Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1961

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Michael86,922
22David84,769
33John79,910
44James75,907
55Robert72,912
66Mark57,758
77William48,010
88Richard41,116
99Thomas37,548
1010Steven32,242
1111Jeffrey32,022
1212Joseph29,449
1313Charles29,188
1414Kevin28,901
1515Timothy28,244
1616Kenneth26,089
1717Daniel25,882
1818Paul25,623
1919Scott23,920
2020Brian22,555
2121Gary22,152
2222Donald21,404
2323Gregory21,354
2424Ronald20,817
2525Anthony20,192
2626Christopher17,228
2727Stephen16,057
2828Douglas15,965
2929Edward15,877
3030Larry14,578
3131George13,636
3232Terry13,189
3333Randy12,582
3434Dennis12,480
3535Keith12,282
3636Mike11,660
3737Jerry11,374
3838Eric11,109
3939Patrick11,055
4040Bruce10,721
4141Frank10,421
4242Peter10,339
4343Craig10,232
4444Ricky10,019
4545Steve9,990
4646Todd9,751
4747Roger9,653
4848Raymond9,607
4949Jeff9,459
5050Jeffery8,915
5151Alan8,621
5252Andrew8,484
5353Tony8,295
5454Danny8,199
5555Russell7,340
5656Carl7,248
5757Chris7,207
5858Dale7,185
5959Matthew7,079
6060Joe7,056
6161Wayne6,754
6262Gerald6,624
6363Randall6,587
6464Glenn6,274
6565Tim6,243
6666Barry6,218
6767Lawrence6,085
6868Billy6,027
6969Phillip5,973
7070Johnny5,901
7171Jimmy5,741
7272Rodney5,661
7373Martin5,464
7474Walter5,457
7575Curtis5,438
7676Bobby5,402
7777Greg5,393
7878Jim5,347
7979Philip5,290
8080Darryl5,127
8181Jay5,118
8282Bryan5,025
8383Roy4,963
8484Dean4,927
8585Arthur4,813
8686Willie4,782
8787Bradley4,732
8888Tom4,721
8989Samuel4,678
9090Jack4,640
9191Henry4,620
9292Ronnie4,613
9393Jon4,604
9494Harold4,438
9595Ralph4,437
9696Allen4,387
9797Albert4,318
9898Vincent4,318
9999Victor4,297
100100Troy4,262

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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