Top baby names in Mississippi, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 587 |
| 2 | Amanda | 469 |
| 3 | Jessica | 464 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 337 |
| 5 | Tiffany | 320 |
| 6 | Ashley | 243 |
| 7 | April | 234 |
| 8 | Melissa | 230 |
| 9 | Latoya | 217 |
| 10 | Angela | 214 |
| 11 | Crystal | 211 |
| 12 | Mary | 206 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 200 |
| 14 | Brandy | 180 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 170 |
| 16 | Amy | 169 |
| 17 | Heather | 150 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 144 |
| 19 | Emily | 138 |
| 20 | Sarah | 136 |
| 21 | Erica | 129 |
| 22 | Amber | 128 |
| 23 | Brandi | 124 |
| 24 | Latasha | 123 |
| 25 | Courtney | 121 |
| 26 | Andrea | 106 |
| 27 | Rachel | 104 |
| 28 | Leslie | 101 |
| 29 | Christina | 100 |
| 29 | Laura | 100 |
| 31 | Monica | 97 |
| 32 | Lisa | 94 |
| 33 | Kelly | 92 |
| 34 | Katrina | 90 |
| 35 | Misty | 87 |
| 36 | Jamie | 85 |
| 36 | Lauren | 85 |
| 38 | Michelle | 83 |
| 39 | Pamela | 81 |
| 40 | Kristen | 79 |
| 41 | Candice | 78 |
| 41 | Natasha | 78 |
| 43 | Carrie | 76 |
| 44 | Latonya | 75 |
| 45 | Christy | 74 |
| 46 | Shannon | 73 |
| 47 | Anna | 71 |
| 48 | Alicia | 69 |
| 49 | Katherine | 67 |
| 49 | Nicole | 67 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 706 |
| 2 | Christopher | 627 |
| 3 | Michael | 566 |
| 4 | Joshua | 475 |
| 5 | John | 474 |
| 6 | William | 468 |
| 7 | Jason | 434 |
| 8 | Robert | 418 |
| 9 | Jonathan | 337 |
| 10 | David | 333 |
| 11 | Joseph | 330 |
| 12 | Jeremy | 299 |
| 13 | Justin | 298 |
| 14 | Charles | 289 |
| 15 | Matthew | 267 |
| 16 | Anthony | 247 |
| 17 | Daniel | 222 |
| 18 | Marcus | 218 |
| 18 | Timothy | 218 |
| 20 | Eric | 214 |
| 21 | Brandon | 208 |
| 22 | Richard | 201 |
| 23 | Thomas | 185 |
| 24 | Brian | 179 |
| 25 | Derrick | 177 |
| 26 | Kevin | 171 |
| 27 | Steven | 156 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 149 |
| 29 | Willie | 141 |
| 30 | Patrick | 135 |
| 31 | Andrew | 134 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 132 |
| 33 | Adam | 130 |
| 34 | Ryan | 127 |
| 35 | Nicholas | 124 |
| 36 | Larry | 121 |
| 37 | Stephen | 118 |
| 38 | Jeffrey | 116 |
| 39 | Gregory | 108 |
| 40 | Jerry | 107 |
| 41 | Antonio | 104 |
| 42 | Travis | 103 |
| 43 | Edward | 102 |
| 44 | Samuel | 97 |
| 45 | Dustin | 96 |
| 46 | Corey | 93 |
| 47 | Jeffery | 88 |
| 48 | Aaron | 85 |
| 48 | Paul | 85 |
| 50 | Johnny | 84 |