Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1961
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1960.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1960 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 86,974 | +1 |
| 2 | David | 84,810 | -1 |
| 3 | John | 79,983 | +1 |
| 4 | James | 75,969 | -1 |
| 5 | Robert | 72,977 | 0 |
| 6 | Mark | 57,796 | 0 |
| 7 | William | 48,045 | 0 |
| 8 | Richard | 41,142 | 0 |
| 9 | Thomas | 37,565 | 0 |
| 10 | Steven | 32,275 | 0 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 32,029 | +3 |
| 12 | Joseph | 29,450 | 0 |
| 13 | Charles | 29,194 | 0 |
| 14 | Kevin | 28,926 | +1 |
| 15 | Timothy | 28,253 | -4 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 26,100 | 0 |
| 17 | Daniel | 25,904 | 0 |
| 18 | Paul | 25,640 | 0 |
| 19 | Scott | 23,934 | +4 |
| 20 | Brian | 22,566 | 0 |
| 21 | Gary | 22,174 | +1 |
| 22 | Donald | 21,409 | -3 |
| 23 | Gregory | 21,364 | +1 |
| 24 | Ronald | 20,842 | -3 |
| 25 | Anthony | 20,209 | 0 |
| 26 | Christopher | 17,223 | +3 |
| 27 | Stephen | 16,069 | 0 |
| 28 | Douglas | 15,978 | +2 |
| 29 | Edward | 15,877 | -3 |
| 30 | Larry | 14,580 | -2 |
| 31 | George | 13,644 | +2 |
| 32 | Terry | 13,194 | +2 |
| 33 | Randy | 12,603 | -1 |
| 34 | Dennis | 12,503 | -3 |
| 35 | Keith | 12,275 | 0 |
| 36 | Mike | 11,667 | 0 |
| 37 | Jerry | 11,381 | 0 |
| 38 | Eric | 11,111 | +6 |
| 39 | Patrick | 11,052 | +6 |
| 40 | Bruce | 10,705 | -1 |
| 41 | Frank | 10,433 | -1 |
| 42 | Peter | 10,349 | 0 |
| 43 | Craig | 10,235 | -2 |
| 44 | Ricky | 10,027 | -6 |
| 45 | Steve | 9,997 | -2 |
| 46 | Todd | 9,750 | +25 |
| 47 | Roger | 9,652 | 0 |
| 48 | Raymond | 9,618 | -2 |
| 49 | Jeff | 9,463 | 0 |
| 50 | Jeffery | 8,923 | +5 |
| 51 | Alan | 8,617 | -1 |
| 52 | Andrew | 8,483 | -1 |
| 53 | Tony | 8,306 | -1 |
| 54 | Danny | 8,199 | -6 |
| 55 | Russell | 7,333 | +1 |
| 56 | Carl | 7,255 | -3 |
| 57 | Chris | 7,203 | +6 |
| 58 | Dale | 7,193 | -4 |
| 59 | Matthew | 7,081 | +2 |
| 60 | Joe | 7,056 | -3 |
| 61 | Wayne | 6,762 | -3 |
| 62 | Gerald | 6,630 | 0 |
| 63 | Randall | 6,587 | -4 |
| 64 | Glenn | 6,271 | +10 |
| 65 | Tim | 6,245 | -5 |
| 66 | Barry | 6,220 | +6 |
| 67 | Lawrence | 6,094 | -3 |
| 68 | Billy | 6,026 | -1 |
| 69 | Phillip | 5,976 | -3 |
| 70 | Johnny | 5,905 | -5 |
| 71 | Jimmy | 5,749 | -2 |
| 72 | Rodney | 5,660 | -4 |
| 73 | Martin | 5,476 | +4 |
| 74 | Walter | 5,467 | -4 |
| 75 | Curtis | 5,447 | +4 |
| 76 | Bobby | 5,402 | -3 |
| 77 | Greg | 5,397 | +6 |
| 78 | Jim | 5,352 | -3 |
| 79 | Philip | 5,288 | -3 |
| 80 | Darryl | 5,134 | +16 |
| 81 | Jay | 5,119 | -3 |
| 82 | Bryan | 5,028 | +6 |
| 83 | Roy | 4,966 | -3 |
| 84 | Dean | 4,933 | +10 |
| 85 | Arthur | 4,815 | -3 |
| 86 | Willie | 4,790 | -5 |
| 87 | Bradley | 4,745 | +3 |
| 88 | Tom | 4,731 | -2 |
| 89 | Samuel | 4,667 | +2 |
| 90 | Jack | 4,639 | -5 |
| 91 | Ronnie | 4,624 | -4 |
| 92 | Henry | 4,620 | -8 |
| 93 | Jon | 4,608 | +4 |
| 94 | Harold | 4,448 | -2 |
| 95 | Ralph | 4,443 | -6 |
| 96 | Allen | 4,391 | +3 |
| 97 | Albert | 4,324 | -4 |
| 98 | Vincent | 4,317 | 0 |
| 99 | Victor | 4,301 | +4 |
| 100 | Troy | 4,259 | +62 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.