Top baby names in Connecticut, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 785 |
| 2 | Susan | 732 |
| 3 | Mary | 662 |
| 4 | Linda | 541 |
| 5 | Karen | 536 |
| 6 | Donna | 529 |
| 7 | Patricia | 477 |
| 8 | Nancy | 461 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 405 |
| 10 | Deborah | 400 |
| 11 | Lori | 353 |
| 12 | Kathleen | 337 |
| 13 | Cynthia | 329 |
| 14 | Robin | 326 |
| 15 | Barbara | 321 |
| 16 | Diane | 320 |
| 17 | Laura | 310 |
| 18 | Sharon | 306 |
| 19 | Cheryl | 299 |
| 20 | Sandra | 297 |
| 21 | Laurie | 266 |
| 22 | Debra | 265 |
| 23 | Carol | 259 |
| 24 | Pamela | 232 |
| 25 | Christine | 227 |
| 26 | Denise | 226 |
| 27 | Margaret | 212 |
| 28 | Brenda | 211 |
| 29 | Jacqueline | 200 |
| 30 | Catherine | 195 |
| 30 | Kimberly | 195 |
| 32 | Ann | 192 |
| 33 | Dawn | 189 |
| 33 | Janet | 189 |
| 35 | Theresa | 185 |
| 36 | Lynn | 167 |
| 37 | Kim | 166 |
| 37 | Michele | 166 |
| 39 | Suzanne | 153 |
| 40 | Maureen | 139 |
| 41 | Jennifer | 138 |
| 42 | Kathy | 134 |
| 43 | Wendy | 131 |
| 44 | Judith | 130 |
| 45 | Darlene | 129 |
| 45 | Debbie | 129 |
| 47 | Joanne | 127 |
| 48 | Anne | 126 |
| 48 | Ellen | 126 |
| 48 | Maria | 126 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,415 |
| 2 | John | 1,404 |
| 3 | David | 1,351 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,319 |
| 5 | James | 1,054 |
| 6 | Mark | 862 |
| 7 | Richard | 776 |
| 8 | Thomas | 762 |
| 9 | William | 759 |
| 10 | Joseph | 617 |
| 11 | Paul | 500 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 489 |
| 13 | Peter | 466 |
| 14 | Steven | 418 |
| 15 | Daniel | 417 |
| 16 | Kevin | 389 |
| 17 | Christopher | 388 |
| 18 | Scott | 387 |
| 19 | Brian | 384 |
| 20 | Edward | 365 |
| 21 | Timothy | 356 |
| 22 | Stephen | 337 |
| 23 | Gary | 329 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 322 |
| 25 | Charles | 314 |
| 26 | Anthony | 310 |
| 27 | Ronald | 288 |
| 28 | Donald | 284 |
| 29 | Gregory | 270 |
| 30 | George | 222 |
| 31 | Frank | 221 |
| 32 | Douglas | 220 |
| 33 | Andrew | 216 |
| 34 | Raymond | 184 |
| 35 | Keith | 183 |
| 36 | Bruce | 180 |
| 37 | Craig | 150 |
| 38 | Patrick | 145 |
| 39 | Alan | 140 |
| 40 | Eric | 139 |
| 41 | Matthew | 138 |
| 42 | Todd | 132 |
| 43 | Wayne | 130 |
| 44 | Dennis | 125 |
| 44 | Glenn | 125 |
| 46 | Philip | 123 |
| 47 | Lawrence | 113 |
| 48 | Carl | 102 |
| 49 | Jonathan | 97 |
| 50 | Louis | 95 |