Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1961

Michael and Mary topped the list in 1961. The 10 most popular names went to 29% of boys and 16% of girls, from 4,656 boy names and 7,526 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1961

  1. Michael 86,974
  2. David 84,810
  3. John 79,983
  4. James 75,969
  5. Robert 72,977
  6. Mark 57,796
  7. William 48,045
  8. Richard 41,142
  9. Thomas 37,565
  10. Steven 32,275
  11. Jeffrey 32,029
  12. Joseph 29,450
  13. Charles 29,194
  14. Kevin 28,926
  15. Timothy 28,253
  16. Kenneth 26,100
  17. Daniel 25,904
  18. Paul 25,640
  19. Scott 23,934
  20. Brian 22,566
  21. Gary 22,174
  22. Donald 21,409
  23. Gregory 21,364
  24. Ronald 20,842
  25. Anthony 20,209
  26. Christopher 17,223
  27. Stephen 16,069
  28. Douglas 15,978
  29. Edward 15,877
  30. Larry 14,580
  31. George 13,644
  32. Terry 13,194
  33. Randy 12,603
  34. Dennis 12,503
  35. Keith 12,275
  36. Mike 11,667
  37. Jerry 11,381
  38. Eric 11,111
  39. Patrick 11,052
  40. Bruce 10,705
  41. Frank 10,433
  42. Peter 10,349
  43. Craig 10,235
  44. Ricky 10,027
  45. Steve 9,997
  46. Todd 9,750
  47. Roger 9,652
  48. Raymond 9,618
  49. Jeff 9,463
  50. Jeffery 8,923
  51. Alan 8,617
  52. Andrew 8,483
  53. Tony 8,306
  54. Danny 8,199
  55. Russell 7,333
  56. Carl 7,255
  57. Chris 7,203
  58. Dale 7,193
  59. Matthew 7,081
  60. Joe 7,056
  61. Wayne 6,762
  62. Gerald 6,630
  63. Randall 6,587
  64. Glenn 6,271
  65. Tim 6,245
  66. Barry 6,220
  67. Lawrence 6,094
  68. Billy 6,026
  69. Phillip 5,976
  70. Johnny 5,905
  71. Jimmy 5,749
  72. Rodney 5,660
  73. Martin 5,476
  74. Walter 5,467
  75. Curtis 5,447
  76. Bobby 5,402
  77. Greg 5,397
  78. Jim 5,352
  79. Philip 5,288
  80. Darryl 5,134
  81. Jay 5,119
  82. Bryan 5,028
  83. Roy 4,966
  84. Dean 4,933
  85. Arthur 4,815
  86. Willie 4,790
  87. Bradley 4,745
  88. Tom 4,731
  89. Samuel 4,667
  90. Jack 4,639
  91. Ronnie 4,624
  92. Henry 4,620
  93. Jon 4,608
  94. Harold 4,448
  95. Ralph 4,443
  96. Allen 4,391
  97. Albert 4,324
  98. Vincent 4,317
  99. Victor 4,301
  100. Troy 4,259

Top girl names of 1961

  1. Mary 47,682
  2. Lisa 42,720
  3. Susan 37,532
  4. Linda 35,597
  5. Karen 34,707
  6. Patricia 28,889
  7. Donna 28,679
  8. Cynthia 24,393
  9. Sandra 24,153
  10. Deborah 24,107
  11. Brenda 23,781
  12. Barbara 23,002
  13. Debra 22,160
  14. Lori 21,876
  15. Pamela 21,691
  16. Nancy 20,729
  17. Sharon 20,459
  18. Teresa 18,909
  19. Elizabeth 18,855
  20. Cheryl 18,301
  21. Laura 17,901
  22. Kimberly 17,355
  23. Julie 17,040
  24. Carol 16,667
  25. Kathy 16,385
  26. Diane 16,205
  27. Robin 15,653
  28. Tammy 15,532
  29. Kathleen 15,395
  30. Denise 15,379
  31. Debbie 14,882
  32. Janet 13,930
  33. Cindy 13,388
  34. Michelle 12,741
  35. Theresa 11,960
  36. Kim 11,367
  37. Jacqueline 10,983
  38. Angela 10,843
  39. Christine 10,598
  40. Margaret 10,559
  41. Tina 10,521
  42. Carolyn 10,509
  43. Laurie 10,435
  44. Rebecca 10,236
  45. Kelly 9,642
  46. Rhonda 9,469
  47. Jennifer 9,265
  48. Catherine 9,251
  49. Dawn 9,148
  50. Connie 8,986
  51. Terri 8,730
  52. Janice 8,727
  53. Sherry 8,361
  54. Ann 8,216
  55. Cathy 8,211
  56. Diana 8,198
  57. Maria 7,947
  58. Judy 7,922
  59. Sheila 7,805
  60. Paula 7,744
  61. Wendy 7,154
  62. Joyce 6,996
  63. Michele 6,995
  64. Tracy 6,988
  65. Beth 6,716
  66. Beverly 6,708
  67. Valerie 6,677
  68. Suzanne 6,611
  69. Amy 6,610
  70. Wanda 6,467
  71. Lynn 6,441
  72. Jane 6,365
  73. Annette 6,203
  74. Jill 6,137
  75. Bonnie 6,033
  76. Vicki 5,967
  77. Carla 5,817
  78. Stephanie 5,816
  79. Renee 5,782
  80. Darlene 5,728
  81. Martha 5,724
  82. Gloria 5,691
  83. Judith 5,690
  84. Leslie 5,668
  85. Shirley 5,638
  86. Katherine 5,632
  87. Betty 5,584
  88. Peggy 5,567
  89. Joan 5,551
  90. Anne 5,524
  91. Anita 5,503
  92. Jean 5,366
  93. Kathryn 5,226
  94. Gail 4,973
  95. Melissa 4,900
  96. Ruth 4,896
  97. Ellen 4,844
  98. Regina 4,764
  99. Dorothy 4,732
  100. Anna 4,678

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1961?
Michael was the #1 boy name in 1961 (86,974 babies) and Mary was the #1 girl name (47,682 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1961?
Social Security records list 4,142,690 babies born in 1961 with names given to at least 5 babies: 2,124,195 boys and 2,018,495 girls.