard	697
290	Logan	693
291	Ernesto	692
292	Norman	687
293	Damon	684
294	Ashley	674
294	Salvador	674
296	Bryce	663
297	Rene	662
298	Don	653
299	Kelvin	650
300	Wade	647
301	Lonnie	640
301	Nelson	640
303	Kenny	633
304	Vernon	631
305	Marcos	630
306	Lorenzo	622
307	Nickolas	617
308	Leroy	616
309	Charlie	615
310	Duane	613
311	Rodolfo	610
312	Glen	609
312	Lewis	609
314	Emmanuel	606
315	Bryant	605
316	Dusty	601
317	Branden	600
317	Terrell	600
319	Bradford	599
320	Neal	597
321	Stuart	596
322	Fredrick	595
323	Israel	594
324	Jake	593
324	Rocky	593
326	Dallas	587
327	Lamar	586
328	Angelo	582
328	Fred	582
330	Rickey	580
331	Trent	568
332	Brady	559
332	Lloyd	559
334	Felix	555
335	Allan	552
336	Eli	551
336	Herbert	551
338	Jayson	550
339	Dana	542
340	Pablo	537
341	Leo	534
342	Bret	532
343	Jamal	523
344	Ben	522
345	Gordon	520
345	Rudy	520
347	Damian	517
348	Dwight	516
349	Julius	512
350	Gustavo	507
351	Max	501
352	Leslie	500
353	Rusty	499
354	Johnathon	498
354	Kent	498
356	Jody	495
357	Gavin	494
358	Landon	493
359	Darnell	492
360	Derick	488
361	Jarrett	487
362	Brock	486
363	Darius	484
364	Abel	479
364	Jamar	479
366	Donnie	477
367	Noel	475
368	Greg	474
369	Freddie	473
370	Johnnie	472
370	Kendrick	472
370	Perry	472
373	Felipe	471
374	Simon	465
375	Alfonso	460
376	Toby	458
377	Robin	456
378	Darin	455
378	Roland	455
380	Cornelius	454
381	Rick	450
382	Graham	449
383	Gilberto	446
383	Rolando	446
385	Quincy	440
386	Lester	437
386	Quentin	437
388	Jeff	434
389	Emanuel	433
390	Floyd	431
391	Marlon	429
392	Guillermo	428
393	Hugo	426
393	Rory	426
395	Dante	424
396	Isaiah	420
396	Scotty	420
398	Gene	418
399	Kerry	417
400	Terence	412
401	Jackie	411
401	Saul	411
403	Rogelio	409
404	Mike	408
405	Ismael	406
406	Alexis	405
406	Guy	405
406	Tracy	405
409	Fabian	403
409	Jarvis	403
409	Oliver	403
409	Ty	403
413	Lamont	402
413	Milton	402
415	Jimmie	400
415	Tristan	400
417	Elias	396
418	Nolan	395
419	Chadwick	392
420	Brooks	391
420	Carlton	391
420	Kurtis	391
423	Desmond	387
424	Jonah	385
425	Devon	384
425	Sam	384
425	Zachariah	384
428	Jamaal	382
429	Owen	381
430	Loren	380
431	Dewayne	378
432	Frankie	370
433	Ramiro	366
434	Kendall	365
435	Dan	362
436	Moses	360
437	Collin	358
438	Esteban	356
438	Jarod	356
440	Antwan	355
441	Chester	349
442	Josh	348
443	Clyde	346
444	Josue	345
444	Randolph	345
444	Robbie	345
444	Xavier	345
448	Everett	341
449	Ted	340
450	Trenton	336
451	Marquis	335
451	Sidney	335
453	Dane	334
453	Salvatore	334
455	Clay	333
456	Tomas	332
457	Herman	330
458	Jonas	329
459	Dominick	326
460	Rashad	325
461	Jerrod	324
461	Sheldon	324
463	Nathanael	323
464	Cecil	320
464	Jim	320
464	Kory	320
467	Kareem	317
468	Gerard	316
469	Efrain	313
470	Forrest	312
471	Garry	311
471	Moises	311
473	Alonzo	310
473	Mason	310
475	Myron	307
476	Quinton	306
477	Guadalupe	305
478	Blaine	304
478	Stephan	304
478	Waylon	304
481	Aron	302
482	Jackson	301
483	Wendell	300
484	Cole	299
484	Miles	299
486	Pierre	297
487	Elliott	293
487	Lionel	293
487	Nick	293
490	Benny	292
491	Donte	290
491	Gregg	290
491	Leonardo	290
494	Donovan	289
495	Roman	286
496	Harvey	285
496	Josiah	285
496	Sherman	285
499	Jerod	284
500	Jarred	283
501	Blair	281
501	Santiago	281
503	Darrin	280
504	Tanner	279
505	Jess	277
506	Barrett	276
506	Reuben	276
508	Ira	275
508	Malcolm	275
508	Randal	275
511	Amos	272
511	Bryon	272
511	Marques	272
514	Otis	269
515	Elliot	268
515	Kasey	268
515	Rex	268
518	Hunter	267
519	Noe	266
520	Sammy	262
521	Clark	260
521	Dion	260
521	Donnell	260
524	Arnold	259
524	Wilson	259
526	Dexter	256
526	Joesph	256
528	Reynaldo	254
529	Adan	252
530	Edmund	251
531	Stewart	250
531	Vicente	250
533	Deandre	246
533	Lyle	246
535	Ahmad	245
536	Harley	244
537	Reid	243
537	Tom	243
539	Colby	242
539	Erin	242
539	Ron	242
542	Jean	241
542	Reggie	241
542	Teddy	241
545	Alton	240
545	Giovanni	240
545	Marty	240
548	Thaddeus	239
549	Bo	238
549	Jamel	238
551	Ali	237
551	Earnest	237
551	Ignacio	237
554	Ariel	236
554	Pete	236
556	Avery	235
556	Sonny	235
558	Anton	234
558	Claude	234
558	Emilio	234
561	Will	233
562	Bill	231
562	Kristofer	231
562	Luther	231
565	Donny	230
566	Stefan	228
567	Jed	227
567	Weston	227
569	Jovan	226
569	Santos	226
571	Wallace	223
571	Wyatt	223
573	Hans	222
574	Damion	221
574	Zachery	221
576	Morris	220
576	Virgil	220
578	Joaquin	219
579	Brendon	218
579	Humberto	218
579	Sterling	218
582	Rigoberto	216
583	Sylvester	215
584	Freddy	214
585	Robby	212
586	Demarcus	211
586	Diego	211
586	Erich	211
586	Leland	211
590	Hugh	210
590	Mickey	210
592	Bennie	209
592	Deon	209
592	Maxwell	209
595	Elvis	208
595	Tobias	208
595	Zane	208
598	Conor	206
599	Alvaro	205
600	Bradly	204
601	Jerald	202
602	Tyrell	201
603	Brant	200
603	Curt	200
603	Rodrigo	200
603	Solomon	200
607	Matt	199
607	Willis	199
609	Issac	197
610	Reed	196
611	Chase	194
611	Jasper	194
611	Jeramy	194
614	Jerad	193
615	Jennifer	192
616	Aubrey	191
616	Kellen	191
616	Scottie	191
619	Nigel	190
619	Royce	190
621	Chance	189
621	Mauricio	189
623	Arron	188
623	Darrel	188
623	Ezra	188
626	Marion	187
626	Quinn	187
628	Brenton	186
628	Cary	186
630	Conrad	185
630	Jeremie	185
632	Jefferson	182
633	Riley	181
633	Tyrel	181
633	Winston	181
636	Jamison	179
637	Adolfo	178
637	Ervin	178
637	Nathanial	178
640	Lane	176
640	Marcel	176
642	Bart	175
642	Sebastian	175
642	Skyler	175
645	Korey	174
645	Tommie	174
647	Cedrick	173
647	Chauncey	173
647	Cyrus	173
647	Heriberto	173
651	Carlo	172
651	Jedidiah	172
651	Octavio	172
651	Rodrick	172
655	Jamey	171
655	Jeromy	171
655	Leonel	171
658	Dave	170
658	Lynn	170
658	Rudolph	170
661	Brice	168
661	Nicholaus	168
663	Archie	167
663	Benito	167
663	Dario	167
663	Jeffry	167
663	Keenan	167
663	Laurence	167
663	Raphael	167
663	Stacy	167
663	Timmy	167
672	Carey	165
672	Dorian	165
672	Jessica	165
675	Roosevelt	164
676	Carson	163
676	Derik	163
676	Scot	163
679	Brain	162
679	Lukas	162
679	Tim	162
682	Braden	161
682	Dillon	161
682	Kristoffer	161
685	Davis	160
685	Wilfredo	160
687	Kris	159
688	Titus	158
689	Ellis	157
689	Elmer	157
691	Buddy	156
691	Daren	156
693	Tyree	155
694	Andrea	154
694	Antwon	154
694	Asa	154
694	Chaz	154
694	Domingo	154
694	Leif	154
694	Raheem	154
701	Darrick	153
701	Fidel	153
703	Agustin	152
703	Vance	152
705	Rico	151
706	Amir	150
706	Galen	150
706	Judson	150
706	Rocco	150
710	Jered	148
710	Kristian	148
710	Markus	148
710	Rhett	148
714	Zackary	147
715	Cliff	146
715	Prince	146
717	Bernardo	145
717	Edmond	145
717	Ken	145
717	Louie	145
717	Wilbert	145
722	Grady	144
722	Raymundo	144
724	Deshawn	143
724	Jeramie	143
724	Tyron	143
727	Jedediah	142
727	Van	142
729	Rickie	141
730	Aldo	140
730	Anwar	140
730	Dejuan	140
730	Garret	140
730	Harrison	140
730	Myles	140
730	Vaughn	140
737	Brennan	139
737	Jamil	139
737	Johnpaul	139
737	Rufus	139
741	Aric	138
741	Jacques	138
741	Monte	138
744	Antione	137
744	Gregorio	137
744	Parker	137
747	Abram	136
747	Bryson	136
747	Hassan	136
747	Willard	136
751	Shelby	135
751	Trey	135
751	Whitney	135
754	Demario	134
754	Denny	134
754	Jasen	134
757	Garth	133
757	Nikolas	133
759	Alec	132
759	Silas	132
761	Delbert	131
761	Ernie	131
761	Gonzalo	131
761	Josef	131
761	Malik	131
761	Tory	131
767	Mitchel	130
767	Randell	130
769	Dominique	129
769	Percy	129
771	Dereck	128
772	Federico	127
772	Stacey	127
774	Brannon	126
774	Kaleb	126
774	Kip	126
774	Mikel	126
774	Moshe	126
774	Osvaldo	126
780	Alphonso	125
780	Denis	125
780	Horace	125
783	Davin	124
784	Daron	123
784	Elton	123
784	German	123
784	Jordon	123
784	Liam	123
784	Mack	123
784	Shayne	123
784	Shelton	123
784	Ulysses	123
793	Demond	122
793	Marcello	122
795	Cornell	121
795	Dirk	121
795	Hubert	121
795	Marlin	121
795	Rodger	121
800	Amit	120
800	Antony	120
800	Danial	120
800	Darwin	120
804	Cristian	119
804	Ezekiel	119
804	Lincoln	119
807	Isidro	118
807	Jan	118
807	Mohammad	118
810	Bennett	117
810	Valentin	117
810	Zackery	117
813	Ahmed	116
813	Ari	116
813	Cleveland	116
813	Cortney	116
813	Vito	116
818	Denver	115
818	Edwardo	115
818	Jerimiah	115
818	Quintin	115
818	Tavares	115
823	Efren	114
823	Erwin	114
823	Lindsey	114
826	Billie	113
826	Broderick	113
826	Cortez	113
826	Davon	113
826	Irvin	113
831	Eliseo	112
831	Elvin	112
833	Andrae	111
833	Jeremey	111
833	Kirby	111
833	Theron	111
837	Brandan	110
837	Garland	110
837	Jaron	110
837	Jereme	110
837	Kenton	110
842	Al	109
842	Marchello	109
842	Sarah	109
845	Francesco	108
845	Gino	108
845	Jermey	108
845	Kim	108
845	Tremaine	108
845	Tremayne	108
851	Carmen	107
851	Chet	107
851	Junior	107
851	Keon	107
851	Mohammed	107
851	Ramsey	107
851	Russel	107
858	August	106
858	Deric	106
858	Juston	106
858	Keegan	106
858	Laron	106
858	Paris	106
864	Cristopher	105
864	Dewey	105
864	Eloy	105
864	Giuseppe	105
864	Kody	105
864	Shea	105
870	Brenden	104
870	Chaim	104
870	Javon	104
870	Jermain	104
870	Stevie	104
875	Elisha	103
875	Emmett	103
875	Garrick	103
875	Jamin	103
875	Michel	103
875	Norberto	103
875	Wilbur	103
882	Cullen	102
882	Deangelo	102
882	Lowell	102
882	Shad	102
886	Hank	101
886	Jarad	101
886	Monty	101
886	Sammie	101
890	Amanda	100
890	Justen	100
890	Kelsey	100
890	Simeon	100
894	Elbert	99
894	Genaro	99
894	Lazaro	99
894	Torrey	99
894	Yoel	99
899	Andreas	98
899	Bert	98
899	Bronson	98
899	Homer	98
899	Isiah	98
899	Jayme	98
899	Nestor	98
906	Donta	97
906	Ezequiel	97
906	Garett	97
906	Jude	97
906	Kelley	97
906	Melissa	97
906	Stephanie	97
906	Westley	97
914	Boyd	96
914	Buck	96
914	Cristobal	96
914	Johathan	96
914	Michelle	96
914	Sandy	96
920	Abdul	95
920	Adalberto	95
920	Britton	95
920	Connor	95
920	Edgardo	95
920	Harlan	95
920	Jerrell	95
920	Kenyon	95
920	Ronny	95
929	Augustine	94
929	Darron	94
929	Jarret	94
929	Judd	94
929	Trever	94
934	Anson	93
935	Delvin	92
935	Dontae	92
935	Errol	92
938	Coleman	91
938	Gerry	91
938	Jabari	91
938	Marcelino	91
938	Maria	91
938	Mohamed	91
938	Muhammad	91
938	Taurean	91
946	Burton	90
946	Cruz	90
946	Demarco	90
946	Elizabeth	90
946	Estevan	90
946	Jameel	90
946	Thad	90
953	Antwain	89
953	Cale	89
953	Christoper	89
953	Cordell	89
953	Jameson	89
953	Jessy	89
953	Kai	89
953	Skylar	89
961	Aurelio	88
961	Chadrick	88
961	Dalton	88
961	Hiram	88
961	Irving	88
966	Arnulfo	87
966	Carter	87
966	Doyle	87
966	Kraig	87
966	Marcelo	87
966	Tucker	87
972	Adrain	86
972	Brody	86
972	Coy	86
972	Dedrick	86
972	Jeramiah	86
977	Benjamen	85
977	Bobbie	85
977	Claudio	85
977	Duncan	85
977	Greggory	85
977	Jarrad	85
977	Nicole	85
977	Samson	85
977	Terrill	85
977	Wilfred	85
987	Bob	84
987	Charley	84
987	Jade	84
987	Jeb	84
987	Leopoldo	84
987	Tad	84
987	Woodrow	84
994	Dino	83
994	Forest	83
994	Franco	83
994	Isaias	83
994	Jevon	83
994	Nicklaus	83
994	Paulo	83
994	Rosendo	83