100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1961

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
201 Marty -7 1,458
202 Floyd -4 1,438
203 Maurice +7 1,438
204 Luis +5 1,408
205 Derek +42 1,404
206 Ruben +2 1,382
207 Donnie -14 1,376
208 Andy -7 1,374
209 Kelvin +8 1,365
210 Clyde -4 1,348
211 Allan -14 1,343
212 Lewis -7 1,333
213 Jackie -6 1,316
214 Marcus -3 1,312
215 Gerard -11 1,308
216 Mario -4 1,296
217 Lester -3 1,289
218 Chuck 0 1,283
219 Rex -4 1,269
220 Joey +9 1,257
221 Wade +2 1,244
222 Ricardo -9 1,240
223 Alexander +9 1,229
224 Byron +9 1,224
225 Charlie -3 1,222
226 Jimmie -10 1,222
227 Wendell +12 1,222
228 Alex -2 1,218
229 Sam -1 1,194
230 Leo 0 1,177
231 Clayton -10 1,162
232 Kyle -12 1,158
233 Randal -14 1,154
234 Arnold -3 1,152
235 Freddie -8 1,147
236 Roland +4 1,132
237 Neal -3 1,120
238 Garry -13 1,116
239 Milton -4 1,107
240 Kim -3 1,102
241 Randolph +3 1,067
242 Jason +17 1,060
243 Johnnie -2 1,055
244 Nathaniel -6 1,051
245 Oscar 0 1,043
246 Ross +2 1,022
247 Herman -1 1,010
248 Clinton -5 996
249 Terrence +2 996
250 Jesus +12 971
251 Cecil +5 968
252 Harvey +1 957
253 Nelson -3 952
254 Jessie +7 950
255 Roberto +3 944
256 Nick -14 935
257 Ben 0 933
258 Pat -6 929
259 Clay +4 901
260 Roderick +16 900
261 Marshall +7 898
262 Fredrick +2 896
263 Hector +7 892
264 Lynn -9 890
265 Chester -5 889
266 Matt +3 889
267 Raul -2 879
268 Clark +49 878
269 Hugh -3 872
270 Clifton +1 871
271 Sidney +3 840
272 Jody -18 834
273 Miguel +6 825
274 Geoffrey +7 823
275 Grant +18 813
276 Frankie +4 806
277 Claude 0 802
278 Sammy -6 784
279 Rudy -1 783
280 Carlton -5 770
281 Terrance +10 756
282 Angelo +17 754
283 Bart -16 753
284 Bret -60 740
285 Jamie +4 730
286 Terence +1 728
287 Rocky -14 727
288 Francisco -4 725
289 Wallace -6 722
290 Benny -8 714
291 Ramon -6 706
292 Rene +3 704
293 Pete -5 700
294 Edgar 0 694
295 Everett +17 691
296 Robbie +75 682
297 Ivan +22 669
298 Angel +2 667
299 Jaime +11 667
300 Morris +7 662
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
201 April -10 1,807
202 Roxanne -9 1,724
203 Darla -1 1,713
204 Constance -3 1,703
205 Carole -2 1,678
206 Stacy +16 1,676
207 Alicia +3 1,671
208 Tanya +9 1,648
209 Marianne -9 1,647
210 Rosa -13 1,645
211 Marlene -2 1,639
212 Ramona +3 1,628
213 Natalie +3 1,625
214 Lydia -9 1,575
215 Chris +4 1,568
216 Arlene -5 1,554
217 Sonya +28 1,541
218 Louise -19 1,539
219 Robyn +31 1,536
220 Eva -16 1,528
221 Dianna -14 1,523
222 Lee -4 1,492
223 Ronda +11 1,486
224 June -16 1,472
225 Felicia +3 1,460
226 Jana +70 1,458
227 Stacey +22 1,452
228 Cassandra +16 1,448
229 Gayle -9 1,446
230 Grace -18 1,442
231 Alison +15 1,407
232 Jacquelyn +50 1,395
233 Debora -19 1,384
234 Sherrie +6 1,369
235 Dolores -3 1,339
236 Lora +19 1,328
237 Cheri -10 1,316
238 Esther -5 1,313
239 Marjorie -2 1,312
240 Lillian -17 1,311
241 Annie -20 1,301
242 Janine -11 1,287
243 Maryann -2 1,281
244 Geraldine -20 1,280
245 Ruby -16 1,275
246 Lynette +7 1,269
247 Joni -17 1,265
248 Lauren -9 1,259
249 Kelley +41 1,250
250 Jenny -15 1,249
251 Nina -3 1,238
252 Shannon +36 1,235
253 Lorie +34 1,219
254 Kimberley +3 1,211
255 Bridget +10 1,210
256 Bernadette -31 1,207
257 Kristi +21 1,203
258 Josephine +5 1,202
259 Delores -23 1,191
260 Allison +17 1,180
261 Kristine +13 1,174
262 Christy 0 1,165
263 Claudia -4 1,161
264 Edith -21 1,161
265 Emily -14 1,149
266 Margie -6 1,141
267 Marla +5 1,138
268 Pauline 0 1,137
269 Betsy -22 1,132
270 Erin -6 1,132
271 Susie -15 1,129
272 Nora -34 1,119
273 Angie +19 1,116
274 Terrie -5 1,112
275 Kelli +26 1,104
276 Heather +22 1,103
277 Mona -1 1,093
278 Priscilla -26 1,089
279 Ginger -13 1,083
280 Lucy -13 1,083
281 Therese -23 1,078
282 Lorrie -1 1,058
283 Amanda +14 1,057
284 Janie -11 1,050
285 Gretchen +21 1,045
286 Kerry +16 1,040
287 Edna -17 1,037
288 Rochelle +22 1,036
289 Myra -28 1,035
290 Georgia +3 1,030
291 Patsy -20 1,018
292 Antoinette +15 1,007
293 Mildred -18 995
294 Sonia +10 984
295 Jayne +17 980
296 Rosemarie -5 966
297 Cecilia -14 962
298 Nadine +1 954
299 Miriam -19 946
300 Francine -15 942