Most Popular Baby Names of 1961
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Marty | -7 | 201 | April | -10 |
| 202 | Maurice | +8 | 202 | Roxanne | -9 |
| 203 | Floyd | -5 | 203 | Darla | -1 |
| 204 | Luis | +5 | 204 | Constance | -3 |
| 205 | Derek | +42 | 205 | Carole | -1 |
| 206 | Donnie | -14 | 206 | Stacy | +16 |
| 207 | Ruben | +1 | 207 | Alicia | +2 |
| 208 | Andy | -7 | 208 | Marianne | -8 |
| 209 | Kelvin | +7 | 209 | Tanya | +8 |
| 210 | Clyde | -4 | 210 | Rosa | -13 |
| 211 | Allan | -14 | 211 | Marlene | -3 |
| 212 | Lewis | -7 | 212 | Ramona | +3 |
| 213 | Jackie | -6 | 213 | Natalie | +3 |
| 214 | Gerard | -10 | 214 | Lydia | -9 |
| 215 | Marcus | -4 | 215 | Chris | +4 |
| 216 | Mario | -4 | 216 | Arlene | -5 |
| 217 | Lester | -2 | 217 | Sonya | +27 |
| 218 | Chuck | 0 | 218 | Louise | -19 |
| 219 | Rex | -5 | 219 | Robyn | +31 |
| 220 | Joey | +10 | 220 | Eva | -17 |
| 221 | Ricardo | -8 | 221 | Dianna | -14 |
| 222 | Wade | +1 | 222 | Lee | -4 |
| 223 | Alexander | +6 | 223 | Ronda | +11 |
| 224 | Byron | +9 | 224 | June | -14 |
| 225 | Jimmie | -8 | 225 | Felicia | +3 |
| 226 | Wendell | +13 | 226 | Jana | +69 |
| 227 | Charlie | -5 | 227 | Stacey | +22 |
| 228 | Alex | -2 | 228 | Cassandra | +17 |
| 229 | Sam | -1 | 229 | Gayle | -9 |
| 230 | Leo | +1 | 230 | Grace | -18 |
| 231 | Clayton | -10 | 231 | Alison | +15 |
| 232 | Kyle | -12 | 232 | Jacquelyn | +50 |
| 233 | Arnold | -1 | 233 | Debora | -19 |
| 234 | Randal | -15 | 234 | Sherrie | +6 |
| 235 | Freddie | -8 | 235 | Dolores | -3 |
| 236 | Roland | +4 | 236 | Lora | +20 |
| 237 | Neal | -2 | 237 | Cheri | -10 |
| 238 | Garry | -13 | 238 | Lillian | -14 |
| 239 | Kim | -2 | 239 | Esther | -6 |
| 240 | Milton | -6 | 240 | Marjorie | -3 |
| 241 | Randolph | +3 | 241 | Annie | -20 |
| 242 | Jason | +17 | 242 | Janine | -11 |
| 243 | Johnnie | -2 | 243 | Geraldine | -20 |
| 244 | Nathaniel | -6 | 244 | Maryann | -2 |
| 245 | Oscar | 0 | 245 | Ruby | -16 |
| 246 | Ross | +2 | 246 | Lynette | +7 |
| 247 | Herman | -1 | 247 | Joni | -17 |
| 248 | Terrence | +2 | 248 | Lauren | -9 |
| 249 | Clinton | -6 | 249 | Jenny | -14 |
| 250 | Jesus | +12 | 250 | Kelley | +40 |
| 251 | Cecil | +5 | 251 | Nina | -3 |
| 252 | Harvey | +1 | 252 | Shannon | +36 |
| 253 | Nelson | -2 | 253 | Lorie | +34 |
| 254 | Jessie | +7 | 254 | Kimberley | +1 |
| 255 | Roberto | +2 | 255 | Bridget | +9 |
| 256 | Ben | +2 | 256 | Bernadette | -31 |
| 257 | Nick | -15 | 257 | Kristi | +21 |
| 258 | Pat | -6 | 258 | Josephine | +5 |
| 259 | Roderick | +17 | 259 | Delores | -21 |
| 260 | Marshall | +8 | 260 | Allison | +17 |
| 261 | Clay | +5 | 261 | Kristine | +14 |
| 262 | Fredrick | +2 | 262 | Christy | 0 |
| 263 | Lynn | -8 | 263 | Claudia | -4 |
| 264 | Matt | +6 | 264 | Edith | -21 |
| 265 | Chester | -5 | 265 | Emily | -14 |
| 266 | Hector | +3 | 266 | Margie | -6 |
| 267 | Raul | -4 | 267 | Pauline | +1 |
| 268 | Clark | +49 | 268 | Marla | +6 |
| 269 | Clifton | +2 | 269 | Erin | -4 |
| 270 | Hugh | -5 | 270 | Betsy | -23 |
| 271 | Sidney | +3 | 271 | Susie | -14 |
| 272 | Jody | -18 | 272 | Angie | +20 |
| 273 | Geoffrey | +8 | 273 | Nora | -37 |
| 274 | Miguel | +5 | 274 | Terrie | -5 |
| 275 | Grant | +18 | 275 | Kelli | +26 |
| 276 | Frankie | +4 | 276 | Heather | +22 |
| 277 | Claude | 0 | 277 | Mona | -1 |
| 278 | Rudy | 0 | 278 | Priscilla | -26 |
| 279 | Sammy | -7 | 279 | Ginger | -13 |
| 280 | Carlton | -5 | 280 | Lucy | -13 |
| 281 | Angelo | +20 | 281 | Therese | -23 |
| 282 | Terrance | +9 | 282 | Amanda | +14 |
| 283 | Bart | -16 | 283 | Lorrie | -2 |
| 284 | Bret | -60 | 284 | Janie | -11 |
| 285 | Jamie | +5 | 285 | Gretchen | +22 |
| 286 | Rocky | -13 | 286 | Edna | -16 |
| 287 | Francisco | -4 | 287 | Kerry | +15 |
| 288 | Terence | 0 | 288 | Myra | -27 |
| 289 | Wallace | -5 | 289 | Rochelle | +22 |
| 290 | Benny | -8 | 290 | Georgia | +4 |
| 291 | Ramon | -6 | 291 | Patsy | -20 |
| 292 | Rene | +3 | 292 | Antoinette | +14 |
| 293 | Pete | -6 | 293 | Mildred | -21 |
| 294 | Everett | +18 | 294 | Jayne | +19 |
| 295 | Edgar | -1 | 295 | Sonia | +8 |
| 296 | Robbie | +75 | 296 | Rosemarie | -5 |
| 297 | Ivan | +22 | 297 | Cecilia | -14 |
| 298 | Angel | +2 | 298 | Nadine | +1 |
| 299 | Morris | +8 | 299 | Miriam | -19 |
| 300 | Myron | +15 | 300 | Francine | -15 |