Virginia · 1981

Top 100 names in Virginia, 1981, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#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
#22	Laura	287
#23	Erin	280
#24	Katherine	263
#25	Shannon	258
#26	Rachel	256
#27	Lisa	253
#28	Emily	245
#29	Sara	220
#30	Kristin	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
#39	Jamie	166
#40	Erica	154
#41	Brandi	145
#42	Danielle	143
#43	Christine	137
#44	Julie	135
#45	Catherine	134
#46	Kathryn	134
#47	Lindsay	124
#48	Pamela	122
#49	Samantha	122
#50	Allison	121
#51	Leslie	121
#52	Monica	120
#53	Karen	119
#54	Susan	114
#55	Tara	112
#56	Holly	111
#57	Dana	108
#58	Tonya	107
#59	Misty	105
#60	Christy	105
#61	Melanie	105
#62	Lindsey	103
#63	Anna	103
#64	Carrie	102
#65	Natasha	102
#66	Brooke	101
#67	Tracy	98
#68	Patricia	98
#69	Stacy	97
#70	Margaret	96
#71	Wendy	95
#72	Cynthia	93
#73	Tina	93
#74	Kristina	90
#75	Virginia	87
#76	Anne	87
#77	Katrina	86
#78	Meredith	85
#79	Dawn	85
#80	Julia	82
#81	Candice	82
#82	Alicia	81
#83	Kathleen	80
#84	Teresa	80
#85	Victoria	80
#86	Lori	80
#87	Latasha	78
#88	Sharon	78
#89	Katie	77
#90	Tanya	77
#91	Kristy	76
#92	Candace	75
#93	Natalie	75
#94	Stacey	73
#95	Jacqueline	68
#96	Monique	66
#97	Sabrina	65
#98	Tammy	64
#99	Barbara	64
#100	Tasha	62

Uniquely popular in Virginia

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Tierra	24	8	2
Tameka	46	15	4
Shameka	25	8	3
Leigh	58	19	7
Ashleigh	29	10	3
Patrice	31	10	4
Virginia	87	29	11
Latonya	46	15	6
Latoya	194	65	26
Whitney	59	20	8
Lakeisha	28	9	4
Trina	20	7	3

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.