Most popular US names of 1961
The 100 most given girl names and boy names in 1961, by count of births. Source: US Social Security Administration.
♀ Girls
- Mary
- Lisa
- Susan
- Linda
- Karen
- Patricia
- Donna
- Cynthia
- Sandra
- Deborah
- Brenda
- Barbara
- Debra
- Lori
- Pamela
- Nancy
- Sharon
- Teresa
- Elizabeth
- Cheryl
- Laura
- Kimberly
- Julie
- Carol
- Kathy
- Diane
- Robin
- Tammy
- Kathleen
- Denise
- Debbie
- Janet
- Cindy
- Michelle
- Theresa
- Kim
- Jacqueline
- Angela
- Christine
- Margaret
- Tina
- Carolyn
- Laurie
- Rebecca
- Kelly
- Rhonda
- Jennifer
- Catherine
- Dawn
- Connie
- Terri
- Janice
- Sherry
- Ann
- Cathy
- Diana
- Maria
- Judy
- Sheila
- Paula
- Wendy
- Joyce
- Michele
- Tracy
- Beth
- Beverly
- Valerie
- Suzanne
- Amy
- Wanda
- Lynn
- Jane
- Annette
- Jill
- Bonnie
- Vicki
- Carla
- Stephanie
- Renee
- Darlene
- Martha
- Gloria
- Judith
- Leslie
- Shirley
- Katherine
- Betty
- Peggy
- Joan
- Anne
- Anita
- Jean
- Kathryn
- Gail
- Melissa
- Ruth
- Ellen
- Regina
- Dorothy
- Anna
♂ Boys
- Michael
- David
- John
- James
- Robert
- Mark
- William
- Richard
- Thomas
- Steven
- Jeffrey
- Joseph
- Charles
- Kevin
- Timothy
- Kenneth
- Daniel
- Paul
- Scott
- Brian
- Gary
- Donald
- Gregory
- Ronald
- Anthony
- Christopher
- Stephen
- Douglas
- Edward
- Larry
- George
- Terry
- Randy
- Dennis
- Keith
- Mike
- Jerry
- Eric
- Patrick
- Bruce
- Frank
- Peter
- Craig
- Ricky
- Steve
- Todd
- Roger
- Raymond
- Jeff
- Jeffery
- Alan
- Andrew
- Tony
- Danny
- Russell
- Carl
- Chris
- Dale
- Matthew
- Joe
- Wayne
- Gerald
- Randall
- Glenn
- Tim
- Barry
- Lawrence
- Billy
- Phillip
- Johnny
- Jimmy
- Rodney
- Martin
- Walter
- Curtis
- Bobby
- Greg
- Jim
- Philip
- Darryl
- Jay
- Bryan
- Roy
- Dean
- Arthur
- Willie
- Bradley
- Tom
- Samuel
- Jack
- Henry
- Ronnie
- Jon
- Harold
- Ralph
- Allen
- Albert
- Vincent
- Victor
- Troy