Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1961
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(86,968) |
Michael |
86,968 |
| 2(84,805) |
David |
84,805 |
| 3(79,973) |
John |
79,973 |
| 4(75,959) |
James |
75,959 |
| 5(72,963) |
Robert |
72,963 |
| 6(57,786) |
Mark |
57,786 |
| 7(48,035) |
William |
48,035 |
| 8(41,140) |
Richard |
41,140 |
| 9(37,568) |
Thomas |
37,568 |
| 10(32,273) |
Steven |
32,273 |
| 11(32,028) |
Jeffrey |
32,028 |
| 12(29,454) |
Joseph |
29,454 |
| 13(29,196) |
Charles |
29,196 |
| 14(28,919) |
Kevin |
28,919 |
| 15(28,246) |
Timothy |
28,246 |
| 16(26,101) |
Kenneth |
26,101 |
| 17(25,898) |
Daniel |
25,898 |
| 18(25,641) |
Paul |
25,641 |
| 19(23,941) |
Scott |
23,941 |
| 20(22,562) |
Brian |
22,562 |
| 21(22,168) |
Gary |
22,168 |
| 22(21,409) |
Donald |
21,409 |
| 23(21,360) |
Gregory |
21,360 |
| 24(20,841) |
Ronald |
20,841 |
| 25(20,204) |
Anthony |
20,204 |
| 26(17,216) |
Christopher |
17,216 |
| 27(16,061) |
Stephen |
16,061 |
| 28(15,971) |
Douglas |
15,971 |
| 29(15,876) |
Edward |
15,876 |
| 30(14,581) |
Larry |
14,581 |
| 31(13,645) |
George |
13,645 |
| 32(13,190) |
Terry |
13,190 |
| 33(12,600) |
Randy |
12,600 |
| 34(12,498) |
Dennis |
12,498 |
| 35(12,278) |
Keith |
12,278 |
| 36(11,673) |
Mike |
11,673 |
| 37(11,377) |
Jerry |
11,377 |
| 38(11,114) |
Eric |
11,114 |
| 39(11,056) |
Patrick |
11,056 |
| 40(10,704) |
Bruce |
10,704 |
| 41(10,432) |
Frank |
10,432 |
| 42(10,346) |
Peter |
10,346 |
| 43(10,233) |
Craig |
10,233 |
| 44(10,027) |
Ricky |
10,027 |
| 45(9,998) |
Steve |
9,998 |
| 46(9,753) |
Todd |
9,753 |
| 47(9,651) |
Roger |
9,651 |
| 48(9,613) |
Raymond |
9,613 |
| 49(9,462) |
Jeff |
9,462 |
| 50(8,924) |
Jeffery |
8,924 |
| 51(8,612) |
Alan |
8,612 |
| 52(8,483) |
Andrew |
8,483 |
| 53(8,301) |
Tony |
8,301 |
| 54(8,194) |
Danny |
8,194 |
| 55(7,335) |
Russell |
7,335 |
| 56(7,257) |
Carl |
7,257 |
| 57(7,204) |
Chris |
7,204 |
| 58(7,192) |
Dale |
7,192 |
| 59(7,078) |
Matthew |
7,078 |
| 60(7,058) |
Joe |
7,058 |
| 61(6,760) |
Wayne |
6,760 |
| 62(6,629) |
Gerald |
6,629 |
| 63(6,584) |
Randall |
6,584 |
| 64(6,269) |
Glenn |
6,269 |
| 65(6,249) |
Tim |
6,249 |
| 66(6,217) |
Barry |
6,217 |
| 67(6,096) |
Lawrence |
6,096 |
| 68(6,024) |
Billy |
6,024 |
| 69(5,977) |
Phillip |
5,977 |
| 70(5,904) |
Johnny |
5,904 |
| 71(5,748) |
Jimmy |
5,748 |
| 72(5,660) |
Rodney |
5,660 |
| 73(5,471) |
Martin |
5,471 |
| 74(5,467) |
Walter |
5,467 |
| 75(5,445) |
Curtis |
5,445 |
| 76(5,403) |
Bobby |
5,403 |
| 77(5,398) |
Greg |
5,398 |
| 78(5,351) |
Jim |
5,351 |
| 79(5,287) |
Philip |
5,287 |
| 80(5,133) |
Darryl |
5,133 |
| 81(5,120) |
Jay |
5,120 |
| 82(5,028) |
Bryan |
5,028 |
| 83(4,965) |
Roy |
4,965 |
| 84(4,931) |
Dean |
4,931 |
| 85(4,813) |
Arthur |
4,813 |
| 86(4,788) |
Willie |
4,788 |
| 87(4,742) |
Bradley |
4,742 |
| 88(4,727) |
Tom |
4,727 |
| 89(4,666) |
Samuel |
4,666 |
| 90(4,639) |
Jack |
4,639 |
| 91(4,621) |
Henry |
4,621 |
| 92(4,620) |
Ronnie |
4,620 |
| 93(4,608) |
Jon |
4,608 |
| 94(4,445) |
Harold |
4,445 |
| 95(4,440) |
Ralph |
4,440 |
| 96(4,388) |
Allen |
4,388 |
| 97(4,320) |
Albert |
4,320 |
| 98(4,319) |
Vincent |
4,319 |
| 99(4,299) |
Victor |
4,299 |
| 100(4,260) |
Troy |
4,260 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(47,688) |
Mary |
47,688 |
| 2(42,719) |
Lisa |
42,719 |
| 3(37,530) |
Susan |
37,530 |
| 4(35,592) |
Linda |
35,592 |
| 5(34,697) |
Karen |
34,697 |
| 6(28,889) |
Patricia |
28,889 |
| 7(28,674) |
Donna |
28,674 |
| 8(24,389) |
Cynthia |
24,389 |
| 9(24,154) |
Sandra |
24,154 |
| 10(24,105) |
Deborah |
24,105 |
| 11(23,781) |
Brenda |
23,781 |
| 12(22,998) |
Barbara |
22,998 |
| 13(22,161) |
Debra |
22,161 |
| 14(21,875) |
Lori |
21,875 |
| 15(21,690) |
Pamela |
21,690 |
| 16(20,728) |
Nancy |
20,728 |
| 17(20,458) |
Sharon |
20,458 |
| 18(18,909) |
Teresa |
18,909 |
| 19(18,855) |
Elizabeth |
18,855 |
| 20(18,299) |
Cheryl |
18,299 |
| 21(17,900) |
Laura |
17,900 |
| 22(17,356) |
Kimberly |
17,356 |
| 23(17,041) |
Julie |
17,041 |
| 24(16,668) |
Carol |
16,668 |
| 25(16,384) |
Kathy |
16,384 |
| 26(16,204) |
Diane |
16,204 |
| 27(15,651) |
Robin |
15,651 |
| 28(15,529) |
Tammy |
15,529 |
| 29(15,393) |
Kathleen |
15,393 |
| 30(15,381) |
Denise |
15,381 |
| 31(14,883) |
Debbie |
14,883 |
| 32(13,932) |
Janet |
13,932 |
| 33(13,387) |
Cindy |
13,387 |
| 34(12,743) |
Michelle |
12,743 |
| 35(11,959) |
Theresa |
11,959 |
| 36(11,368) |
Kim |
11,368 |
| 37(10,981) |
Jacqueline |
10,981 |
| 38(10,841) |
Angela |
10,841 |
| 39(10,596) |
Christine |
10,596 |
| 40(10,560) |
Margaret |
10,560 |
| 41(10,521) |
Tina |
10,521 |
| 42(10,509) |
Carolyn |
10,509 |
| 43(10,433) |
Laurie |
10,433 |
| 44(10,237) |
Rebecca |
10,237 |
| 45(9,641) |
Kelly |
9,641 |
| 46(9,468) |
Rhonda |
9,468 |
| 47(9,266) |
Jennifer |
9,266 |
| 48(9,250) |
Catherine |
9,250 |
| 49(9,150) |
Dawn |
9,150 |
| 50(8,987) |
Connie |
8,987 |
| 51(8,730) |
Terri |
8,730 |
| 52(8,724) |
Janice |
8,724 |
| 53(8,359) |
Sherry |
8,359 |
| 54(8,218) |
Ann |
8,218 |
| 55(8,208) |
Cathy |
8,208 |
| 56(8,198) |
Diana |
8,198 |
| 57(7,947) |
Maria |
7,947 |
| 58(7,918) |
Judy |
7,918 |
| 59(7,800) |
Sheila |
7,800 |
| 60(7,746) |
Paula |
7,746 |
| 61(7,152) |
Wendy |
7,152 |
| 62(6,996) |
Joyce |
6,996 |
| 63(6,992) |
Michele |
6,992 |
| 64(6,988) |
Tracy |
6,988 |
| 65(6,716) |
Beth |
6,716 |
| 66(6,708) |
Beverly |
6,708 |
| 67(6,675) |
Valerie |
6,675 |
| 68(6,611) |
Suzanne |
6,611 |
| 69(6,610) |
Amy |
6,610 |
| 70(6,465) |
Wanda |
6,465 |
| 71(6,440) |
Lynn |
6,440 |
| 72(6,362) |
Jane |
6,362 |
| 73(6,202) |
Annette |
6,202 |
| 74(6,137) |
Jill |
6,137 |
| 75(6,032) |
Bonnie |
6,032 |
| 76(5,966) |
Vicki |
5,966 |
| 77(5,817) |
Carla |
5,817 |
| 78(5,815) |
Stephanie |
5,815 |
| 79(5,782) |
Renee |
5,782 |
| 80(5,729) |
Darlene |
5,729 |
| 81(5,724) |
Martha |
5,724 |
| 82(5,691) |
Gloria |
5,691 |
| 83(5,689) |
Judith |
5,689 |
| 84(5,669) |
Leslie |
5,669 |
| 85(5,638) |
Shirley |
5,638 |
| 86(5,632) |
Katherine |
5,632 |
| 87(5,583) |
Betty |
5,583 |
| 88(5,568) |
Peggy |
5,568 |
| 89(5,551) |
Joan |
5,551 |
| 90(5,521) |
Anne |
5,521 |
| 91(5,503) |
Anita |
5,503 |
| 92(5,366) |
Jean |
5,366 |
| 93(5,227) |
Kathryn |
5,227 |
| 94(4,972) |
Gail |
4,972 |
| 95(4,901) |
Melissa |
4,901 |
| 96(4,896) |
Ruth |
4,896 |
| 97(4,844) |
Ellen |
4,844 |
| 98(4,761) |
Regina |
4,761 |
| 99(4,731) |
Dorothy |
4,731 |
| 100(4,677) |
Anna |
4,677 |
