Top baby names in Georgia, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,105 |
| 2 | Donna | 859 |
| 3 | Lisa | 837 |
| 4 | Cynthia | 820 |
| 5 | Linda | 814 |
| 6 | Brenda | 810 |
| 7 | Teresa | 748 |
| 8 | Patricia | 716 |
| 9 | Deborah | 712 |
| 10 | Sandra | 692 |
| 11 | Angela | 672 |
| 12 | Pamela | 666 |
| 13 | Susan | 631 |
| 14 | Sharon | 588 |
| 15 | Barbara | 576 |
| 16 | Karen | 567 |
| 17 | Debra | 498 |
| 18 | Kathy | 451 |
| 18 | Tammy | 451 |
| 20 | Wanda | 449 |
| 21 | Cheryl | 391 |
| 22 | Janice | 372 |
| 23 | Debbie | 370 |
| 24 | Carol | 365 |
| 25 | Janet | 339 |
| 26 | Nancy | 338 |
| 27 | Rhonda | 337 |
| 28 | Cindy | 326 |
| 29 | Carolyn | 324 |
| 30 | Robin | 320 |
| 31 | Elizabeth | 319 |
| 32 | Sherry | 317 |
| 33 | Connie | 313 |
| 34 | Beverly | 299 |
| 34 | Cathy | 299 |
| 36 | Kimberly | 288 |
| 37 | Tina | 286 |
| 38 | Gloria | 277 |
| 39 | Betty | 275 |
| 40 | Sheila | 273 |
| 41 | Laura | 272 |
| 42 | Judy | 267 |
| 43 | Shirley | 264 |
| 44 | Vickie | 250 |
| 45 | Dorothy | 237 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 234 |
| 47 | Jennifer | 229 |
| 48 | Terri | 212 |
| 49 | Julie | 205 |
| 49 | Martha | 205 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,150 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,684 |
| 3 | David | 1,485 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,415 |
| 5 | John | 1,397 |
| 6 | William | 1,343 |
| 7 | Charles | 990 |
| 8 | Mark | 807 |
| 9 | Kenneth | 793 |
| 10 | Richard | 700 |
| 11 | Gregory | 673 |
| 12 | Timothy | 659 |
| 13 | Anthony | 643 |
| 14 | Thomas | 620 |
| 15 | Willie | 571 |
| 16 | Ricky | 485 |
| 17 | Tony | 479 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 468 |
| 19 | Joseph | 466 |
| 19 | Terry | 466 |
| 21 | Larry | 450 |
| 22 | Donald | 440 |
| 23 | Gary | 437 |
| 24 | Johnny | 432 |
| 24 | Ronald | 432 |
| 26 | Steven | 412 |
| 27 | Jerry | 387 |
| 28 | Jimmy | 377 |
| 29 | Bobby | 371 |
| 29 | Randy | 371 |
| 31 | George | 365 |
| 32 | Jeffery | 359 |
| 33 | Christopher | 341 |
| 34 | Danny | 330 |
| 35 | Paul | 289 |
| 36 | Keith | 283 |
| 37 | Billy | 277 |
| 38 | Edward | 276 |
| 39 | Dennis | 272 |
| 40 | Stephen | 267 |
| 41 | Ronnie | 261 |
| 42 | Eddie | 253 |
| 43 | Steve | 250 |
| 44 | Walter | 246 |
| 45 | Douglas | 236 |
| 46 | Stanley | 232 |
| 47 | Daniel | 224 |
| 48 | Henry | 221 |
| 49 | Curtis | 220 |
| 50 | Phillip | 218 |