Top baby names in Kentucky, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 966 |
| 2 | Lisa | 952 |
| 3 | Donna | 691 |
| 4 | Teresa | 577 |
| 5 | Karen | 573 |
| 6 | Brenda | 555 |
| 6 | Linda | 555 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 527 |
| 9 | Pamela | 513 |
| 10 | Deborah | 479 |
| 11 | Kathy | 470 |
| 12 | Patricia | 465 |
| 13 | Sandra | 462 |
| 14 | Sharon | 436 |
| 15 | Debra | 423 |
| 16 | Tammy | 420 |
| 17 | Susan | 416 |
| 18 | Barbara | 371 |
| 18 | Debbie | 371 |
| 20 | Connie | 340 |
| 21 | Cynthia | 321 |
| 22 | Robin | 303 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 294 |
| 24 | Sherry | 288 |
| 25 | Nancy | 282 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 275 |
| 27 | Janet | 269 |
| 28 | Angela | 259 |
| 29 | Judy | 255 |
| 30 | Carol | 241 |
| 31 | Laura | 238 |
| 31 | Rhonda | 238 |
| 33 | Sheila | 236 |
| 34 | Carolyn | 233 |
| 34 | Cheryl | 233 |
| 36 | Theresa | 228 |
| 37 | Tina | 216 |
| 38 | Cindy | 207 |
| 39 | Beverly | 206 |
| 40 | Jennifer | 200 |
| 41 | Paula | 193 |
| 41 | Vickie | 193 |
| 43 | Peggy | 188 |
| 44 | Rita | 184 |
| 45 | Betty | 182 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 177 |
| 47 | Cathy | 174 |
| 48 | Margaret | 167 |
| 49 | Anita | 165 |
| 49 | Julie | 165 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,622 |
| 2 | David | 1,464 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,287 |
| 4 | John | 1,131 |
| 5 | William | 1,082 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,058 |
| 7 | Mark | 980 |
| 8 | Timothy | 792 |
| 9 | Charles | 744 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 588 |
| 11 | Richard | 534 |
| 12 | Gary | 511 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 480 |
| 14 | Gregory | 461 |
| 15 | Terry | 455 |
| 16 | Ricky | 446 |
| 16 | Thomas | 446 |
| 18 | Donald | 445 |
| 19 | Joseph | 440 |
| 20 | Paul | 430 |
| 21 | Steven | 417 |
| 22 | Larry | 396 |
| 23 | Anthony | 371 |
| 24 | Kevin | 363 |
| 25 | Jerry | 321 |
| 26 | Billy | 316 |
| 26 | Ronald | 316 |
| 28 | Danny | 305 |
| 29 | Jeffery | 300 |
| 30 | Roger | 277 |
| 31 | Daniel | 260 |
| 32 | George | 255 |
| 33 | Douglas | 249 |
| 34 | Stephen | 247 |
| 35 | Tony | 242 |
| 36 | Bobby | 235 |
| 37 | Keith | 233 |
| 38 | Brian | 215 |
| 38 | Randy | 215 |
| 40 | Mike | 210 |
| 41 | Christopher | 209 |
| 41 | Dennis | 209 |
| 43 | Edward | 204 |
| 44 | Jimmy | 195 |
| 45 | Barry | 186 |
| 46 | Johnny | 181 |
| 46 | Ronnie | 181 |
| 46 | Steve | 181 |
| 49 | Darrell | 180 |
| 50 | Randall | 169 |