Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1961
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,022 |
| 2 | Michael | 895 |
| 3 | Mark | 794 |
| 4 | John | 720 |
| 5 | James | 719 |
| 6 | Robert | 662 |
| 7 | Kevin | 491 |
| 8 | Steven | 444 |
| 9 | William | 401 |
| 10 | Richard | 393 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 361 |
| 12 | Brian | 302 |
| 13 | Scott | 298 |
| 14 | Gary | 289 |
| 15 | Thomas | 286 |
| 16 | Timothy | 277 |
| 17 | Douglas | 272 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 256 |
| 19 | Daniel | 255 |
| 20 | Gregory | 253 |
| 21 | Larry | 252 |
| 22 | Charles | 251 |
| 23 | Terry | 229 |
| 24 | Ronald | 222 |
| 25 | Donald | 221 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Mike | 214 |
| 27 | Paul | 211 |
| 28 | Randy | 204 |
| 29 | Roger | 174 |
| 30 | Dennis | 171 |
| 31 | Christopher | 168 |
| 32 | Bradley | 163 |
| 33 | Alan | 162 |
| 34 | Steve | 153 |
| 35 | Todd | 147 |
| 36 | Joseph | 146 |
| 37 | Bruce | 143 |
| 37 | Jerry | 143 |
| 39 | Craig | 141 |
| 39 | Stephen | 141 |
| 41 | Eric | 133 |
| 41 | Jeff | 133 |
| 41 | Keith | 133 |
| 44 | Russell | 132 |
| 45 | Rodney | 127 |
| 46 | Randall | 126 |
| 47 | Anthony | 124 |
| 47 | Chris | 124 |
| 49 | Dale | 122 |
| 50 | Danny | 121 |
| 50 | Jeffery | 121 |
| 52 | Ricky | 118 |
| 53 | Patrick | 116 |
| 54 | Tim | 111 |
| 55 | Troy | 104 |
| 56 | Edward | 100 |
| 57 | Kent | 99 |
| 58 | Curtis | 97 |
| 58 | Greg | 97 |
| 60 | Phillip | 94 |
| 61 | Kelly | 93 |
| 62 | Bryan | 91 |
| 63 | Tony | 89 |
| 64 | George | 88 |
| 65 | Jon | 84 |
| 66 | Carl | 83 |
| 66 | Jim | 83 |
| 68 | Rick | 79 |
| 69 | Jay | 78 |
| 70 | Brad | 75 |
| 71 | Gerald | 73 |
| 71 | Tracy | 73 |
| 73 | Tom | 72 |
| 74 | Bill | 70 |
| 74 | Billy | 70 |
| 76 | Brent | 68 |
| 77 | Joe | 66 |
| 77 | Martin | 66 |
| 77 | Wayne | 66 |
| 80 | Ronnie | 65 |
| 81 | Raymond | 64 |
| 82 | Roy | 63 |
| 83 | Barry | 62 |
| 83 | Mitchell | 62 |
| 85 | Darrell | 61 |
| 86 | Kirk | 59 |
| 86 | Matthew | 59 |
| 88 | Duane | 55 |
| 88 | Harold | 55 |
| 88 | Jack | 55 |
| 91 | Allen | 53 |
| 92 | Dean | 52 |
| 92 | Jimmy | 52 |
| 94 | Frank | 51 |
| 94 | Micheal | 51 |
| 94 | Stanley | 51 |
| 97 | Andrew | 50 |
| 97 | Darryl | 50 |
| 97 | Shawn | 50 |
| 100 | Bobby | 49 |