Top baby names in Kentucky, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda | 1,059 |
| 2 | Jessica | 961 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 944 |
| 4 | Amy | 507 |
| 5 | Sarah | 500 |
| 6 | Melissa | 462 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 446 |
| 8 | Rebecca | 389 |
| 9 | Crystal | 380 |
| 10 | Heather | 375 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 369 |
| 12 | Angela | 361 |
| 13 | Tiffany | 346 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 322 |
| 15 | April | 317 |
| 16 | Ashley | 305 |
| 17 | Mary | 302 |
| 18 | Amber | 264 |
| 19 | Emily | 236 |
| 20 | Jamie | 225 |
| 21 | Christina | 223 |
| 22 | Laura | 219 |
| 23 | Andrea | 211 |
| 24 | Brandy | 209 |
| 24 | Erin | 209 |
| 26 | Kelly | 199 |
| 27 | Misty | 197 |
| 28 | Rachel | 193 |
| 29 | Sara | 188 |
| 30 | Michelle | 185 |
| 31 | Lisa | 183 |
| 32 | Leslie | 181 |
| 33 | Shannon | 154 |
| 34 | Nicole | 150 |
| 35 | Kristin | 136 |
| 36 | Brandi | 131 |
| 37 | Samantha | 129 |
| 38 | Lauren | 123 |
| 39 | Tonya | 122 |
| 40 | Tara | 117 |
| 41 | Christy | 116 |
| 42 | Carrie | 114 |
| 42 | Julie | 114 |
| 44 | Stacy | 108 |
| 45 | Megan | 106 |
| 46 | Erica | 105 |
| 47 | Tina | 100 |
| 48 | Katherine | 99 |
| 49 | Courtney | 94 |
| 49 | Kristen | 94 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 1,064 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,063 |
| 3 | James | 1,038 |
| 4 | Christopher | 920 |
| 5 | Jason | 854 |
| 6 | William | 689 |
| 7 | Matthew | 681 |
| 8 | David | 659 |
| 9 | Robert | 623 |
| 10 | John | 613 |
| 11 | Brandon | 565 |
| 12 | Joseph | 536 |
| 13 | Jeremy | 510 |
| 14 | Brian | 454 |
| 15 | Jonathan | 447 |
| 16 | Justin | 445 |
| 17 | Adam | 423 |
| 18 | Daniel | 395 |
| 19 | Charles | 391 |
| 20 | Timothy | 369 |
| 21 | Eric | 319 |
| 22 | Steven | 298 |
| 23 | Nicholas | 291 |
| 24 | Anthony | 288 |
| 25 | Thomas | 254 |
| 26 | Ryan | 248 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 247 |
| 28 | Richard | 246 |
| 29 | Andrew | 241 |
| 30 | Kevin | 235 |
| 31 | Aaron | 228 |
| 32 | Travis | 222 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 218 |
| 33 | Nathan | 218 |
| 35 | Mark | 215 |
| 36 | Bradley | 202 |
| 37 | Stephen | 201 |
| 38 | Kenneth | 188 |
| 39 | Dustin | 185 |
| 40 | Paul | 183 |
| 41 | Chad | 170 |
| 42 | Gregory | 161 |
| 42 | Jesse | 161 |
| 44 | Gary | 148 |
| 45 | Patrick | 146 |
| 46 | Larry | 143 |
| 47 | Billy | 142 |
| 48 | Kyle | 141 |
| 49 | Scott | 140 |
| 50 | Donald | 137 |