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Most popular baby names in 1961
Below you can find the most popular (top 100) baby names in 1961. The name "Michael" was the most popular name for a boy in 1961 with 86922 births. For a girl it was Mary with 47669 births. See the full top 100 baby names in 1961 below.
Boy names
# Births
1. Michael
86922
2. David
84769
3. John
79910
4. James
75907
5. Robert
72912
6. Mark
57758
7. William
48010
8. Richard
41116
9. Thomas
37548
10. Steven
32242
11. Jeffrey
32022
12. Joseph
29449
13. Charles
29188
14. Kevin
28901
15. Timothy
28244
16. Kenneth
26089
17. Daniel
25882
18. Paul
25623
19. Scott
23920
20. Brian
22555
21. Gary
22152
22. Donald
21404
23. Gregory
21354
24. Ronald
20817
25. Anthony
20192
Girl names
# Births
1. Mary
47669
2. Lisa
42700
3. Susan
37522
4. Linda
35574
5. Karen
34690
6. Patricia
28867
7. Donna
28667
8. Cynthia
24378
9. Sandra
24141
10. Deborah
24092
11. Brenda
23771
12. Barbara
22987
13. Debra
22152
14. Lori
21875
15. Pamela
21683
16. Nancy
20713
17. Sharon
20442
18. Teresa
18903
19. Elizabeth
18851
20. Cheryl
18290
21. Laura
17899
22. Kimberly
17354
23. Julie
17039
24. Carol
16667
25. Kathy
16380
26. Christopher
17228
27. Stephen
16057
28. Douglas
15965
29. Edward
15877
30. Larry
14578
31. George
13636
32. Terry
13189
33. Randy
12582
34. Dennis
12480
35. Keith
12282
36. Mike
11660
37. Jerry
11374
38. Eric
11109
39. Patrick
11055
40. Bruce
10721
41. Frank
10421
42. Peter
10339
43. Craig
10232
44. Ricky
10019
45. Steve
9990
46. Todd
9751
47. Roger
9653
48. Raymond
9607
49. Jeff
9459
50. Jeffery
8915
51. Alan
8621
52. Andrew
8484
53. Tony
8295
54. Danny
8199
55. Russell
7340
56. Carl
7248
57. Chris
7207
58. Dale
7185
59. Matthew
7079
60. Joe
7047
61. Wayne
6754
62. Gerald
6624
63. Randall
6587
64. Glenn
6274
65. Tim
6240
66. Barry
6218
67. Lawrence
6085
68. Billy
6017
69. Phillip
5973
70. Johnny
5891
71. Jimmy
5730
72. Rodney
5661
73. Martin
5464
74. Walter
5457
75. Curtis
5438
76. Greg
5389
77. Bobby
5385
78. Jim
5340
79. Philip
5290
80. Darryl
5124
81. Jay
5118
82. Bryan
5021
83. Roy
4963
84. Dean
4927
85. Arthur
4813
86. Willie
4770
87. Bradley
4729
88. Tom
4718
89. Samuel
4674
90. Jack
4636
91. Henry
4612
92. Jon
4604
93. Ronnie
4597
94. Harold
4438
95. Ralph
4434
96. Allen
4387
97. Vincent
4312
98. Albert
4312
99. Victor
4293
100. Troy
4258
26. Diane
16204
27. Robin
15642
28. Tammy
15530
29. Kathleen
15391
30. Denise
15377
31. Debbie
14881
32. Janet
13927
33. Cindy
13386
34. Michelle
12736
35. Theresa
11967
36. Kim
11366
37. Jacqueline
10984
38. Angela
10837
39. Christine
10587
40. Margaret
10541
41. Tina
10521
42. Carolyn
10498
43. Laurie
10429
44. Rebecca
10233
45. Kelly
9637
46. Rhonda
9465
47. Jennifer
9265
48. Catherine
9249
49. Dawn
9148
50. Connie
8977
51. Terri
8729
52. Janice
8720
53. Sherry
8359
54. Ann
8218
55. Cathy
8198
56. Diana
8189
57. Maria
7928
58. Judy
7915
59. Sheila
7793
60. Paula
7745
61. Wendy
7148
62. Joyce
7003
63. Michele
6991
64. Tracy
6987
65. Beth
6713
66. Beverly
6696
67. Valerie
6677
68. Amy
6613
69. Suzanne
6606
70. Wanda
6458
71. Lynn
6444
72. Jane
6361
73. Annette
6191
74. Jill
6133
75. Bonnie
6025
76. Vicki
5966
77. Carla
5812
78. Stephanie
5810
79. Renee
5778
80. Darlene
5729
81. Martha
5712
82. Gloria
5686
83. Judith
5684
84. Leslie
5671
85. Shirley
5632
86. Katherine
5631
87. Betty
5580
88. Peggy
5566
89. Joan
5547
90. Anne
5519
91. Anita
5501
92. Jean
5363
93. Kathryn
5226
94. Gail
4972
95. Melissa
4902
96. Ruth
4888
97. Ellen
4843
98. Regina
4751
99. Dorothy
4724
100. Anna
4658
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