Top baby names in New Jersey, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan | 1,673 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,484 |
| 3 | Mary | 1,462 |
| 4 | Donna | 1,429 |
| 5 | Karen | 1,374 |
| 6 | Patricia | 1,337 |
| 7 | Linda | 1,295 |
| 8 | Nancy | 1,068 |
| 9 | Barbara | 1,038 |
| 10 | Kathleen | 931 |
| 11 | Deborah | 834 |
| 12 | Diane | 811 |
| 13 | Sharon | 766 |
| 14 | Cynthia | 710 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 670 |
| 16 | Laura | 647 |
| 17 | Carol | 643 |
| 18 | Denise | 639 |
| 19 | Debra | 624 |
| 20 | Robin | 617 |
| 21 | Lori | 574 |
| 22 | Cheryl | 569 |
| 23 | Theresa | 542 |
| 24 | Sandra | 540 |
| 25 | Michele | 494 |
| 26 | Jacqueline | 493 |
| 27 | Margaret | 466 |
| 28 | Janet | 465 |
| 29 | Christine | 449 |
| 30 | Pamela | 444 |
| 31 | Catherine | 398 |
| 32 | Maria | 385 |
| 33 | Dawn | 382 |
| 34 | Michelle | 370 |
| 35 | Kim | 368 |
| 36 | Carolyn | 353 |
| 37 | Joanne | 345 |
| 38 | Kathy | 344 |
| 39 | Debbie | 334 |
| 39 | Suzanne | 334 |
| 41 | Eileen | 328 |
| 42 | Maureen | 325 |
| 43 | Brenda | 319 |
| 44 | Laurie | 315 |
| 45 | Lynn | 302 |
| 46 | Kimberly | 300 |
| 47 | Ellen | 294 |
| 48 | Joan | 291 |
| 49 | Judith | 282 |
| 50 | Valerie | 278 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 3,480 |
| 2 | Michael | 3,378 |
| 3 | Robert | 3,215 |
| 4 | James | 2,432 |
| 5 | David | 2,396 |
| 6 | William | 1,923 |
| 7 | Joseph | 1,886 |
| 8 | Thomas | 1,758 |
| 9 | Richard | 1,680 |
| 10 | Mark | 1,643 |
| 11 | Kevin | 1,005 |
| 12 | Paul | 978 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 974 |
| 14 | Steven | 970 |
| 15 | Anthony | 959 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 947 |
| 17 | Charles | 911 |
| 18 | Edward | 835 |
| 19 | Daniel | 785 |
| 20 | Brian | 767 |
| 21 | Christopher | 749 |
| 22 | Frank | 719 |
| 23 | Scott | 699 |
| 24 | Stephen | 696 |
| 25 | Peter | 691 |
| 26 | George | 689 |
| 27 | Gary | 638 |
| 28 | Ronald | 622 |
| 29 | Donald | 602 |
| 30 | Timothy | 599 |
| 31 | Gregory | 531 |
| 32 | Glenn | 466 |
| 33 | Douglas | 449 |
| 34 | Raymond | 428 |
| 35 | Andrew | 418 |
| 36 | Keith | 414 |
| 37 | Patrick | 389 |
| 38 | Bruce | 355 |
| 39 | Eric | 349 |
| 40 | Craig | 312 |
| 41 | Wayne | 304 |
| 42 | Vincent | 290 |
| 43 | Lawrence | 287 |
| 44 | Dennis | 284 |
| 45 | Louis | 259 |
| 46 | Matthew | 256 |
| 47 | Philip | 253 |
| 48 | Walter | 251 |
| 49 | Alan | 249 |
| 50 | Arthur | 217 |