Popular Baby Names in 1961
The most popular baby names in 1961.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | Norma | Girl | 2,549 |
| 138 | Karl | Boy | 2,545 |
| 165 | Gwendolyn | Girl | 2,535 |
| 166 | Heidi | Girl | 2,521 |
| 139 | Earl | Boy | 2,520 |
| 167 | Yolanda | Girl | 2,514 |
| 140 | Kirk | Boy | 2,512 |
| 141 | Bob | Boy | 2,503 |
| 142 | Brad | Boy | 2,500 |
| 168 | Sheri | Girl | 2,488 |
| 143 | Shawn | Boy | 2,485 |
| 144 | Reginald | Boy | 2,469 |
| 145 | Edwin | Boy | 2,447 |
| 169 | Carmen | Girl | 2,401 |
| 170 | Lynne | Girl | 2,400 |
| 146 | Benjamin | Boy | 2,388 |
| 147 | Kent | Boy | 2,374 |
| 148 | Francis | Boy | 2,344 |
| 149 | Clifford | Boy | 2,341 |
| 171 | Jamie | Girl | 2,336 |
| 150 | Jesse | Boy | 2,305 |
| 151 | Theodore | Boy | 2,301 |
| 152 | Alfred | Boy | 2,281 |
| 172 | Melody | Girl | 2,272 |
| 153 | Rickey | Boy | 2,254 |
| 173 | Teri | Girl | 2,241 |
| 154 | Perry | Boy | 2,228 |
| 174 | Tami | Girl | 2,227 |
| 175 | Vicky | Girl | 2,210 |
| 176 | Caroline | Girl | 2,199 |
| 177 | Sara | Girl | 2,198 |
| 155 | Clarence | Boy | 2,190 |
| 178 | Dianne | Girl | 2,172 |
| 179 | Marsha | Girl | 2,162 |
| 156 | Bernard | Boy | 2,150 |
| 180 | Shelley | Girl | 2,142 |
| 181 | Rosemary | Girl | 2,133 |
| 182 | Crystal | Girl | 2,116 |
| 183 | Lois | Girl | 2,102 |
| 157 | Warren | Boy | 2,082 |
| 158 | Nicholas | Boy | 2,076 |
| 159 | Brett | Boy | 2,067 |
| 184 | Patti | Girl | 2,061 |
| 185 | Audrey | Girl | 2,060 |
| 186 | Rachel | Girl | 2,054 |
| 160 | Juan | Boy | 2,051 |
| 187 | Lynda | Girl | 2,037 |
| 188 | Jan | Girl | 2,032 |
| 161 | Kerry | Boy | 2,027 |
| 162 | Guy | Boy | 2,024 |
| 189 | Shelia | Girl | 2,005 |
| 163 | Wesley | Boy | 2,002 |
| 164 | Carlos | Boy | 2,000 |
| 165 | Gordon | Boy | 1,991 |
| 190 | Juanita | Girl | 1,987 |
| 191 | Tammie | Girl | 1,979 |
| 192 | Kay | Girl | 1,955 |
| 193 | Irene | Girl | 1,911 |
| 166 | Stuart | Boy | 1,903 |
| 194 | Vivian | Girl | 1,892 |
| 167 | Aaron | Boy | 1,887 |
| 168 | Alvin | Boy | 1,875 |
| 195 | Karla | Girl | 1,871 |
| 169 | Robin | Boy | 1,852 |
| 196 | Yvette | Girl | 1,849 |
| 197 | Jodi | Girl | 1,848 |
| 198 | Doreen | Girl | 1,846 |
| 170 | Ron | Boy | 1,841 |
| 199 | Tonya | Girl | 1,840 |
| 200 | Jody | Girl | 1,832 |
| 171 | Leroy | Boy | 1,829 |
| 172 | Doug | Boy | 1,817 |
| 173 | Lance | Boy | 1,807 |
| 201 | April | Girl | 1,807 |
| 174 | Darren | Boy | 1,783 |
| 175 | Vernon | Boy | 1,770 |
| 176 | Gregg | Boy | 1,752 |
| 202 | Roxanne | Girl | 1,724 |
| 177 | Sean | Boy | 1,720 |
| 203 | Darla | Girl | 1,715 |
| 178 | Gilbert | Boy | 1,709 |
| 204 | Constance | Girl | 1,705 |
| 179 | Kenny | Boy | 1,701 |
| 180 | Dana | Boy | 1,693 |
| 181 | Herbert | Boy | 1,688 |
| 182 | Lloyd | Boy | 1,685 |
| 184 | Ted | Boy | 1,682 |
| 183 | Daryl | Boy | 1,682 |
| 205 | Carole | Girl | 1,678 |
| 206 | Alicia | Girl | 1,674 |
| 207 | Stacy | Girl | 1,674 |
| 185 | Dwight | Boy | 1,669 |
| 186 | Gene | Boy | 1,667 |
| 187 | Manuel | Boy | 1,666 |
| 188 | Ken | Boy | 1,664 |
| 208 | Marianne | Girl | 1,650 |
| 209 | Rosa | Girl | 1,649 |
| 210 | Tanya | Girl | 1,648 |
| 211 | Marlene | Girl | 1,637 |
| 189 | Tyrone | Boy | 1,631 |