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	86,974
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
11	Jeffrey	32,029
12	Joseph	29,450
13	Charles	29,194
14	Kevin	28,926
15	Timothy	28,253
16	Kenneth	26,100
17	Daniel	25,904
18	Paul	25,640
19	Scott	23,934
20	Brian	22,566
21	Gary	22,174
22	Donald	21,409
23	Gregory	21,364
24	Ronald	20,842
25	Anthony	20,209
26	Christopher	17,223
27	Stephen	16,069
28	Douglas	15,978
29	Edward	15,877
30	Larry	14,580
31	George	13,644
32	Terry	13,194
33	Randy	12,603
34	Dennis	12,503
35	Keith	12,275
36	Mike	11,667
37	Jerry	11,381
38	Eric	11,111
39	Patrick	11,052
40	Bruce	10,705
41	Frank	10,433
42	Peter	10,349
43	Craig	10,235
44	Ricky	10,027
45	Steve	9,997
46	Todd	9,750
47	Roger	9,652
48	Raymond	9,618
49	Jeff	9,463
50	Jeffery	8,923
51	Alan	8,617
52	Andrew	8,483
53	Tony	8,306
54	Danny	8,199
55	Russell	7,333
56	Carl	7,255
57	Chris	7,203
58	Dale	7,193
59	Matthew	7,081
60	Joe	7,056
61	Wayne	6,762
62	Gerald	6,630
63	Randall	6,587
64	Glenn	6,271
65	Tim	6,245
66	Barry	6,220
67	Lawrence	6,094
68	Billy	6,026
69	Phillip	5,976
70	Johnny	5,905
71	Jimmy	5,749
72	Rodney	5,660
73	Martin	5,476
74	Walter	5,467
75	Curtis	5,447
76	Bobby	5,402
77	Greg	5,397
78	Jim	5,352
79	Philip	5,288
80	Darryl	5,134
81	Jay	5,119
82	Bryan	5,028
83	Roy	4,966
84	Dean	4,933
85	Arthur	4,815
86	Willie	4,790
87	Bradley	4,745
88	Tom	4,731
89	Samuel	4,667
90	Jack	4,639
91	Ronnie	4,624
92	Henry	4,620
93	Jon	4,608
94	Harold	4,448
95	Ralph	4,443
96	Allen	4,391
97	Albert	4,324
98	Vincent	4,317
99	Victor	4,301
100	Troy	4,259
101	Darrell	4,203
102	Eddie	4,082
103	Micheal	4,017
104	Bill	4,000
105	Louis	3,965
106	Stanley	3,923
107	Jose	3,757
108	Rick	3,732
109	Howard	3,570
110	Joel	3,518
111	Dwayne	3,486
112	Jonathan	3,485
113	Eugene	3,452
114	Leonard	3,429
115	Dan	3,414
116	Tommy	3,406
117	Frederick	3,315
118	Mitchell	3,201
119	Tracy	3,187
120	Marvin	3,185
121	Don	3,149
122	Lee	3,127
123	Ernest	3,096
124	Fred	3,091
125	Kelly	3,011
126	Ray	2,920
127	Calvin	2,867
128	Melvin	2,842
129	Kurt	2,827
130	Dave	2,802
131	Harry	2,749
132	Duane	2,734
133	Marc	2,708
134	Norman	2,687
135	Glen	2,686
136	Jerome	2,630
137	Brent	2,553
138	Karl	2,543
139	Earl	2,519
140	Kirk	2,513
141	Bob	2,504
142	Brad	2,501
143	Shawn	2,488
144	Reginald	2,469
145	Edwin	2,447
146	Benjamin	2,388
147	Kent	2,374
148	Francis	2,345
149	Clifford	2,340
150	Jesse	2,306
151	Theodore	2,303
152	Alfred	2,284
153	Rickey	2,255
154	Perry	2,229
155	Clarence	2,189
156	Bernard	2,150
157	Warren	2,082
158	Nicholas	2,078
159	Brett	2,069
160	Juan	2,052
161	Kerry	2,027
162	Guy	2,023
163	Wesley	2,002
164	Carlos	2,001
165	Gordon	1,994
166	Stuart	1,902
167	Aaron	1,890
168	Alvin	1,877
169	Robin	1,852
170	Ron	1,840
171	Leroy	1,829
172	Doug	1,817
173	Lance	1,807
174	Darren	1,783
175	Vernon	1,771
176	Gregg	1,752
177	Sean	1,720
178	Gilbert	1,710
179	Kenny	1,701
180	Dana	1,693
181	Herbert	1,688
182	Lloyd	1,685
183	Ted	1,683
184	Daryl	1,681
185	Dwight	1,669
186	Gene	1,667
187	Manuel	1,666
188	Ken	1,665
189	Tyrone	1,631
190	Leslie	1,623
191	Lonnie	1,595
192	Antonio	1,585
193	Adam	1,579
194	Leon	1,558
195	Franklin	1,527
196	Neil	1,524
197	Andre	1,500
198	Derrick	1,499
199	Nathan	1,489
200	Timmy	1,482
201	Marty	1,459
202	Maurice	1,443
203	Floyd	1,439
204	Luis	1,409
205	Derek	1,405
206	Ruben	1,386
207	Donnie	1,379
208	Andy	1,374
209	Kelvin	1,370
210	Clyde	1,354
211	Allan	1,347
212	Lewis	1,338
213	Jackie	1,317
214	Marcus	1,313
215	Gerard	1,309
216	Mario	1,297
217	Chuck	1,285
218	Lester	1,284
219	Rex	1,269
220	Joey	1,257
221	Wade	1,247
222	Ricardo	1,245
223	Alexander	1,227
224	Byron	1,225
225	Charlie	1,224
226	Jimmie	1,223
227	Wendell	1,220
228	Alex	1,217
229	Sam	1,194
230	Leo	1,178
231	Clayton	1,165
232	Kyle	1,159
233	Randal	1,155
234	Arnold	1,153
235	Freddie	1,144
236	Roland	1,132
237	Neal	1,122
238	Garry	1,116
239	Milton	1,104
240	Kim	1,102
241	Randolph	1,069
242	Jason	1,058
243	Johnnie	1,054
244	Nathaniel	1,049
245	Oscar	1,042
246	Ross	1,024
247	Herman	1,010
248	Clinton	1,000
249	Terrence	999
250	Jesus	973
251	Cecil	969
252	Harvey	957
253	Jessie	951
253	Nelson	951
255	Roberto	948
256	Nick	936
257	Ben	934
258	Pat	929
259	Clay	900
259	Roderick	900
261	Hector	899
262	Fredrick	898
262	Marshall	898
264	Lynn	892
265	Chester	888
265	Matt	888
267	Raul	881
268	Clark	879
269	Hugh	873
270	Clifton	868
271	Sidney	844
272	Jody	837
273	Miguel	827
274	Geoffrey	824
275	Grant	813
276	Frankie	806
277	Claude	804
278	Sammy	787
279	Rudy	785
280	Carlton	768
281	Terrance	758
282	Angelo	754
283	Bart	753
284	Bret	741
285	Jamie	733
286	Rocky	730
287	Terence	729
288	Francisco	723
289	Wallace	720
290	Benny	719
291	Ramon	706
292	Rene	704
293	Edgar	695
293	Pete	695
295	Everett	691
296	Robbie	681
297	Angel	669
297	Ivan	669
299	Jaime	668
300	Myron	663
301	Morris	660
302	Lyle	659
303	Curt	658
304	Max	653
305	Darrel	646
306	Loren	643
307	Cedric	639
307	Lorenzo	639
307	Stewart	639
310	Mickey	636
311	Adrian	634
311	Phil	634
313	Dewayne	626
314	Virgil	625
315	Cary	624
316	Pedro	615
317	Fernando	610
318	Teddy	609
319	Christian	606
320	Ed	603
320	Orlando	603
322	Armando	597
323	Felix	586
324	Travis	585
325	Shane	582
326	Rafael	581
327	Bradford	579
328	Rusty	576
329	Drew	570
330	Marion	566
331	Monte	563
332	Salvatore	561
333	Ira	552
334	Gabriel	551
335	Otis	544
336	Alton	542
337	Alberto	540
337	Laurence	540
339	Jorge	539
339	Monty	539
341	Javier	531
342	Van	529
343	Malcolm	526
344	Julian	525
345	Earnest	524
346	Edmund	523
347	Erik	520
348	Bennie	519
349	Sylvester	518
350	Blake	512
351	Rory	507
351	Tod	507
353	Willard	506
354	Jacob	504
355	Kris	501
356	Sherman	498
357	Isaac	494
357	Jeffry	494
359	Luther	491
360	Arturo	489
361	Evan	488
362	Justin	484
363	Delbert	478
363	Elmer	478
365	Rodger	477
366	Alonzo	476
367	Damon	468
368	Alfredo	467
369	Scot	463
369	Vance	463
371	Rickie	459
372	Preston	452
373	Cory	446
374	Jerald	445
375	Clint	444
376	Dominic	443
377	Rob	442
378	Darin	438
379	Stephan	435
380	Noel	432
381	Ernie	429
381	Forrest	429
381	Leland	429
384	Roosevelt	428
385	Julius	426
386	Blaine	423
386	Bryant	423
388	Dexter	422
389	Lionel	420
390	Rod	419
391	Kendall	415
392	Rudolph	414
393	Luke	413
394	Sheldon	408
395	Corey	406
396	Mitch	400
397	Alfonso	399
398	Archie	397
398	Spencer	397
400	Lowell	393
401	Tommie	389
402	Ryan	388
403	Doyle	385
404	Horace	383
405	Dirk	379
406	Buddy	377
407	Gerry	376
408	Darwin	374
409	Enrique	373
410	Dino	372
411	Eduardo	371
412	Hubert	370
413	Wilbert	369
413	Zachary	369
415	Stevie	368
416	Chad	364
417	Al	362
418	Casey	360
419	Willis	357
420	Colin	356
421	Boyd	355
421	Darnell	355
423	Joshua	354
424	Owen	353
425	Oliver	349
426	Jan	348
427	Mathew	347
428	Salvador	344
429	Hal	342
430	Dallas	341
430	Russ	341
430	Ward	341
433	Cornelius	340
434	Julio	339
435	Grady	336
435	Shannon	336
437	Freddy	333
437	Louie	333
439	Stan	332
440	Carey	331
441	Rufus	330
441	Trent	330
443	Seth	329
444	Ellis	328
444	Ervin	328
444	Ronny	328
447	Homer	326
448	Stacy	325
448	Vince	325
450	Miles	323
450	Ty	323
452	Bert	322
453	Cameron	321
454	Robby	314
455	Dominick	313
456	Donny	312
457	Elliott	311
457	Stacey	311
459	Denis	310
459	Mack	310
461	Wilbur	309
462	Randell	306
462	Scotty	306
464	Bryon	305
465	Dewey	303
465	Marlon	303
467	Rodolfo	302
468	Toby	301
469	Alphonso	300
470	Dane	299
470	Jess	299
470	Sergio	299
473	Garland	298
474	Kirby	291
475	Shaun	287
476	Ernesto	284
477	Abel	281
478	Cliff	280
479	Abraham	278
479	Joesph	278
481	Conrad	276
482	Royce	274
483	Lamont	272
483	Wilson	272
485	Sammie	270
486	Carroll	264
487	Aubrey	261
487	Lane	261
489	Denny	259
489	Gilberto	259
489	Lamar	259
489	Rolando	259
493	Reggie	257
494	Amos	256
494	Elbert	256
494	Guadalupe	256
494	Irvin	256
494	Pablo	256
499	Michel	254
500	Moses	251
500	Norris	251
500	Reynaldo	251
503	Sandy	250
504	Cleveland	249
504	Sterling	249
506	Alejandro	247
507	Marlin	246
507	Percy	246
509	Edmond	243
510	Eddy	242
510	Gerardo	242
510	Ian	242
513	Brendan	241
514	Pierre	240
515	Emmett	239
516	Blair	237
516	Tracey	237
516	Wilfred	237
519	Kurtis	234
520	Dion	233
520	Israel	233
522	Darrin	232
522	Rich	232
524	Felipe	231
525	Galen	228
526	Harlan	227
526	Murray	227
526	Simon	227
529	Will	225
530	Barney	223
530	Jefferson	223
530	Ramiro	223
533	Emanuel	222
533	Reuben	222
533	Thaddeus	222
536	Carmen	221
537	Marco	220
537	Nicky	220
539	Garrett	218
540	Mitchel	217
541	Woodrow	216
542	Bernie	215
543	Vaughn	214
544	Garth	211
544	Kennith	211
546	Elton	209
547	Barton	208
548	Terrell	207
549	Lyndon	206
549	Winston	206
551	Austin	205
551	Donnell	205
553	Hans	203
553	Morgan	203
555	Andres	199
555	Lenny	199
555	Tomas	199
558	Irving	197
558	Lonny	197
558	Tyler	197
561	Ned	196
562	Bennett	194
562	Brandon	194
562	Danial	194
562	Elijah	194
566	Lon	193
567	Junior	192
568	Elvin	191
568	Russel	191
570	Daren	190
570	Dwain	190
570	Elias	190
570	Elvis	190
574	Art	189
574	Elliot	189
574	Rocco	189
577	Gustavo	188
577	Jordan	188
579	Kermit	187
579	Toney	187
581	Kraig	186
582	Jeremy	185
583	Avery	184
583	Jed	184
585	Gus	183
586	Burton	182
586	Les	182
588	Dick	181
588	Ismael	181
590	Reed	179
591	Dannie	178
591	Kennedy	178
593	Erich	177
593	Marcos	177
595	Merle	176
595	Xavier	176
597	Loyd	175
597	Quintin	175
597	Sanford	175
600	Domingo	174
600	Wilfredo	174
602	Kip	173
603	Billie	172
603	Grover	172
603	Lanny	172
606	Gino	171
606	Guillermo	171
608	Levi	170
609	Jonathon	169
610	Cornell	168
610	Mary	168
610	Orville	168
610	Saul	168
610	Unknown	168
615	Harley	167
615	Thurman	167
617	Eldon	166
617	Jake	166
619	Linwood	165
619	Nolan	165
621	Chip	164
621	Erwin	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	Cesar	154
632	Hank	154
632	Stefan	154
635	Jasper	153
636	Efrain	152
636	Norbert	152
636	Santos	152
639	Ulysses	150
640	Leonardo	149
640	Quentin	149
640	Rogelio	149
640	Roman	149
640	Vern	149
645	Emil	148
645	Emilio	148
645	Santiago	148
645	Vito	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	Brook	139
663	Erick	139
663	Scottie	139
663	Sonny	139
663	Timmie	139
668	Davis	138
669	Kenton	136
669	Mikel	136
671	Brooks	135
671	Dudley	135
671	Johnathan	135
674	Carter	132
674	Josh	132
676	Roscoe	131
676	Shelby	131
676	Wes	131
679	Errol	130
680	Jeremiah	128
681	Emmanuel	127
682	Jacques	126
682	Noah	126
684	Ashley	125
684	Devin	125
684	Lindsay	125
687	Carmine	124
687	Richie	124
689	Dante	123
689	Emory	123
689	Winfred	123
692	Odell	122
692	Tad	122
694	Emery	121
694	Gil	121
694	Kristopher	121
694	Raynard	121
698	Jerold	120
699	Derwin	119
699	Donovan	119
699	Humberto	119
699	Lincoln	119
699	Wiley	119
704	Butch	118
704	Ivory	118
704	Marcel	118
704	Quinton	118
708	Anton	117
708	Bradly	117
708	Greggory	117
711	Fidel	116
711	Ignacio	116
711	Myles	116
711	Randel	116
711	Raphael	116
716	Noe	115
716	Omar	115
716	Weldon	115
719	Carlo	114
720	Basil	113
720	Cody	113
720	Ethan	113
720	Gavin	113
720	Hiram	113
720	Thad	113
726	Donn	112
726	Jerrold	112
726	Mervin	112
726	Shayne	112
730	Coy	111
730	Everette	111
730	Graham	111
730	Kimberly	111
730	Timmothy	111
735	Benito	110
735	Clement	110
735	Lars	110
735	Merlin	110
739	Len	109
740	Curtiss	108
740	Keven	108
740	Layne	108
740	Nicolas	108
744	Faron	107
744	Hollis	107
744	Jefferey	107
744	Ollie	107
748	Adolfo	106
748	Bruno	106
748	Carson	106
751	Cris	105
751	Rhett	105
751	Sebastian	105
751	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
769	Gale	101
771	Adolph	100
771	Lenard	100
773	Augustine	99
773	Britt	99
773	Derick	99
776	Charley	98
776	Cole	98
776	Darius	98
779	Sal	97
780	Audie	96
780	Hugo	96
782	Darron	95
782	Lemuel	95
782	Vicente	95
785	Baron	94
785	Bud	94
785	Glynn	94
785	Isaiah	94
785	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	Joaquin	90
803	Lucas	90
803	Royal	90
808	Douglass	89
808	Elroy	89
808	Gregorio	89
808	Mason	89
808	Millard	89
813	Antony	88
813	Eliot	88
813	Irwin	88
813	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	Forest	86
825	Harris	86
825	Linda	86
825	Monroe	86
825	Nickolas	86
833	Alden	85
833	Freeman	85
833	Hershel	85
833	Maynard	85
833	Pasquale	85
833	Roddy	85
839	Barrett	84
839	Dwaine	84
839	Efrem	84
842	Jere	83
842	Micky	83
842	Quincy	83
842	Rolf	83
846	Brock	82
846	Chauncey	82
846	Cruz	82
846	Domenic	82
846	Lisa	82
846	Rogers	82
852	Carmelo	81
852	Dee	81
852	Leigh	81
855	Buford	80
855	Rodrick	80
855	Woody	80
855	Wyatt	80
859	Arlen	79
859	Aron	79
859	Carol	79
859	Heriberto	79
859	Karen	79
859	Kennth	79
859	Moises	79
859	Wilmer	79
867	Dwane	78
867	Esteban	78
867	Parrish	78
870	Isiah	77
870	Leif	77
870	Patricia	77
870	Vic	77
874	Christophe	76
874	Connie	76
874	Donna	76
874	Drake	76
874	Lesley	76
874	Napoleon	76
874	Raymundo	76
874	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	Issac	74
890	Jared	74
890	Lennie	74
890	Norberto	74
896	Alfonzo	73
896	Artie	73
896	Cyril	73
896	Darell	73
896	Jame	73
901	Brenda	72
901	Coleman	72
901	Darrick	72
901	Duwayne	72
901	Earle	72
901	Federico	72
901	Felton	72
901	Herschel	72
901	Lavern	72
910	Michal	71
910	Raleigh	71
912	Kalvin	70
912	Laverne	70
912	Marcelino	70
915	Alexis	69
915	Artis	69
915	Booker	69
915	Duke	69
915	Emile	69
915	Emmitt	69
915	Hunter	69
915	Rand	69
915	Rayford	69
915	Regan	69
915	Robbin	69
915	Whitney	69
915	Wilford	69
928	Augustus	68
928	Bernardo	68
928	Mariano	68
928	Pernell	68
928	Skip	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	Andrea	65
950	Bentley	65
950	Dell	65
950	Devon	65
950	Genaro	65
950	Sharon	65
950	Trevor	65
958	Darry	64
958	Dennie	64
958	Garret	64
958	Hilton	64
958	Kory	64
958	Loran	64
958	Markus	64
958	Michale	64
958	Thor	64
967	Abe	63
967	Agustin	63
967	Alphonse	63
967	Boris	63
967	Cletus	63
967	Cordell	63
967	Leander	63
967	Mac	63
967	Montgomery	63
967	Osvaldo	63
967	Paris	63
967	Sid	63
967	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	Titus	62
980	Waymon	62
990	Adan	61
990	Bertram	61
990	Carnell	61
990	Donell	61
990	Enoch	61
990	Ezra	61
990	Jules	61
990	Lucius	61
990	Milo	61
990	Reinaldo	61
990	Ricki	61