Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,410 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,114 |
| 3 | Sarah | 971 |
| 4 | Amanda | 887 |
| 5 | Nicole | 761 |
| 6 | Melissa | 727 |
| 7 | Amy | 627 |
| 8 | Rebecca | 530 |
| 9 | Angela | 512 |
| 10 | Sara | 477 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 468 |
| 12 | Michelle | 449 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 443 |
| 14 | Kelly | 437 |
| 15 | Erin | 404 |
| 16 | Heather | 400 |
| 17 | Katie | 383 |
| 17 | Lisa | 383 |
| 19 | Laura | 352 |
| 19 | Rachel | 352 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 340 |
| 22 | Kristin | 331 |
| 23 | Andrea | 315 |
| 24 | Jamie | 305 |
| 25 | Emily | 300 |
| 26 | Amber | 285 |
| 27 | Megan | 262 |
| 28 | Tiffany | 250 |
| 29 | Crystal | 244 |
| 30 | Julie | 236 |
| 31 | Katherine | 229 |
| 32 | Heidi | 219 |
| 33 | April | 209 |
| 34 | Shannon | 201 |
| 35 | Kathryn | 192 |
| 36 | Mary | 186 |
| 37 | Christina | 185 |
| 38 | Danielle | 176 |
| 39 | Brooke | 165 |
| 39 | Stacy | 165 |
| 41 | Carrie | 162 |
| 42 | Jill | 153 |
| 43 | Tracy | 144 |
| 44 | Tanya | 143 |
| 45 | Erica | 142 |
| 46 | Tara | 141 |
| 47 | Kari | 132 |
| 48 | Christine | 131 |
| 48 | Kristen | 131 |
| 50 | Beth | 128 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,429 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,274 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,013 |
| 4 | Jason | 970 |
| 5 | Ryan | 964 |
| 6 | Christopher | 878 |
| 7 | Andrew | 830 |
| 8 | Adam | 766 |
| 9 | Daniel | 750 |
| 10 | David | 738 |
| 11 | Joseph | 705 |
| 12 | Nicholas | 704 |
| 13 | Justin | 686 |
| 14 | Eric | 640 |
| 15 | Benjamin | 615 |
| 16 | Brian | 596 |
| 17 | John | 581 |
| 18 | Robert | 565 |
| 19 | James | 564 |
| 20 | Jeremy | 530 |
| 21 | Timothy | 497 |
| 22 | Aaron | 458 |
| 22 | Scott | 458 |
| 24 | Nathan | 456 |
| 25 | Jonathan | 418 |
| 26 | Anthony | 391 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 387 |
| 28 | Kevin | 381 |
| 29 | Chad | 376 |
| 30 | Thomas | 374 |
| 31 | Steven | 370 |
| 32 | Jesse | 358 |
| 33 | Brandon | 348 |
| 34 | Jacob | 342 |
| 35 | Paul | 341 |
| 36 | Mark | 321 |
| 37 | Travis | 304 |
| 38 | William | 302 |
| 39 | Bradley | 266 |
| 40 | Kyle | 253 |
| 41 | Peter | 230 |
| 41 | Richard | 230 |
| 43 | Dustin | 220 |
| 44 | Patrick | 216 |
| 45 | Gregory | 202 |
| 46 | Lucas | 196 |
| 47 | Derek | 194 |
| 48 | Luke | 187 |
| 49 | Craig | 167 |
| 50 | Shawn | 160 |