Most Popular Baby Names of 1961
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 101 | Darrell | +3 | 101 | Penny | +12 |
| 102 | Eddie | 0 | 102 | Joanne | -3 |
| 103 | Micheal | +2 | 103 | Virginia | -1 |
| 104 | Bill | -9 | 104 | Maureen | +2 |
| 105 | Louis | +1 | 105 | Rita | -9 |
| 106 | Stanley | -5 | 106 | Colleen | +1 |
| 107 | Jose | 0 | 107 | Vickie | -7 |
| 108 | Rick | -8 | 108 | Terry | -7 |
| 109 | Howard | -1 | 109 | Marie | -6 |
| 110 | Joel | 0 | 110 | Andrea | +5 |
| 111 | Jonathan | +7 | 111 | Rose | -13 |
| 112 | Dwayne | +11 | 112 | Jackie | +32 |
| 113 | Eugene | -4 | 113 | Sarah | +3 |
| 114 | Leonard | -1 | 114 | Victoria | 0 |
| 115 | Dan | -4 | 115 | Becky | -4 |
| 116 | Tommy | -4 | 116 | Julia | +6 |
| 117 | Frederick | -3 | 117 | Gina | +11 |
| 118 | Mitchell | +8 | 118 | Elaine | -6 |
| 119 | Tracy | +17 | 119 | Helen | -2 |
| 120 | Marvin | -1 | 120 | Phyllis | -12 |
| 121 | Don | -6 | 121 | Sherri | +15 |
| 122 | Lee | -6 | 122 | Marilyn | -4 |
| 123 | Ernest | -3 | 123 | Melanie | +1 |
| 124 | Fred | -7 | 124 | Sylvia | -3 |
| 125 | Kelly | +3 | 125 | Tamara | 0 |
| 126 | Ray | -5 | 126 | Alice | -7 |
| 127 | Calvin | +2 | 127 | Yvonne | +6 |
| 128 | Melvin | -4 | 128 | Dana | +12 |
| 129 | Kurt | +1 | 129 | Melinda | +14 |
| 130 | Dave | -8 | 130 | Sue | -10 |
| 131 | Harry | -6 | 131 | Eileen | -1 |
| 132 | Duane | -5 | 132 | Christina | +23 |
| 133 | Marc | +4 | 133 | Sally | -10 |
| 134 | Glen | +10 | 134 | Sandy | -8 |
| 135 | Norman | -3 | 135 | Frances | -8 |
| 136 | Jerome | -3 | 136 | Monica | +5 |
| 137 | Brent | +17 | 137 | Joann | -6 |
| 138 | Karl | -3 | 138 | Jeanne | -9 |
| 139 | Earl | 0 | 139 | Carrie | 0 |
| 140 | Kirk | +2 | 140 | Sheryl | +2 |
| 141 | Bob | -10 | 141 | Shari | +54 |
| 142 | Brad | -8 | 142 | Belinda | +8 |
| 143 | Shawn | +20 | 143 | Lorraine | -8 |
| 144 | Reginald | -1 | 144 | Pam | -12 |
| 145 | Edwin | -5 | 145 | Shelly | +13 |
| 146 | Benjamin | +9 | 146 | Evelyn | -9 |
| 147 | Kent | 0 | 147 | Charlotte | +4 |
| 148 | Francis | -3 | 148 | Loretta | -10 |
| 149 | Clifford | -8 | 149 | Toni | -2 |
| 150 | Jesse | 0 | 150 | Charlene | -2 |
| 151 | Theodore | -2 | 151 | Tracey | +39 |
| 152 | Alfred | -4 | 152 | Jo | -18 |
| 153 | Rickey | -15 | 153 | Vanessa | +1 |
| 154 | Perry | -8 | 154 | Veronica | +14 |
| 155 | Clarence | +1 | 155 | Deanna | +18 |
| 156 | Bernard | -4 | 156 | Marcia | +1 |
| 157 | Warren | +8 | 157 | Patty | -12 |
| 158 | Nicholas | -5 | 158 | Joy | -6 |
| 159 | Brett | -8 | 159 | Glenda | -3 |
| 160 | Juan | 0 | 160 | Holly | +1 |
| 161 | Kerry | -3 | 161 | Doris | -15 |
| 162 | Guy | +7 | 162 | Roberta | -13 |
| 163 | Wesley | +1 | 163 | Jeanette | -4 |
| 164 | Carlos | +3 | 164 | Norma | -2 |
| 165 | Gordon | -6 | 165 | Gwendolyn | -2 |
| 166 | Stuart | -5 | 166 | Heidi | +4 |
| 167 | Aaron | +11 | 167 | Yolanda | +4 |
| 168 | Alvin | -2 | 168 | Sheri | +11 |
| 169 | Robin | +31 | 169 | Lynne | -5 |
| 170 | Ron | 0 | 170 | Carmen | -3 |
| 171 | Leroy | +1 | 171 | Jamie | +9 |
| 172 | Doug | +10 | 172 | Melody | -19 |
| 173 | Lance | -2 | 173 | Teri | -1 |
| 174 | Darren | -17 | 174 | Tami | +3 |
| 175 | Vernon | -2 | 175 | Vicky | -6 |
| 176 | Gregg | +4 | 176 | Sara | +10 |
| 177 | Sean | +25 | 177 | Caroline | +77 |
| 178 | Gilbert | -3 | 178 | Dianne | -18 |
| 179 | Kenny | -11 | 179 | Marsha | -1 |
| 180 | Dana | +7 | 180 | Shelley | +2 |
| 181 | Lloyd | -2 | 181 | Rosemary | 0 |
| 182 | Herbert | -6 | 182 | Crystal | +7 |
| 183 | Daryl | +5 | 183 | Lois | -8 |
| 184 | Ted | 0 | 184 | Audrey | -10 |
| 185 | Gene | -11 | 185 | Patti | -20 |
| 186 | Manuel | 0 | 186 | Rachel | +12 |
| 187 | Ken | -10 | 187 | Lynda | -4 |
| 188 | Dwight | -7 | 188 | Jan | -22 |
| 189 | Tyrone | +2 | 189 | Shelia | -13 |
| 190 | Leslie | -5 | 190 | Juanita | -6 |
| 191 | Lonnie | -8 | 191 | Tammie | -6 |
| 192 | Antonio | +4 | 192 | Kay | 0 |
| 193 | Adam | +56 | 193 | Irene | -6 |
| 194 | Leon | -5 | 194 | Vivian | -6 |
| 195 | Franklin | 0 | 195 | Karla | +11 |
| 196 | Neil | +3 | 196 | Jodi | +17 |
| 197 | Derrick | +39 | 197 | Doreen | -3 |
| 198 | Andre | +5 | 198 | Yvette | +28 |
| 199 | Nathan | -9 | 199 | Tonya | +42 |
| 200 | Timmy | -7 | 200 | Jody | -4 |