Names by year · United States
The names of 1961
In 1961, the SSA recorded 4,142,690 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 42 | 47,682 | #125 |
| 2 | Lisa1 in 47 | 42,720 | #991 |
| 3 | Susan1 in 54 | 37,532 | #1,091 |
| 4 | Linda1 in 57 | 35,597 | #902 |
| 5 | Karen1 in 58 | 34,707 | #1,281 |
| 6 | Patricia1 in 70 | 28,889 | #1,336 |
| 7 | Donna1 in 70 | 28,679 | #1,965 |
| 8 | Cynthia1 in 83 | 24,393 | #1,014 |
| 9 | Sandra1 in 84 | 24,153 | #1,210 |
| 10 | Deborah1 in 84 | 24,107 | #864 |
| 11 | Brenda1 in 85 | 23,781 | #1,527 |
| 12 | Barbara1 in 88 | 23,002 | #968 |
| 13 | Debra1 in 91 | 22,160 | #4,478 |
| 14 | Lori1 in 92 | 21,876 | #1,726 |
| 15 | Pamela1 in 93 | 21,691 | #2,251 |
| 16 | Nancy1 in 97 | 20,729 | #967 |
| 17 | Sharon1 in 99 | 20,459 | #1,256 |
| 18 | Teresa1 in 107 | 18,909 | #911 |
| 19 | Elizabeth1 in 107 | 18,855 | #17 |
| 20 | Cheryl1 in 110 | 18,301 | #4,376 |
| 21 | Laura1 in 113 | 17,901 | #379 |
| 22 | Kimberly1 in 116 | 17,355 | #303 |
| 23 | Julie1 in 118 | 17,040 | #873 |
| 24 | Carol1 in 121 | 16,667 | #2,242 |
| 25 | Kathy1 in 123 | 16,385 | #3,274 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 24 | 86,974 | #21 |
| 2 | David1 in 25 | 84,810 | #35 |
| 3 | John1 in 27 | 79,983 | #23 |
| 4 | James1 in 28 | 75,969 | #6 |
| 5 | Robert1 in 29 | 72,977 | #92 |
| 6 | Mark1 in 37 | 57,796 | #245 |
| 7 | William1 in 44 | 48,045 | #9 |
| 8 | Richard1 in 52 | 41,142 | #234 |
| 9 | Thomas1 in 57 | 37,565 | #34 |
| 10 | Steven1 in 66 | 32,275 | #271 |
| 11 | Jeffrey1 in 66 | 32,029 | #552 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 72 | 29,450 | #29 |
| 13 | Charles1 in 73 | 29,194 | #48 |
| 14 | Kevin1 in 73 | 28,926 | #221 |
| 15 | Timothy1 in 75 | 28,253 | #203 |
| 16 | Kenneth1 in 81 | 26,100 | #294 |
| 17 | Daniel1 in 82 | 25,904 | #22 |
| 18 | Paul1 in 83 | 25,640 | #262 |
| 19 | Scott1 in 89 | 23,934 | #534 |
| 20 | Brian1 in 94 | 22,566 | #339 |
| 21 | Gary1 in 96 | 22,174 | #1,073 |
| 22 | Donald1 in 99 | 21,409 | #690 |
| 23 | Gregory1 in 99 | 21,364 | #593 |
| 24 | Ronald1 in 102 | 20,842 | #638 |
| 25 | Anthony1 in 105 | 20,209 | #46 |
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