The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1961

7,527 different girls’ names were recorded in 1961, covering 2,018,495 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	47,682
2	Lisa	42,720
3	Susan	37,532
4	Linda	35,597
5	Karen	34,707
6	Patricia	28,889
7	Donna	28,679
8	Cynthia	24,393
9	Sandra	24,153
10	Deborah	24,107
11	Brenda	23,781
12	Barbara	23,002
13	Debra	22,160
14	Lori	21,876
15	Pamela	21,691
16	Nancy	20,729
17	Sharon	20,459
18	Teresa	18,909
19	Elizabeth	18,855
20	Cheryl	18,301
21	Laura	17,901
22	Kimberly	17,355
23	Julie	17,040
24	Carol	16,667
25	Kathy	16,385
26	Diane	16,205
27	Robin	15,653
28	Tammy	15,532
29	Kathleen	15,395
30	Denise	15,379
31	Debbie	14,882
32	Janet	13,930
33	Cindy	13,388
34	Michelle	12,741
35	Theresa	11,960
36	Kim	11,367
37	Jacqueline	10,983
38	Angela	10,843
39	Christine	10,598
40	Margaret	10,559
41	Tina	10,521
42	Carolyn	10,509
43	Laurie	10,435
44	Rebecca	10,236
45	Kelly	9,642
46	Rhonda	9,469
47	Jennifer	9,265
48	Catherine	9,251
49	Dawn	9,148
50	Connie	8,986
51	Terri	8,730
52	Janice	8,727
53	Sherry	8,361
54	Ann	8,216
55	Cathy	8,211
56	Diana	8,198
57	Maria	7,947
58	Judy	7,922
59	Sheila	7,805
60	Paula	7,744
61	Wendy	7,154
62	Joyce	6,996
63	Michele	6,995
64	Tracy	6,988
65	Beth	6,716
66	Beverly	6,708
67	Valerie	6,677
68	Suzanne	6,611
69	Amy	6,610
70	Wanda	6,467
71	Lynn	6,441
72	Jane	6,365
73	Annette	6,203
74	Jill	6,137
75	Bonnie	6,033
76	Vicki	5,967
77	Carla	5,817
78	Stephanie	5,816
79	Renee	5,782
80	Darlene	5,728
81	Martha	5,724
82	Gloria	5,691
83	Judith	5,690
84	Leslie	5,668
85	Shirley	5,638
86	Katherine	5,632
87	Betty	5,584
88	Peggy	5,567
89	Joan	5,551
90	Anne	5,524
91	Anita	5,503
92	Jean	5,366
93	Kathryn	5,226
94	Gail	4,973
95	Melissa	4,900
96	Ruth	4,896
97	Ellen	4,844
98	Regina	4,764
99	Dorothy	4,732
100	Anna	4,678
101	Penny	4,638
102	Joanne	4,616
103	Virginia	4,576
104	Maureen	4,569
105	Rita	4,532
106	Colleen	4,515
107	Vickie	4,408
108	Terry	4,362
109	Marie	4,342
110	Rose	4,320
110	Andrea	4,320
112	Jackie	4,256
113	Sarah	4,204
114	Victoria	4,149
115	Becky	4,095
116	Julia	3,902
117	Gina	3,876
118	Elaine	3,868
119	Helen	3,858
120	Phyllis	3,844
121	Sherri	3,807
122	Marilyn	3,797
123	Melanie	3,757
124	Sylvia	3,752
125	Tamara	3,728
126	Alice	3,586
127	Yvonne	3,555
128	Dana	3,544
129	Melinda	3,507
130	Sue	3,506
131	Eileen	3,490
132	Christina	3,467
133	Sally	3,462
134	Frances	3,422
135	Sandy	3,420
136	Monica	3,391
137	Joann	3,350
138	Jeanne	3,331
139	Carrie	3,178
140	Sheryl	3,125
141	Belinda	3,120
142	Shari	3,117
143	Lorraine	3,113
144	Pam	3,083
145	Shelly	2,994
146	Evelyn	2,941
147	Charlotte	2,935
148	Loretta	2,922
149	Toni	2,894
150	Charlene	2,834
151	Tracey	2,801
152	Jo	2,795
153	Vanessa	2,765
154	Veronica	2,729
155	Marcia	2,685
156	Deanna	2,683
157	Patty	2,650
158	Joy	2,609
159	Glenda	2,600
160	Doris	2,580
161	Holly	2,575
162	Roberta	2,561
163	Jeanette	2,559
164	Norma	2,549
165	Gwendolyn	2,536
166	Heidi	2,521
167	Yolanda	2,514
168	Sheri	2,488
169	Carmen	2,401
170	Lynne	2,400
171	Jamie	2,337
172	Melody	2,272
173	Teri	2,242
174	Tami	2,227
175	Vicky	2,209
176	Caroline	2,198
176	Sara	2,198
178	Dianne	2,173
179	Marsha	2,161
180	Shelley	2,141
181	Rosemary	2,133
182	Crystal	2,117
183	Lois	2,103
184	Audrey	2,061
184	Patti	2,061
186	Rachel	2,054
187	Lynda	2,038
188	Jan	2,032
189	Shelia	2,005
190	Juanita	1,988
191	Tammie	1,979
192	Kay	1,955
193	Irene	1,912
194	Vivian	1,894
195	Karla	1,871
196	Yvette	1,849
197	Jodi	1,848
198	Doreen	1,846
199	Tonya	1,839
200	Jody	1,832

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1961 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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