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Top Names of 1961

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Top 100 girls

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

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