Most Popular Baby Names of 1961
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | +1 | 1 | Mary | 0 |
| 2 | David | -1 | 2 | Lisa | +4 |
| 3 | John | +1 | 3 | Susan | -1 |
| 4 | James | -1 | 4 | Linda | -1 |
| 5 | Robert | 0 | 5 | Karen | -1 |
| 6 | Mark | 0 | 6 | Patricia | +1 |
| 7 | William | 0 | 7 | Donna | -2 |
| 8 | Richard | 0 | 8 | Cynthia | +1 |
| 9 | Thomas | 0 | 9 | Sandra | +2 |
| 10 | Steven | 0 | 10 | Deborah | 0 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | +3 | 11 | Brenda | +2 |
| 12 | Joseph | 0 | 12 | Barbara | 0 |
| 13 | Charles | 0 | 13 | Debra | -5 |
| 14 | Kevin | +1 | 14 | Lori | +6 |
| 15 | Timothy | -4 | 15 | Pamela | -1 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 0 | 16 | Nancy | -1 |
| 17 | Daniel | 0 | 17 | Sharon | -1 |
| 18 | Paul | 0 | 18 | Teresa | +1 |
| 19 | Scott | +4 | 19 | Elizabeth | -1 |
| 20 | Brian | 0 | 20 | Cheryl | -3 |
| 21 | Gary | +1 | 21 | Laura | +3 |
| 22 | Donald | -3 | 22 | Kimberly | +4 |
| 23 | Gregory | +1 | 23 | Julie | +5 |
| 24 | Ronald | -3 | 24 | Carol | -1 |
| 25 | Anthony | 0 | 25 | Kathy | -4 |
| 26 | Christopher | +3 | 26 | Diane | -4 |
| 27 | Stephen | 0 | 27 | Robin | +6 |
| 28 | Douglas | +2 | 28 | Tammy | +3 |
| 29 | Edward | -3 | 29 | Kathleen | -2 |
| 30 | Larry | -2 | 30 | Denise | -1 |
| 31 | George | +2 | 31 | Debbie | -6 |
| 32 | Terry | +2 | 32 | Janet | 0 |
| 33 | Randy | -1 | 33 | Cindy | -3 |
| 34 | Dennis | -3 | 34 | Michelle | +5 |
| 35 | Keith | 0 | 35 | Theresa | 0 |
| 36 | Mike | 0 | 36 | Kim | -2 |
| 37 | Jerry | 0 | 37 | Jacqueline | +48 |
| 38 | Eric | +6 | 38 | Angela | +13 |
| 39 | Patrick | +6 | 39 | Christine | +1 |
| 40 | Bruce | -1 | 40 | Margaret | -4 |
| 41 | Frank | -1 | 41 | Tina | +5 |
| 42 | Peter | -1 | 42 | Carolyn | +1 |
| 43 | Craig | -1 | 43 | Laurie | -6 |
| 44 | Ricky | -6 | 44 | Rebecca | -6 |
| 45 | Steve | -2 | 45 | Kelly | +5 |
| 46 | Todd | +25 | 46 | Rhonda | -2 |
| 47 | Roger | 0 | 47 | Jennifer | +14 |
| 48 | Raymond | -2 | 48 | Catherine | -6 |
| 49 | Jeff | 0 | 49 | Dawn | +8 |
| 50 | Jeffery | +5 | 50 | Connie | -3 |
| 51 | Alan | -1 | 51 | Terri | -2 |
| 52 | Andrew | -1 | 52 | Janice | -11 |
| 53 | Tony | -1 | 53 | Sherry | +1 |
| 54 | Danny | -6 | 54 | Ann | -2 |
| 55 | Russell | +1 | 55 | Cathy | -10 |
| 56 | Carl | -3 | 56 | Diana | -3 |
| 57 | Chris | +6 | 57 | Judy | -9 |
| 58 | Dale | -4 | 58 | Maria | +1 |
| 59 | Matthew | +2 | 59 | Sheila | -3 |
| 60 | Joe | -3 | 60 | Paula | -5 |
| 61 | Wayne | -3 | 61 | Wendy | +2 |
| 62 | Gerald | 0 | 62 | Joyce | -4 |
| 63 | Randall | -4 | 63 | Michele | +26 |
| 64 | Glenn | +10 | 64 | Tracy | +20 |
| 65 | Tim | -5 | 65 | Beth | +7 |
| 66 | Barry | +6 | 66 | Beverly | -6 |
| 67 | Lawrence | -3 | 67 | Valerie | -2 |
| 68 | Billy | -1 | 68 | Amy | +10 |
| 69 | Phillip | -3 | 69 | Suzanne | +8 |
| 70 | Johnny | -5 | 70 | Wanda | -4 |
| 71 | Jimmy | -2 | 71 | Lynn | -7 |
| 72 | Rodney | -4 | 72 | Jane | -5 |
| 73 | Martin | +4 | 73 | Annette | -11 |
| 74 | Walter | -4 | 74 | Jill | +2 |
| 75 | Curtis | +4 | 75 | Bonnie | -4 |
| 76 | Bobby | -3 | 76 | Vicki | -3 |
| 77 | Greg | +6 | 77 | Carla | +33 |
| 78 | Jim | -3 | 78 | Stephanie | +13 |
| 79 | Philip | -3 | 79 | Renee | +14 |
| 80 | Darryl | +16 | 80 | Darlene | -5 |
| 81 | Jay | -3 | 81 | Martha | +2 |
| 82 | Bryan | +6 | 82 | Judith | -8 |
| 83 | Roy | -2 | 83 | Gloria | -4 |
| 84 | Dean | +10 | 84 | Leslie | +8 |
| 85 | Arthur | -3 | 85 | Katherine | -4 |
| 86 | Willie | -6 | 86 | Shirley | -16 |
| 87 | Bradley | +3 | 87 | Betty | -19 |
| 88 | Tom | -2 | 88 | Peggy | -19 |
| 89 | Samuel | +2 | 89 | Joan | -9 |
| 90 | Jack | -5 | 90 | Anne | -3 |
| 91 | Henry | -7 | 91 | Anita | -3 |
| 92 | Jon | +5 | 92 | Jean | -6 |
| 93 | Ronnie | -6 | 93 | Kathryn | -11 |
| 94 | Harold | -2 | 94 | Gail | -4 |
| 95 | Ralph | -6 | 95 | Melissa | +14 |
| 96 | Allen | +3 | 96 | Ruth | +1 |
| 97 | Albert | -4 | 97 | Ellen | -3 |
| 98 | Vincent | 0 | 98 | Regina | +7 |
| 99 | Victor | +4 | 99 | Dorothy | -4 |
| 100 | Troy | +62 | 100 | Anna | +4 |