Top baby names of 1961

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Mary47,688
  2. Lisa42,719
  3. Susan37,530
  4. Linda35,592
  5. Karen34,697
  6. Patricia28,889
  7. Donna28,674
  8. Cynthia24,389
  9. Sandra24,154
  10. Deborah24,105
  11. Brenda23,781
  12. Barbara22,998
  13. Debra22,161
  14. Lori21,875
  15. Pamela21,690
  16. Nancy20,728
  17. Sharon20,458
  18. Teresa18,909
  19. Elizabeth18,855
  20. Cheryl18,299
  21. Laura17,900
  22. Kimberly17,356
  23. Julie17,041
  24. Carol16,668
  25. Kathy16,384
  26. Diane16,204
  27. Robin15,651
  28. Tammy15,529
  29. Kathleen15,393
  30. Denise15,381
  31. Debbie14,883
  32. Janet13,932
  33. Cindy13,387
  34. Michelle12,743
  35. Theresa11,959
  36. Kim11,368
  37. Jacqueline10,981
  38. Angela10,841
  39. Christine10,596
  40. Margaret10,560
  41. Tina10,521
  42. Carolyn10,509
  43. Laurie10,433
  44. Rebecca10,237
  45. Kelly9,641
  46. Rhonda9,468
  47. Jennifer9,266
  48. Catherine9,250
  49. Dawn9,150
  50. Connie8,987

Boys

  1. Michael86,968
  2. David84,805
  3. John79,973
  4. James75,959
  5. Robert72,963
  6. Mark57,786
  7. William48,035
  8. Richard41,140
  9. Thomas37,568
  10. Steven32,273
  11. Jeffrey32,028
  12. Joseph29,454
  13. Charles29,196
  14. Kevin28,919
  15. Timothy28,246
  16. Kenneth26,101
  17. Daniel25,898
  18. Paul25,641
  19. Scott23,941
  20. Brian22,562
  21. Gary22,168
  22. Donald21,409
  23. Gregory21,360
  24. Ronald20,841
  25. Anthony20,204
  26. Christopher17,216
  27. Stephen16,061
  28. Douglas15,971
  29. Edward15,876
  30. Larry14,581
  31. George13,645
  32. Terry13,190
  33. Randy12,600
  34. Dennis12,498
  35. Keith12,278
  36. Mike11,673
  37. Jerry11,377
  38. Eric11,114
  39. Patrick11,056
  40. Bruce10,704
  41. Frank10,432
  42. Peter10,346
  43. Craig10,233
  44. Ricky10,027
  45. Steve9,998
  46. Todd9,753
  47. Roger9,651
  48. Raymond9,613
  49. Jeff9,462
  50. Jeffery8,924