Top baby names in Minnesota, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,329 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,074 |
| 3 | Lori | 986 |
| 4 | Julie | 921 |
| 5 | Lisa | 834 |
| 6 | Karen | 681 |
| 7 | Linda | 654 |
| 8 | Barbara | 601 |
| 9 | Nancy | 597 |
| 10 | Debra | 582 |
| 11 | Brenda | 581 |
| 12 | Sandra | 501 |
| 13 | Pamela | 483 |
| 14 | Patricia | 464 |
| 15 | Diane | 455 |
| 16 | Cheryl | 430 |
| 17 | Cynthia | 410 |
| 18 | Laurie | 402 |
| 19 | Michelle | 398 |
| 20 | Dawn | 390 |
| 21 | Carol | 384 |
| 22 | Cindy | 379 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 364 |
| 24 | Kathleen | 343 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 338 |
| 26 | Sharon | 334 |
| 27 | Teresa | 324 |
| 28 | Debbie | 322 |
| 29 | Denise | 316 |
| 30 | Ann | 308 |
| 30 | Kathy | 308 |
| 32 | Kim | 304 |
| 33 | Jane | 294 |
| 34 | Laura | 293 |
| 35 | Theresa | 278 |
| 36 | Deborah | 273 |
| 37 | Lynn | 272 |
| 38 | Tammy | 270 |
| 39 | Christine | 268 |
| 39 | Jill | 268 |
| 41 | Jean | 265 |
| 42 | Donna | 259 |
| 43 | Kelly | 248 |
| 44 | Janet | 246 |
| 45 | Wendy | 241 |
| 46 | Robin | 234 |
| 47 | Rebecca | 218 |
| 48 | Beth | 217 |
| 49 | Margaret | 211 |
| 50 | Renee | 209 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,929 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,711 |
| 3 | Mark | 1,606 |
| 4 | John | 1,511 |
| 5 | James | 1,340 |
| 6 | Scott | 1,179 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,159 |
| 8 | Steven | 1,082 |
| 9 | Thomas | 1,080 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 936 |
| 11 | Daniel | 935 |
| 12 | Timothy | 877 |
| 13 | Kevin | 852 |
| 14 | Paul | 846 |
| 15 | Brian | 780 |
| 16 | Richard | 734 |
| 17 | Todd | 649 |
| 18 | William | 594 |
| 19 | Gregory | 569 |
| 20 | Gary | 474 |
| 21 | Douglas | 466 |
| 22 | Joseph | 446 |
| 23 | Bruce | 416 |
| 24 | Randy | 401 |
| 25 | Craig | 387 |
| 25 | Patrick | 387 |
| 27 | Ronald | 373 |
| 28 | Charles | 367 |
| 29 | Kenneth | 364 |
| 30 | Donald | 354 |
| 31 | Mike | 326 |
| 32 | Bradley | 323 |
| 33 | Peter | 322 |
| 34 | Dale | 318 |
| 34 | Keith | 318 |
| 36 | Jeff | 305 |
| 37 | Dean | 292 |
| 38 | Jon | 269 |
| 39 | Christopher | 264 |
| 40 | Terry | 261 |
| 41 | Steve | 259 |
| 42 | Stephen | 254 |
| 43 | Tim | 250 |
| 44 | Dennis | 243 |
| 45 | Tom | 237 |
| 46 | Larry | 223 |
| 47 | Roger | 219 |
| 48 | Alan | 213 |
| 49 | Joel | 199 |
| 50 | Jay | 193 |