Top baby names in Oklahoma, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 871 |
| 2 | Amanda | 690 |
| 3 | Sarah | 446 |
| 4 | Amber | 435 |
| 5 | Jessica | 424 |
| 6 | Melissa | 373 |
| 7 | Crystal | 349 |
| 8 | Amy | 344 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 327 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 272 |
| 11 | Angela | 270 |
| 12 | April | 267 |
| 13 | Heather | 266 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 236 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 232 |
| 16 | Ashley | 221 |
| 17 | Jamie | 211 |
| 17 | Rachel | 211 |
| 19 | Misty | 205 |
| 20 | Michelle | 198 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 197 |
| 22 | Christina | 179 |
| 23 | Brandi | 174 |
| 24 | Andrea | 170 |
| 25 | Nicole | 168 |
| 26 | Mary | 166 |
| 27 | Sara | 161 |
| 28 | Brandy | 157 |
| 29 | Lisa | 155 |
| 30 | Emily | 152 |
| 31 | Erin | 140 |
| 32 | Laura | 136 |
| 33 | Julie | 127 |
| 34 | Courtney | 125 |
| 35 | Kristen | 119 |
| 36 | Lindsey | 117 |
| 36 | Tara | 117 |
| 38 | Lindsay | 114 |
| 39 | Leslie | 110 |
| 40 | Kristin | 109 |
| 41 | Brooke | 108 |
| 42 | Shannon | 104 |
| 43 | Kelly | 98 |
| 44 | Alicia | 94 |
| 45 | Megan | 91 |
| 46 | Samantha | 89 |
| 46 | Stacy | 89 |
| 48 | Lauren | 86 |
| 49 | Carrie | 83 |
| 50 | Erica | 82 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 822 |
| 2 | Christopher | 743 |
| 3 | Joshua | 691 |
| 4 | James | 619 |
| 5 | Matthew | 603 |
| 6 | Jason | 600 |
| 7 | Justin | 539 |
| 8 | David | 535 |
| 9 | John | 520 |
| 10 | Brandon | 482 |
| 11 | Robert | 471 |
| 12 | Jeremy | 425 |
| 13 | William | 383 |
| 14 | Daniel | 336 |
| 15 | Dustin | 335 |
| 16 | Joseph | 321 |
| 17 | Ryan | 305 |
| 18 | Brian | 299 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 295 |
| 20 | Kevin | 255 |
| 21 | Steven | 247 |
| 22 | Charles | 245 |
| 23 | Adam | 239 |
| 24 | Aaron | 238 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 225 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 224 |
| 27 | Richard | 219 |
| 28 | Eric | 215 |
| 29 | Timothy | 213 |
| 30 | Travis | 210 |
| 31 | Thomas | 209 |
| 32 | Andrew | 201 |
| 33 | Anthony | 181 |
| 34 | Jacob | 174 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 168 |
| 36 | Mark | 161 |
| 37 | Nathan | 158 |
| 38 | Jesse | 157 |
| 38 | Kyle | 157 |
| 40 | Stephen | 148 |
| 41 | Chad | 146 |
| 42 | Bryan | 145 |
| 43 | Cody | 136 |
| 44 | Scott | 135 |
| 45 | Jared | 133 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 133 |
| 47 | Bradley | 128 |
| 48 | Billy | 123 |
| 48 | Derek | 123 |
| 50 | Gregory | 118 |