Most popular girls’ 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 | Mary | 2,344 |
| 2 | Karen | 1,869 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,817 |
| 4 | Linda | 1,758 |
| 5 | Lisa | 1,602 |
| 6 | Lori | 1,375 |
| 7 | Julie | 1,295 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 1,279 |
| 9 | Patricia | 1,190 |
| 10 | Sandra | 1,129 |
| 11 | Nancy | 1,127 |
| 12 | Brenda | 1,078 |
| 13 | Cheryl | 1,071 |
| 14 | Pamela | 1,070 |
| 15 | Debra | 1,048 |
| 16 | Barbara | 1,040 |
| 17 | Cynthia | 1,016 |
| 18 | Deborah | 1,011 |
| 19 | Michelle | 953 |
| 20 | Diane | 923 |
| 21 | Laura | 912 |
| 22 | Carol | 897 |
| 23 | Donna | 887 |
| 24 | Denise | 873 |
| 25 | Dawn | 870 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kathleen | 808 |
| 27 | Kathy | 807 |
| 28 | Sharon | 787 |
| 29 | Tammy | 780 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 720 |
| 31 | Cindy | 692 |
| 32 | Robin | 660 |
| 33 | Kim | 659 |
| 34 | Debbie | 655 |
| 35 | Kelly | 649 |
| 36 | Laurie | 632 |
| 37 | Theresa | 594 |
| 38 | Janet | 582 |
| 39 | Teresa | 580 |
| 40 | Christine | 563 |
| 41 | Tina | 518 |
| 42 | Catherine | 490 |
| 43 | Ann | 486 |
| 44 | Rebecca | 463 |
| 45 | Renee | 457 |
| 46 | Margaret | 454 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 452 |
| 48 | Connie | 445 |
| 49 | Amy | 435 |
| 50 | Carolyn | 424 |
| 51 | Terri | 421 |
| 52 | Jill | 417 |
| 53 | Sherry | 399 |
| 54 | Suzanne | 396 |
| 55 | Michele | 395 |
| 56 | Beth | 393 |
| 56 | Janice | 393 |
| 58 | Lynn | 390 |
| 59 | Wendy | 384 |
| 60 | Cathy | 382 |
| 61 | Jane | 380 |
| 62 | Rhonda | 379 |
| 63 | Judy | 356 |
| 64 | Annette | 355 |
| 64 | Colleen | 355 |
| 66 | Paula | 350 |
| 66 | Sue | 350 |
| 68 | Jennifer | 348 |
| 69 | Angela | 345 |
| 70 | Sheila | 315 |
| 71 | Tracy | 312 |
| 72 | Anne | 310 |
| 73 | Vicki | 302 |
| 74 | Kathryn | 301 |
| 75 | Darlene | 293 |
| 75 | Diana | 293 |
| 77 | Katherine | 284 |
| 78 | Joan | 277 |
| 79 | Gail | 275 |
| 80 | Bonnie | 271 |
| 81 | Peggy | 270 |
| 82 | Judith | 268 |
| 82 | Valerie | 268 |
| 84 | Joyce | 265 |
| 85 | Ruth | 263 |
| 86 | Sally | 262 |
| 87 | Beverly | 250 |
| 87 | Penny | 250 |
| 89 | Shelly | 237 |
| 90 | Martha | 235 |
| 91 | Jean | 234 |
| 92 | Marie | 233 |
| 93 | Tamara | 227 |
| 94 | Leslie | 224 |
| 95 | Victoria | 223 |
| 96 | Maureen | 222 |
| 97 | Carla | 216 |
| 98 | Sandy | 214 |
| 98 | Sheryl | 214 |
| 100 | Andrea | 213 |
| 100 | Carrie | 213 |