Top baby names in North Carolina, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,172 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,150 |
| 3 | Teresa | 1,099 |
| 4 | Donna | 1,022 |
| 5 | Cynthia | 890 |
| 6 | Sandra | 844 |
| 7 | Linda | 842 |
| 8 | Susan | 799 |
| 9 | Sharon | 789 |
| 10 | Karen | 786 |
| 11 | Deborah | 782 |
| 12 | Pamela | 760 |
| 13 | Brenda | 735 |
| 14 | Angela | 682 |
| 15 | Patricia | 677 |
| 16 | Tammy | 592 |
| 17 | Robin | 572 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 557 |
| 19 | Barbara | 528 |
| 20 | Kathy | 519 |
| 21 | Debra | 511 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 508 |
| 23 | Wanda | 482 |
| 24 | Janet | 423 |
| 25 | Debbie | 419 |
| 26 | Carolyn | 408 |
| 27 | Sherry | 404 |
| 28 | Sheila | 367 |
| 29 | Beverly | 363 |
| 30 | Cheryl | 350 |
| 31 | Nancy | 346 |
| 32 | Laura | 334 |
| 32 | Rhonda | 334 |
| 34 | Carol | 327 |
| 35 | Betty | 325 |
| 36 | Lori | 321 |
| 37 | Jacqueline | 314 |
| 38 | Janice | 308 |
| 39 | Cathy | 290 |
| 40 | Cindy | 285 |
| 41 | Gloria | 282 |
| 42 | Tina | 268 |
| 43 | Judy | 267 |
| 43 | Shirley | 267 |
| 45 | Connie | 254 |
| 46 | Anita | 253 |
| 47 | Margaret | 252 |
| 47 | Rebecca | 252 |
| 49 | Joyce | 247 |
| 50 | Denise | 243 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,532 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,995 |
| 3 | David | 1,798 |
| 4 | William | 1,792 |
| 5 | John | 1,528 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,506 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,105 |
| 8 | Mark | 989 |
| 9 | Timothy | 919 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 863 |
| 11 | Kenneth | 849 |
| 12 | Richard | 766 |
| 13 | Thomas | 747 |
| 14 | Gary | 667 |
| 15 | Ricky | 664 |
| 16 | Donald | 633 |
| 17 | Terry | 632 |
| 18 | Tony | 608 |
| 19 | Jerry | 571 |
| 20 | Joseph | 563 |
| 21 | Anthony | 562 |
| 22 | Larry | 557 |
| 23 | Gregory | 555 |
| 24 | Ronald | 515 |
| 25 | Randy | 486 |
| 26 | Bobby | 448 |
| 27 | Steven | 445 |
| 28 | Christopher | 429 |
| 29 | Danny | 425 |
| 30 | George | 412 |
| 31 | Billy | 389 |
| 32 | Dennis | 381 |
| 33 | Jimmy | 376 |
| 34 | Jeffery | 374 |
| 35 | Roger | 365 |
| 36 | Johnny | 356 |
| 37 | Paul | 347 |
| 38 | Kevin | 335 |
| 39 | Ronnie | 330 |
| 40 | Stephen | 316 |
| 41 | Keith | 299 |
| 42 | Edward | 293 |
| 43 | Willie | 292 |
| 44 | Douglas | 279 |
| 45 | Barry | 275 |
| 46 | Daniel | 258 |
| 47 | Phillip | 255 |
| 48 | Jeff | 235 |
| 49 | Scott | 217 |
| 50 | Darryl | 216 |