Name Yearbook

Top baby names in West Virginia, 1961

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	468
2	Tammy	407
3	Lisa	396
4	Kimberly	352
5	Brenda	336
6	Donna	326
7	Teresa	318
8	Pamela	306
9	Debra	304
10	Kathy	295
11	Karen	270
12	Susan	258
13	Linda	254
14	Patricia	252
15	Deborah	241
16	Robin	238
17	Sandra	231
18	Barbara	218
19	Rebecca	200
20	Connie	196
21	Sharon	181
22	Debbie	176
23	Elizabeth	171
24	Nancy	170
24	Tina	170
26	Cheryl	169
26	Cynthia	169
28	Sherry	163
29	Cindy	131
30	Carol	129
31	Cathy	127
32	Janet	124
32	Terri	124
34	Jennifer	119
34	Joyce	119
36	Diana	118
37	Rhonda	113
38	Angela	111
39	Carolyn	110
40	Kelly	106
41	Laura	103
42	Jacqueline	101
43	Judy	95
44	Sheila	94
45	Denise	93
46	Beverly	89
47	Betty	88
48	Paula	87
49	Anita	84
49	Beth	84

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	923
2	James	875
3	John	795
4	Michael	749
5	Robert	683
6	Mark	595
7	William	541
8	Timothy	456
9	Charles	446
9	Jeffrey	446
11	Richard	404
12	Thomas	293
13	Gregory	282
14	Gary	246
15	Donald	242
16	Joseph	232
17	Kenneth	230
18	Ronald	229
19	Kevin	228
20	Paul	226
21	Terry	220
22	Steven	215
23	Larry	207
24	Roger	191
25	Brian	190
25	Ricky	190
27	Jerry	175
28	Daniel	163
29	Randy	157
30	Douglas	153
31	Randall	142
32	George	137
33	Edward	131
34	Stephen	129
35	Scott	128
36	Jeffery	125
37	Danny	122
38	Billy	103
39	Christopher	101
40	Anthony	99
41	Keith	98
42	Mike	96
42	Rodney	96
44	Bruce	94
45	Dennis	93
46	Carl	90
47	Jeff	89
48	Barry	87
49	Frank	85
50	Russell	82