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The most popular baby names of 1961

Ranks are per sex, and ties share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

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Top 100 girls' names

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #11Brenda23,781
  12. #12Barbara23,002
  13. #13Debra22,160
  14. #14Lori21,876
  15. #15Pamela21,691
  16. #16Nancy20,729
  17. #17Sharon20,459
  18. #18Teresa18,909
  19. #19Elizabeth18,855
  20. #20Cheryl18,301
  21. #21Laura17,901
  22. #22Kimberly17,355
  23. #23Julie17,040
  24. #24Carol16,667
  25. #25Kathy16,385
  26. #26Diane16,205
  27. #27Robin15,653
  28. #28Tammy15,532
  29. #29Kathleen15,395
  30. #30Denise15,379
  31. #31Debbie14,882
  32. #32Janet13,930
  33. #33Cindy13,388
  34. #34Michelle12,741
  35. #35Theresa11,960
  36. #36Kim11,367
  37. #37Jacqueline10,983
  38. #38Angela10,843
  39. #39Christine10,598
  40. #40Margaret10,559
  41. #41Tina10,521
  42. #42Carolyn10,509
  43. #43Laurie10,435
  44. #44Rebecca10,236
  45. #45Kelly9,642
  46. #46Rhonda9,469
  47. #47Jennifer9,265
  48. #48Catherine9,251
  49. #49Dawn9,148
  50. #50Connie8,986
  51. #51Terri8,730
  52. #52Janice8,727
  53. #53Sherry8,361
  54. #54Ann8,216
  55. #55Cathy8,211
  56. #56Diana8,198
  57. #57Maria7,947
  58. #58Judy7,922
  59. #59Sheila7,805
  60. #60Paula7,744
  61. #61Wendy7,154
  62. #62Joyce6,996
  63. #63Michele6,995
  64. #64Tracy6,988
  65. #65Beth6,716
  66. #66Beverly6,708
  67. #67Valerie6,677
  68. #68Suzanne6,611
  69. #69Amy6,610
  70. #70Wanda6,467
  71. #71Lynn6,441
  72. #72Jane6,365
  73. #73Annette6,203
  74. #74Jill6,137
  75. #75Bonnie6,033
  76. #76Vicki5,967
  77. #77Carla5,817
  78. #78Stephanie5,816
  79. #79Renee5,782
  80. #80Darlene5,728
  81. #81Martha5,724
  82. #82Gloria5,691
  83. #83Judith5,690
  84. #84Leslie5,668
  85. #85Shirley5,638
  86. #86Katherine5,632
  87. #87Betty5,584
  88. #88Peggy5,567
  89. #89Joan5,551
  90. #90Anne5,524
  91. #91Anita5,503
  92. #92Jean5,366
  93. #93Kathryn5,226
  94. #94Gail4,973
  95. #95Melissa4,900
  96. #96Ruth4,896
  97. #97Ellen4,844
  98. #98Regina4,764
  99. #99Dorothy4,732
  100. #100Anna4,678

Top 100 boys' names

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #11Jeffrey32,029
  12. #12Joseph29,450
  13. #13Charles29,194
  14. #14Kevin28,926
  15. #15Timothy28,253
  16. #16Kenneth26,100
  17. #17Daniel25,904
  18. #18Paul25,640
  19. #19Scott23,934
  20. #20Brian22,566
  21. #21Gary22,174
  22. #22Donald21,409
  23. #23Gregory21,364
  24. #24Ronald20,842
  25. #25Anthony20,209
  26. #26Christopher17,223
  27. #27Stephen16,069
  28. #28Douglas15,978
  29. #29Edward15,877
  30. #30Larry14,580
  31. #31George13,644
  32. #32Terry13,194
  33. #33Randy12,603
  34. #34Dennis12,503
  35. #35Keith12,275
  36. #36Mike11,667
  37. #37Jerry11,381
  38. #38Eric11,111
  39. #39Patrick11,052
  40. #40Bruce10,705
  41. #41Frank10,433
  42. #42Peter10,349
  43. #43Craig10,235
  44. #44Ricky10,027
  45. #45Steve9,997
  46. #46Todd9,750
  47. #47Roger9,652
  48. #48Raymond9,618
  49. #49Jeff9,463
  50. #50Jeffery8,923
  51. #51Alan8,617
  52. #52Andrew8,483
  53. #53Tony8,306
  54. #54Danny8,199
  55. #55Russell7,333
  56. #56Carl7,255
  57. #57Chris7,203
  58. #58Dale7,193
  59. #59Matthew7,081
  60. #60Joe7,056
  61. #61Wayne6,762
  62. #62Gerald6,630
  63. #63Randall6,587
  64. #64Glenn6,271
  65. #65Tim6,245
  66. #66Barry6,220
  67. #67Lawrence6,094
  68. #68Billy6,026
  69. #69Phillip5,976
  70. #70Johnny5,905
  71. #71Jimmy5,749
  72. #72Rodney5,660
  73. #73Martin5,476
  74. #74Walter5,467
  75. #75Curtis5,447
  76. #76Bobby5,402
  77. #77Greg5,397
  78. #78Jim5,352
  79. #79Philip5,288
  80. #80Darryl5,134
  81. #81Jay5,119
  82. #82Bryan5,028
  83. #83Roy4,966
  84. #84Dean4,933
  85. #85Arthur4,815
  86. #86Willie4,790
  87. #87Bradley4,745
  88. #88Tom4,731
  89. #89Samuel4,667
  90. #90Jack4,639
  91. #91Ronnie4,624
  92. #92Henry4,620
  93. #93Jon4,608
  94. #94Harold4,448
  95. #95Ralph4,443
  96. #96Allen4,391
  97. #97Albert4,324
  98. #98Vincent4,317
  99. #99Victor4,301
  100. #100Troy4,259

Biggest movers since 1960

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.