Top baby names in Maryland, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 893 |
| 2 | Jessica | 706 |
| 3 | Amanda | 426 |
| 4 | Sarah | 383 |
| 5 | Melissa | 370 |
| 6 | Nicole | 357 |
| 7 | Heather | 343 |
| 8 | Christina | 322 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 316 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 306 |
| 11 | Amy | 302 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 289 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 278 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 273 |
| 15 | Angela | 270 |
| 16 | Erin | 266 |
| 17 | Crystal | 265 |
| 18 | Lisa | 256 |
| 19 | Kelly | 247 |
| 20 | Michelle | 246 |
| 21 | Laura | 242 |
| 22 | Lauren | 217 |
| 23 | Shannon | 210 |
| 24 | Danielle | 196 |
| 25 | Mary | 190 |
| 26 | April | 185 |
| 27 | Rachel | 182 |
| 28 | Jamie | 173 |
| 29 | Kristen | 168 |
| 30 | Erica | 158 |
| 31 | Kristin | 154 |
| 32 | Megan | 150 |
| 33 | Christine | 148 |
| 34 | Katherine | 145 |
| 35 | Emily | 136 |
| 36 | Amber | 133 |
| 37 | Julie | 131 |
| 38 | Sara | 126 |
| 39 | Andrea | 114 |
| 40 | Lindsay | 109 |
| 41 | Katie | 108 |
| 42 | Dawn | 106 |
| 43 | Brandy | 104 |
| 44 | Courtney | 97 |
| 44 | Kathryn | 97 |
| 46 | Karen | 96 |
| 47 | Carrie | 93 |
| 48 | Stacey | 92 |
| 49 | Ashley | 90 |
| 49 | Julia | 90 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,205 |
| 2 | Christopher | 806 |
| 3 | James | 706 |
| 4 | David | 680 |
| 5 | Jason | 665 |
| 6 | Matthew | 654 |
| 7 | Robert | 640 |
| 8 | John | 616 |
| 9 | William | 526 |
| 10 | Brian | 497 |
| 11 | Joseph | 479 |
| 12 | Daniel | 448 |
| 13 | Joshua | 418 |
| 14 | Justin | 373 |
| 15 | Kevin | 368 |
| 16 | Ryan | 355 |
| 17 | Charles | 346 |
| 18 | Timothy | 335 |
| 19 | Eric | 320 |
| 20 | Jonathan | 316 |
| 21 | Richard | 302 |
| 21 | Steven | 302 |
| 21 | Thomas | 302 |
| 24 | Andrew | 291 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 268 |
| 26 | Anthony | 253 |
| 27 | Adam | 247 |
| 28 | Brandon | 244 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 239 |
| 30 | Kenneth | 210 |
| 30 | Mark | 210 |
| 32 | Patrick | 206 |
| 33 | Aaron | 204 |
| 34 | Stephen | 201 |
| 35 | Gregory | 191 |
| 36 | Jeremy | 188 |
| 37 | Paul | 187 |
| 38 | Sean | 181 |
| 39 | Scott | 170 |
| 40 | Benjamin | 156 |
| 41 | Ronald | 139 |
| 42 | Keith | 138 |
| 43 | Donald | 136 |
| 44 | Edward | 133 |
| 45 | Shawn | 125 |
| 46 | George | 123 |
| 47 | Jesse | 116 |
| 48 | Nathan | 110 |
| 48 | Travis | 110 |
| 50 | Bryan | 108 |