Most Popular Names of 1961
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1961
#1 Mary47,682 births#2 Lisa42,720 births#3 Susan37,532 births#4 Linda35,597 births#5 Karen34,707 births#6 Patricia28,889 births#7 Donna28,679 births#8 Cynthia24,393 births#9 Sandra24,153 births#10 Deborah24,107 births#11 Brenda23,781 births#12 Barbara23,002 births#13 Debra22,160 births#14 Lori21,876 births#15 Pamela21,691 births#16 Nancy20,729 births#17 Sharon20,459 births#18 Teresa18,909 births#19 Elizabeth18,855 births#20 Cheryl18,301 births#21 Laura17,901 births#22 Kimberly17,355 births#23 Julie17,040 births#24 Carol16,667 births#25 Kathy16,385 births#26 Diane16,205 births#27 Robin15,653 births#28 Tammy15,532 births#29 Kathleen15,395 births#30 Denise15,379 births#31 Debbie14,882 births#32 Janet13,930 births#33 Cindy13,388 births#34 Michelle12,741 births#35 Theresa11,960 births#36 Kim11,367 births#37 Jacqueline10,983 births#38 Angela10,843 births#39 Christine10,598 births#40 Margaret10,559 births#41 Tina10,521 births#42 Carolyn10,509 births#43 Laurie10,435 births#44 Rebecca10,236 births#45 Kelly9,642 births#46 Rhonda9,469 births#47 Jennifer9,265 births#48 Catherine9,251 births#49 Dawn9,148 births#50 Connie8,986 births#51 Terri8,730 births#52 Janice8,727 births#53 Sherry8,361 births#54 Ann8,216 births#55 Cathy8,211 births#56 Diana8,198 births#57 Maria7,947 births#58 Judy7,922 births#59 Sheila7,805 births#60 Paula7,744 births#61 Wendy7,154 births#62 Joyce6,996 births#63 Michele6,995 births#64 Tracy6,988 births#65 Beth6,716 births#66 Beverly6,708 births#67 Valerie6,677 births#68 Suzanne6,611 births#69 Amy6,610 births#70 Wanda6,467 births#71 Lynn6,441 births#72 Jane6,365 births#73 Annette6,203 births#74 Jill6,137 births#75 Bonnie6,033 births#76 Vicki5,967 births#77 Carla5,817 births#78 Stephanie5,816 births#79 Renee5,782 births#80 Darlene5,728 births#81 Martha5,724 births#82 Gloria5,691 births#83 Judith5,690 births#84 Leslie5,668 births#85 Shirley5,638 births#86 Katherine5,632 births#87 Betty5,584 births#88 Peggy5,567 births#89 Joan5,551 births#90 Anne5,524 births#91 Anita5,503 births#92 Jean5,366 births#93 Kathryn5,226 births#94 Gail4,973 births#95 Melissa4,900 births#96 Ruth4,896 births#97 Ellen4,844 births#98 Regina4,764 births#99 Dorothy4,732 births#100 Anna4,678 births
Popular Boy Names in 1961
#1 Michael86,974 births#2 David84,810 births#3 John79,983 births#4 James75,969 births#5 Robert72,977 births#6 Mark57,796 births#7 William48,045 births#8 Richard41,142 births#9 Thomas37,565 births#10 Steven32,275 births#11 Jeffrey32,029 births#12 Joseph29,450 births#13 Charles29,194 births#14 Kevin28,926 births#15 Timothy28,253 births#16 Kenneth26,100 births#17 Daniel25,904 births#18 Paul25,640 births#19 Scott23,934 births#20 Brian22,566 births#21 Gary22,174 births#22 Donald21,409 births#23 Gregory21,364 births#24 Ronald20,842 births#25 Anthony20,209 births#26 Christopher17,223 births#27 Stephen16,069 births#28 Douglas15,978 births#29 Edward15,877 births#30 Larry14,580 births#31 George13,644 births#32 Terry13,194 births#33 Randy12,603 births#34 Dennis12,503 births#35 Keith12,275 births#36 Mike11,667 births#37 Jerry11,381 births#38 Eric11,111 births#39 Patrick11,052 births#40 Bruce10,705 births#41 Frank10,433 births#42 Peter10,349 births#43 Craig10,235 births#44 Ricky10,027 births#45 Steve9,997 births#46 Todd9,750 births#47 Roger9,652 births#48 Raymond9,618 births#49 Jeff9,463 births#50 Jeffery8,923 births#51 Alan8,617 births#52 Andrew8,483 births#53 Tony8,306 births#54 Danny8,199 births#55 Russell7,333 births#56 Carl7,255 births#57 Chris7,203 births#58 Dale7,193 births#59 Matthew7,081 births#60 Joe7,056 births#61 Wayne6,762 births#62 Gerald6,630 births#63 Randall6,587 births#64 Glenn6,271 births#65 Tim6,245 births#66 Barry6,220 births#67 Lawrence6,094 births#68 Billy6,026 births#69 Phillip5,976 births#70 Johnny5,905 births#71 Jimmy5,749 births#72 Rodney5,660 births#73 Martin5,476 births#74 Walter5,467 births#75 Curtis5,447 births#76 Bobby5,402 births#77 Greg5,397 births#78 Jim5,352 births#79 Philip5,288 births#80 Darryl5,134 births#81 Jay5,119 births#82 Bryan5,028 births#83 Roy4,966 births#84 Dean4,933 births#85 Arthur4,815 births#86 Willie4,790 births#87 Bradley4,745 births#88 Tom4,731 births#89 Samuel4,667 births#90 Jack4,639 births#91 Ronnie4,624 births#92 Henry4,620 births#93 Jon4,608 births#94 Harold4,448 births#95 Ralph4,443 births#96 Allen4,391 births#97 Albert4,324 births#98 Vincent4,317 births#99 Victor4,301 births#100 Troy4,259 births