Top baby names in Tennessee, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda | 1,155 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 1,110 |
| 3 | Jessica | 891 |
| 4 | April | 497 |
| 5 | Tiffany | 471 |
| 6 | Amy | 444 |
| 7 | Heather | 433 |
| 8 | Crystal | 427 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 427 |
| 10 | Ashley | 409 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 402 |
| 12 | Melissa | 399 |
| 13 | Sarah | 396 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 372 |
| 15 | Mary | 365 |
| 16 | Angela | 363 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 348 |
| 18 | Rachel | 347 |
| 19 | Brandy | 308 |
| 20 | Laura | 298 |
| 21 | Amber | 296 |
| 22 | Emily | 263 |
| 23 | Misty | 256 |
| 24 | Jamie | 209 |
| 25 | Andrea | 207 |
| 26 | Christina | 205 |
| 27 | Brandi | 199 |
| 28 | Lisa | 187 |
| 29 | Erica | 177 |
| 30 | Michelle | 175 |
| 31 | Leslie | 174 |
| 32 | Christy | 173 |
| 33 | Courtney | 166 |
| 34 | Katherine | 159 |
| 35 | Erin | 152 |
| 35 | Julie | 152 |
| 35 | Kelly | 152 |
| 35 | Kristin | 152 |
| 39 | Lauren | 147 |
| 40 | Carrie | 141 |
| 41 | Holly | 140 |
| 41 | Shannon | 140 |
| 43 | Lori | 138 |
| 44 | Sara | 137 |
| 45 | Samantha | 134 |
| 46 | Latoya | 133 |
| 47 | Tara | 132 |
| 48 | Kristen | 127 |
| 49 | Candice | 124 |
| 50 | Kristy | 122 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,235 |
| 2 | James | 1,173 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,152 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,049 |
| 5 | Jason | 971 |
| 6 | William | 872 |
| 7 | John | 781 |
| 8 | David | 740 |
| 9 | Matthew | 725 |
| 10 | Jonathan | 718 |
| 11 | Robert | 717 |
| 12 | Brandon | 637 |
| 13 | Justin | 633 |
| 14 | Jeremy | 615 |
| 15 | Joseph | 548 |
| 16 | Daniel | 486 |
| 17 | Charles | 468 |
| 18 | Brian | 455 |
| 19 | Timothy | 408 |
| 20 | Thomas | 365 |
| 21 | Eric | 359 |
| 22 | Adam | 351 |
| 23 | Kevin | 337 |
| 24 | Anthony | 319 |
| 25 | Travis | 315 |
| 26 | Richard | 310 |
| 27 | Dustin | 308 |
| 28 | Steven | 305 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 297 |
| 30 | Andrew | 280 |
| 31 | Nicholas | 264 |
| 32 | Stephen | 234 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 220 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 217 |
| 35 | Ryan | 216 |
| 36 | Nathan | 214 |
| 37 | Bradley | 207 |
| 38 | Aaron | 206 |
| 39 | Patrick | 191 |
| 40 | Mark | 183 |
| 41 | Marcus | 177 |
| 42 | Chad | 174 |
| 43 | Billy | 162 |
| 44 | Jacob | 159 |
| 45 | Paul | 155 |
| 46 | Gary | 148 |
| 47 | Jesse | 147 |
| 48 | Gregory | 145 |
| 49 | Phillip | 142 |
| 50 | Samuel | 140 |