Most Popular Baby Names in 1961

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Births
1	Michael	86,968
2	David	84,805
3	John	79,973
4	James	75,959
5	Robert	72,963
6	Mark	57,786
7	William	48,035
8	Richard	41,140
9	Thomas	37,568
10	Steven	32,273
11	Jeffrey	32,028
12	Joseph	29,454
13	Charles	29,196
14	Kevin	28,919
15	Timothy	28,246
16	Kenneth	26,101
17	Daniel	25,898
18	Paul	25,641
19	Scott	23,941
20	Brian	22,562
21	Gary	22,168
22	Donald	21,409
23	Gregory	21,360
24	Ronald	20,841
25	Anthony	20,204
26	Christopher	17,216
27	Stephen	16,061
28	Douglas	15,971
29	Edward	15,876
30	Larry	14,581
31	George	13,645
32	Terry	13,190
33	Randy	12,600
34	Dennis	12,498
35	Keith	12,278
36	Mike	11,673
37	Jerry	11,377
38	Eric	11,114
39	Patrick	11,056
40	Bruce	10,704
41	Frank	10,432
42	Peter	10,346
43	Craig	10,233
44	Ricky	10,027
45	Steve	9,998
46	Todd	9,753
47	Roger	9,651
48	Raymond	9,613
49	Jeff	9,462
50	Jeffery	8,924

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	47,688
2	Lisa	42,719
3	Susan	37,530
4	Linda	35,592
5	Karen	34,697
6	Patricia	28,889
7	Donna	28,674
8	Cynthia	24,389
9	Sandra	24,154
10	Deborah	24,105
11	Brenda	23,781
12	Barbara	22,998
13	Debra	22,161
14	Lori	21,875
15	Pamela	21,690
16	Nancy	20,728
17	Sharon	20,458
18	Teresa	18,909
19	Elizabeth	18,855
20	Cheryl	18,299
21	Laura	17,900
22	Kimberly	17,356
23	Julie	17,041
24	Carol	16,668
25	Kathy	16,384
26	Diane	16,204
27	Robin	15,651
28	Tammy	15,529
29	Kathleen	15,393
30	Denise	15,381
31	Debbie	14,883
32	Janet	13,932
33	Cindy	13,387
34	Michelle	12,743
35	Theresa	11,959
36	Kim	11,368
37	Jacqueline	10,981
38	Angela	10,841
39	Christine	10,596
40	Margaret	10,560
41	Tina	10,521
42	Carolyn	10,509
43	Laurie	10,433
44	Rebecca	10,237
45	Kelly	9,641
46	Rhonda	9,468
47	Jennifer	9,266
48	Catherine	9,250
49	Dawn	9,150
50	Connie	8,987