100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1961

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
1 Michael +1 86,922
2 David -1 84,762
3 John +1 79,923
4 James -1 75,917
5 Robert 0 72,900
6 Mark 0 57,764
7 William 0 48,003
8 Richard 0 41,112
9 Thomas 0 37,557
10 Steven 0 32,242
11 Jeffrey +3 32,013
12 Joseph 0 29,445
13 Charles 0 29,189
14 Kevin +1 28,894
15 Timothy -4 28,241
16 Kenneth 0 26,095
17 Daniel 0 25,880
18 Paul 0 25,623
19 Scott +4 23,920
20 Brian 0 22,550
21 Gary +1 22,151
22 Donald -3 21,401
23 Gregory +1 21,354
24 Ronald -3 20,816
25 Anthony 0 20,190
26 Christopher +3 17,226
27 Stephen 0 16,053
28 Douglas +2 15,965
29 Edward -3 15,877
30 Larry -2 14,578
31 George +2 13,638
32 Terry +2 13,188
33 Randy -1 12,588
34 Dennis -3 12,482
35 Keith 0 12,277
36 Mike 0 11,660
37 Jerry 0 11,373
38 Eric +6 11,107
39 Patrick +6 11,052
40 Bruce -1 10,712
41 Frank -1 10,423
42 Peter -1 10,338
43 Craig -1 10,232
44 Ricky -6 10,017
45 Steve -2 9,991
46 Todd +25 9,753
47 Roger 0 9,654
48 Raymond -2 9,610
49 Jeff 0 9,457
50 Jeffery +5 8,918
51 Alan -1 8,617
52 Andrew -1 8,480
53 Tony -1 8,297
54 Danny -6 8,202
55 Russell +1 7,338
56 Carl -3 7,247
57 Chris +6 7,208
58 Dale -4 7,187
59 Matthew +2 7,075
60 Joe -3 7,058
61 Wayne -3 6,753
62 Gerald 0 6,624
63 Randall -4 6,586
64 Glenn +10 6,273
65 Tim -5 6,245
66 Barry +6 6,220
67 Lawrence -3 6,081
68 Billy -1 6,026
69 Phillip -3 5,974
70 Johnny -5 5,901
71 Jimmy -2 5,742
72 Rodney -4 5,658
73 Martin +4 5,461
74 Walter -4 5,459
75 Curtis +4 5,439
76 Bobby -3 5,399
77 Greg +6 5,394
78 Jim -3 5,348
79 Philip -3 5,285
80 Darryl +16 5,128
81 Jay -3 5,120
82 Bryan +6 5,025
83 Roy -3 4,965
84 Dean +10 4,927
85 Arthur -3 4,812
86 Willie -5 4,785
87 Bradley +3 4,733
88 Tom -2 4,720
89 Samuel +2 4,674
90 Jack -5 4,635
91 Henry -7 4,616
92 Ronnie -5 4,615
93 Jon +4 4,605
94 Harold -2 4,439
95 Ralph -6 4,434
96 Allen +3 4,387
97 Vincent +1 4,318
98 Albert -5 4,317
99 Victor +4 4,297
100 Troy +62 4,260
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
1 Mary 0 47,676
2 Lisa +4 42,702
3 Susan -1 37,521
4 Linda -1 35,577
5 Karen -1 34,696
6 Patricia +1 28,870
7 Donna -2 28,670
8 Cynthia +1 24,377
9 Sandra +2 24,141
10 Deborah 0 24,092
11 Brenda +2 23,774
12 Barbara 0 22,990
13 Debra -5 22,151
14 Lori +6 21,875
15 Pamela -1 21,683
16 Nancy -1 20,713
17 Sharon -1 20,443
18 Teresa +1 18,904
19 Elizabeth -1 18,852
20 Cheryl -3 18,289
21 Laura +3 17,897
22 Kimberly +4 17,354
23 Julie +5 17,038
24 Carol -1 16,668
25 Kathy -4 16,379
26 Diane -4 16,206
27 Robin +6 15,643
28 Tammy +3 15,528
29 Kathleen -2 15,392
30 Denise -1 15,378
31 Debbie -6 14,880
32 Janet 0 13,928
33 Cindy -3 13,385
34 Michelle +5 12,736
35 Theresa 0 11,965
36 Kim -2 11,368
37 Jacqueline +48 10,985
38 Angela +12 10,836
39 Christine +1 10,587
40 Margaret -4 10,547
41 Tina +5 10,520
42 Carolyn +1 10,503
43 Laurie -6 10,428
44 Rebecca -6 10,234
45 Kelly +6 9,638
46 Rhonda -2 9,465
47 Jennifer +14 9,262
48 Catherine -6 9,246
49 Dawn +8 9,148
50 Connie -3 8,983
51 Terri -2 8,728
52 Janice -11 8,720
53 Sherry +1 8,359
54 Ann -2 8,217
55 Cathy -10 8,198
56 Diana -3 8,190
57 Maria +2 7,936
58 Judy -10 7,917
59 Sheila -3 7,794
60 Paula -5 7,746
61 Wendy +2 7,148
62 Joyce -4 7,002
63 Michele +26 6,990
64 Tracy +20 6,988
65 Beth +7 6,715
66 Beverly -6 6,707
67 Valerie -2 6,677
68 Amy +9 6,614
69 Suzanne +9 6,605
70 Wanda -4 6,459
71 Lynn -7 6,443
72 Jane -5 6,362
73 Annette -11 6,195
74 Jill +2 6,133
75 Bonnie -4 6,025
76 Vicki -3 5,966
77 Carla +33 5,816
78 Stephanie +13 5,810
79 Renee +14 5,780
80 Darlene -5 5,727
81 Martha +2 5,718
82 Gloria -3 5,693
83 Judith -9 5,688
84 Leslie +8 5,669
85 Katherine -4 5,631
86 Shirley -16 5,630
87 Betty -19 5,579
88 Peggy -19 5,566
89 Joan -9 5,548
90 Anne -2 5,520
91 Anita -5 5,500
92 Jean -5 5,364
93 Kathryn -11 5,227
94 Gail -4 4,972
95 Melissa +14 4,903
96 Ruth +1 4,892
97 Ellen -3 4,845
98 Regina +7 4,759
99 Dorothy -4 4,728
100 Anna +4 4,667