Top baby names in Indiana, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,418 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,318 |
| 3 | Jessica | 1,086 |
| 4 | Sarah | 922 |
| 5 | Melissa | 667 |
| 6 | Amy | 653 |
| 7 | Heather | 586 |
| 8 | Amber | 567 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 535 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 530 |
| 11 | Angela | 525 |
| 12 | Nicole | 513 |
| 13 | Rachel | 415 |
| 14 | Erin | 412 |
| 15 | Tiffany | 397 |
| 16 | Michelle | 394 |
| 17 | Crystal | 378 |
| 17 | Sara | 378 |
| 19 | Kimberly | 373 |
| 20 | Christina | 347 |
| 21 | Lisa | 342 |
| 22 | April | 341 |
| 23 | Emily | 340 |
| 24 | Andrea | 330 |
| 25 | Jamie | 324 |
| 26 | Laura | 319 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 303 |
| 28 | Megan | 293 |
| 29 | Mary | 278 |
| 30 | Kelly | 274 |
| 31 | Kristin | 237 |
| 32 | Ashley | 228 |
| 32 | Brooke | 228 |
| 32 | Shannon | 228 |
| 35 | Brandy | 227 |
| 35 | Julie | 227 |
| 37 | Danielle | 214 |
| 38 | Erica | 206 |
| 39 | Katherine | 197 |
| 40 | Kristen | 183 |
| 41 | Holly | 182 |
| 42 | Carrie | 179 |
| 43 | Courtney | 177 |
| 44 | Brandi | 170 |
| 45 | Lindsay | 169 |
| 46 | Misty | 163 |
| 46 | Natalie | 163 |
| 48 | Tara | 161 |
| 49 | Kathryn | 156 |
| 50 | Samantha | 153 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,549 |
| 2 | Joshua | 1,414 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,293 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,158 |
| 5 | Jason | 1,063 |
| 6 | David | 937 |
| 7 | James | 919 |
| 8 | Ryan | 904 |
| 9 | John | 791 |
| 10 | Justin | 788 |
| 11 | Robert | 787 |
| 12 | Joseph | 760 |
| 13 | Andrew | 733 |
| 14 | Brandon | 714 |
| 15 | Adam | 701 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 673 |
| 17 | Brian | 649 |
| 18 | Daniel | 646 |
| 19 | Eric | 600 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 544 |
| 21 | William | 530 |
| 22 | Aaron | 524 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 455 |
| 24 | Nathan | 444 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 437 |
| 25 | Kevin | 437 |
| 27 | Timothy | 429 |
| 28 | Dustin | 424 |
| 29 | Anthony | 391 |
| 30 | Steven | 386 |
| 31 | Jeffrey | 376 |
| 32 | Thomas | 372 |
| 33 | Travis | 344 |
| 34 | Charles | 342 |
| 35 | Scott | 336 |
| 36 | Mark | 334 |
| 37 | Chad | 318 |
| 38 | Jacob | 316 |
| 39 | Richard | 315 |
| 40 | Bradley | 305 |
| 41 | Kyle | 299 |
| 42 | Paul | 242 |
| 43 | Derek | 228 |
| 44 | Gregory | 225 |
| 45 | Shawn | 221 |
| 46 | Jesse | 219 |
| 47 | Patrick | 218 |
| 48 | Kenneth | 217 |
| 49 | Stephen | 215 |
| 50 | Zachary | 201 |