Top baby names in Florida, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,209 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,619 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,269 |
| 4 | Melissa | 1,058 |
| 5 | Tiffany | 809 |
| 6 | Christina | 754 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 749 |
| 8 | Sarah | 735 |
| 9 | Heather | 721 |
| 10 | Michelle | 717 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 699 |
| 12 | Nicole | 667 |
| 13 | Crystal | 623 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 618 |
| 15 | Amy | 601 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 546 |
| 17 | Angela | 524 |
| 18 | Lisa | 461 |
| 19 | Kelly | 447 |
| 20 | April | 442 |
| 21 | Mary | 422 |
| 22 | Erin | 416 |
| 23 | Danielle | 414 |
| 24 | Ashley | 397 |
| 25 | Amber | 390 |
| 25 | Rachel | 390 |
| 27 | Shannon | 387 |
| 28 | Andrea | 366 |
| 29 | Laura | 362 |
| 30 | Lauren | 359 |
| 31 | Kristin | 352 |
| 32 | Jamie | 347 |
| 33 | Kristen | 304 |
| 34 | Sara | 300 |
| 35 | Erica | 298 |
| 35 | Latoya | 298 |
| 37 | Brandy | 294 |
| 38 | Samantha | 271 |
| 39 | Katherine | 261 |
| 40 | Alicia | 257 |
| 41 | Tara | 251 |
| 42 | Emily | 248 |
| 43 | Courtney | 247 |
| 44 | Maria | 246 |
| 45 | Christine | 241 |
| 46 | Patricia | 231 |
| 47 | Julie | 228 |
| 48 | Monica | 224 |
| 49 | Vanessa | 221 |
| 50 | Brandi | 212 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,643 |
| 2 | Christopher | 2,104 |
| 3 | James | 1,746 |
| 4 | David | 1,629 |
| 5 | Jason | 1,566 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,461 |
| 7 | John | 1,391 |
| 8 | Joshua | 1,256 |
| 9 | Matthew | 1,183 |
| 10 | Daniel | 1,136 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1,086 |
| 12 | William | 1,065 |
| 13 | Justin | 995 |
| 14 | Brian | 900 |
| 15 | Ryan | 855 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 833 |
| 17 | Richard | 804 |
| 18 | Charles | 736 |
| 19 | Anthony | 718 |
| 20 | Eric | 689 |
| 21 | Timothy | 685 |
| 22 | Thomas | 609 |
| 23 | Nicholas | 590 |
| 24 | Kevin | 578 |
| 25 | Adam | 569 |
| 26 | Jeremy | 550 |
| 27 | Steven | 542 |
| 28 | Andrew | 535 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 479 |
| 30 | Aaron | 456 |
| 30 | Brandon | 456 |
| 32 | Travis | 450 |
| 33 | Mark | 433 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 425 |
| 34 | Stephen | 425 |
| 36 | Paul | 403 |
| 37 | Scott | 371 |
| 38 | Benjamin | 369 |
| 39 | Sean | 352 |
| 40 | Patrick | 351 |
| 41 | Gregory | 327 |
| 42 | Jesse | 317 |
| 43 | Ronald | 293 |
| 44 | Donald | 292 |
| 45 | Edward | 279 |
| 46 | Bryan | 277 |
| 47 | Jose | 270 |
| 47 | Shawn | 270 |
| 49 | Dustin | 258 |
| 50 | George | 257 |