Top baby names in Alabama, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 949 |
| 2 | Amanda | 694 |
| 3 | Jessica | 572 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 447 |
| 5 | Tiffany | 405 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 399 |
| 7 | April | 389 |
| 8 | Amy | 375 |
| 9 | Crystal | 335 |
| 10 | Melissa | 329 |
| 11 | Ashley | 325 |
| 12 | Mary | 297 |
| 13 | Heather | 276 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 269 |
| 15 | Angela | 266 |
| 16 | Brandy | 257 |
| 17 | Laura | 217 |
| 18 | Amber | 211 |
| 19 | Emily | 210 |
| 20 | Sarah | 204 |
| 21 | Andrea | 191 |
| 22 | Brandi | 181 |
| 23 | Rachel | 175 |
| 24 | Misty | 174 |
| 25 | Erica | 168 |
| 26 | Christina | 164 |
| 27 | Latoya | 157 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 156 |
| 29 | Courtney | 149 |
| 30 | Kelly | 146 |
| 31 | Lisa | 142 |
| 32 | Shannon | 141 |
| 33 | Leslie | 138 |
| 34 | Jamie | 135 |
| 35 | Pamela | 128 |
| 36 | Michelle | 125 |
| 37 | Katherine | 116 |
| 38 | Christy | 115 |
| 39 | Julie | 113 |
| 40 | Kristen | 111 |
| 41 | Lauren | 109 |
| 42 | Lindsey | 106 |
| 43 | Latasha | 105 |
| 44 | Erin | 102 |
| 45 | Allison | 101 |
| 45 | Kristin | 101 |
| 47 | Anna | 98 |
| 48 | Alicia | 97 |
| 49 | Kristy | 95 |
| 50 | Nicole | 94 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 977 |
| 2 | James | 897 |
| 3 | Michael | 857 |
| 4 | Joshua | 714 |
| 5 | Jason | 665 |
| 6 | John | 611 |
| 7 | David | 583 |
| 8 | Jonathan | 581 |
| 9 | Matthew | 567 |
| 10 | William | 559 |
| 11 | Jeremy | 548 |
| 12 | Robert | 537 |
| 13 | Brandon | 498 |
| 14 | Joseph | 482 |
| 15 | Daniel | 382 |
| 16 | Timothy | 361 |
| 17 | Justin | 345 |
| 18 | Charles | 343 |
| 19 | Anthony | 320 |
| 19 | Brian | 320 |
| 21 | Adam | 315 |
| 22 | Thomas | 290 |
| 23 | Eric | 271 |
| 24 | Richard | 266 |
| 25 | Kevin | 265 |
| 26 | Steven | 227 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 225 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 195 |
| 29 | Patrick | 190 |
| 30 | Nicholas | 186 |
| 31 | Andrew | 185 |
| 32 | Marcus | 178 |
| 33 | Stephen | 167 |
| 34 | Ryan | 164 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 163 |
| 36 | Derrick | 152 |
| 37 | Travis | 150 |
| 38 | Bradley | 147 |
| 39 | Dustin | 146 |
| 40 | Gregory | 143 |
| 41 | Samuel | 138 |
| 42 | Larry | 126 |
| 42 | Paul | 126 |
| 44 | Mark | 125 |
| 45 | Phillip | 123 |
| 46 | Nathan | 122 |
| 47 | Antonio | 116 |
| 47 | Willie | 116 |
| 49 | Wesley | 115 |
| 50 | Donald | 112 |