Top 100 baby girl names in the USA during year 1961

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Mary47,669
22Lisa42,700
33Susan37,522
44Linda35,574
55Karen34,690
66Patricia28,867
77Donna28,667
88Cynthia24,378
99Sandra24,141
1010Deborah24,092
1111Brenda23,771
1212Barbara22,987
1313Debra22,152
1414Lori21,875
1515Pamela21,683
1616Nancy20,713
1717Sharon20,442
1818Teresa18,903
1919Elizabeth18,851
2020Cheryl18,290
2121Laura17,899
2222Kimberly17,354
2323Julie17,039
2424Carol16,667
2525Kathy16,380
2626Diane16,204
2727Robin15,642
2828Tammy15,530
2929Kathleen15,391
3030Denise15,377
3131Debbie14,881
3232Janet13,927
3333Cindy13,386
3434Michelle12,736
3535Theresa11,967
3636Kim11,366
3737Jacqueline10,984
3838Angela10,837
3939Christine10,587
4040Margaret10,541
4141Tina10,521
4242Carolyn10,498
4343Laurie10,429
4444Rebecca10,233
4545Kelly9,637
4646Rhonda9,465
4747Jennifer9,265
4848Catherine9,249
4949Dawn9,148
5050Connie8,982
5151Terri8,729
5252Janice8,720
5353Sherry8,359
5454Ann8,218
5555Cathy8,198
5656Diana8,189
5757Maria7,928
5858Judy7,915
5959Sheila7,793
6060Paula7,745
6161Wendy7,148
6262Joyce7,003
6363Michele6,991
6464Tracy6,987
6565Beth6,715
6666Beverly6,704
6767Valerie6,677
6868Amy6,614
6969Suzanne6,606
7070Wanda6,460
7171Lynn6,444
7272Jane6,361
7373Annette6,191
7474Jill6,133
7575Bonnie6,025
7676Vicki5,966
7777Carla5,816
7878Stephanie5,810
7979Renee5,778
8080Darlene5,729
8181Martha5,716
8282Gloria5,690
8383Judith5,686
8484Leslie5,671
8585Shirley5,632
8686Katherine5,631
8787Betty5,580
8888Peggy5,566
8989Joan5,547
9090Anne5,519
9191Anita5,501
9292Jean5,367
9393Kathryn5,226
9494Gail4,972
9595Melissa4,902
9696Ruth4,892
9797Ellen4,843
9898Regina4,760
9999Dorothy4,726
100100Anna4,665

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

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