Name Yearbook

Top baby names in District of Columbia, 1981

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	172
2	Jessica	136
3	Sarah	105
4	Tiffany	104
5	Kimberly	102
6	Elizabeth	101
7	Nicole	100
8	Michelle	87
8	Stephanie	87
10	Christina	75
11	Crystal	73
12	Emily	72
12	Lauren	72
14	Katherine	69
15	Amanda	68
16	Melissa	64
17	Mary	60
18	Angela	58
19	Rebecca	57
20	Erin	56
20	Rachel	56
22	Andrea	54
22	Kelly	54
22	Latoya	54
25	Ebony	53
26	Laura	52
27	Lisa	48
27	Monique	48
29	Shannon	46
30	Danielle	45
30	Kathryn	45
32	Catherine	41
32	Christine	41
32	Tamika	41
35	Erica	40
35	Heather	40
35	Natasha	40
38	April	39
39	Anne	38
40	Kristin	37
40	Megan	37
42	Amy	36
43	Julia	34
44	Kathleen	32
45	Courtney	31
45	Latasha	31
47	Jacqueline	28
47	Karen	28
47	Margaret	28
47	Maria	28

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	360
2	Christopher	250
3	James	206
4	David	202
5	Matthew	180
6	John	178
7	William	157
8	Jason	147
9	Kevin	143
10	Robert	142
11	Brian	137
12	Daniel	131
13	Joseph	130
14	Jonathan	127
15	Andrew	121
16	Anthony	117
17	Charles	108
18	Justin	99
19	Thomas	97
20	Eric	91
21	Richard	82
22	Sean	81
23	Aaron	79
23	Joshua	79
25	Brandon	77
25	Timothy	77
27	Gregory	76
27	Mark	76
27	Paul	76
30	Adam	72
31	Kenneth	70
32	Alexander	66
33	Benjamin	65
34	Marcus	64
34	Nicholas	64
36	Ryan	61
36	Stephen	61
38	Edward	60
39	Patrick	57
40	Jeffrey	56
41	Steven	53
42	Andre	51
43	Keith	50
43	Peter	50
45	Derrick	48
45	Ronald	48
47	Antonio	46
48	George	44
48	Jeremy	44
50	Samuel	43