Top baby names in Oregon, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 662 |
| 2 | Sarah | 508 |
| 3 | Jessica | 488 |
| 4 | Melissa | 348 |
| 5 | Amanda | 338 |
| 6 | Amy | 297 |
| 7 | Rebecca | 282 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 279 |
| 9 | Heather | 262 |
| 10 | Nicole | 251 |
| 11 | Angela | 240 |
| 12 | Amber | 236 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 232 |
| 14 | Erin | 227 |
| 15 | Michelle | 203 |
| 16 | Emily | 202 |
| 17 | Crystal | 193 |
| 18 | Sara | 191 |
| 19 | Megan | 189 |
| 20 | Tiffany | 187 |
| 21 | Lisa | 176 |
| 21 | Rachel | 176 |
| 23 | Andrea | 160 |
| 23 | Jamie | 160 |
| 23 | Katie | 160 |
| 26 | Kimberly | 157 |
| 27 | Christina | 156 |
| 28 | Laura | 139 |
| 29 | Shannon | 132 |
| 30 | Kristin | 130 |
| 31 | Julie | 119 |
| 32 | Anna | 118 |
| 33 | Danielle | 114 |
| 34 | Mary | 109 |
| 35 | April | 104 |
| 36 | Kelly | 101 |
| 37 | Katherine | 96 |
| 37 | Tara | 96 |
| 39 | Heidi | 94 |
| 40 | Kristen | 92 |
| 40 | Lindsay | 92 |
| 42 | Ashley | 89 |
| 43 | Lindsey | 83 |
| 44 | Holly | 77 |
| 44 | Misty | 77 |
| 46 | Erica | 76 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 76 |
| 48 | Brooke | 71 |
| 49 | Alicia | 70 |
| 50 | Kristina | 69 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 685 |
| 2 | Christopher | 612 |
| 3 | Joshua | 609 |
| 4 | Matthew | 546 |
| 5 | Ryan | 544 |
| 6 | David | 487 |
| 7 | Jason | 432 |
| 8 | Justin | 391 |
| 9 | Robert | 379 |
| 10 | Daniel | 351 |
| 11 | Brian | 350 |
| 12 | Andrew | 342 |
| 12 | Joseph | 342 |
| 14 | James | 337 |
| 15 | John | 335 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 335 |
| 17 | Brandon | 298 |
| 18 | Jeremy | 288 |
| 19 | Jesse | 277 |
| 20 | Adam | 266 |
| 21 | Aaron | 264 |
| 22 | Jacob | 256 |
| 23 | Benjamin | 246 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 246 |
| 25 | Nathan | 240 |
| 26 | Eric | 233 |
| 26 | Timothy | 233 |
| 28 | Scott | 212 |
| 29 | Travis | 210 |
| 30 | Kevin | 209 |
| 31 | William | 206 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 199 |
| 33 | Dustin | 184 |
| 34 | Steven | 178 |
| 35 | Anthony | 171 |
| 36 | Richard | 158 |
| 37 | Thomas | 154 |
| 38 | Mark | 151 |
| 39 | Patrick | 144 |
| 40 | Kyle | 143 |
| 41 | Tyler | 136 |
| 42 | Sean | 133 |
| 43 | Paul | 125 |
| 44 | Casey | 124 |
| 45 | Charles | 123 |
| 46 | Jared | 110 |
| 46 | Kenneth | 110 |
| 48 | Bryan | 107 |
| 49 | Bradley | 100 |
| 50 | Samuel | 99 |