Most popular boys’ names in Michigan, 1961
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 4,220 |
| 2 | Michael | 4,149 |
| 3 | John | 3,642 |
| 4 | Robert | 3,410 |
| 5 | Mark | 3,297 |
| 6 | James | 3,201 |
| 7 | Thomas | 2,024 |
| 8 | William | 2,014 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 1,825 |
| 10 | Steven | 1,797 |
| 11 | Richard | 1,773 |
| 12 | Kevin | 1,664 |
| 13 | Timothy | 1,566 |
| 14 | Daniel | 1,550 |
| 15 | Brian | 1,531 |
| 16 | Scott | 1,514 |
| 17 | Paul | 1,324 |
| 18 | Joseph | 1,228 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 1,223 |
| 20 | Charles | 1,079 |
| 21 | Gregory | 1,060 |
| 22 | Gary | 1,056 |
| 23 | Donald | 1,044 |
| 24 | Ronald | 1,042 |
| 25 | Douglas | 1,015 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Christopher | 857 |
| 27 | Anthony | 801 |
| 28 | Dennis | 750 |
| 29 | Craig | 736 |
| 30 | Edward | 688 |
| 31 | Keith | 670 |
| 31 | Patrick | 670 |
| 33 | Larry | 630 |
| 34 | Todd | 613 |
| 35 | Mike | 609 |
| 36 | Eric | 595 |
| 37 | Randy | 594 |
| 38 | Terry | 578 |
| 39 | Stephen | 577 |
| 40 | Bruce | 570 |
| 41 | Jeff | 556 |
| 42 | Jeffery | 533 |
| 43 | Matthew | 516 |
| 44 | Steve | 501 |
| 45 | Gerald | 491 |
| 46 | Dale | 490 |
| 47 | George | 441 |
| 48 | Raymond | 412 |
| 49 | Peter | 408 |
| 50 | Roger | 404 |
| 50 | Tim | 404 |
| 52 | Alan | 394 |
| 52 | Tom | 394 |
| 54 | Jerry | 386 |
| 55 | Andrew | 382 |
| 55 | Frank | 382 |
| 57 | Chris | 356 |
| 58 | Jim | 340 |
| 59 | Dean | 323 |
| 60 | Darryl | 315 |
| 60 | Lawrence | 315 |
| 62 | Carl | 304 |
| 63 | Martin | 295 |
| 64 | Rodney | 290 |
| 64 | Russell | 290 |
| 66 | Bryan | 289 |
| 67 | Randall | 288 |
| 68 | Dave | 278 |
| 69 | Ricky | 277 |
| 70 | Dan | 271 |
| 71 | Bradley | 270 |
| 72 | Tony | 267 |
| 73 | Philip | 261 |
| 74 | Greg | 257 |
| 74 | Rick | 257 |
| 76 | Bill | 253 |
| 77 | Phillip | 252 |
| 78 | Jon | 245 |
| 79 | Glenn | 243 |
| 80 | Joe | 233 |
| 81 | Jack | 232 |
| 81 | Kurt | 232 |
| 83 | Duane | 230 |
| 84 | Wayne | 222 |
| 85 | Danny | 212 |
| 86 | Walter | 207 |
| 87 | Barry | 198 |
| 88 | Allen | 196 |
| 89 | Curtis | 187 |
| 90 | Arthur | 186 |
| 91 | Kirk | 185 |
| 92 | Micheal | 181 |
| 93 | Jay | 180 |
| 94 | Bob | 173 |
| 95 | Troy | 170 |
| 96 | Frederick | 165 |
| 97 | Roy | 160 |
| 98 | Harold | 159 |
| 99 | Dwayne | 153 |
| 99 | Karl | 153 |