Popular Baby Names in 1961

The most popular baby names in 1961.

All Girls Boys
Rank Name Gender Count
1 Michael Boy 86,968
2 David Boy 84,805
3 John Boy 79,973
4 James Boy 75,959
5 Robert Boy 72,963
6 Mark Boy 57,786
7 William Boy 48,035
8 Richard Boy 41,140
9 Thomas Boy 37,568
10 Steven Boy 32,273
11 Jeffrey Boy 32,028
12 Joseph Boy 29,454
13 Charles Boy 29,196
14 Kevin Boy 28,919
15 Timothy Boy 28,246
16 Kenneth Boy 26,101
17 Daniel Boy 25,898
18 Paul Boy 25,641
19 Scott Boy 23,941
20 Brian Boy 22,562
21 Gary Boy 22,168
22 Donald Boy 21,409
23 Gregory Boy 21,360
24 Ronald Boy 20,841
25 Anthony Boy 20,204
26 Christopher Boy 17,216
27 Stephen Boy 16,061
28 Douglas Boy 15,971
29 Edward Boy 15,876
30 Larry Boy 14,581
31 George Boy 13,645
32 Terry Boy 13,190
33 Randy Boy 12,600
34 Dennis Boy 12,498
35 Keith Boy 12,278
36 Mike Boy 11,673
37 Jerry Boy 11,377
38 Eric Boy 11,114
39 Patrick Boy 11,056
40 Bruce Boy 10,704
41 Frank Boy 10,432
42 Peter Boy 10,346
43 Craig Boy 10,233
44 Ricky Boy 10,027
45 Steve Boy 9,998
46 Todd Boy 9,753
47 Roger Boy 9,651
48 Raymond Boy 9,613
49 Jeff Boy 9,462
50 Jeffery Boy 8,924
51 Alan Boy 8,612
52 Andrew Boy 8,483
53 Tony Boy 8,301
54 Danny Boy 8,194
55 Russell Boy 7,335
56 Carl Boy 7,257
57 Chris Boy 7,204
58 Dale Boy 7,192
59 Matthew Boy 7,078
60 Joe Boy 7,058
61 Wayne Boy 6,760
62 Gerald Boy 6,629
63 Randall Boy 6,584
64 Glenn Boy 6,269
65 Tim Boy 6,249
66 Barry Boy 6,217
67 Lawrence Boy 6,096
68 Billy Boy 6,024
69 Phillip Boy 5,977
70 Johnny Boy 5,904
71 Jimmy Boy 5,748
72 Rodney Boy 5,660
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
78 Jim Boy 5,351
79 Philip Boy 5,287
80 Darryl Boy 5,133
81 Jay Boy 5,120
82 Bryan Boy 5,028
83 Roy Boy 4,965
84 Dean Boy 4,931
85 Arthur Boy 4,813
86 Willie Boy 4,788
87 Bradley Boy 4,742
88 Tom Boy 4,727
89 Samuel Boy 4,666
90 Jack Boy 4,639
91 Henry Boy 4,621
92 Ronnie Boy 4,620
93 Jon Boy 4,608
94 Harold Boy 4,445
95 Ralph Boy 4,440
96 Allen Boy 4,388
97 Albert Boy 4,320
98 Vincent Boy 4,319
99 Victor Boy 4,299
100 Troy Boy 4,260