Popular Baby Names in 1961
The most popular baby names in 1961.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 235 | Freddie | Boy | 1,144 |
| 267 | Pauline | Girl | 1,140 |
| 268 | Marla | Girl | 1,138 |
| 269 | Erin | Girl | 1,133 |
| 270 | Betsy | Girl | 1,132 |
| 236 | Roland | Boy | 1,132 |
| 271 | Susie | Girl | 1,129 |
| 237 | Neal | Boy | 1,122 |
| 272 | Nora | Girl | 1,121 |
| 238 | Garry | Boy | 1,116 |
| 273 | Angie | Girl | 1,116 |
| 274 | Terrie | Girl | 1,114 |
| 275 | Kelli | Girl | 1,106 |
| 276 | Heather | Girl | 1,105 |
| 239 | Milton | Boy | 1,105 |
| 240 | Kim | Boy | 1,102 |
| 277 | Mona | Girl | 1,092 |
| 278 | Priscilla | Girl | 1,089 |
| 279 | Lucy | Girl | 1,086 |
| 280 | Ginger | Girl | 1,083 |
| 281 | Therese | Girl | 1,079 |
| 241 | Randolph | Boy | 1,069 |
| 242 | Jason | Boy | 1,059 |
| 282 | Lorrie | Girl | 1,057 |
| 283 | Amanda | Girl | 1,056 |
| 243 | Johnnie | Boy | 1,054 |
| 244 | Nathaniel | Boy | 1,049 |
| 284 | Janie | Girl | 1,048 |
| 285 | Gretchen | Girl | 1,044 |
| 245 | Oscar | Boy | 1,041 |
| 286 | Edna | Girl | 1,041 |
| 287 | Kerry | Girl | 1,040 |
| 289 | Rochelle | Girl | 1,036 |
| 288 | Myra | Girl | 1,036 |
| 290 | Georgia | Girl | 1,031 |
| 246 | Ross | Boy | 1,024 |
| 291 | Patsy | Girl | 1,017 |
| 247 | Herman | Boy | 1,011 |
| 292 | Antoinette | Girl | 1,008 |
| 248 | Clinton | Boy | 999 |
| 249 | Terrence | Boy | 998 |
| 293 | Mildred | Girl | 995 |
| 294 | Sonia | Girl | 983 |
| 295 | Jayne | Girl | 981 |
| 250 | Jesus | Boy | 972 |
| 251 | Cecil | Boy | 971 |
| 296 | Rosemarie | Girl | 967 |
| 297 | Cecilia | Girl | 965 |
| 252 | Harvey | Boy | 958 |
| 298 | Nadine | Girl | 954 |
| 253 | Jessie | Boy | 950 |
| 254 | Nelson | Boy | 950 |
| 299 | Miriam | Girl | 949 |
| 255 | Roberto | Boy | 948 |
| 300 | Francine | Girl | 942 |
| 301 | Tara | Girl | 942 |
| 256 | Nick | Boy | 935 |
| 257 | Ben | Boy | 934 |
| 302 | Cathleen | Girl | 932 |
| 258 | Pat | Boy | 930 |
| 303 | Bonita | Girl | 930 |
| 304 | Marian | Girl | 906 |
| 259 | Clay | Boy | 900 |
| 305 | Shawn | Girl | 900 |
| 260 | Roderick | Boy | 900 |
| 261 | Marshall | Boy | 899 |
| 262 | Fredrick | Boy | 898 |
| 263 | Hector | Boy | 898 |
| 306 | Bobbie | Girl | 896 |
| 264 | Lynn | Boy | 891 |
| 307 | Emma | Girl | 890 |
| 266 | Matt | Boy | 888 |
| 265 | Chester | Boy | 888 |
| 308 | Sabrina | Girl | 885 |
| 309 | Patrice | Girl | 884 |
| 310 | Gwen | Girl | 882 |
| 311 | Kari | Girl | 881 |
| 267 | Raul | Boy | 881 |
| 268 | Clark | Boy | 880 |
| 312 | Kellie | Girl | 880 |
| 313 | Jeannie | Girl | 879 |
| 315 | Traci | Girl | 878 |
| 314 | Clara | Girl | 878 |
| 317 | Katrina | Girl | 877 |
| 316 | Jeannette | Girl | 877 |
| 269 | Hugh | Boy | 872 |
| 318 | Leticia | Girl | 870 |
| 270 | Clifton | Boy | 868 |
| 319 | Dora | Girl | 868 |
| 320 | Sonja | Girl | 867 |
| 321 | Joanna | Girl | 865 |
| 322 | Vera | Girl | 862 |
| 323 | Rene | Girl | 857 |
| 324 | Celeste | Girl | 856 |
| 271 | Sidney | Boy | 843 |
| 325 | Leigh | Girl | 843 |
| 326 | Irma | Girl | 841 |
| 272 | Jody | Boy | 836 |
| 273 | Miguel | Boy | 825 |
| 274 | Geoffrey | Boy | 824 |