Top baby names in Florida, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,131 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,035 |
| 3 | Linda | 965 |
| 4 | Patricia | 866 |
| 5 | Susan | 842 |
| 6 | Cynthia | 839 |
| 7 | Karen | 831 |
| 8 | Donna | 755 |
| 9 | Brenda | 754 |
| 10 | Sandra | 716 |
| 11 | Sharon | 674 |
| 12 | Deborah | 656 |
| 13 | Debra | 632 |
| 14 | Pamela | 626 |
| 15 | Barbara | 599 |
| 16 | Teresa | 596 |
| 17 | Cheryl | 495 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 495 |
| 19 | Tammy | 485 |
| 20 | Laura | 453 |
| 21 | Nancy | 451 |
| 22 | Debbie | 450 |
| 23 | Robin | 448 |
| 24 | Kathy | 438 |
| 25 | Lori | 430 |
| 26 | Angela | 419 |
| 27 | Kimberly | 410 |
| 28 | Carol | 394 |
| 29 | Denise | 352 |
| 30 | Cindy | 348 |
| 31 | Janet | 332 |
| 32 | Carolyn | 329 |
| 33 | Theresa | 323 |
| 33 | Tina | 323 |
| 35 | Julie | 317 |
| 36 | Janice | 309 |
| 37 | Kim | 300 |
| 37 | Wanda | 300 |
| 39 | Jacqueline | 288 |
| 40 | Michelle | 285 |
| 41 | Diane | 280 |
| 42 | Rhonda | 277 |
| 43 | Beverly | 268 |
| 44 | Sheila | 265 |
| 44 | Sherry | 265 |
| 46 | Cathy | 259 |
| 47 | Valerie | 253 |
| 48 | Connie | 251 |
| 49 | Terri | 245 |
| 50 | Catherine | 238 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,291 |
| 2 | Michael | 2,136 |
| 3 | John | 2,051 |
| 4 | David | 2,004 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,985 |
| 6 | William | 1,553 |
| 7 | Mark | 1,243 |
| 8 | Richard | 1,131 |
| 9 | Charles | 1,047 |
| 10 | Kenneth | 800 |
| 11 | Thomas | 750 |
| 12 | Joseph | 681 |
| 13 | Timothy | 677 |
| 14 | Steven | 671 |
| 15 | Gregory | 592 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 582 |
| 17 | Anthony | 573 |
| 18 | Donald | 565 |
| 19 | Gary | 546 |
| 20 | Paul | 531 |
| 21 | Ronald | 521 |
| 22 | Scott | 499 |
| 23 | Kevin | 494 |
| 24 | Daniel | 465 |
| 25 | Larry | 438 |
| 26 | George | 437 |
| 27 | Willie | 398 |
| 28 | Edward | 391 |
| 29 | Stephen | 389 |
| 30 | Christopher | 383 |
| 31 | Terry | 365 |
| 32 | Keith | 336 |
| 33 | Brian | 333 |
| 34 | Douglas | 309 |
| 35 | Mike | 302 |
| 36 | Randy | 301 |
| 37 | Bruce | 300 |
| 38 | Ricky | 292 |
| 39 | Steve | 289 |
| 40 | Jerry | 287 |
| 41 | Tony | 284 |
| 42 | Jeffery | 281 |
| 43 | Frank | 278 |
| 44 | Raymond | 272 |
| 45 | Eric | 265 |
| 46 | Patrick | 261 |
| 47 | Dennis | 260 |
| 48 | Wayne | 259 |
| 49 | Johnny | 254 |
| 50 | Alan | 249 |