Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,433 |
| 2 | Jessica | 993 |
| 3 | Melissa | 808 |
| 4 | Sarah | 788 |
| 5 | Nicole | 660 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 656 |
| 7 | Amanda | 515 |
| 8 | Michelle | 508 |
| 9 | Amy | 504 |
| 10 | Erin | 477 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 447 |
| 12 | Kristen | 426 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 416 |
| 14 | Lisa | 401 |
| 15 | Danielle | 383 |
| 16 | Heather | 382 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 380 |
| 18 | Lauren | 359 |
| 19 | Kelly | 346 |
| 20 | Laura | 319 |
| 21 | Emily | 304 |
| 21 | Kristin | 304 |
| 23 | Christine | 289 |
| 24 | Rachel | 282 |
| 25 | Katherine | 275 |
| 26 | Christina | 265 |
| 27 | Julie | 264 |
| 28 | Sara | 263 |
| 29 | Andrea | 249 |
| 30 | Crystal | 244 |
| 31 | Shannon | 238 |
| 32 | Katie | 223 |
| 33 | Kathryn | 217 |
| 34 | Angela | 202 |
| 35 | Courtney | 190 |
| 36 | Kathleen | 183 |
| 37 | Megan | 180 |
| 38 | Lindsay | 179 |
| 38 | Mary | 179 |
| 40 | Erica | 176 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 173 |
| 42 | Catherine | 169 |
| 42 | Meghan | 169 |
| 44 | Tara | 167 |
| 45 | Allison | 163 |
| 46 | Jamie | 157 |
| 46 | Jillian | 157 |
| 48 | Jill | 146 |
| 49 | Caitlin | 139 |
| 50 | Colleen | 135 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,165 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,491 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,327 |
| 4 | David | 1,125 |
| 5 | Jason | 942 |
| 6 | John | 901 |
| 7 | Daniel | 879 |
| 8 | Joseph | 873 |
| 9 | James | 848 |
| 10 | Robert | 801 |
| 11 | Brian | 775 |
| 12 | Jonathan | 709 |
| 13 | Joshua | 640 |
| 14 | Ryan | 626 |
| 15 | Adam | 587 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 578 |
| 17 | William | 570 |
| 18 | Nicholas | 565 |
| 19 | Kevin | 560 |
| 20 | Andrew | 559 |
| 21 | Justin | 557 |
| 22 | Timothy | 549 |
| 23 | Thomas | 517 |
| 24 | Eric | 482 |
| 25 | Richard | 450 |
| 26 | Sean | 416 |
| 27 | Mark | 415 |
| 28 | Paul | 406 |
| 29 | Scott | 402 |
| 30 | Patrick | 388 |
| 30 | Stephen | 388 |
| 32 | Anthony | 372 |
| 33 | Steven | 345 |
| 34 | Peter | 332 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 323 |
| 36 | Jeremy | 250 |
| 37 | Gregory | 243 |
| 38 | Derek | 228 |
| 39 | Jesse | 223 |
| 40 | Nathan | 221 |
| 41 | Shawn | 213 |
| 42 | Edward | 209 |
| 43 | Charles | 204 |
| 44 | Kenneth | 195 |
| 45 | Keith | 178 |
| 46 | Aaron | 172 |
| 47 | Alexander | 164 |
| 48 | Brandon | 159 |
| 49 | Craig | 146 |
| 50 | Bryan | 143 |