Rhode Island Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1981

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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Rhode Island Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1981

In 1981, the most popular name for baby boys in Rhode Island was Michael, with a count of 374 boys out of a total of 5,708 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 6.55% of the total number of new-born baby boys in Rhode Island in 1981). The second most popular boy name was Christopher (261 boys, 4.57% of total). The third most popular boy name was Matthew (237 boys, 4.15% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1981

Michael

Christopher

Matthew

David

Jason

Robert

John

Daniel

Joshua

Ryan

The table below below shows the top 159 most popular male baby names in Rhode Island in 1981. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Rhode Island over the years.

Most Popular Male Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1981

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Michael	374	6.55
2	Christopher	261	4.57
3	Matthew	237	4.15
4	David	186	3.26
5	Jason	180	3.15
6	Robert	165	2.89
7	John	162	2.84
8	Daniel	160	2.80
9	Joshua	149	2.61
10	Ryan	138	2.42
11	Joseph	133	2.33
12	James	129	2.26
13	Brian	120	2.10
14	Jonathan	111	1.95
15	Justin	109	1.91
16	Adam	107	1.88
17	Eric	96	1.68
18	William	93	1.63
19	Kevin	90	1.58
20	Nicholas	89	1.56
21	Thomas	84	1.47
22	Richard	82	1.44
23	Paul	81	1.42
24	Steven	80	1.40
25	Jeffrey	78	1.37
26	Timothy	77	1.35
27	Andrew	75	1.31
28	Mark	67	1.17
29	Jeremy	60	1.05
30	Anthony	59	1.03
31	Scott	58	1.02
32	Benjamin	57	1.00
33	Peter	55	0.96
34	Stephen	54	0.95
35	Patrick	44	0.77
36	Nathan	42	0.74
37	Charles	41	0.72
37	Jesse	41	0.72
38	Sean	40	0.70
39	Derek	39	0.68
39	Gregory	39	0.68
40	Keith	38	0.67
41	Kenneth	37	0.65
42	Jared	35	0.61
42	Kyle	35	0.61
43	Brandon	34	0.60
44	Edward	30	0.53
45	Shawn	29	0.51
46	Philip	24	0.42
46	Raymond	24	0.42
47	Aaron	23	0.40
47	Alexander	23	0.40
47	George	23	0.40
47	Marc	23	0.40
47	Ronald	23	0.40
48	Dennis	22	0.39
48	Donald	22	0.39
49	Douglas	20	0.35
49	Vincent	20	0.35
50	Brendan	18	0.32
50	Corey	18	0.32
50	Luke	18	0.32
50	Seth	18	0.32
51	Chad	17	0.30
51	Erik	17	0.30
51	Samuel	17	0.30
52	Craig	16	0.28
52	Frank	16	0.28
53	Bryan	15	0.26
53	Joel	15	0.26
54	Gary	14	0.25
54	Jacob	14	0.25
54	Jose	14	0.25
55	Frederick	13	0.23
55	Mathew	13	0.23
55	Shane	13	0.23
56	Alan	12	0.21
56	Christian	12	0.21
56	Cory	12	0.21
56	Ian	12	0.21
56	Randy	12	0.21
57	Dustin	11	0.19
57	Louis	11	0.19
57	Mario	11	0.19
57	Zachary	11	0.19
58	Antonio	10	0.18
58	Bradford	10	0.18
58	Gerald	10	0.18
58	Lawrence	10	0.18
58	Nathaniel	10	0.18
58	Neil	10	0.18
58	Russell	10	0.18
58	Wayne	10	0.18
59	Brad	9	0.16
59	Karl	9	0.16
59	Nelson	9	0.16
59	Steve	9	0.16
59	Trevor	9	0.16
60	Bradley	8	0.14
60	Carlos	8	0.14
60	Colin	8	0.14
60	Curtis	8	0.14
60	Ernest	8	0.14
60	Evan	8	0.14
60	Gabriel	8	0.14
60	Jeffery	8	0.14
60	Jeremiah	8	0.14
60	Johnathan	8	0.14
60	Shaun	8	0.14
60	Tony	8	0.14
60	Walter	8	0.14
60	Wesley	8	0.14
61	Brett	7	0.12
61	Calvin	7	0.12
61	Danny	7	0.12
61	Edwin	7	0.12
61	Eugene	7	0.12
61	Jon	7	0.12
61	Kristopher	7	0.12
61	Miguel	7	0.12
61	Paulo	7	0.12
61	Pedro	7	0.12
61	Todd	7	0.12
62	Allen	6	0.11
62	Arthur	6	0.11
62	Brent	6	0.11
62	Casey	6	0.11
62	Geoffrey	6	0.11
62	Graham	6	0.11
62	Jamie	6	0.11
62	Jay	6	0.11
62	Jordan	6	0.11
62	Juan	6	0.11
62	Lee	6	0.11
62	Luis	6	0.11
62	Mitchell	6	0.11
62	Phillip	6	0.11
62	Randall	6	0.11
62	Roger	6	0.11
62	Victor	6	0.11
63	Andre	5	0.09
63	Angelo	5	0.09
63	Billy	5	0.09
63	Bobby	5	0.09
63	Bruce	5	0.09
63	Clayton	5	0.09
63	Dean	5	0.09
63	Derrick	5	0.09
63	Dwayne	5	0.09
63	Glenn	5	0.09
63	Henry	5	0.09
63	Josue	5	0.09
63	Kurt	5	0.09
63	Marcus	5	0.09
63	Micheal	5	0.09
63	Norman	5	0.09
63	Rafael	5	0.09
63	Ralph	5	0.09
63	Tou	5	0.09

Rhode Island Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1981

In 1981, the most popular name for baby girls in Rhode Island was Jessica, with a count of 239 girls out of a total of 4,451 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 5.37% of the total number of new-born baby girls in Rhode Island in 1981). The second most popular girl name was Jennifer (229 girls, 5.15% of total). The third most popular girl name was Melissa (137 girls, 3.08% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1981

Jessica

Jennifer

Melissa

Nicole

Sarah

Stephanie

Elizabeth

Amanda

Erin

Rebecca

The table below below shows the top 159 most popular female baby names in Rhode Island in 1981. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Rhode Island over the years.

Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1981

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Jessica	239	5.37
2	Jennifer	229	5.15
3	Melissa	137	3.08
4	Nicole	119	2.67
5	Sarah	113	2.54
6	Stephanie	110	2.47
7	Elizabeth	103	2.31
8	Amanda	97	2.18
9	Erin	80	1.80
10	Rebecca	77	1.73
11	Amy	76	1.71
12	Kristen	71	1.60
13	Heather	69	1.55
14	Kimberly	64	1.44
15	Lisa	63	1.42
16	Kelly	61	1.37
17	Michelle	58	1.30
18	Laura	57	1.28
19	Kerri	56	1.26
19	Lauren	56	1.26
20	Crystal	55	1.24
21	Danielle	51	1.15
22	Courtney	47	1.06
23	Bethany	45	1.01
24	Christina	44	0.99
24	Sara	44	0.99
25	Emily	43	0.97
26	Shannon	42	0.94
27	Christine	41	0.92
27	Julie	41	0.92
28	Andrea	40	0.90
28	Ashley	40	0.90
29	Erica	39	0.88
30	Alicia	37	0.83
30	Tara	37	0.83
31	Kathryn	36	0.81
32	Jamie	34	0.76
32	Lindsay	34	0.76
32	Megan	34	0.76
32	Meghan	34	0.76
33	Tiffany	33	0.74
34	Rachel	29	0.65
35	Allison	28	0.63
36	Kathleen	27	0.61
36	Katie	27	0.61
36	Mary	27	0.61
37	Katherine	26	0.58
37	Kristin	26	0.58
38	Melanie	25	0.56
39	Marissa	24	0.54
40	Angela	22	0.49
40	April	22	0.49
40	Susan	22	0.49
40	Tanya	22	0.49
41	Karen	21	0.47
41	Tracy	21	0.47
42	Dawn	20	0.45
42	Diana	20	0.45
42	Holly	20	0.45
42	Renee	20	0.45
43	Sandra	19	0.43
44	Alison	18	0.40
44	Jillian	18	0.40
45	Cynthia	17	0.38
45	Leah	17	0.38
45	Tina	17	0.38
46	Aimee	16	0.36
46	Vanessa	16	0.36
47	Gina	15	0.34
47	Jacqueline	15	0.34
47	Lori	15	0.34
47	Maria	15	0.34
47	Patricia	15	0.34
47	Stacey	15	0.34
48	Beth	14	0.32
48	Heidi	14	0.32
48	Linda	14	0.32
48	Paula	14	0.32
49	Catherine	13	0.29
49	Nancy	13	0.29
49	Pamela	13	0.29
49	Rachael	13	0.29
49	Victoria	13	0.29
50	Amber	12	0.27
50	Carolyn	12	0.27
50	Kara	12	0.27
50	Kristina	12	0.27
50	Lindsey	12	0.27
50	Michele	12	0.27
51	Caitlin	11	0.25
51	Cara	11	0.25
51	Dana	11	0.25
51	Denise	11	0.25
51	Keri	11	0.25
51	Meaghan	11	0.25
51	Michaela	11	0.25
51	Suzanne	11	0.25
52	Brooke	10	0.23
52	Diane	10	0.23
52	Jill	10	0.23
52	Julia	10	0.23
52	Monique	10	0.23
52	Samantha	10	0.23
53	Alyssa	9	0.20
53	Cheryl	9	0.20
53	Donna	9	0.20
53	Jenny	9	0.20
53	Jodi	9	0.20
53	Kendra	9	0.20
53	Mandy	9	0.20
53	Valerie	9	0.20
53	Wendy	9	0.20
54	Alexis	8	0.18
54	Candice	8	0.18
54	Carrie	8	0.18
54	Colleen	8	0.18
54	Cristina	8	0.18
54	Dina	8	0.18
54	Jaclyn	8	0.18
54	Kate	8	0.18
54	Laurie	8	0.18
54	Robin	8	0.18
54	Tammy	8	0.18
55	Ann	7	0.16
55	Barbara	7	0.16
55	Bonnie	7	0.16
55	Brandi	7	0.16
55	Brianne	7	0.16
55	Casey	7	0.16
55	Cindy	7	0.16
55	Deborah	7	0.16
55	Erika	7	0.16
55	Janice	7	0.16
55	Kerry	7	0.16
55	Latoya	7	0.16
55	Lynn	7	0.16
55	Natasha	7	0.16
55	Nichole	7	0.16
55	Stacy	7	0.16
55	Tracey	7	0.16
56	Abigail	6	0.14
56	Alissa	6	0.14
56	Alycia	6	0.14
56	Anna	6	0.14
56	Bianca	6	0.14
56	Brenda	6	0.14
56	Candace	6	0.14
56	Elise	6	0.14
56	Felicia	6	0.14
56	Jaime	6	0.14
56	Jessie	6	0.14
56	Joy	6	0.14
56	Krystal	6	0.14
56	Leslie	6	0.14
56	Marisa	6	0.14
56	Naomi	6	0.14
56	Natalie	6	0.14
56	Rebekah	6	0.14
56	Shana	6	0.14
56	Sherry	6	0.14
56	Stefanie	6	0.14
56	Tania	6	0.14
56	Theresa	6	0.14
56	Trisha	6	0.14
57	Alexandra	5	0.11
57	Alisha	5	0.11
57	Alyson	5	0.11
57	Amie	5	0.11
57	Angelique	5	0.11
57	Anita	5	0.11
57	Audrey	5	0.11
57	Becky	5	0.11
57	Carla	5	0.11
57	Cassandra	5	0.11
57	Christen	5	0.11
57	Debra	5	0.11
57	Elisa	5	0.11
57	Ellen	5	0.11
57	Jacquelyn	5	0.11
57	Janelle	5	0.11
57	Jeanne	5	0.11
57	Joanna	5	0.11
57	Jocelyn	5	0.11
57	Kaitlin	5	0.11
57	Katelyn	5	0.11
57	Katharine	5	0.11
57	Kelli	5	0.11
57	Kellie	5	0.11
57	Kristie	5	0.11
57	Kristine	5	0.11
57	Kristy	5	0.11
57	Marcie	5	0.11
57	Marie	5	0.11
57	Martha	5	0.11
57	Meredith	5	0.11
57	Miranda	5	0.11
57	Monica	5	0.11
57	Nora	5	0.11
57	Rhonda	5	0.11
57	Sabrina	5	0.11
57	Sally	5	0.11
57	Shanna	5	0.11
57	Sharon	5	0.11
57	Sonia	5	0.11
57	Sophia	5	0.11
57	Tonya	5	0.11
57	Virginia	5	0.11