Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,669 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,169 |
| 3 | Lori | 1,111 |
| 4 | Lisa | 997 |
| 5 | Julie | 959 |
| 6 | Linda | 937 |
| 7 | Karen | 915 |
| 8 | Debra | 772 |
| 9 | Barbara | 708 |
| 10 | Sandra | 643 |
| 11 | Patricia | 580 |
| 12 | Kathleen | 545 |
| 13 | Dawn | 540 |
| 13 | Diane | 540 |
| 15 | Cheryl | 536 |
| 16 | Nancy | 526 |
| 17 | Laurie | 524 |
| 18 | Cynthia | 493 |
| 19 | Pamela | 492 |
| 20 | Brenda | 489 |
| 21 | Laura | 454 |
| 22 | Christine | 443 |
| 23 | Kim | 430 |
| 24 | Donna | 429 |
| 25 | Ann | 420 |
| 26 | Carol | 409 |
| 27 | Lynn | 391 |
| 28 | Sharon | 378 |
| 29 | Cindy | 376 |
| 29 | Kathy | 376 |
| 31 | Jean | 367 |
| 32 | Jane | 366 |
| 33 | Tammy | 362 |
| 34 | Elizabeth | 357 |
| 35 | Denise | 341 |
| 36 | Deborah | 333 |
| 37 | Debbie | 324 |
| 38 | Janet | 310 |
| 38 | Theresa | 310 |
| 40 | Jill | 309 |
| 41 | Wendy | 307 |
| 42 | Michelle | 280 |
| 43 | Amy | 278 |
| 44 | Kelly | 275 |
| 45 | Connie | 272 |
| 46 | Robin | 259 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 257 |
| 48 | Margaret | 252 |
| 49 | Joan | 251 |
| 50 | Catherine | 247 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 2,257 |
| 2 | Michael | 2,145 |
| 3 | John | 1,928 |
| 4 | Mark | 1,916 |
| 5 | James | 1,781 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,524 |
| 7 | Thomas | 1,367 |
| 8 | Jeffrey | 1,330 |
| 9 | Steven | 1,218 |
| 10 | Daniel | 1,146 |
| 11 | Scott | 1,109 |
| 12 | Brian | 961 |
| 13 | Timothy | 924 |
| 14 | William | 901 |
| 15 | Richard | 855 |
| 16 | Paul | 834 |
| 17 | Kevin | 803 |
| 18 | Todd | 636 |
| 19 | Joseph | 600 |
| 20 | Gary | 575 |
| 21 | Gregory | 513 |
| 22 | Ronald | 488 |
| 23 | Donald | 463 |
| 24 | Randy | 444 |
| 25 | Peter | 438 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 431 |
| 27 | Patrick | 414 |
| 28 | Douglas | 408 |
| 29 | Dennis | 404 |
| 30 | Charles | 402 |
| 31 | Christopher | 357 |
| 32 | Dale | 355 |
| 33 | Jeff | 337 |
| 34 | Mike | 326 |
| 35 | Craig | 321 |
| 36 | Bruce | 320 |
| 37 | Jeffery | 306 |
| 38 | Keith | 284 |
| 39 | Terry | 281 |
| 40 | Anthony | 274 |
| 41 | Dean | 261 |
| 42 | Larry | 257 |
| 42 | Roger | 257 |
| 44 | Steve | 256 |
| 45 | Alan | 253 |
| 46 | Randall | 251 |
| 47 | Eric | 236 |
| 48 | Edward | 232 |
| 49 | Jay | 225 |
| 49 | Stephen | 225 |