100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1961

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
101 Darrell +3 4,195
102 Eddie 0 4,077
103 Micheal +3 4,022
104 Bill -9 4,003
105 Louis 0 3,960
106 Stanley -5 3,923
107 Jose 0 3,761
108 Rick -8 3,731
109 Howard -1 3,564
110 Joel 0 3,512
111 Dwayne +12 3,479
112 Jonathan +6 3,476
113 Eugene -4 3,449
114 Leonard -1 3,425
115 Dan -4 3,413
116 Tommy -4 3,398
117 Frederick -3 3,314
118 Mitchell +8 3,195
119 Marvin 0 3,183
120 Tracy +17 3,183
121 Don -6 3,149
122 Lee -6 3,124
123 Ernest -3 3,093
124 Fred -7 3,084
125 Kelly +3 3,006
126 Ray -5 2,921
127 Calvin +2 2,864
128 Melvin -3 2,842
129 Kurt +1 2,822
130 Dave -8 2,800
131 Harry -7 2,740
132 Duane -5 2,731
133 Marc +3 2,707
134 Norman -2 2,689
135 Glen +9 2,687
136 Jerome -3 2,633
137 Brent +17 2,554
138 Karl -3 2,547
139 Earl 0 2,525
140 Kirk +2 2,515
141 Bob -10 2,501
142 Brad -8 2,500
143 Shawn +20 2,483
144 Reginald -1 2,468
145 Edwin -5 2,444
146 Benjamin +9 2,387
147 Kent +1 2,374
148 Francis -3 2,341
149 Clifford -8 2,336
150 Jesse 0 2,302
151 Theodore -2 2,300
152 Alfred -5 2,279
153 Rickey -15 2,257
154 Perry -8 2,227
155 Clarence +2 2,190
156 Bernard -4 2,148
157 Warren +8 2,084
158 Nicholas -5 2,075
159 Brett -8 2,067
160 Juan 0 2,051
161 Kerry -3 2,027
162 Guy +6 2,026
163 Wesley +1 2,004
164 Carlos +3 1,998
165 Gordon -6 1,989
166 Stuart -5 1,902
167 Aaron +11 1,885
168 Alvin -2 1,870
169 Robin +31 1,852
170 Ron 0 1,839
171 Leroy +1 1,827
172 Doug +10 1,809
173 Lance -2 1,805
174 Darren -18 1,779
175 Vernon -2 1,770
176 Gregg +3 1,752
177 Sean +25 1,720
178 Gilbert -3 1,709
179 Kenny -10 1,698
180 Dana +7 1,696
181 Herbert -5 1,686
182 Lloyd -2 1,685
183 Daryl +5 1,682
184 Ted 0 1,679
185 Gene -11 1,671
186 Manuel 0 1,666
187 Dwight -6 1,664
188 Ken -11 1,660
189 Tyrone +2 1,631
190 Leslie -5 1,618
191 Lonnie -8 1,594
192 Antonio +4 1,583
193 Adam +56 1,579
194 Leon -5 1,557
195 Franklin 0 1,526
196 Neil +3 1,525
197 Andre +6 1,499
198 Derrick +38 1,498
199 Nathan -9 1,490
200 Timmy -8 1,481
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
101 Penny +12 4,637
102 Joanne -3 4,614
103 Virginia -1 4,575
104 Maureen +2 4,569
105 Rita -9 4,527
106 Colleen +1 4,514
107 Vickie -7 4,401
108 Terry -7 4,361
109 Marie -6 4,345
110 Andrea +5 4,321
111 Rose -13 4,316
112 Jackie +32 4,251
113 Sarah +3 4,207
114 Victoria 0 4,145
115 Becky -4 4,095
116 Julia +6 3,905
117 Gina +11 3,870
118 Elaine -6 3,867
119 Helen -1 3,856
120 Phyllis -12 3,838
121 Sherri +15 3,806
122 Marilyn -5 3,794
123 Melanie +2 3,756
124 Sylvia -3 3,746
125 Tamara -1 3,731
126 Alice -7 3,582
127 Yvonne +6 3,553
128 Dana +12 3,544
129 Melinda +14 3,505
130 Sue -10 3,505
131 Eileen -1 3,490
132 Christina +23 3,469
133 Sally -10 3,463
134 Sandy -8 3,420
135 Frances -8 3,418
136 Monica +5 3,390
137 Joann -6 3,346
138 Jeanne -9 3,327
139 Carrie 0 3,180
140 Sheryl +2 3,119
141 Shari +54 3,117
142 Belinda +8 3,115
143 Lorraine -8 3,113
144 Pam -12 3,082
145 Shelly +13 2,995
146 Evelyn -9 2,938
147 Charlotte +4 2,935
148 Loretta -10 2,926
149 Toni -3 2,894
150 Charlene -2 2,828
151 Tracey +39 2,806
152 Jo -18 2,794
153 Vanessa +1 2,760
154 Veronica +14 2,730
155 Marcia +2 2,685
156 Deanna +17 2,682
157 Patty -12 2,648
158 Joy -6 2,610
159 Glenda -3 2,598
160 Holly +1 2,574
161 Doris -14 2,573
162 Roberta -13 2,560
163 Jeanette -4 2,556
164 Norma -2 2,550
165 Gwendolyn -2 2,534
166 Heidi +4 2,521
167 Yolanda +4 2,514
168 Sheri +11 2,488
169 Carmen -2 2,398
170 Lynne -6 2,398
171 Jamie +9 2,340
172 Melody -19 2,271
173 Teri -1 2,241
174 Tami +2 2,225
175 Vicky -6 2,209
176 Sara +10 2,200
177 Caroline +77 2,199
178 Dianne -18 2,172
179 Marsha -1 2,162
180 Shelley +2 2,143
181 Rosemary 0 2,128
182 Crystal +7 2,115
183 Lois -8 2,103
184 Audrey -10 2,059
185 Patti -20 2,059
186 Rachel +12 2,056
187 Lynda -4 2,036
188 Jan -22 2,032
189 Shelia -12 2,003
190 Juanita -6 1,986
191 Tammie -6 1,978
192 Kay 0 1,956
193 Irene -6 1,912
194 Vivian -6 1,891
195 Karla +11 1,872
196 Jodi +17 1,848
197 Yvette +29 1,848
198 Doreen -4 1,846
199 Tonya +43 1,840
200 Jody -4 1,832