Top Girls Names of 1961 in the United States

Rank	Name	Count
1	Mary	48K
2	Lisa	43K
3	Susan	38K
4	Linda	36K
5	Karen	35K
6	Patricia	29K
7	Donna	29K
8	Cynthia	24K
9	Sandra	24K
10	Deborah	24K
11	Brenda	24K
12	Barbara	23K
13	Debra	22K
14	Lori	22K
15	Pamela	22K
16	Nancy	21K
17	Sharon	20K
18	Teresa	19K
19	Elizabeth	19K
20	Cheryl	18K
21	Laura	18K
22	Kimberly	17K
23	Julie	17K
24	Carol	17K
25	Kathy	16K
26	Diane	16K
27	Robin	16K
28	Tammy	16K
29	Kathleen	15K
30	Denise	15K
31	Debbie	15K
32	Janet	14K
33	Cindy	13K
34	Michelle	13K
35	Theresa	12K
36	Kim	11K
37	Jacqueline	11K
38	Angela	11K
39	Christine	11K
40	Margaret	11K
41	Tina	11K
42	Carolyn	11K
43	Laurie	10K
44	Rebecca	10K
45	Kelly	10K
46	Rhonda	9K
47	Jennifer	9K
48	Catherine	9K
49	Dawn	9K
50	Connie	9K
51	Terri	9K
52	Janice	9K
53	Sherry	8K
54	Ann	8K
55	Cathy	8K
56	Diana	8K
57	Maria	8K
58	Judy	8K
59	Sheila	8K
60	Paula	8K
61	Wendy	7K
62	Joyce	7K
63	Michele	7K
64	Tracy	7K
65	Beth	7K
66	Beverly	7K
67	Valerie	7K
68	Suzanne	7K
69	Amy	7K
70	Wanda	6K
71	Lynn	6K
72	Jane	6K
73	Annette	6K
74	Jill	6K
75	Bonnie	6K
76	Vicki	6K
77	Carla	6K
78	Stephanie	6K
79	Renee	6K
80	Darlene	6K
81	Martha	6K
82	Gloria	6K
83	Judith	6K
84	Leslie	6K
85	Shirley	6K
86	Katherine	6K
87	Betty	6K
88	Peggy	6K
89	Joan	6K
90	Anne	6K
91	Anita	6K
92	Jean	5K
93	Kathryn	5K
94	Gail	5K
95	Melissa	5K
96	Ruth	5K
97	Ellen	5K
98	Regina	5K
99	Dorothy	5K
100	Anna	5K