NameTides

The names of 1961

The ten most popular names given in 1961, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 47,682
  2. Lisa 42,720
  3. Susan 37,532
  4. Linda 35,597
  5. Karen 34,707
  6. Patricia 28,889
  7. Donna 28,679
  8. Cynthia 24,393
  9. Sandra 24,153
  10. Deborah 24,107

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US: boys

  1. Michael 86,974
  2. David 84,810
  3. John 79,983
  4. James 75,969
  5. Robert 72,977
  6. Mark 57,796
  7. William 48,045
  8. Richard 41,142
  9. Thomas 37,565
  10. Steven 32,275

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NSW: girls

  1. Jennifer 1,092
  2. Karen 997
  3. Susan 996
  4. Julie 888
  5. Deborah 874
  6. Donna 672
  7. Sharon 668
  8. Kim 651
  9. Michelle 627
  10. Catherine 626

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NSW: boys

  1. David 2,138
  2. Peter 2,135
  3. Mark 2,021
  4. Michael 1,918
  5. John 1,659
  6. Stephen 1,471
  7. Robert 1,258
  8. Gregory 1,201
  9. Paul 1,143
  10. Anthony 1,107

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Canadian provinces in 1961

US states in 1961