100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1961
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Myron | +14 | 661 | |
| 302 | Curt | -10 | 658 | |
| 303 | Lyle | -13 | 658 | |
| 304 | Max | -7 | 649 | |
| 305 | Darrel | -1 | 646 | |
| 306 | Loren | -3 | 641 | |
| 307 | Stewart | +6 | 639 | |
| 308 | Cedric | +28 | 638 | |
| 309 | Lorenzo | -4 | 637 | |
| 310 | Mickey | -1 | 637 | |
| 311 | Phil | +3 | 632 | |
| 312 | Adrian | +14 | 630 | |
| 313 | Dewayne | +11 | 629 | |
| 314 | Cary | -28 | 626 | |
| 315 | Virgil | -19 | 624 | |
| 316 | Pedro | -15 | 613 | |
| 317 | Fernando | +6 | 612 | |
| 318 | Teddy | +3 | 612 | |
| 319 | Christian | -17 | 604 | |
| 320 | Ed | -12 | 604 | |
| 321 | Orlando | +49 | 604 | |
| 322 | Armando | -6 | 600 | |
| 323 | Felix | -17 | 587 | |
| 324 | Travis | +7 | 585 | |
| 325 | Bradford | -27 | 582 | |
| 326 | Shane | +11 | 582 | |
| 327 | Rafael | +6 | 578 | |
| 328 | Rusty | +15 | 575 | |
| 329 | Drew | -1 | 567 | |
| 330 | Marion | +5 | 564 | |
| 331 | Monte | +32 | 563 | |
| 332 | Salvatore | -10 | 560 | |
| 333 | Gabriel | +50 | 550 | |
| 334 | Ira | -16 | 549 | |
| 335 | Otis | -8 | 543 | |
| 336 | Jorge | -6 | 542 | |
| 337 | Alberto | +12 | 541 | |
| 338 | Laurence | +7 | 541 | |
| 339 | Alton | 0 | 540 | |
| 340 | Monty | +15 | 540 | |
| 341 | Javier | +15 | 533 | |
| 342 | Van | +16 | 529 | |
| 343 | Julian | +8 | 525 | |
| 344 | Malcolm | -12 | 524 | |
| 345 | Earnest | -25 | 522 | |
| 346 | Edmund | -2 | 522 | |
| 347 | Erik | +15 | 521 | |
| 348 | Sylvester | -1 | 518 | |
| 349 | Bennie | -20 | 517 | |
| 350 | Blake | +29 | 512 | |
| 351 | Jacob | +2 | 509 | |
| 352 | Tod | +105 | 507 | |
| 353 | Willard | -19 | 507 | |
| 354 | Kris | +10 | 504 | |
| 355 | Rory | -44 | 504 | |
| 356 | Jeffry | -16 | 495 | |
| 357 | Sherman | -32 | 495 | |
| 358 | Isaac | +3 | 491 | |
| 359 | Luther | -21 | 490 | |
| 360 | Arturo | +8 | 487 | |
| 361 | Evan | +11 | 485 | |
| 362 | Justin | +56 | 484 | |
| 363 | Elmer | -21 | 479 | |
| 364 | Delbert | -12 | 477 | |
| 365 | Alonzo | 0 | 476 | |
| 366 | Rodger | +3 | 476 | |
| 367 | Damon | +52 | 468 | |
| 368 | Alfredo | -14 | 465 | |
| 369 | Scot | -21 | 463 | |
| 370 | Vance | +3 | 463 | |
| 371 | Rickie | -30 | 458 | |
| 372 | Preston | -15 | 450 | |
| 373 | Cory | +53 | 446 | |
| 374 | Jerald | +19 | 446 | |
| 375 | Dominic | +2 | 445 | |
| 376 | Clint | -16 | 443 | |
| 377 | Rob | +51 | 442 | |
| 378 | Darin | +71 | 439 | |
| 379 | Stephan | +7 | 434 | |
| 380 | Noel | +20 | 431 | |
| 381 | Forrest | +15 | 430 | |
| 382 | Leland | +8 | 430 | |
| 383 | Ernie | -5 | 428 | |
| 384 | Roosevelt | -25 | 426 | |
| 385 | Bryant | +13 | 425 | |
| 386 | Julius | -40 | 425 | |
| 387 | Blaine | +16 | 422 | |
| 388 | Dexter | -8 | 420 | |
| 389 | Lionel | -23 | 420 | |
| 390 | Rod | -40 | 419 | |
| 391 | Luke | -6 | 416 | |
| 392 | Kendall | -17 | 415 | |
| 393 | Rudolph | -17 | 413 | |
| 394 | Sheldon | +7 | 408 | |
| 395 | Corey | +63 | 406 | |
| 396 | Mitch | +45 | 399 | |
| 397 | Alfonso | +9 | 398 | |
| 398 | Archie | -24 | 397 | |
| 399 | Spencer | +23 | 396 | |
| 400 | Lowell | -19 | 390 |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Tara | +65 | 941 | |
| 302 | Bonita | +14 | 931 | |
| 303 | Cathleen | 0 | 929 | |
| 304 | Marian | -18 | 906 | |
| 305 | Shawn | +42 | 899 | |
| 306 | Bobbie | -17 | 895 | |
| 307 | Emma | -12 | 888 | |
| 308 | Gwen | +9 | 883 | |
| 309 | Patrice | -25 | 883 | |
| 310 | Sabrina | -16 | 883 | |
| 311 | Kari | +40 | 881 | |
| 312 | Jeannie | -33 | 880 | |
| 313 | Kellie | +22 | 880 | |
| 314 | Clara | -5 | 879 | |
| 315 | Jeannette | -10 | 879 | |
| 316 | Traci | +55 | 878 | |
| 317 | Katrina | +27 | 875 | |
| 318 | Leticia | +24 | 870 | |
| 319 | Sonja | +30 | 867 | |
| 320 | Dora | -12 | 866 | |
| 321 | Joanna | +8 | 865 | |
| 322 | Vera | -8 | 859 | |
| 323 | Rene | -10 | 858 | |
| 324 | Celeste | +22 | 854 | |
| 325 | Irma | -25 | 842 | |
| 326 | Leigh | +17 | 842 | |
| 327 | Kristin | +14 | 821 | |
| 328 | Gladys | -8 | 819 | |
| 329 | Lana | +11 | 819 | |
| 330 | Claire | -15 | 811 | |
| 331 | Lucinda | 0 | 811 | |
| 332 | Leah | +13 | 807 | |
| 333 | Deirdre | +69 | 795 | |
| 334 | Alma | 0 | 788 | |
| 335 | Faith | -17 | 783 | |
| 336 | Candy | -9 | 782 | |
| 337 | Molly | +24 | 781 | |
| 338 | Paulette | -16 | 773 | |
| 339 | Thelma | -13 | 773 | |
| 340 | Dena | +15 | 768 | |
| 341 | Trina | +32 | 768 | |
| 342 | Beatrice | -31 | 766 | |
| 343 | Bernice | -24 | 764 | |
| 344 | Lesa | +23 | 764 | |
| 345 | Laurel | -12 | 757 | |
| 346 | Nanette | +19 | 752 | |
| 347 | Eleanor | -19 | 750 | |
| 348 | Marion | -18 | 749 | |
| 349 | Candace | -24 | 740 | |
| 350 | Bertha | -27 | 738 | |
| 351 | Dina | +59 | 734 | |
| 352 | Billie | -16 | 733 | |
| 353 | Karin | +5 | 731 | |
| 354 | Luann | +6 | 729 | |
| 355 | Jeri | -7 | 717 | |
| 356 | Lauri | +8 | 717 | |
| 357 | Wilma | +5 | 717 | |
| 358 | Ella | -6 | 714 | |
| 359 | Janis | -38 | 709 | |
| 360 | Iris | -22 | 707 | |
| 361 | Tracie | +52 | 706 | |
| 362 | Ida | -5 | 701 | |
| 363 | Adrienne | +13 | 692 | |
| 364 | Jeanine | -40 | 688 | |
| 365 | Jennie | -33 | 683 | |
| 366 | Marcella | +14 | 681 | |
| 367 | Trudy | -4 | 681 | |
| 368 | Rosie | -14 | 677 | |
| 369 | Lorri | +54 | 675 | |
| 370 | Naomi | -31 | 673 | |
| 371 | Daphne | +202 | 670 | |
| 372 | Jessica | +34 | 668 | |
| 373 | Danielle | +180 | 666 | |
| 374 | Liz | +3 | 665 | |
| 375 | Leanne | +12 | 664 | |
| 376 | Polly | +8 | 659 | |
| 377 | Faye | -40 | 656 | |
| 378 | Jolene | +49 | 650 | |
| 379 | Ana | +3 | 647 | |
| 380 | Florence | -24 | 637 | |
| 381 | Lucille | -11 | 634 | |
| 382 | Ethel | -23 | 632 | |
| 383 | Cherie | -9 | 626 | |
| 384 | Maxine | +5 | 626 | |
| 385 | Rosalind | -10 | 625 | |
| 386 | Angelia | +62 | 623 | |
| 387 | Dee | +46 | 623 | |
| 388 | Kris | +10 | 619 | |
| 389 | Della | -36 | 615 | |
| 390 | Pat | -40 | 610 | |
| 391 | Alisa | +3 | 601 | |
| 392 | Jeannine | -14 | 601 | |
| 393 | Tammi | +32 | 600 | |
| 394 | Angel | +217 | 596 | |
| 395 | Stella | -12 | 596 | |
| 396 | Gay | -17 | 595 | |
| 397 | Katie | -9 | 595 | |
| 398 | Lorna | -29 | 591 | |
| 399 | Susanne | +6 | 590 | |
| 400 | Debby | -28 | 589 |
