Popular Baby Names in 1961
The most popular baby names in 1961.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Ralph | Boy | 4,440 |
| 107 | Vickie | Girl | 4,406 |
| 96 | Allen | Boy | 4,388 |
| 108 | Terry | Girl | 4,362 |
| 109 | Marie | Girl | 4,340 |
| 97 | Albert | Boy | 4,320 |
| 110 | Andrea | Girl | 4,320 |
| 111 | Rose | Girl | 4,319 |
| 98 | Vincent | Boy | 4,319 |
| 99 | Victor | Boy | 4,299 |
| 100 | Troy | Boy | 4,260 |
| 112 | Jackie | Girl | 4,256 |
| 113 | Sarah | Girl | 4,205 |
| 101 | Darrell | Boy | 4,202 |
| 114 | Victoria | Girl | 4,147 |
| 115 | Becky | Girl | 4,095 |
| 102 | Eddie | Boy | 4,081 |
| 103 | Micheal | Boy | 4,017 |
| 104 | Bill | Boy | 4,001 |
| 105 | Louis | Boy | 3,963 |
| 106 | Stanley | Boy | 3,924 |
| 116 | Julia | Girl | 3,902 |
| 117 | Gina | Girl | 3,874 |
| 118 | Elaine | Girl | 3,867 |
| 119 | Helen | Girl | 3,858 |
| 120 | Phyllis | Girl | 3,841 |
| 121 | Sherri | Girl | 3,808 |
| 122 | Marilyn | Girl | 3,797 |
| 123 | Melanie | Girl | 3,757 |
| 107 | Jose | Boy | 3,756 |
| 124 | Sylvia | Girl | 3,752 |
| 108 | Rick | Boy | 3,732 |
| 125 | Tamara | Girl | 3,730 |
| 126 | Alice | Girl | 3,586 |
| 109 | Howard | Boy | 3,571 |
| 127 | Yvonne | Girl | 3,555 |
| 128 | Dana | Girl | 3,543 |
| 110 | Joel | Boy | 3,520 |
| 129 | Melinda | Girl | 3,507 |
| 130 | Sue | Girl | 3,506 |
| 131 | Eileen | Girl | 3,489 |
| 111 | Dwayne | Boy | 3,483 |
| 112 | Jonathan | Boy | 3,483 |
| 132 | Christina | Girl | 3,465 |
| 133 | Sally | Girl | 3,460 |
| 113 | Eugene | Boy | 3,448 |
| 114 | Leonard | Boy | 3,429 |
| 134 | Sandy | Girl | 3,421 |
| 135 | Frances | Girl | 3,420 |
| 115 | Dan | Boy | 3,417 |
| 116 | Tommy | Boy | 3,404 |
| 136 | Monica | Girl | 3,392 |
| 137 | Joann | Girl | 3,349 |
| 138 | Jeanne | Girl | 3,331 |
| 117 | Frederick | Boy | 3,313 |
| 118 | Mitchell | Boy | 3,201 |
| 119 | Tracy | Boy | 3,186 |
| 120 | Marvin | Boy | 3,185 |
| 139 | Carrie | Girl | 3,178 |
| 121 | Don | Boy | 3,149 |
| 122 | Lee | Boy | 3,126 |
| 140 | Sheryl | Girl | 3,124 |
| 141 | Belinda | Girl | 3,118 |
| 142 | Shari | Girl | 3,117 |
| 143 | Lorraine | Girl | 3,113 |
| 123 | Ernest | Boy | 3,096 |
| 124 | Fred | Boy | 3,090 |
| 144 | Pam | Girl | 3,083 |
| 125 | Kelly | Boy | 3,013 |
| 145 | Shelly | Girl | 2,995 |
| 146 | Evelyn | Girl | 2,941 |
| 147 | Charlotte | Girl | 2,934 |
| 148 | Loretta | Girl | 2,922 |
| 126 | Ray | Boy | 2,920 |
| 149 | Toni | Girl | 2,895 |
| 127 | Calvin | Boy | 2,864 |
| 128 | Melvin | Boy | 2,844 |
| 150 | Charlene | Girl | 2,832 |
| 129 | Kurt | Boy | 2,826 |
| 130 | Dave | Boy | 2,802 |
| 151 | Tracey | Girl | 2,801 |
| 152 | Jo | Girl | 2,794 |
| 153 | Vanessa | Girl | 2,764 |
| 131 | Harry | Boy | 2,749 |
| 132 | Duane | Boy | 2,734 |
| 154 | Veronica | Girl | 2,730 |
| 133 | Marc | Boy | 2,707 |
| 134 | Glen | Boy | 2,688 |
| 135 | Norman | Boy | 2,686 |
| 155 | Marcia | Girl | 2,685 |
| 156 | Deanna | Girl | 2,683 |
| 157 | Patty | Girl | 2,649 |
| 136 | Jerome | Boy | 2,633 |
| 158 | Joy | Girl | 2,608 |
| 159 | Glenda | Girl | 2,600 |
| 160 | Doris | Girl | 2,578 |
| 161 | Holly | Girl | 2,576 |
| 162 | Roberta | Girl | 2,561 |
| 163 | Jeanette | Girl | 2,559 |
| 137 | Brent | Boy | 2,555 |