Top baby names in Colorado, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 839 |
| 2 | Jessica | 605 |
| 3 | Sarah | 507 |
| 4 | Amanda | 476 |
| 5 | Melissa | 373 |
| 6 | Nicole | 322 |
| 7 | Amber | 313 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 297 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 288 |
| 10 | Erin | 284 |
| 11 | Michelle | 271 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 256 |
| 13 | Amy | 255 |
| 14 | Crystal | 254 |
| 15 | Heather | 238 |
| 16 | Tiffany | 232 |
| 17 | Lisa | 220 |
| 18 | Angela | 218 |
| 19 | Andrea | 214 |
| 20 | Sara | 207 |
| 21 | Laura | 190 |
| 22 | Kimberly | 188 |
| 23 | Christina | 185 |
| 24 | Rachel | 183 |
| 25 | Emily | 182 |
| 26 | Jamie | 168 |
| 27 | Megan | 162 |
| 28 | Danielle | 161 |
| 29 | Kelly | 160 |
| 30 | Shannon | 155 |
| 31 | April | 141 |
| 32 | Katherine | 140 |
| 33 | Lindsay | 135 |
| 34 | Kristen | 128 |
| 35 | Mary | 125 |
| 36 | Kristin | 124 |
| 37 | Julie | 123 |
| 38 | Lindsey | 110 |
| 39 | Katie | 106 |
| 40 | Erica | 105 |
| 41 | Ashley | 102 |
| 42 | Brandy | 100 |
| 43 | Courtney | 99 |
| 44 | Anna | 98 |
| 45 | Lauren | 97 |
| 46 | Tara | 96 |
| 47 | Christine | 94 |
| 47 | Natalie | 94 |
| 47 | Vanessa | 94 |
| 50 | Brandi | 93 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 956 |
| 2 | Christopher | 739 |
| 3 | Matthew | 728 |
| 4 | Joshua | 671 |
| 5 | Jason | 536 |
| 6 | David | 525 |
| 7 | Ryan | 518 |
| 8 | James | 487 |
| 9 | Daniel | 486 |
| 10 | Robert | 455 |
| 11 | John | 453 |
| 12 | Justin | 447 |
| 13 | Brian | 412 |
| 14 | Joseph | 403 |
| 15 | Andrew | 346 |
| 16 | Adam | 330 |
| 17 | Nicholas | 320 |
| 18 | Aaron | 313 |
| 19 | William | 295 |
| 20 | Brandon | 291 |
| 21 | Eric | 274 |
| 22 | Benjamin | 264 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 260 |
| 24 | Jeremy | 258 |
| 25 | Anthony | 252 |
| 26 | Jesse | 238 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 237 |
| 28 | Richard | 233 |
| 28 | Thomas | 233 |
| 30 | Kevin | 227 |
| 31 | Jacob | 225 |
| 32 | Nathan | 222 |
| 33 | Steven | 212 |
| 34 | Timothy | 211 |
| 35 | Scott | 205 |
| 36 | Dustin | 200 |
| 37 | Paul | 192 |
| 38 | Sean | 183 |
| 39 | Mark | 177 |
| 40 | Patrick | 176 |
| 41 | Charles | 169 |
| 42 | Zachary | 160 |
| 43 | Travis | 156 |
| 44 | Chad | 142 |
| 45 | Jared | 141 |
| 46 | Derek | 129 |
| 46 | Stephen | 129 |
| 48 | Luke | 109 |
| 49 | Gregory | 103 |
| 49 | Kyle | 103 |