Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1961
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 373 |
| 2 | Linda | 345 |
| 3 | Lori | 343 |
| 4 | Susan | 336 |
| 5 | Julie | 310 |
| 6 | Mary | 305 |
| 7 | Karen | 287 |
| 8 | Teresa | 217 |
| 9 | Brenda | 208 |
| 10 | Debbie | 195 |
| 11 | Cindy | 193 |
| 12 | Kathy | 192 |
| 13 | Debra | 186 |
| 14 | Sandra | 181 |
| 15 | Barbara | 177 |
| 16 | Nancy | 173 |
| 17 | Michelle | 164 |
| 18 | Laura | 162 |
| 19 | Kelly | 158 |
| 20 | Cheryl | 155 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 151 |
| 22 | Cynthia | 149 |
| 23 | Patricia | 148 |
| 24 | Pamela | 142 |
| 25 | Denise | 140 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Donna | 140 |
| 25 | Laurie | 140 |
| 28 | Elizabeth | 136 |
| 29 | Tammy | 135 |
| 30 | Deborah | 134 |
| 31 | Janet | 131 |
| 32 | Kathleen | 130 |
| 33 | Kim | 126 |
| 34 | Robin | 121 |
| 35 | Tina | 120 |
| 36 | Carol | 118 |
| 37 | Diane | 110 |
| 38 | Sharon | 104 |
| 39 | Tamara | 99 |
| 40 | Rhonda | 93 |
| 40 | Terri | 93 |
| 42 | Tracy | 91 |
| 43 | Jennifer | 89 |
| 43 | Rebecca | 89 |
| 45 | Connie | 79 |
| 46 | Diana | 78 |
| 47 | Theresa | 77 |
| 48 | Angela | 72 |
| 49 | Carolyn | 71 |
| 49 | Peggy | 71 |
| 51 | Becky | 70 |
| 51 | Leslie | 70 |
| 51 | Margaret | 70 |
| 54 | Janice | 69 |
| 54 | Judy | 69 |
| 56 | Cathy | 67 |
| 57 | Tami | 66 |
| 57 | Vicki | 66 |
| 59 | Shelley | 65 |
| 59 | Shelly | 65 |
| 61 | Dawn | 64 |
| 61 | Wendy | 64 |
| 63 | Colleen | 62 |
| 63 | Jill | 62 |
| 65 | Carla | 58 |
| 65 | Kathryn | 58 |
| 65 | Sherry | 58 |
| 68 | Pam | 57 |
| 69 | Michele | 56 |
| 69 | Renee | 56 |
| 71 | Catherine | 55 |
| 72 | Shannon | 54 |
| 72 | Sherri | 54 |
| 74 | Sue | 53 |
| 75 | Annette | 52 |
| 75 | Bonnie | 52 |
| 75 | Suzanne | 52 |
| 78 | Amy | 51 |
| 78 | Lynn | 51 |
| 80 | Ann | 50 |
| 80 | Jacqueline | 50 |
| 82 | Toni | 49 |
| 83 | Anne | 48 |
| 83 | Katherine | 48 |
| 83 | Paula | 48 |
| 86 | Sheri | 47 |
| 87 | Deanna | 46 |
| 88 | Christine | 45 |
| 88 | Dana | 45 |
| 88 | Joan | 45 |
| 88 | Patty | 45 |
| 88 | Sandy | 45 |
| 88 | Sheila | 45 |
| 88 | Teri | 45 |
| 95 | Anita | 44 |
| 96 | Carrie | 41 |
| 96 | Kristi | 41 |
| 96 | Ruth | 41 |
| 96 | Valerie | 41 |
| 100 | Heidi | 40 |