Top baby names in Virginia, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 987 |
| 2 | Lisa | 840 |
| 3 | Donna | 810 |
| 4 | Karen | 785 |
| 5 | Deborah | 750 |
| 6 | Cynthia | 715 |
| 7 | Teresa | 712 |
| 8 | Linda | 706 |
| 9 | Brenda | 705 |
| 10 | Susan | 694 |
| 11 | Patricia | 676 |
| 12 | Sharon | 670 |
| 13 | Sandra | 628 |
| 14 | Pamela | 618 |
| 15 | Robin | 508 |
| 16 | Barbara | 500 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 479 |
| 18 | Kathy | 448 |
| 19 | Debra | 439 |
| 20 | Tammy | 424 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 394 |
| 22 | Wanda | 372 |
| 23 | Cheryl | 367 |
| 24 | Angela | 359 |
| 25 | Debbie | 353 |
| 26 | Janet | 338 |
| 27 | Carolyn | 335 |
| 28 | Nancy | 329 |
| 29 | Carol | 315 |
| 30 | Rebecca | 305 |
| 31 | Laura | 290 |
| 32 | Jacqueline | 275 |
| 33 | Sherry | 271 |
| 34 | Connie | 262 |
| 35 | Theresa | 254 |
| 36 | Denise | 253 |
| 37 | Margaret | 245 |
| 38 | Tina | 241 |
| 39 | Rhonda | 234 |
| 40 | Cindy | 233 |
| 41 | Jennifer | 227 |
| 42 | Diane | 223 |
| 43 | Betty | 221 |
| 43 | Catherine | 221 |
| 45 | Janice | 215 |
| 45 | Joyce | 215 |
| 47 | Sheila | 213 |
| 48 | Cathy | 200 |
| 49 | Valerie | 192 |
| 50 | Lori | 191 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,962 |
| 2 | David | 1,892 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,814 |
| 4 | John | 1,551 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,528 |
| 6 | William | 1,485 |
| 7 | Mark | 897 |
| 8 | Charles | 871 |
| 9 | Richard | 787 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 769 |
| 11 | Thomas | 754 |
| 12 | Timothy | 668 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 660 |
| 14 | Joseph | 529 |
| 15 | Steven | 521 |
| 16 | Gary | 514 |
| 17 | Donald | 484 |
| 18 | Ronald | 450 |
| 19 | Kevin | 449 |
| 20 | Anthony | 445 |
| 21 | George | 443 |
| 22 | Gregory | 438 |
| 23 | Larry | 411 |
| 24 | Christopher | 401 |
| 25 | Paul | 376 |
| 26 | Ricky | 359 |
| 27 | Edward | 351 |
| 28 | Daniel | 334 |
| 29 | Stephen | 315 |
| 30 | Jerry | 309 |
| 31 | Brian | 304 |
| 32 | Terry | 302 |
| 33 | Keith | 295 |
| 34 | Douglas | 292 |
| 35 | Dennis | 284 |
| 36 | Barry | 249 |
| 37 | Tony | 245 |
| 38 | Roger | 236 |
| 39 | Danny | 222 |
| 40 | Scott | 219 |
| 41 | Jeffery | 218 |
| 42 | Bobby | 211 |
| 43 | Eric | 204 |
| 44 | Wayne | 199 |
| 45 | Curtis | 196 |
| 45 | Randy | 196 |
| 47 | Raymond | 195 |
| 48 | Bruce | 193 |
| 49 | Steve | 185 |
| 50 | Walter | 184 |