Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1961
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 3,039 |
| 2 | Lisa | 2,865 |
| 3 | Susan | 2,646 |
| 4 | Karen | 2,389 |
| 5 | Linda | 2,323 |
| 6 | Donna | 2,110 |
| 7 | Patricia | 1,978 |
| 8 | Barbara | 1,726 |
| 9 | Deborah | 1,669 |
| 10 | Kathleen | 1,486 |
| 11 | Diane | 1,416 |
| 12 | Lori | 1,382 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 1,381 |
| 14 | Sharon | 1,372 |
| 15 | Denise | 1,344 |
| 16 | Carol | 1,305 |
| 17 | Cynthia | 1,299 |
| 18 | Nancy | 1,274 |
| 19 | Brenda | 1,261 |
| 20 | Sandra | 1,204 |
| 21 | Debra | 1,145 |
| 22 | Pamela | 1,127 |
| 23 | Cheryl | 1,035 |
| 24 | Robin | 1,015 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 965 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Christine | 958 |
| 27 | Theresa | 908 |
| 28 | Kathy | 901 |
| 29 | Janet | 846 |
| 30 | Michelle | 827 |
| 31 | Tammy | 782 |
| 32 | Michele | 778 |
| 33 | Jacqueline | 776 |
| 34 | Cindy | 757 |
| 35 | Margaret | 754 |
| 36 | Kim | 722 |
| 37 | Beth | 717 |
| 38 | Tina | 677 |
| 39 | Wendy | 658 |
| 40 | Laura | 657 |
| 41 | Laurie | 593 |
| 42 | Debbie | 591 |
| 43 | Teresa | 577 |
| 44 | Amy | 566 |
| 45 | Catherine | 560 |
| 46 | Judith | 552 |
| 47 | Dawn | 551 |
| 48 | Ann | 540 |
| 49 | Carolyn | 526 |
| 50 | Lynn | 521 |
| 51 | Joanne | 512 |
| 52 | Kelly | 507 |
| 53 | Bonnie | 505 |
| 54 | Joan | 503 |
| 54 | Suzanne | 503 |
| 56 | Joyce | 492 |
| 57 | Colleen | 482 |
| 58 | Tracy | 468 |
| 59 | Janice | 463 |
| 60 | Maureen | 459 |
| 61 | Terri | 457 |
| 62 | Rebecca | 454 |
| 63 | Valerie | 445 |
| 64 | Jane | 444 |
| 65 | Darlene | 441 |
| 66 | Julie | 428 |
| 67 | Jennifer | 418 |
| 68 | Cathy | 417 |
| 69 | Anne | 416 |
| 70 | Angela | 412 |
| 70 | Eileen | 412 |
| 72 | Judy | 402 |
| 73 | Maria | 401 |
| 74 | Jill | 399 |
| 75 | Paula | 396 |
| 76 | Diana | 394 |
| 77 | Renee | 393 |
| 78 | Jean | 387 |
| 79 | Annette | 386 |
| 79 | Ruth | 386 |
| 79 | Sherry | 386 |
| 82 | Marie | 373 |
| 83 | Leslie | 343 |
| 84 | Stephanie | 338 |
| 85 | Beverly | 335 |
| 86 | Connie | 330 |
| 87 | Dorothy | 323 |
| 87 | Ellen | 323 |
| 89 | Wanda | 322 |
| 90 | Andrea | 318 |
| 91 | Elaine | 307 |
| 92 | Anna | 306 |
| 92 | Gail | 306 |
| 94 | Anita | 303 |
| 95 | Vicki | 300 |
| 96 | Kathryn | 292 |
| 97 | Joann | 288 |
| 98 | Rose | 286 |
| 99 | Carla | 285 |
| 99 | Rhonda | 285 |