Name Yearbook

Top baby names of 1961

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	47,682
2	Lisa	42,720
3	Susan	37,532
4	Linda	35,597
5	Karen	34,707
6	Patricia	28,889
7	Donna	28,679
8	Cynthia	24,393
9	Sandra	24,153
10	Deborah	24,107
11	Brenda	23,781
12	Barbara	23,002
13	Debra	22,160
14	Lori	21,876
15	Pamela	21,691
16	Nancy	20,729
17	Sharon	20,459
18	Teresa	18,909
19	Elizabeth	18,855
20	Cheryl	18,301
21	Laura	17,901
22	Kimberly	17,355
23	Julie	17,040
24	Carol	16,667
25	Kathy	16,385
26	Diane	16,205
27	Robin	15,653
28	Tammy	15,532
29	Kathleen	15,395
30	Denise	15,379
31	Debbie	14,882
32	Janet	13,930
33	Cindy	13,388
34	Michelle	12,741
35	Theresa	11,960
36	Kim	11,367
37	Jacqueline	10,983
38	Angela	10,843
39	Christine	10,598
40	Margaret	10,559
41	Tina	10,521
42	Carolyn	10,509
43	Laurie	10,435
44	Rebecca	10,236
45	Kelly	9,642
46	Rhonda	9,469
47	Jennifer	9,265
48	Catherine	9,251
49	Dawn	9,148
50	Connie	8,986
51	Terri	8,730
52	Janice	8,727
53	Sherry	8,361
54	Ann	8,216
55	Cathy	8,211
56	Diana	8,198
57	Maria	7,947
58	Judy	7,922
59	Sheila	7,805
60	Paula	7,744
61	Wendy	7,154
62	Joyce	6,996
63	Michele	6,995
64	Tracy	6,988
65	Beth	6,716
66	Beverly	6,708
67	Valerie	6,677
68	Suzanne	6,611
69	Amy	6,610
70	Wanda	6,467
71	Lynn	6,441
72	Jane	6,365
73	Annette	6,203
74	Jill	6,137
75	Bonnie	6,033
76	Vicki	5,967
77	Carla	5,817
78	Stephanie	5,816
79	Renee	5,782
80	Darlene	5,728
81	Martha	5,724
82	Gloria	5,691
83	Judith	5,690
84	Leslie	5,668
85	Shirley	5,638
86	Katherine	5,632
87	Betty	5,584
88	Peggy	5,567
89	Joan	5,551
90	Anne	5,524
91	Anita	5,503
92	Jean	5,366
93	Kathryn	5,226
94	Gail	4,973
95	Melissa	4,900
96	Ruth	4,896
97	Ellen	4,844
98	Regina	4,764
99	Dorothy	4,732
100	Anna	4,678

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	86,974
2	David	84,810
3	John	79,983
4	James	75,969
5	Robert	72,977
6	Mark	57,796
7	William	48,045
8	Richard	41,142
9	Thomas	37,565
10	Steven	32,275
11	Jeffrey	32,029
12	Joseph	29,450
13	Charles	29,194
14	Kevin	28,926
15	Timothy	28,253
16	Kenneth	26,100
17	Daniel	25,904
18	Paul	25,640
19	Scott	23,934
20	Brian	22,566
21	Gary	22,174
22	Donald	21,409
23	Gregory	21,364
24	Ronald	20,842
25	Anthony	20,209
26	Christopher	17,223
27	Stephen	16,069
28	Douglas	15,978
29	Edward	15,877
30	Larry	14,580
31	George	13,644
32	Terry	13,194
33	Randy	12,603
34	Dennis	12,503
35	Keith	12,275
36	Mike	11,667
37	Jerry	11,381
38	Eric	11,111
39	Patrick	11,052
40	Bruce	10,705
41	Frank	10,433
42	Peter	10,349
43	Craig	10,235
44	Ricky	10,027
45	Steve	9,997
46	Todd	9,750
47	Roger	9,652
48	Raymond	9,618
49	Jeff	9,463
50	Jeffery	8,923
51	Alan	8,617
52	Andrew	8,483
53	Tony	8,306
54	Danny	8,199
55	Russell	7,333
56	Carl	7,255
57	Chris	7,203
58	Dale	7,193
59	Matthew	7,081
60	Joe	7,056
61	Wayne	6,762
62	Gerald	6,630
63	Randall	6,587
64	Glenn	6,271
65	Tim	6,245
66	Barry	6,220
67	Lawrence	6,094
68	Billy	6,026
69	Phillip	5,976
70	Johnny	5,905
71	Jimmy	5,749
72	Rodney	5,660
73	Martin	5,476
74	Walter	5,467
75	Curtis	5,447
76	Bobby	5,402
77	Greg	5,397
78	Jim	5,352
79	Philip	5,288
80	Darryl	5,134
81	Jay	5,119
82	Bryan	5,028
83	Roy	4,966
84	Dean	4,933
85	Arthur	4,815
86	Willie	4,790
87	Bradley	4,745
88	Tom	4,731
89	Samuel	4,667
90	Jack	4,639
91	Ronnie	4,624
92	Henry	4,620
93	Jon	4,608
94	Harold	4,448
95	Ralph	4,443
96	Allen	4,391
97	Albert	4,324
98	Vincent	4,317
99	Victor	4,301
100	Troy	4,259