Top baby names in California, 1981

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer5,625
2Jessica3,744
3Melissa2,845
4Sarah2,834
5Michelle2,464
6Nicole2,350
7Elizabeth2,312
8Maria2,240
9Amanda2,114
10Christina2,080
11Stephanie1,916
12Amber1,576
13Lisa1,534
14Heather1,491
15Rebecca1,463
16Amy1,460
17Tiffany1,399
18Laura1,382
19Crystal1,373
20Kimberly1,364
21Erin1,306
22Angela1,296
23Andrea1,273
24Veronica1,248
25Monica1,237
26Danielle1,208
27Sara1,182
28Vanessa1,135
29Rachel1,112
30Kelly1,057
31Erica1,014
32Jamie991
33Shannon968
34Julie919
35Diana896
36Sandra890
37Megan886
38Christine881
39Cynthia863
40Lauren861
41April858
42Mary845
43Emily821
44Kristin819
45Patricia812
46Alicia799
47Katherine798
48Nancy796
49Kristen735
50Erika685

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael7,151
2Christopher5,178
3David4,937
4Daniel4,334
5Matthew3,884
6Robert3,734
7Jason3,712
8Joshua3,383
9John3,216
10Jose3,198
11Ryan3,173
12Joseph3,040
13James3,018
14Brian2,615
15Justin2,446
16Anthony2,383
17Jonathan2,246
18Richard2,195
19Eric2,118
20Nicholas2,055
21Steven1,973
22Brandon1,919
23Andrew1,880
24Juan1,857
25William1,791
26Jeffrey1,696
27Kevin1,684
28Adam1,624
29Aaron1,562
30Jeremy1,463
31Timothy1,417
32Paul1,411
33Thomas1,360
34Mark1,301
35Sean1,285
36Scott1,267
37Jesse1,250
38Benjamin1,236
39Carlos1,208
40Charles1,074
41Jesus1,038
41Luis1,038
43Kenneth949
44Patrick948
45Jacob944
46Nathan940
47Miguel917
48Gregory855
49Jorge842
50Francisco833