Top baby names in Virginia, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,198 |
| 2 | Jessica | 908 |
| 3 | Amanda | 805 |
| 4 | Sarah | 661 |
| 5 | Melissa | 532 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 482 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 481 |
| 8 | Crystal | 477 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 444 |
| 10 | Amy | 440 |
| 11 | Heather | 435 |
| 12 | Tiffany | 418 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 368 |
| 14 | April | 356 |
| 15 | Angela | 355 |
| 16 | Mary | 346 |
| 17 | Christina | 345 |
| 18 | Michelle | 330 |
| 19 | Nicole | 299 |
| 20 | Ashley | 288 |
| 21 | Kelly | 287 |
| 21 | Laura | 287 |
| 23 | Erin | 280 |
| 24 | Katherine | 263 |
| 25 | Shannon | 258 |
| 26 | Rachel | 256 |
| 27 | Lisa | 253 |
| 28 | Emily | 245 |
| 29 | Kristin | 220 |
| 29 | Sara | 220 |
| 31 | Amber | 218 |
| 32 | Lauren | 210 |
| 33 | Brandy | 206 |
| 34 | Andrea | 203 |
| 35 | Latoya | 194 |
| 36 | Megan | 190 |
| 37 | Kristen | 169 |
| 38 | Courtney | 166 |
| 38 | Jamie | 166 |
| 40 | Erica | 154 |
| 41 | Brandi | 145 |
| 42 | Danielle | 143 |
| 43 | Christine | 137 |
| 44 | Julie | 135 |
| 45 | Catherine | 134 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 134 |
| 47 | Lindsay | 124 |
| 48 | Pamela | 122 |
| 48 | Samantha | 122 |
| 50 | Allison | 121 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,409 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,255 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,092 |
| 4 | James | 1,046 |
| 5 | David | 944 |
| 6 | Matthew | 909 |
| 7 | John | 898 |
| 8 | Robert | 829 |
| 9 | William | 818 |
| 10 | Joshua | 763 |
| 11 | Joseph | 627 |
| 12 | Jonathan | 608 |
| 13 | Brian | 603 |
| 14 | Justin | 566 |
| 15 | Daniel | 532 |
| 16 | Brandon | 494 |
| 17 | Charles | 445 |
| 18 | Kevin | 436 |
| 19 | Timothy | 430 |
| 20 | Thomas | 429 |
| 21 | Andrew | 409 |
| 22 | Ryan | 397 |
| 23 | Jeremy | 389 |
| 24 | Richard | 381 |
| 25 | Eric | 379 |
| 26 | Adam | 363 |
| 27 | Steven | 341 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 337 |
| 29 | Anthony | 331 |
| 30 | Travis | 311 |
| 31 | Stephen | 310 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 286 |
| 33 | Nicholas | 285 |
| 34 | Mark | 277 |
| 35 | Aaron | 268 |
| 36 | Kenneth | 251 |
| 37 | Paul | 240 |
| 38 | Nathan | 226 |
| 39 | Patrick | 225 |
| 40 | Scott | 208 |
| 41 | Gregory | 194 |
| 42 | Shawn | 187 |
| 43 | Jesse | 182 |
| 44 | Bryan | 176 |
| 45 | Sean | 163 |
| 46 | Edward | 160 |
| 47 | Chad | 157 |
| 48 | Donald | 151 |
| 49 | Samuel | 148 |
| 50 | George | 145 |