Most Common Boy Names in 1961

This is a list of the thousand most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the year 1961.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	Michael	86,950
2	David	84,795
3	John	79,951
4	James	75,957
5	Robert	72,950
6	Mark	57,776
7	William	48,028
8	Richard	41,144
9	Thomas	37,563
10	Steven	32,274
11	Jeffrey	32,024
12	Joseph	29,456
13	Charles	29,197
14	Kevin	28,921
15	Timothy	28,249
16	Kenneth	26,096
17	Daniel	25,899
18	Paul	25,637
19	Scott	23,931
20	Brian	22,563
21	Gary	22,168
22	Donald	21,406
23	Gregory	21,357
24	Ronald	20,836
25	Anthony	20,206
26	Christopher	17,216
27	Stephen	16,062
28	Douglas	15,974
29	Edward	15,877
30	Larry	14,578
31	George	13,644
32	Terry	13,186
33	Randy	12,596
34	Dennis	12,497
35	Keith	12,276
36	Mike	11,667
37	Jerry	11,374
38	Eric	11,117
39	Patrick	11,052
40	Bruce	10,706
41	Frank	10,434
42	Peter	10,346
43	Craig	10,231
44	Ricky	10,024
45	Steve	9,998
46	Todd	9,755
47	Roger	9,649
48	Raymond	9,613
49	Jeff	9,460
50	Jeffery	8,924
51	Alan	8,613
52	Andrew	8,484
53	Tony	8,300
54	Danny	8,197
55	Russell	7,335
56	Carl	7,256
57	Chris	7,206
58	Dale	7,193
59	Matthew	7,077
60	Joe	7,056
61	Wayne	6,756
62	Gerald	6,630
63	Randall	6,586
64	Glenn	6,269
65	Tim	6,245
66	Barry	6,218
67	Lawrence	6,096
68	Billy	6,024
69	Phillip	5,975
70	Johnny	5,903
71	Jimmy	5,747
72	Rodney	5,659
73	Martin	5,469
74	Walter	5,465
75	Curtis	5,445
76	Bobby	5,404
77	Greg	5,398
78	Jim	5,350
79	Philip	5,284
80	Darryl	5,132
81	Jay	5,119
82	Bryan	5,025
83	Roy	4,963
84	Dean	4,931
85	Arthur	4,813
86	Willie	4,790
87	Bradley	4,743
88	Tom	4,725
89	Samuel	4,667
90	Jack	4,637
91	Henry	4,620
91	Ronnie	4,620
93	Jon	4,609
94	Harold	4,442
95	Ralph	4,437
96	Allen	4,386
97	Albert	4,318
97	Vincent	4,318
99	Victor	4,297
100	Troy	4,258
101	Darrell	4,200
102	Eddie	4,082
103	Micheal	4,020
104	Bill	4,001
105	Louis	3,965
106	Stanley	3,924
107	Jose	3,756
108	Rick	3,734
109	Howard	3,572
110	Joel	3,518
111	Dwayne	3,482
111	Jonathan	3,482
113	Eugene	3,449
114	Leonard	3,426
115	Dan	3,415
116	Tommy	3,403
117	Frederick	3,313
118	Mitchell	3,199
119	Tracy	3,185
120	Marvin	3,184
121	Don	3,147
122	Lee	3,126
123	Ernest	3,094
124	Fred	3,088
125	Kelly	3,011
126	Ray	2,918
127	Calvin	2,866
128	Melvin	2,841
129	Kurt	2,825
130	Dave	2,801
131	Harry	2,748
132	Duane	2,733
133	Marc	2,707
134	Glen	2,688
135	Norman	2,687
136	Jerome	2,632
137	Brent	2,556
138	Karl	2,545
139	Earl	2,521
140	Kirk	2,512
141	Bob	2,502
141	Brad	2,502
143	Shawn	2,485
144	Reginald	2,468
145	Edwin	2,447
146	Benjamin	2,388
147	Kent	2,375
148	Francis	2,343
149	Clifford	2,341
150	Jesse	2,304
151	Theodore	2,300
152	Alfred	2,280
153	Rickey	2,254
154	Perry	2,228
155	Clarence	2,187
156	Bernard	2,149
157	Warren	2,083
158	Nicholas	2,076
159	Brett	2,066
160	Juan	2,051
161	Kerry	2,027
162	Guy	2,025
163	Wesley	2,003
164	Carlos	2,001
165	Gordon	1,991
166	Stuart	1,902
167	Aaron	1,886
168	Alvin	1,874
169	Robin	1,853
170	Ron	1,840
171	Leroy	1,829
172	Doug	1,815
173	Lance	1,807
174	Darren	1,783
175	Vernon	1,770
176	Gregg	1,752
177	Sean	1,719
178	Gilbert	1,709
179	Kenny	1,703
180	Dana	1,695
181	Herbert	1,687
182	Lloyd	1,686
183	Daryl	1,682
184	Ted	1,681
185	Dwight	1,668
186	Gene	1,667
187	Manuel	1,666
188	Ken	1,663
189	Tyrone	1,631
190	Leslie	1,621
191	Lonnie	1,595
192	Antonio	1,588
193	Adam	1,580
194	Leon	1,556
195	Franklin	1,526
196	Neil	1,525
197	Derrick	1,501
198	Andre	1,500
199	Nathan	1,491
200	Timmy	1,484
201	Marty	1,458
202	Maurice	1,441
203	Floyd	1,439
204	Luis	1,408
205	Derek	1,405
206	Ruben	1,385
207	Donnie	1,377
208	Andy	1,373
209	Kelvin	1,370
210	Clyde	1,354
211	Allan	1,348
212	Lewis	1,337
213	Jackie	1,315
214	Marcus	1,313
215	Gerard	1,310
216	Mario	1,298
217	Lester	1,287
218	Chuck	1,285
219	Rex	1,269
220	Joey	1,257
221	Wade	1,245
222	Ricardo	1,239
223	Alexander	1,227
223	Byron	1,227
225	Charlie	1,223
226	Jimmie	1,222
227	Wendell	1,221
228	Alex	1,217
229	Sam	1,192
230	Leo	1,177
231	Clayton	1,161
232	Kyle	1,158
233	Randal	1,155
234	Arnold	1,153
235	Freddie	1,143
236	Roland	1,133
237	Neal	1,122
238	Garry	1,116
239	Milton	1,105
240	Kim	1,103
241	Randolph	1,068
242	Jason	1,059
243	Johnnie	1,054
244	Nathaniel	1,048
245	Oscar	1,042
246	Ross	1,023
247	Herman	1,011
248	Clinton	999
249	Terrence	998
250	Jesus	971
251	Cecil	970
252	Harvey	958
253	Nelson	950
254	Jessie	949
255	Roberto	948
256	Nick	935
257	Ben	934
258	Pat	929
259	Clay	900
259	Roderick	900
261	Fredrick	899
262	Marshall	898
263	Hector	896
264	Lynn	891
265	Chester	889
266	Matt	888
267	Raul	880
268	Clark	879
269	Hugh	872
270	Clifton	868
271	Sidney	842
272	Jody	836
273	Miguel	825
274	Geoffrey	823
275	Grant	812
276	Frankie	806
277	Claude	803
278	Sammy	786
279	Rudy	783
280	Carlton	769
281	Terrance	756
282	Angelo	754
283	Bart	753
284	Bret	740
285	Jamie	732
286	Rocky	729
286	Terence	729
288	Francisco	723
289	Wallace	720
290	Benny	718
291	Ramon	705
292	Rene	704
293	Pete	697
294	Edgar	695
295	Everett	691
296	Robbie	682
297	Angel	669
297	Ivan	669
299	Jaime	668
300	Myron	662
301	Morris	661
302	Curt	659
302	Lyle	659
304	Max	652
305	Darrel	646
306	Loren	643
307	Cedric	639
307	Lorenzo	639
309	Stewart	638
310	Mickey	637
311	Adrian	633
311	Phil	633
313	Dewayne	627
314	Virgil	625
315	Cary	624
316	Pedro	614
317	Teddy	612
318	Fernando	611
319	Christian	605
319	Orlando	605
321	Ed	604
322	Armando	597
323	Felix	586
324	Travis	585
325	Shane	582
326	Rafael	580
327	Bradford	578
328	Rusty	575
329	Drew	567
330	Marion	565
331	Monte	563
332	Salvatore	560
333	Ira	551
334	Gabriel	550
335	Otis	543
336	Alton	542
337	Jorge	541
338	Alberto	539
338	Laurence	539
338	Monty	539
341	Javier	531
342	Van	529
343	Julian	525
344	Earnest	524
344	Malcolm	524
346	Edmund	523
347	Erik	520
348	Sylvester	518
349	Bennie	517
350	Blake	511
351	Tod	507
351	Willard	507
353	Rory	506
354	Jacob	505
355	Kris	503
356	Sherman	498
357	Jeffry	494
358	Isaac	493
359	Luther	491
360	Arturo	488
361	Evan	487
362	Justin	485
363	Elmer	479
364	Alonzo	477
364	Delbert	477
366	Rodger	476
367	Damon	468
368	Alfredo	466
369	Scot	463
369	Vance	463
371	Rickie	459
372	Preston	451
373	Cory	446
373	Jerald	446
375	Clint	444
375	Dominic	444
377	Rob	442
378	Darin	438
379	Stephan	434
380	Noel	431
381	Leland	430
382	Ernie	429
383	Forrest	428
383	Roosevelt	428
385	Julius	425
386	Bryant	424
387	Blaine	423
388	Dexter	422
389	Lionel	421
390	Rod	419
391	Luke	415
392	Kendall	414
392	Rudolph	414
394	Sheldon	408
395	Corey	405
396	Mitch	400
397	Alfonso	399
398	Spencer	398
399	Archie	397
400	Lowell	391
401	Ryan	389
401	Tommie	389
403	Doyle	385
404	Horace	383
405	Dirk	379
406	Buddy	377
407	Gerry	375
408	Darwin	374
409	Enrique	373
410	Dino	372
411	Eduardo	370
411	Wilbert	370
413	Hubert	369
413	Zachary	369
415	Stevie	367
416	Chad	366
417	Al	363
418	Casey	360
419	Colin	357
419	Willis	357
421	Boyd	356
422	Darnell	354
422	Joshua	354
422	Owen	354
425	Jan	348
425	Oliver	348
427	Mathew	347
428	Salvador	344
429	Hal	342
430	Dallas	341
430	Ward	341
432	Cornelius	340
432	Russ	340
434	Julio	339
435	Grady	335
435	Shannon	335
437	Freddy	333
438	Louie	332
438	Stan	332
440	Carey	330
440	Rufus	330
440	Trent	330
443	Ellis	329
444	Ervin	328
444	Ronny	328
444	Seth	328
447	Homer	327
448	Vince	325
449	Miles	323
449	Stacy	323
449	Ty	323
452	Bert	322
453	Cameron	321
454	Robby	314
455	Dominick	313
456	Donny	312
457	Stacey	311
458	Elliott	310
458	Mack	310
460	Denis	309
460	Wilbur	309
462	Scotty	306
463	Bryon	305
464	Randell	304
465	Marlon	303
466	Dewey	302
466	Rodolfo	302
468	Toby	301
469	Garland	300
470	Alphonso	299
470	Jess	299
472	Sergio	298
473	Dane	297
474	Kirby	290
475	Shaun	288
476	Ernesto	285
477	Abel	281
478	Cliff	280
479	Joesph	278
480	Abraham	277
481	Conrad	276
482	Royce	274
483	Lamont	272
483	Wilson	272
485	Sammie	271
486	Carroll	264
487	Lane	261
488	Aubrey	260
489	Denny	259
489	Gilberto	259
489	Lamar	259
492	Reggie	258
493	Amos	256
493	Elbert	256
493	Guadalupe	256
493	Rolando	256
497	Irvin	254
497	Michel	254
499	Pablo	253
500	Moses	251
500	Norris	251
500	Reynaldo	251
503	Sandy	250
503	Sterling	250
505	Cleveland	249
506	Alejandro	248
507	Marlin	246
507	Percy	246
509	Edmond	243
509	Ian	243
511	Eddy	242
511	Gerardo	242
513	Brendan	241
514	Pierre	240
515	Emmett	239
516	Blair	237
517	Wilfred	236
518	Tracey	235
519	Kurtis	234
520	Dion	233
520	Israel	233
522	Darrin	232
522	Rich	232
524	Felipe	230
525	Galen	228
525	Harlan	228
527	Murray	227
528	Simon	225
529	Will	224
530	Barney	223
530	Jefferson	223
530	Ramiro	223
533	Emanuel	222
533	Reuben	222
533	Thaddeus	222
536	Carmen	221
537	Nicky	220
538	Marco	219
539	Garrett	218
540	Mitchel	217
541	Bernie	215
542	Vaughn	214
542	Woodrow	214
544	Garth	211
545	Kennith	210
546	Elton	209
547	Barton	208
548	Lyndon	207
549	Terrell	206
549	Winston	206
551	Austin	205
551	Donnell	205
553	Hans	203
553	Morgan	203
555	Andres	199
555	Lenny	199
557	Tomas	198
558	Irving	197
558	Lonny	197
558	Tyler	197
561	Ned	196
562	Bennett	194
562	Brandon	194
562	Elijah	194
565	Danial	193
565	Junior	193
565	Lon	193
568	Dwain	191
568	Elvin	191
568	Russel	191
571	Art	190
571	Daren	190
571	Elias	190
574	Elliot	189
574	Elvis	189
576	Gustavo	188
576	Jordan	188
576	Rocco	188
579	Kermit	187
579	Kraig	187
579	Toney	187
582	Jeremy	185
583	Jed	184
584	Avery	183
584	Gus	183
586	Burton	182
586	Les	182
588	Dick	181
589	Ismael	180
590	Reed	179
591	Dannie	178
591	Kennedy	178
593	Erich	177
593	Marcos	177
593	Xavier	177
596	Loyd	176
596	Merle	176
596	Quintin	176
596	Sanford	176
600	Wilfredo	174
601	Domingo	173
601	Grover	173
601	Kip	173
604	Billie	172
604	Gino	172
604	Lanny	172
607	Guillermo	170
607	Jonathon	170
607	Levi	170
610	Saul	169
611	Cornell	168
611	Unknown	168
613	Harley	167
613	Mary	167
613	Thurman	167
616	Orville	166
617	Eldon	165
617	Erwin	165
617	Jake	165
617	Linwood	165
617	Nolan	165
622	Chip	164
623	Bryce	162
623	Wally	162
625	August	161
625	Zane	161
627	Antoine	158
627	Chet	158
627	Fabian	158
630	Bobbie	157
630	Jean	157
632	Hank	154
632	Stefan	154
634	Cesar	153
634	Jasper	153
636	Efrain	152
636	Santos	152
638	Norbert	151
639	Rogelio	150
639	Roman	150
639	Ulysses	150
642	Leonardo	149
642	Quentin	149
642	Vern	149
642	Vito	149
646	Emil	148
646	Emilio	148
646	Santiago	148
649	Eli	146
649	Kelley	146
651	Duncan	145
651	Lindsey	145
651	Solomon	145
654	Frederic	144
654	Reid	144
656	Brady	143
656	Damian	143
656	Theron	143
659	Courtney	141
659	Shelton	141
661	Harrison	140
661	Otto	140
663	Erick	139
663	Scottie	139
663	Sonny	139
663	Timmie	139
667	Brook	138
667	Davis	138
669	Kenton	136
670	Brooks	135
670	Dudley	135
670	Johnathan	135
670	Mikel	135
674	Carter	132
674	Josh	132
674	Shelby	132
677	Roscoe	131
677	Wes	131
679	Errol	130
680	Jeremiah	128
681	Emmanuel	127
682	Ashley	126
682	Jacques	126
682	Noah	126
685	Devin	125
685	Lindsay	125
685	Richie	125
688	Carmine	124
689	Dante	123
689	Emory	123
689	Odell	123
689	Winfred	123
693	Raynard	122
693	Tad	122
695	Emery	121
695	Gil	121
695	Kristopher	121
698	Jerold	120
699	Derwin	119
699	Donovan	119
699	Lincoln	119
699	Wiley	119
703	Humberto	118
703	Ivory	118
703	Marcel	118
703	Quinton	118
707	Anton	117
707	Bradly	117
707	Butch	117
707	Greggory	117
711	Fidel	116
711	Ignacio	116
711	Myles	116
711	Randel	116
715	Noe	115
715	Omar	115
715	Raphael	115
715	Weldon	115
719	Carlo	114
719	Gavin	114
721	Cody	113
721	Ethan	113
721	Hiram	113
721	Thad	113
725	Basil	112
725	Donn	112
725	Shayne	112
728	Coy	111
728	Everette	111
728	Graham	111
728	Jerrold	111
728	Kimberly	111
728	Mervin	111
728	Timmothy	111
735	Benito	110
735	Clement	110
735	Lars	110
735	Merlin	110
739	Len	109
740	Keven	108
740	Layne	108
740	Nicolas	108
740	Ollie	108
744	Curtiss	107
744	Faron	107
744	Hollis	107
744	Jefferey	107
748	Adolfo	106
748	Carson	106
750	Bruno	105
750	Cris	105
750	Rhett	105
750	Sebastian	105
750	Taylor	105
755	Armand	104
755	Elwood	104
755	Stanford	104
758	Edwardo	103
758	Jacky	103
758	Jude	103
758	Micah	103
762	Denver	102
762	Fredric	102
762	Kirt	102
762	Mel	102
762	Merrill	102
762	Riley	102
762	Stephon	102
769	Demetrius	101
770	Adolph	100
770	Gale	100
770	Lenard	100
773	Augustine	99
773	Britt	99
773	Charley	99
773	Derick	99
777	Cole	98
777	Darius	98
779	Sal	97
780	Hugo	96
781	Audie	95
781	Lemuel	95
781	Vicente	95
784	Baron	94
784	Bud	94
784	Darron	94
784	Glynn	94
784	Isaiah	94
784	Judson	94
790	Anderson	93
790	Brien	93
790	Jarvis	93
793	Desmond	92
793	Fletcher	92
793	Lorne	92
793	Mckinley	92
797	Alec	91
797	Blane	91
797	Burt	91
797	Delmar	91
797	Jackson	91
797	Lupe	91
803	Cyrus	90
803	Del	90
803	Lucas	90
803	Royal	90
807	Antony	89
807	Douglass	89
807	Elroy	89
807	Gregorio	89
807	Joaquin	89
807	Mason	89
807	Millard	89
814	Eliot	88
814	Irwin	88
814	Val	88
817	Fritz	87
817	Huey	87
817	Johnie	87
817	Rock	87
817	Rolland	87
817	Silas	87
817	Susan	87
817	Von	87
825	Benedict	86
825	Berry	86
825	Eloy	86
825	Harris	86
825	Linda	86
825	Monroe	86
825	Nickolas	86
832	Alden	85
832	Hershel	85
832	Maynard	85
832	Pasquale	85
832	Roddy	85
837	Barrett	84
837	Dwaine	84
837	Forest	84
837	Freeman	84
841	Cruz	83
841	Efrem	83
841	Jere	83
841	Micky	83
841	Quincy	83
846	Brock	82
846	Chauncey	82
846	Domenic	82
846	Rogers	82
846	Rolf	82
851	Carmelo	81
851	Dee	81
851	Leigh	81
851	Lisa	81
855	Buford	80
855	Rodrick	80
855	Wyatt	80
858	Arlen	79
858	Aron	79
858	Carol	79
858	Heriberto	79
858	Karen	79
858	Kennth	79
858	Moises	79
858	Wilmer	79
858	Woody	79
867	Dwane	78
867	Esteban	78
867	Parrish	78
870	Drake	77
870	Isiah	77
870	Leif	77
870	Patricia	77
870	Vic	77
875	Christophe	76
875	Connie	76
875	Donna	76
875	Lesley	76
875	Napoleon	76
875	Raymundo	76
875	Stanton	76
882	Clair	75
882	Dalton	75
882	Darryle	75
882	Derrell	75
882	Dickie	75
882	Foster	75
882	Gail	75
882	Rubin	75
890	Dusty	74
890	Emerson	74
890	Jared	74
890	Lennie	74
890	Norberto	74
895	Alfonzo	73
895	Artie	73
895	Cyril	73
895	Darell	73
895	Issac	73
895	Jame	73
901	Brenda	72
901	Coleman	72
901	Duwayne	72
901	Earle	72
901	Federico	72
901	Herschel	72
901	Lavern	72
908	Darrick	71
908	Felton	71
908	Raleigh	71
911	Duke	70
911	Hunter	70
911	Kalvin	70
911	Laverne	70
911	Marcelino	70
911	Michal	70
917	Alexis	69
917	Artis	69
917	Booker	69
917	Emile	69
917	Emmitt	69
917	Rand	69
917	Rayford	69
917	Regan	69
917	Robbin	69
917	Whitney	69
927	Augustus	68
927	Bernardo	68
927	Mariano	68
927	Pernell	68
927	Skip	68
927	Wilford	68
933	Broderick	67
933	Darcy	67
933	Milford	67
933	Odis	67
933	Quinn	67
933	Sandra	67
933	Willam	67
940	Dorian	66
940	Elizabeth	66
940	Jamey	66
940	Kerwin	66
940	Lorenza	66
940	Major	66
940	Orrin	66
940	Wilburn	66
940	Williams	66
940	Windell	66
950	Alva	65
950	Bentley	65
950	Dell	65
950	Devon	65
950	Genaro	65
950	Kory	65
950	Sharon	65
950	Trevor	65
958	Agustin	64
958	Andrea	64
958	Cletus	64
958	Darry	64
958	Dennie	64
958	Garret	64
958	Hilton	64
958	Loran	64
958	Markus	64
958	Michale	64
958	Thor	64
969	Abe	63
969	Alphonse	63
969	Boris	63
969	Cordell	63
969	Leander	63
969	Mac	63
969	Montgomery	63
969	Osvaldo	63
969	Paris	63
969	Sid	63
969	Warner	63
980	Anibal	62
980	Boyce	62
980	Brice	62
980	Daron	62
980	Hardy	62
980	Haywood	62
980	Kevan	62
980	Otha	62
980	Waymon	62
989	Adan	61
989	Bertram	61
989	Carnell	61
989	Donell	61
989	Enoch	61
989	Ezra	61
989	Jules	61
989	Lucius	61
989	Milo	61
989	Reinaldo	61
989	Ricki	61
989	Titus	61