Top baby names in Washington, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 648 |
| 2 | Susan | 587 |
| 3 | Karen | 540 |
| 4 | Lori | 526 |
| 5 | Mary | 494 |
| 6 | Linda | 484 |
| 7 | Julie | 471 |
| 8 | Teresa | 433 |
| 9 | Debbie | 332 |
| 10 | Cheryl | 315 |
| 11 | Patricia | 314 |
| 12 | Barbara | 309 |
| 13 | Nancy | 298 |
| 14 | Cindy | 296 |
| 15 | Pamela | 295 |
| 16 | Brenda | 294 |
| 16 | Sandra | 294 |
| 18 | Kathy | 292 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 291 |
| 20 | Carol | 278 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 272 |
| 22 | Laurie | 263 |
| 23 | Debra | 262 |
| 23 | Diane | 262 |
| 25 | Laura | 257 |
| 26 | Tammy | 254 |
| 27 | Kim | 251 |
| 28 | Michelle | 234 |
| 29 | Deborah | 233 |
| 30 | Denise | 232 |
| 31 | Sharon | 231 |
| 32 | Kelly | 223 |
| 33 | Kathleen | 221 |
| 34 | Donna | 219 |
| 35 | Elizabeth | 210 |
| 36 | Janet | 205 |
| 37 | Robin | 202 |
| 38 | Terri | 185 |
| 39 | Rebecca | 175 |
| 39 | Tina | 175 |
| 41 | Tracy | 169 |
| 42 | Connie | 163 |
| 43 | Jennifer | 161 |
| 44 | Theresa | 156 |
| 45 | Wendy | 146 |
| 46 | Christine | 144 |
| 47 | Diana | 141 |
| 48 | Dawn | 132 |
| 49 | Catherine | 127 |
| 49 | Renee | 127 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,309 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,220 |
| 3 | John | 1,136 |
| 4 | Mark | 1,001 |
| 5 | Robert | 948 |
| 6 | James | 928 |
| 7 | Richard | 617 |
| 8 | Steven | 605 |
| 9 | Scott | 570 |
| 10 | Kevin | 533 |
| 11 | William | 523 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 516 |
| 13 | Brian | 474 |
| 14 | Thomas | 440 |
| 15 | Daniel | 422 |
| 16 | Mike | 397 |
| 17 | Paul | 371 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 363 |
| 18 | Timothy | 363 |
| 20 | Donald | 356 |
| 21 | Gary | 353 |
| 22 | Ronald | 349 |
| 23 | Douglas | 330 |
| 24 | Jeff | 319 |
| 25 | Gregory | 300 |
| 26 | Eric | 277 |
| 27 | Charles | 276 |
| 28 | Steve | 254 |
| 29 | Joseph | 247 |
| 30 | Todd | 244 |
| 31 | Larry | 239 |
| 32 | Craig | 236 |
| 33 | Christopher | 228 |
| 34 | Patrick | 221 |
| 35 | Randy | 214 |
| 36 | Dennis | 208 |
| 37 | Terry | 197 |
| 38 | Chris | 195 |
| 39 | Dale | 194 |
| 40 | Keith | 188 |
| 41 | Jim | 182 |
| 42 | Bruce | 181 |
| 43 | Anthony | 173 |
| 43 | Stephen | 173 |
| 45 | Greg | 164 |
| 46 | Edward | 163 |
| 46 | Tim | 163 |
| 48 | Jerry | 161 |
| 49 | Dan | 154 |
| 50 | Alan | 151 |