Top baby names in Tennessee, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,128 |
| 2 | Mary | 874 |
| 3 | Teresa | 830 |
| 4 | Donna | 781 |
| 5 | Linda | 703 |
| 6 | Pamela | 630 |
| 7 | Karen | 622 |
| 8 | Brenda | 604 |
| 9 | Sandra | 582 |
| 10 | Patricia | 575 |
| 11 | Deborah | 562 |
| 12 | Sharon | 526 |
| 13 | Cynthia | 510 |
| 14 | Susan | 489 |
| 15 | Tammy | 487 |
| 16 | Angela | 462 |
| 17 | Kathy | 447 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 429 |
| 19 | Debra | 417 |
| 20 | Debbie | 385 |
| 21 | Sherry | 380 |
| 22 | Barbara | 378 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 344 |
| 24 | Connie | 331 |
| 25 | Carolyn | 320 |
| 26 | Janet | 290 |
| 27 | Carol | 285 |
| 28 | Robin | 284 |
| 29 | Cindy | 278 |
| 29 | Sheila | 278 |
| 31 | Rhonda | 275 |
| 32 | Tina | 272 |
| 33 | Janice | 271 |
| 34 | Rebecca | 265 |
| 35 | Nancy | 264 |
| 36 | Jacqueline | 263 |
| 37 | Judy | 256 |
| 38 | Cheryl | 255 |
| 39 | Vickie | 247 |
| 40 | Beverly | 229 |
| 41 | Regina | 224 |
| 42 | Cathy | 223 |
| 43 | Betty | 220 |
| 44 | Laura | 219 |
| 45 | Jennifer | 209 |
| 45 | Melissa | 209 |
| 47 | Wanda | 199 |
| 48 | Anita | 191 |
| 49 | Joyce | 185 |
| 50 | Rita | 179 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,929 |
| 2 | David | 1,487 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,478 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,143 |
| 5 | William | 1,128 |
| 6 | John | 1,056 |
| 7 | Mark | 888 |
| 8 | Charles | 856 |
| 9 | Timothy | 718 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 646 |
| 11 | Terry | 621 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 593 |
| 13 | Ricky | 564 |
| 14 | Richard | 544 |
| 15 | Gary | 523 |
| 16 | Thomas | 515 |
| 17 | Jerry | 503 |
| 18 | Gregory | 454 |
| 19 | Anthony | 442 |
| 20 | Donald | 430 |
| 21 | Steven | 423 |
| 22 | Larry | 416 |
| 23 | Danny | 400 |
| 24 | Billy | 391 |
| 25 | Tony | 387 |
| 26 | Jeffery | 381 |
| 27 | Ronald | 376 |
| 28 | Randy | 373 |
| 29 | Johnny | 355 |
| 30 | Jimmy | 346 |
| 31 | Paul | 339 |
| 32 | Bobby | 333 |
| 33 | Joseph | 302 |
| 33 | Roger | 302 |
| 35 | Ronnie | 285 |
| 36 | Christopher | 271 |
| 37 | Kevin | 259 |
| 38 | Jeff | 255 |
| 39 | Stephen | 252 |
| 40 | Dennis | 248 |
| 41 | Steve | 236 |
| 42 | Barry | 234 |
| 43 | George | 231 |
| 44 | Randall | 230 |
| 45 | Keith | 226 |
| 46 | Mike | 217 |
| 47 | Phillip | 206 |
| 48 | Tommy | 195 |
| 49 | Daniel | 190 |
| 50 | Douglas | 189 |