Popular Names in 1961

This is a list of the most popular names in 1961 as per the official US Census.

The most popular boy's name in 1961 was Michael

The most popular girl's name in 1961 was Mary

Other Popular Years

Popular names in 1960Popular names in 1962

Boy's NamesGirl's Names
1MichaelMary
2DavidLisa
3JohnSusan
4JamesLinda
5RobertKaren
6MarkPatricia
7WilliamDonna
8RichardCynthia
9ThomasSandra
10StevenDeborah
11JeffreyBrenda
12JosephBarbara
13CharlesDebra
14KevinLori
15TimothyPamela
16KennethNancy
17DanielSharon
18PaulTeresa
19ScottElizabeth
20BrianCheryl
21GaryLaura
22DonaldKimberly
23GregoryJulie
24RonaldCarol
25AnthonyKathy
26ChristopherDiane
27Robin 
28DouglasTammy
29EdwardKathleen
30LarryDenise
31GeorgeDebbie
32TerryJanet
33RandyCindy
34DennisMichelle
35KeithTheresa
36Kim 
37JerryJacqueline
38EricAngela
39PatrickChristine
40BruceMargaret
41FrankTina
42PeterCarolyn
43CraigLaurie
44RickyRebecca
45Kelly 
46ToddRhonda
47RogerJennifer
48RaymondCatherine
49JeffDawn
50JefferyConnie
51AlanTerri
52AndrewJanice
53TonySherry
54DannyAnn
55RussellCathy
56CarlDiana
57ChrisMaria
58DaleJudy
59MatthewSheila
60JoePaula
61WayneWendy
62GeraldJoyce
63RandallMichele
64Tracy 
65TimBeth
66Beverly 
67LawrenceValerie
68BillyAmy
69PhillipSuzanne
70JohnnyWanda
71Lynn 
72RodneyJane
73MartinAnnette
74WalterJill
75CurtisBonnie
76BobbyVicki
77GregCarla
78JimStephanie
79PhilipRenee
80DarrylDarlene
81JayMartha
82BryanJudith
83RoyGloria
84Leslie 
85ArthurKatherine
86Shirley 
87BradleyBetty
88TomPeggy
89SamuelJoan
90JackAnne
91HenryAnita
92RonnieJean
93JonKathryn
94HaroldGail
95RalphMelissa
96AllenRuth
97AlbertEllen
98VincentRegina
99VictorDorothy
100TroyAnna
101DarrellPenny
102EddieJoanne
103MichealVirginia
104BillMaureen
105LouisRita
106StanleyColleen
107JoseVickie
108Rick 
109HowardMarie
110JoelAndrea
111JonathanRose
112DwayneJackie
113EugeneSarah
114LeonardVictoria
115DanBecky
116TommyJulia
117FrederickGina
118MitchellElaine
119 Helen
120MarvinPhyllis
121DonSherri
122LeeMarilyn
123ErnestMelanie
124FredSylvia
125 Tamara
126RayAlice
127CalvinYvonne
128Dana 
129KurtMelinda
130DaveSue
131HarryEileen
132DuaneChristina
133MarcSally
134Sandy 
135NormanFrances
136JeromeMonica
137BrentJoann
138KarlJeanne
139EarlCarrie
140KirkShari
141BobSheryl
142BradBelinda
143ShawnLorraine
144ReginaldPam
145Shelly 
146BenjaminEvelyn
147KentCharlotte
148FrancisLoretta
149CliffordToni
150JesseCharlene
151TheodoreTracey
152AlfredJo
153RickeyVanessa
154PerryVeronica
155ClarenceDeanna
156BernardMarcia
157WarrenPatty
158Joy 
159BrettGlenda
160Holly 
161KerryDoris
162GuyRoberta
163WesleyJeanette
164CarlosNorma
165GordonGwendolyn
166StuartHeidi
167AaronYolanda
168AlvinSheri
169 Carmen
170RonLynne
171LeroyJamie
172DougMelody
173LanceTeri
174DarrenTami
175VernonVicky
176GreggSara
177SeanCaroline
178GilbertDianne
179KennyMarsha
180Shelley 
181HerbertRosemary
182LloydCrystal
183DarylLois
184TedPatti
185GeneAudrey
186ManuelRachel
187DwightLynda
188KenJan
189TyroneShelia
190 Juanita
191LonnieTammie
192AntonioKay
193AdamIrene
194LeonVivian
195NeilKarla
196FranklinJodi
197AndreYvette
198DerrickDoreen
199NathanTonya
200TimmyJody
201MartyApril
202MauriceRoxanne
203FloydDarla
204LuisConstance
205DerekCarole
206Stacy 
207 Alicia
208AndyMarianne
209KelvinTanya
210ClydeRosa
211AllanMarlene
212LewisRamona
213 Natalie
214MarcusLydia
215Gerard 
216MarioArlene
217LesterSonya
218ChuckLouise
219RexRobyn
220JoeyEva
221RicardoDianna
222Wade 
223AlexanderRonda
224ByronJune
225JimmieFelicia
226CharlieJana
227Stacey 
228WendellCassandra
229SamGayle
230LeoGrace
231ClaytonAlison
232ArnoldJacquelyn
233KyleDebora
234RandalSherrie
235FreddieDolores
236RolandLora
237NealCheri
238GarryEsther
239 Marjorie
240MiltonLillian
241JasonAnnie
242RandolphJanine
243JohnnieGeraldine
244NathanielMaryann
245OscarRuby
246RossLynette
247HermanJoni
248Lauren 
249ClintonJenny
250Kelley 
251CecilNina
252Shannon 
253NelsonLorie
254 Kimberley
255RobertoBridget
256NickBernadette
257BenKristi
258PatJosephine
259RoderickDelores
260Allison 
261MarshallKristine
262Christy 
263 Claudia
264HectorEdith
265MattEmily
266ChesterMargie
267RaulMarla
268ClarkPauline
269CliftonErin
270HughBetsy
271SidneySusie
272 Angie
273GeoffreyNora
274MiguelTerrie
275GrantKelli
276 Heather
277ClaudeMona
278RudyPriscilla
279SammyGinger
280CarltonLucy
281AngeloTherese
282TerranceLorrie
283BartAmanda
284BretJanie
285 Gretchen
286Terence 
287RockyEdna
288FranciscoMyra
289WallaceRochelle
290BennyGeorgia
291RamonPatsy
292ReneAntoinette
293PeteMildred
294EdgarSonia
295EverettJayne
296 Rosemarie
297IvanCecilia
298AngelNadine
299JaimeMiriam
300MorrisTara
301MyronFrancine
302CurtBonita
303LyleCathleen
304MaxMarian
305Darrel 
306LorenBobbie
307CedricEmma
308StewartGwen
309LorenzoPatrice
310MickeyJeannie
311DewayneKari
312PhilKellie
313AdrianSabrina
314CaryTraci
315VirgilJeannette
316FernandoClara
317PedroKatrina
318TeddyDora
319ChristianLeticia
320EdSonja
321OrlandoJoanna
322Armando 
323FelixVera
324TravisCeleste
325BradfordIrma
326Leigh 
327RafaelKristin
328RustyLana
329DrewGladys
330MonteClaire
331MarionLucinda
332SalvatoreLeah
333GabrielDeirdre
334IraAlma
335OtisFaith
336JorgeCandy
337LaurenceMolly
338AlbertoThelma
339MontyPaulette
340AltonDena
341JavierTrina
342JulianBeatrice
343VanBernice
344EarnestLesa
345EdmundLaurel
346ErikNanette
347MalcolmEleanor
348Sylvester 
349BennieCandace
350BlakeBertha
351JacobDina
352Billie 
353WillardLuann
354RoryKarin
355KrisWilma
356JeffryLauri
357ShermanJeri
358LutherElla
359IsaacJanis
360JustinIris
361EvanTracie
362ArturoIda
363ElmerAdrienne
364DelbertJeanine
365RodgerJennie
366AlonzoMarcella
367DamonTrudy
368AlfredoRosie
369VanceLorri
370ScotNaomi
371RickieDaphne
372PrestonJessica
373CoryDanielle
374DominicLeanne
375JeraldLiz
376RobPolly
377ClintFaye
378DarinJolene
379StephanAna
380NoelFlorence
381LelandLucille
382ForrestEthel
383ErnieCherie
384JuliusMaxine
385Dee 
386RooseveltAngelia
387BlaineRosalind
388Dexter 
389LionelDella
390Rod 
391KendallJeannine
392LukeAlisa
393RudolphTammi
394Sheldon 
395Gay 
396AlfonsoStella
397MitchKatie
398SpencerLorna
399ArchieSusanne
400RyanDebby
401LowellNoreen
402TommieDarcy
403HoraceTamera
404DoyleKristy
405BuddyJanette
406DirkAmelia
407 Corinne
408EnriqueMadeline
409DarwinLena
410DinoCecelia
411EduardoDesiree
412HubertKristina
413Jodie 
414ZacharyOlga
415StevieLeann
416ChadJerri
417AlMonique
418WillisMarcy
419CaseyMargarita
420BoydCamille
421ColinElisa
422OwenValarie
423DarnellKristen
424JoshuaMindy
425OliverKathi
426 Celia
427SalvadorChristie
428MathewVelma
429DallasRena
430RussSuzette
431CorneliusSondra
432WardDeanne
433HalHazel
434GradyLadonna
435JulioHope
436 Kerri
437StanLillie
438FreddyMarguerite
439LouieRosalie
440Trent 
441CareyTamra
442RufusJohnna
443EllisColette
444SethMarybeth
445ErvinBenita
446Gale 
447RonnyLou
448VinceRobbin
449Miles 
450 Deana
451Cameron 
452TyDelia
453BertMitzi
454DominickVerna
455RobbyGayla
456DonnyMargo
457ElliottLynnette
458 Deidre
459MackBarb
460WilburLaverne
461DenisDanette
462ScottyLenora
463Bryon 
464MarlonKimberlee
465TobyFreda
466DeweyJudi
467RandellOlivia
468RodolfoHarriet
469DaneJanelle
470AlphonsoRandi
471JessLeona
472SergioGeneva
473GarlandIngrid
474KirbyHilda
475ShaunCora
476ErnestoMaryellen
477AbelViola
478CliffDaisy
479JoesphGuadalupe
480AbrahamColeen
481ConradAnnmarie
482RoyceElise
483LamontMegan
484 Julianne
485WilsonLea
486CarrollCindi
487LaneElena
488LamarLola
489AubreyAgnes
490GilbertoKathie
491DennyBobbi
492ReggieFelecia
493Shelby 
494AmosRoseann
495ElbertErnestine
496IrvinAlesia
497PabloDixie
498RolandoHelene
499MichelDeann
500ClevelandTamela
501MosesDeloris
502IanKristie
503ReynaldoBridgette
504NorrisJohanna
505 Rachelle
506SterlingTonia
507AlejandroLuanne
508PercyMaryanne
509EdmondElisabeth
510MarlinMaura
511BrendanIsabel
512GerardoStacie
513EddyGreta
514PierreSallie
515BlairJeanie
516EmmettMae
517DionChristi
518KurtisSandi
519 Deena
520WilfredKendra
521IsraelMarta
522RichPearl
523DarrinMari
524FelipeElsie
525HarlanKrista
526SimonPaige
527GalenMyrna
528MurrayAda
529BarneyRosanne
531ReubenRosalyn
532WillCara
533JeffersonSaundra
534NickyJacquline
535ThaddeusAmber
536EmanuelClare
537RamiroDenice
538MitchelNellie
539GarrettRenae
540MarcoEunice
541BernieLeeann
542VaughnVelvet
543WoodrowEugenia
544GarthKatharine
545KennithMalinda
546Barton 
547DonnellSophia
548EltonLeisa
549LyndonRoxann
550AustinMattie
551WinstonGenevieve
552MorganKara
553TerrellLaureen
554HansMinnie
555AndresGeri
556IrvingViolet
557LennySharron
558TomasTena
559TylerAlberta
560LonnyBessie
561Kaye 
562BennettDanita
563DanialCaryn
564ElijahJanna
565BrandonDorothea
566JuniorJuli
567LonPenelope
568RusselMarcie
569DarenLorene
570EliasMaggie
571ElvinReba
572ArtRoslyn
573DwainDiann
574ElliotEve
575ElvisClaudette
576RoccoTricia
577JeremyMarylou
578JordanRenita
579KermitCarlene
580KraigCharmaine
581ToneyFlora
582DickLetitia
583GustavoLorena
584JedNikki
585LesEdwina
586AveryMarisa
587BurtonLourdes
588GusMarci
589Ismael 
590ReedMaryjo
591ErichDona
592Kennedy 
593MarcosJenifer
594MerleArleen
595QuintinGeralyn
596Sanford 
597XavierBlanca
598DannieLucia
599LoydCaren
600DomingoElsa
601GinoSimone
602GroverLuz
603KipShawna
604WilfredoEstella
605 Brigitte
606Jonathon 
607Lesley 
608GuillermoAllyson
609LeviNita
610SaulAdele
611UnknownRosalinda
612CornellJanell
613 Lesia
614OrvilleAntonia
615HarleyGena
616JakeRoxanna
617ThurmanLupe
618ChipNicole
619LinwoodRae
620NolanGracie
621EldonCorina
622ErwinPatrica
623BryceRosetta
624AugustMerry
625WallyGigi
626ZaneTerese
627ChetMisty
628FabianSilvia
629AntoineAva
630 Lila
631 Marina
632StefanPamala
633CesarGlenna
634JasperLibby
635EfrainSelena
636HankKaryn
637Meredith 
638NorbertDeidra
639 Sheree
640UlyssesJosie
641EliWendi
642LeonardoTwila
643VernAnnemarie
644EmilDebi
645RogelioCorrine
646SantiagoKeri
647EmilioPattie
648QuentinJami
649VitoVickey
650 Maritza
651ReidFran
652Fay 
653LindseyMamie
654SolomonAileen
655TheronGeorgette
656BradyHattie
657Shellie 
658FredericTeressa
659 Erica
660SheltonErma
661DavisSuzan
662ErickAlfreda
663HarrisonBridgett
664OttoCandice
665ScottieNannette
666SonnyHenrietta
667TimmieKirsten
668BrookHelena
669BrooksAngelina
670KentonDinah
671DudleyMelba
672JohnathanAbby
673MikelCathryn
674CarterClarissa
675JoshLenore
676RoscoeGraciela
677 Shauna
678WesAbigail
679Errol 
680JeremiahJewel
681EmmanuelRuthie
682AshleyKitty
683DevinLisha
684NoahRoxane
685LindsayIlene
686RichieShelli
687JacquesGaye
688CarmineMelodie
689DanteMigdalia
690OdellBernadine
691WinfredLoraine
692EmoryValorie
693RaynardBethany
694TadInez
695EmeryJustine
696GilRaquel
697KristopherSharlene
698JeroldDorene
699DonovanKarol
700Ivory 
701LincolnNelda
702BradlyJocelyn
703HumbertoTana
704QuintonAntionette
705WileyKate
706ButchCarmela
707DerwinAvis
708FidelJuliana
709GreggoryMinerva
710IgnacioAlexandra
711MylesLyn
712MarcelPennie
713AntonRhoda
714OmarDori
715RandelChrista
716DonnGinny
717GavinIvy
718RaphaelLawanda
719WeldonLiza
720CodyVonda
721EthanEtta
722Hilary 
723NoeLula
724ThadLouann
725BasilFannie
726CarloMaribeth
727ShayneValeria
728Timmothy 
729Clement 
730CoyKathrine
731GrahamSelina
732JerroldSusanna
733 Venus
734BenitoElvira
735MerlinGerri
736MervinMariann
737KevenLeesa
738LarsVenita
739LenErika
740EveretteIvette
741HollisCherri
742LayneLoriann
743 Cari
744CurtissJuliet
745FaronTonja
746JeffereyDanna
747NicolasLela
748AdolfoTamie
749SebastianAnnamarie
750CarsonStarla
751ElwoodMissy
752RhettTori
753TaylorTresa
754ArmandLeila
755BrunoKandy
756CrisMadonna
757StanfordRachael
758DenverVikki
759EdwardoChandra
760JackyDottie
761JudeJacquelin
762MicahRebekah
763StephonAlthea
764AdolphCristina
765FredricDolly
766MelGabrielle
767MerrillKaron
768 Mara
769RileyMarietta
770DemetriusMyrtle
771KirtCathie
772LenardCherry
773AugustineCyndi
774BrittDarleen
775CharleyCheryle
776DariusRoseanne
777ColeValencia
778DerickSusana
779HugoTeena
780SalUrsula
781 Mercedes
782GlynnAida
783AndersonBambi
784BaronAimee
785BudBabette
786JacksonBlanche
787JudsonLucretia
788LemuelDawna
789VicenteElva
790BrienLavonne
791DarronEloise
792IsaiahDayna
793JarvisGeorgina
794DelmarLanette
795DesmondGertrude
796LorneMuriel
797AlecTania
798BlaneEsmeralda
799BurtKarrie
800 Katy
801MckinleyLeanna
802AntonyCharla
803CyrusRoxie
804DelSuzy
805DouglassLetha
806FletcherCarleen
807GregorioDelphine
808RoyalJoanie
809ElroyMagdalena
810MasonMimi
811MillardSherie
812EliotBettina
813IrwinCarolina
814JoaquinCorinna
815LucasDebbi
816ValJacki
817FritzJacklyn
818HueyZelda
819JohnieFern
820RockMarilee
821SilasBonny
822 Jacque
823VonMaryjane
824BenedictPortia
825BerryJuliann
826HarrisCassie
827MonroeCathi
828NickolasJeana
829RollandMartina
830AldenTreva
831Eloy 
832 Madelyn
833Sherrill 
834RoddySuzie
835BarrettTrena
836DwaineOra
837FreemanAlana
838HershelCamilla
839MaynardDonita
840MickySharla
841CruzLilly
842Domenic 
843EfremMelisa
844JereRosanna
845BrockDeedee
846Lindy 
847ForestLouisa
848 Nanci
849 Nola
850Rosario 
851 Winifred
852 Collette
853RolfJuana
854QuincyMavis
855WoodySabra
856Alexis 
857CarmeloCornelia
858 Earnestine
859MoisesEstelle
860RodrickMeg
861WyattTwyla
862ArlenMillie
863BufordCarmella
864DwaneDedra
865Edie 
866IsiahIna
867Kennth 
868ParrishRuthann
869WilmerAurora
870DrakeCathrine
871EstebanHannah
872LeifMarva
873RaymundoSadie
874VicAthena
875ChristopheDara
876 Katheryn
877 Adriana
878 Angelica
879NapoleonMollie
880 Alyson
881AlfonzoDoretha
882ClairIva
883DerrellKerrie
884DickieLatanya
885FosterLizabeth
886JaredNan
887RubinAleta
888StantonBette
889DaltonDorinda
890DustyJewell
891EmersonJuliette
892 Lu
893NorbertoMandy
894 Nettie
895CyrilAngelique
896DarryleMarnita
897Federico 
898LavernBettie
899 Deb
900 Ester
901ColemanDebbra
902DarellDebrah
903DuwayneEvangeline
904HunterFonda
905IssacJaneen
906JameJonna
907DarrickJanel
908EarleLeisha
909FeltonLise
910HerschelSerena
911MarcelinoHarriett
912Raleigh 
913 Annetta
914DukeBeverley
915 Mabel
916BernardoMerri
917BookerAngelita
918EmileWilla
919EmmittCecile
920KalvinEarlene
921 Shiela
922 Candi
923RandClarice
924RayfordJoellen
925WhitneyMiranda
926ArtisChrystal
927AugustusMachelle
928MilfordRomona
929PernellDaria
930ReganEsperanza
931SkipMaribel
932WilfordMilagros
933 Rona
934MarianoBarbie
935OdisFawn
936QuinnJoleen
937 Loria
938BroderickMargot
939Dell 
940JameyNona
941KerwinRonna
942LorenzaDeeann
943MajorDelois
944OrrinDorthy
945WilburnKandi
946WillamLaurene
947WilliamsSharyl
948AlvaBarbra
949Bentley 
950DevonLorinda
951DorianLeta
952 Neva
953 Penni
954Windell 
955AgustinSybil
956 Lily
957CletusGermaine
958DennieMay
959Sydney 
960HiltonJeanna
961Kory 
962LoranRowena
963SidCatharine
964ThorConsuelo
965AbeGwyn
966AlphonseShanna
967BorisLoreen
968DarryMable
969GarretMonika
970MarkusTrisha
971Michale 
972MontgomeryKrystal
973OsvaldoMelva
974TrevorRenea
975WarnerZoe
976Anibal 
977BoyceGilda
978BriceLolita
979CarnellSuzanna
980CordellVernita
981DaronAlecia
982Hardy 
983HaywoodEarline
984KevanEvette
985LeanderRetha
986MacSandie
987OthaAlyce
988ParisBrooke
989WaymonJanene
990AdanLatonya
991ArnulfoReva
992BertramAdrianne
993DonellFreida
994EzraPhoebe
995Ferdinand 
996JulesCallie
997Keenan 
998KiethElissa
999LuciusFrancesca
1000MiloSherryl