Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan | 1,747 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,557 |
| 3 | Lisa | 1,555 |
| 4 | Donna | 1,308 |
| 5 | Linda | 1,305 |
| 6 | Karen | 1,254 |
| 7 | Patricia | 1,151 |
| 8 | Kathleen | 1,068 |
| 9 | Nancy | 1,058 |
| 10 | Deborah | 969 |
| 11 | Cheryl | 864 |
| 12 | Diane | 801 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 751 |
| 14 | Barbara | 669 |
| 15 | Debra | 663 |
| 16 | Carol | 632 |
| 17 | Pamela | 628 |
| 18 | Sandra | 622 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 606 |
| 20 | Christine | 588 |
| 21 | Sharon | 561 |
| 22 | Robin | 560 |
| 23 | Brenda | 547 |
| 24 | Denise | 543 |
| 25 | Laura | 537 |
| 26 | Ann | 530 |
| 26 | Laurie | 530 |
| 28 | Maureen | 513 |
| 29 | Lori | 504 |
| 30 | Theresa | 484 |
| 31 | Joanne | 482 |
| 32 | Michelle | 480 |
| 33 | Paula | 462 |
| 34 | Janet | 436 |
| 35 | Judith | 425 |
| 36 | Margaret | 408 |
| 37 | Catherine | 407 |
| 38 | Anne | 377 |
| 39 | Julie | 365 |
| 40 | Ellen | 352 |
| 41 | Jean | 341 |
| 42 | Jane | 340 |
| 43 | Carolyn | 320 |
| 44 | Jacqueline | 305 |
| 44 | Suzanne | 305 |
| 46 | Joan | 304 |
| 47 | Wendy | 295 |
| 48 | Kimberly | 294 |
| 49 | Kim | 288 |
| 50 | Lynn | 282 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 3,610 |
| 2 | Michael | 3,299 |
| 3 | Robert | 3,006 |
| 4 | David | 2,951 |
| 5 | James | 2,564 |
| 6 | Mark | 2,033 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,900 |
| 8 | William | 1,786 |
| 9 | Paul | 1,675 |
| 10 | Thomas | 1,572 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1,453 |
| 12 | Stephen | 1,230 |
| 13 | Steven | 1,113 |
| 14 | Kevin | 1,094 |
| 15 | Daniel | 1,045 |
| 16 | Brian | 1,007 |
| 17 | Peter | 926 |
| 18 | Scott | 886 |
| 19 | Edward | 854 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 833 |
| 21 | Christopher | 808 |
| 22 | Kenneth | 729 |
| 23 | Timothy | 723 |
| 24 | Charles | 653 |
| 25 | Gary | 593 |
| 26 | Donald | 587 |
| 27 | Ronald | 533 |
| 28 | George | 483 |
| 29 | Anthony | 469 |
| 30 | Douglas | 422 |
| 31 | Bruce | 389 |
| 32 | Gregory | 371 |
| 33 | Andrew | 335 |
| 34 | Raymond | 325 |
| 35 | Alan | 322 |
| 36 | Eric | 319 |
| 37 | Dennis | 318 |
| 38 | Frank | 309 |
| 39 | Wayne | 301 |
| 40 | Philip | 299 |
| 41 | Patrick | 291 |
| 42 | Keith | 284 |
| 43 | Glenn | 280 |
| 44 | Matthew | 277 |
| 45 | Francis | 264 |
| 46 | Lawrence | 239 |
| 47 | Russell | 224 |
| 48 | Craig | 206 |
| 49 | Arthur | 203 |
| 50 | Barry | 197 |