Top Baby Names of 1961
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1961, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1961)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 86,968 |
| 2 | David | 84,805 |
| 3 | John | 79,973 |
| 4 | James | 75,959 |
| 5 | Robert | 72,963 |
| 6 | Mark | 57,786 |
| 7 | William | 48,035 |
| 8 | Richard | 41,140 |
| 9 | Thomas | 37,568 |
| 10 | Steven | 32,273 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 32,028 |
| 12 | Joseph | 29,454 |
| 13 | Charles | 29,196 |
| 14 | Kevin | 28,919 |
| 15 | Timothy | 28,246 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 26,101 |
| 17 | Daniel | 25,898 |
| 18 | Paul | 25,641 |
| 19 | Scott | 23,941 |
| 20 | Brian | 22,562 |
| 21 | Gary | 22,168 |
| 22 | Donald | 21,409 |
| 23 | Gregory | 21,360 |
| 24 | Ronald | 20,841 |
| 25 | Anthony | 20,204 |
| 26 | Christopher | 17,216 |
| 27 | Stephen | 16,061 |
| 28 | Douglas | 15,971 |
| 29 | Edward | 15,876 |
| 30 | Larry | 14,581 |
| 31 | George | 13,645 |
| 32 | Terry | 13,190 |
| 33 | Randy | 12,600 |
| 34 | Dennis | 12,498 |
| 35 | Keith | 12,278 |
| 36 | Mike | 11,673 |
| 37 | Jerry | 11,377 |
| 38 | Eric | 11,114 |
| 39 | Patrick | 11,056 |
| 40 | Bruce | 10,704 |
| 41 | Frank | 10,432 |
| 42 | Peter | 10,346 |
| 43 | Craig | 10,233 |
| 44 | Ricky | 10,027 |
| 45 | Steve | 9,998 |
| 46 | Todd | 9,753 |
| 47 | Roger | 9,651 |
| 48 | Raymond | 9,613 |
| 49 | Jeff | 9,462 |
| 50 | Jeffery | 8,924 |
| 51 | Alan | 8,612 |
| 52 | Andrew | 8,483 |
| 53 | Tony | 8,301 |
| 54 | Danny | 8,194 |
| 55 | Russell | 7,335 |
| 56 | Carl | 7,257 |
| 57 | Chris | 7,204 |
| 58 | Dale | 7,192 |
| 59 | Matthew | 7,078 |
| 60 | Joe | 7,058 |
| 61 | Wayne | 6,760 |
| 62 | Gerald | 6,629 |
| 63 | Randall | 6,584 |
| 64 | Glenn | 6,269 |
| 65 | Tim | 6,249 |
| 66 | Barry | 6,217 |
| 67 | Lawrence | 6,096 |
| 68 | Billy | 6,024 |
| 69 | Phillip | 5,977 |
| 70 | Johnny | 5,904 |
| 71 | Jimmy | 5,748 |
| 72 | Rodney | 5,660 |
| 73 | Martin | 5,471 |
| 74 | Walter | 5,467 |
| 75 | Curtis | 5,445 |
| 76 | Bobby | 5,403 |
| 77 | Greg | 5,398 |
| 78 | Jim | 5,351 |
| 79 | Philip | 5,287 |
| 80 | Darryl | 5,133 |
| 81 | Jay | 5,120 |
| 82 | Bryan | 5,028 |
| 83 | Roy | 4,965 |
| 84 | Dean | 4,931 |
| 85 | Arthur | 4,813 |
| 86 | Willie | 4,788 |
| 87 | Bradley | 4,742 |
| 88 | Tom | 4,727 |
| 89 | Samuel | 4,666 |
| 90 | Jack | 4,639 |
| 91 | Henry | 4,621 |
| 92 | Ronnie | 4,620 |
| 93 | Jon | 4,608 |
| 94 | Harold | 4,445 |
| 95 | Ralph | 4,440 |
| 96 | Allen | 4,388 |
| 97 | Albert | 4,320 |
| 98 | Vincent | 4,319 |
| 99 | Victor | 4,299 |
| 100 | Troy | 4,260 |