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Top baby names in New York, 1981

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer3,836
2Jessica3,142
3Melissa2,105
4Nicole1,959
5Sarah1,458
6Elizabeth1,401
7Michelle1,369
8Danielle1,217
9Amanda1,208
10Lisa1,206
11Stephanie1,112
12Kimberly1,094
13Christina1,089
14Amy1,003
15Lauren983
16Rebecca938
17Erin929
18Heather924
19Tiffany882
20Christine880
21Kelly842
22Laura834
23Rachel806
24Sara680
25Kristin664
26Andrea659
27Erica640
28Maria634
29Kristen622
30Jamie609
31Mary586
32Angela585
33Katherine575
34Crystal565
35Tara553
36Shannon531
37Diana506
38Emily493
39Julie479
40Jacqueline458
41Megan439
42Vanessa420
43Karen415
44Patricia406
45Samantha405
46Allison391
47Kathryn387
48Kathleen386
49Catherine372
50April367

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael5,993
2Christopher3,445
3Jason2,895
4David2,838
5Joseph2,774
6Matthew2,742
7John2,535
8Daniel2,425
9Robert2,388
10James2,255
11Brian2,000
12Anthony1,875
13William1,596
14Jonathan1,526
15Joshua1,438
16Thomas1,435
17Eric1,410
18Kevin1,397
19Richard1,388
20Andrew1,330
21Justin1,283
22Nicholas1,269
23Adam1,266
24Steven1,249
25Ryan1,228
26Timothy1,146
27Jeffrey1,086
28Paul1,002
29Sean928
30Mark901
31Peter883
32Scott839
33Charles799
34Patrick795
35Stephen776
36Jose773
37Gregory760
38Jeremy738
39Benjamin683
40Edward630
41Kenneth595
42Aaron559
43Jesse549
44Brandon536
45Joel529
46Luis500
47Shawn497
48George487
49Keith470
50Frank467