Top baby names in Arizona, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 713 |
| 2 | Jessica | 550 |
| 3 | Melissa | 399 |
| 4 | Amanda | 374 |
| 5 | Stephanie | 361 |
| 6 | Sarah | 325 |
| 7 | Nicole | 315 |
| 8 | Michelle | 309 |
| 9 | Christina | 276 |
| 10 | Amber | 274 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 253 |
| 12 | Crystal | 233 |
| 12 | Heather | 233 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 216 |
| 15 | Angela | 208 |
| 15 | Lisa | 208 |
| 17 | Andrea | 205 |
| 18 | Amy | 204 |
| 19 | Kimberly | 180 |
| 19 | Maria | 180 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 172 |
| 22 | April | 169 |
| 23 | Erin | 160 |
| 24 | Laura | 159 |
| 24 | Rachel | 159 |
| 26 | Monica | 157 |
| 26 | Vanessa | 157 |
| 28 | Jamie | 150 |
| 29 | Danielle | 148 |
| 30 | Veronica | 147 |
| 31 | Sara | 133 |
| 32 | Shannon | 121 |
| 33 | Erica | 117 |
| 34 | Emily | 114 |
| 34 | Kelly | 114 |
| 36 | Kristen | 112 |
| 36 | Mary | 112 |
| 38 | Kristin | 104 |
| 39 | Megan | 99 |
| 40 | Patricia | 97 |
| 41 | Cynthia | 96 |
| 41 | Julie | 96 |
| 43 | Anna | 95 |
| 44 | Courtney | 92 |
| 45 | Christine | 91 |
| 46 | Alicia | 89 |
| 47 | Katherine | 87 |
| 47 | Tara | 87 |
| 49 | Lindsay | 86 |
| 50 | Sandra | 80 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 955 |
| 2 | Christopher | 677 |
| 3 | David | 586 |
| 4 | Joshua | 540 |
| 5 | Matthew | 515 |
| 6 | Daniel | 495 |
| 7 | Jason | 482 |
| 8 | Robert | 463 |
| 9 | John | 424 |
| 10 | Justin | 423 |
| 11 | James | 417 |
| 12 | Joseph | 397 |
| 13 | Ryan | 351 |
| 14 | Brian | 298 |
| 15 | Richard | 286 |
| 16 | Anthony | 283 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 283 |
| 18 | Andrew | 277 |
| 19 | Brandon | 271 |
| 20 | William | 253 |
| 21 | Aaron | 247 |
| 22 | Eric | 241 |
| 23 | Jeremy | 240 |
| 24 | Adam | 237 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 230 |
| 26 | Steven | 229 |
| 27 | Jose | 207 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 199 |
| 29 | Jesse | 194 |
| 29 | Mark | 194 |
| 31 | Timothy | 191 |
| 32 | Thomas | 186 |
| 33 | Paul | 178 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 177 |
| 35 | Scott | 171 |
| 36 | Jacob | 169 |
| 37 | Kevin | 162 |
| 38 | Nathan | 157 |
| 39 | Sean | 147 |
| 40 | Jesus | 145 |
| 41 | Travis | 141 |
| 42 | Charles | 133 |
| 43 | Stephen | 131 |
| 44 | Gabriel | 128 |
| 45 | Dustin | 127 |
| 46 | Juan | 121 |
| 47 | Francisco | 113 |
| 48 | Kenneth | 111 |
| 49 | Patrick | 110 |
| 50 | Carlos | 109 |