Popular Baby Names in 1961
The most popular baby names in 1961.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Terri | Girl | 8,730 |
| 52 | Janice | Girl | 8,724 |
| 51 | Alan | Boy | 8,612 |
| 52 | Andrew | Boy | 8,483 |
| 53 | Sherry | Girl | 8,359 |
| 53 | Tony | Boy | 8,301 |
| 54 | Ann | Girl | 8,218 |
| 55 | Cathy | Girl | 8,208 |
| 56 | Diana | Girl | 8,198 |
| 54 | Danny | Boy | 8,194 |
| 57 | Maria | Girl | 7,947 |
| 58 | Judy | Girl | 7,918 |
| 59 | Sheila | Girl | 7,800 |
| 60 | Paula | Girl | 7,746 |
| 55 | Russell | Boy | 7,335 |
| 56 | Carl | Boy | 7,257 |
| 57 | Chris | Boy | 7,204 |
| 58 | Dale | Boy | 7,192 |
| 61 | Wendy | Girl | 7,152 |
| 59 | Matthew | Boy | 7,078 |
| 60 | Joe | Boy | 7,058 |
| 62 | Joyce | Girl | 6,996 |
| 63 | Michele | Girl | 6,992 |
| 64 | Tracy | Girl | 6,988 |
| 61 | Wayne | Boy | 6,760 |
| 65 | Beth | Girl | 6,716 |
| 66 | Beverly | Girl | 6,708 |
| 67 | Valerie | Girl | 6,675 |
| 62 | Gerald | Boy | 6,629 |
| 68 | Suzanne | Girl | 6,611 |
| 69 | Amy | Girl | 6,610 |
| 63 | Randall | Boy | 6,584 |
| 70 | Wanda | Girl | 6,465 |
| 71 | Lynn | Girl | 6,440 |
| 72 | Jane | Girl | 6,362 |
| 64 | Glenn | Boy | 6,269 |
| 65 | Tim | Boy | 6,249 |
| 66 | Barry | Boy | 6,217 |
| 73 | Annette | Girl | 6,202 |
| 74 | Jill | Girl | 6,137 |
| 67 | Lawrence | Boy | 6,096 |
| 75 | Bonnie | Girl | 6,032 |
| 68 | Billy | Boy | 6,024 |
| 69 | Phillip | Boy | 5,977 |
| 76 | Vicki | Girl | 5,966 |
| 70 | Johnny | Boy | 5,904 |
| 77 | Carla | Girl | 5,817 |
| 78 | Stephanie | Girl | 5,815 |
| 79 | Renee | Girl | 5,782 |
| 71 | Jimmy | Boy | 5,748 |
| 80 | Darlene | Girl | 5,729 |
| 81 | Martha | Girl | 5,724 |
| 82 | Gloria | Girl | 5,691 |
| 83 | Judith | Girl | 5,689 |
| 84 | Leslie | Girl | 5,669 |
| 72 | Rodney | Boy | 5,660 |
| 85 | Shirley | Girl | 5,638 |
| 86 | Katherine | Girl | 5,632 |
| 87 | Betty | Girl | 5,583 |
| 88 | Peggy | Girl | 5,568 |
| 89 | Joan | Girl | 5,551 |
| 90 | Anne | Girl | 5,521 |
| 91 | Anita | Girl | 5,503 |
| 73 | Martin | Boy | 5,471 |
| 74 | Walter | Boy | 5,467 |
| 75 | Curtis | Boy | 5,445 |
| 76 | Bobby | Boy | 5,403 |
| 77 | Greg | Boy | 5,398 |
| 92 | Jean | Girl | 5,366 |
| 78 | Jim | Boy | 5,351 |
| 79 | Philip | Boy | 5,287 |
| 93 | Kathryn | Girl | 5,227 |
| 80 | Darryl | Boy | 5,133 |
| 81 | Jay | Boy | 5,120 |
| 82 | Bryan | Boy | 5,028 |
| 94 | Gail | Girl | 4,972 |
| 83 | Roy | Boy | 4,965 |
| 84 | Dean | Boy | 4,931 |
| 95 | Melissa | Girl | 4,901 |
| 96 | Ruth | Girl | 4,896 |
| 97 | Ellen | Girl | 4,844 |
| 85 | Arthur | Boy | 4,813 |
| 86 | Willie | Boy | 4,788 |
| 98 | Regina | Girl | 4,761 |
| 87 | Bradley | Boy | 4,742 |
| 99 | Dorothy | Girl | 4,731 |
| 88 | Tom | Boy | 4,727 |
| 100 | Anna | Girl | 4,677 |
| 89 | Samuel | Boy | 4,666 |
| 90 | Jack | Boy | 4,639 |
| 101 | Penny | Girl | 4,636 |
| 91 | Henry | Boy | 4,621 |
| 92 | Ronnie | Boy | 4,620 |
| 102 | Joanne | Girl | 4,616 |
| 93 | Jon | Boy | 4,608 |
| 103 | Virginia | Girl | 4,576 |
| 104 | Maureen | Girl | 4,569 |
| 105 | Rita | Girl | 4,534 |
| 106 | Colleen | Girl | 4,516 |
| 94 | Harold | Boy | 4,445 |