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	86,968
2	David	84,805
3	John	79,973
4	James	75,959
5	Robert	72,963
6	Mark	57,786
7	William	48,035
8	Richard	41,140
9	Thomas	37,568
10	Steven	32,273
11	Jeffrey	32,028
12	Joseph	29,454
13	Charles	29,196
14	Kevin	28,919
15	Timothy	28,246
16	Kenneth	26,101
17	Daniel	25,898
18	Paul	25,641
19	Scott	23,941
20	Brian	22,562
21	Gary	22,168
22	Donald	21,409
23	Gregory	21,360
24	Ronald	20,841
25	Anthony	20,204
26	Christopher	17,216
27	Stephen	16,061
28	Douglas	15,971
29	Edward	15,876
30	Larry	14,581
31	George	13,645
32	Terry	13,190
33	Randy	12,600
34	Dennis	12,498
35	Keith	12,278
36	Mike	11,673
37	Jerry	11,377
38	Eric	11,114
39	Patrick	11,056
40	Bruce	10,704
41	Frank	10,432
42	Peter	10,346
43	Craig	10,233
44	Ricky	10,027
45	Steve	9,998
46	Todd	9,753
47	Roger	9,651
48	Raymond	9,613
49	Jeff	9,462
50	Jeffery	8,924
51	Alan	8,612
52	Andrew	8,483
53	Tony	8,301
54	Danny	8,194
55	Russell	7,335
56	Carl	7,257
57	Chris	7,204
58	Dale	7,192
59	Matthew	7,078
60	Joe	7,058
61	Wayne	6,760
62	Gerald	6,629
63	Randall	6,584
64	Glenn	6,269
65	Tim	6,249
66	Barry	6,217
67	Lawrence	6,096
68	Billy	6,024
69	Phillip	5,977
70	Johnny	5,904
71	Jimmy	5,748
72	Rodney	5,660
73	Martin	5,471
74	Walter	5,467
75	Curtis	5,445
76	Bobby	5,403
77	Greg	5,398
78	Jim	5,351
79	Philip	5,287
80	Darryl	5,133
81	Jay	5,120
82	Bryan	5,028
83	Roy	4,965
84	Dean	4,931
85	Arthur	4,813
86	Willie	4,788
87	Bradley	4,742
88	Tom	4,727
89	Samuel	4,666
90	Jack	4,639
91	Henry	4,621
92	Ronnie	4,620
93	Jon	4,608
94	Harold	4,445
95	Ralph	4,440
96	Allen	4,388
97	Albert	4,320
98	Vincent	4,319
99	Victor	4,299
100	Troy	4,260
101	Darrell	4,202
102	Eddie	4,081
103	Micheal	4,017
104	Bill	4,001
105	Louis	3,963
106	Stanley	3,924
107	Jose	3,756
108	Rick	3,732
109	Howard	3,571
110	Joel	3,520
111	Dwayne	3,483
111	Jonathan	3,483
113	Eugene	3,448
114	Leonard	3,429
115	Dan	3,417
116	Tommy	3,404
117	Frederick	3,313
118	Mitchell	3,201
119	Tracy	3,186
120	Marvin	3,185
121	Don	3,149
122	Lee	3,126
123	Ernest	3,096
124	Fred	3,090
125	Kelly	3,013
126	Ray	2,920
127	Calvin	2,864
128	Melvin	2,844
129	Kurt	2,826
130	Dave	2,802
131	Harry	2,749
132	Duane	2,734
133	Marc	2,707
134	Glen	2,688
135	Norman	2,686
136	Jerome	2,633
137	Brent	2,555
138	Karl	2,545
139	Earl	2,520
140	Kirk	2,512
141	Bob	2,503
142	Brad	2,500
143	Shawn	2,485
144	Reginald	2,469
145	Edwin	2,447
146	Benjamin	2,388
147	Kent	2,374
148	Francis	2,344
149	Clifford	2,341
150	Jesse	2,305
151	Theodore	2,301
152	Alfred	2,281
153	Rickey	2,254
154	Perry	2,228
155	Clarence	2,190
156	Bernard	2,150
157	Warren	2,082
158	Nicholas	2,076
159	Brett	2,067
160	Juan	2,051
161	Kerry	2,027
162	Guy	2,024
163	Wesley	2,002
164	Carlos	2,000
165	Gordon	1,991
166	Stuart	1,903
167	Aaron	1,887
168	Alvin	1,875
169	Robin	1,852
170	Ron	1,841
171	Leroy	1,829
172	Doug	1,817
173	Lance	1,807
174	Darren	1,783
175	Vernon	1,770
176	Gregg	1,752
177	Sean	1,720
178	Gilbert	1,709
179	Kenny	1,701
180	Dana	1,693
181	Herbert	1,688
182	Lloyd	1,685
183	Daryl	1,682
183	Ted	1,682
185	Dwight	1,669
186	Gene	1,667
187	Manuel	1,666
188	Ken	1,664
189	Tyrone	1,631
190	Leslie	1,622
191	Lonnie	1,596
192	Antonio	1,585
193	Adam	1,580
194	Leon	1,559
195	Franklin	1,526
196	Neil	1,525
197	Derrick	1,501
198	Andre	1,499
199	Nathan	1,491
200	Timmy	1,484
201	Marty	1,457
202	Maurice	1,442
203	Floyd	1,439
204	Luis	1,407
205	Derek	1,405
206	Ruben	1,386
207	Donnie	1,378
208	Andy	1,374
209	Kelvin	1,370
210	Clyde	1,354
211	Allan	1,347
212	Lewis	1,338
213	Jackie	1,316
214	Marcus	1,311
215	Gerard	1,310
216	Mario	1,298
217	Chuck	1,285
217	Lester	1,285
219	Rex	1,269
220	Joey	1,257
221	Wade	1,246
222	Ricardo	1,244
223	Alexander	1,228
224	Byron	1,227
225	Charlie	1,224
226	Jimmie	1,222
227	Wendell	1,220
228	Alex	1,217
229	Sam	1,192
230	Leo	1,178
231	Clayton	1,162
232	Kyle	1,159
233	Randal	1,154
234	Arnold	1,152
235	Freddie	1,144
236	Roland	1,132
237	Neal	1,122
238	Garry	1,116
239	Milton	1,105
240	Kim	1,102
241	Randolph	1,069
242	Jason	1,059
243	Johnnie	1,054
244	Nathaniel	1,049
245	Oscar	1,041
246	Ross	1,024
247	Herman	1,011
248	Clinton	999
249	Terrence	998
250	Jesus	972
251	Cecil	971
252	Harvey	958
253	Jessie	950
253	Nelson	950
255	Roberto	948
256	Nick	935
257	Ben	934
258	Pat	930
259	Clay	900
259	Roderick	900
261	Marshall	899
262	Fredrick	898
262	Hector	898
264	Lynn	891
265	Chester	888
265	Matt	888
267	Raul	881
268	Clark	880
269	Hugh	872
270	Clifton	868
271	Sidney	843
272	Jody	836
273	Miguel	825
274	Geoffrey	824
275	Grant	813
276	Frankie	806
277	Claude	803
278	Sammy	787
279	Rudy	784
280	Carlton	769
281	Terrance	757
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	719
291	Ramon	705
292	Rene	704
293	Pete	697
294	Edgar	695
295	Everett	691
296	Robbie	681
297	Angel	669
298	Ivan	668
298	Jaime	668
300	Myron	662
301	Morris	661
302	Lyle	659
303	Curt	658
304	Max	652
305	Darrel	646
306	Loren	643
307	Cedric	639
307	Lorenzo	639
309	Stewart	638
310	Mickey	636
311	Adrian	634
312	Phil	633
313	Dewayne	627
314	Virgil	625
315	Cary	624
316	Pedro	615
317	Fernando	611
318	Teddy	609
319	Christian	606
320	Orlando	605
321	Ed	604
322	Armando	598
323	Felix	588
324	Travis	585
325	Shane	582
326	Rafael	580
327	Bradford	579
328	Rusty	576
329	Drew	569
330	Marion	565
331	Monte	563
332	Salvatore	561
333	Ira	552
334	Gabriel	549
335	Otis	544
336	Alton	542
337	Alberto	539
337	Jorge	539
337	Laurence	539
337	Monty	539
341	Javier	530
342	Van	529
343	Earnest	526
344	Julian	525
344	Malcolm	525
346	Edmund	523
347	Erik	520
348	Bennie	518
349	Sylvester	517
350	Blake	511
351	Tod	507
352	Jacob	506
352	Rory	506
352	Willard	506
355	Kris	503
356	Sherman	498
357	Isaac	494
357	Jeffry	494
359	Luther	491
360	Arturo	488
361	Evan	487
362	Justin	485
363	Elmer	478
364	Alonzo	477
364	Delbert	477
364	Rodger	477
367	Damon	468
368	Alfredo	467
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	439
379	Stephan	435
380	Noel	432
381	Leland	430
382	Ernie	429
383	Forrest	428
383	Roosevelt	428
385	Julius	426
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	401
397	Alfonso	399
398	Spencer	398
399	Archie	397
400	Lowell	392
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	Hubert	370
411	Wilbert	370
414	Zachary	369
415	Stevie	367
416	Chad	365
417	Al	363
418	Casey	360
419	Colin	357
419	Willis	357
421	Boyd	356
422	Darnell	354
422	Joshua	354
424	Owen	353
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
437	Louie	333
439	Stan	332
440	Carey	330
440	Rufus	330
440	Trent	330
443	Ellis	328
443	Ervin	328
443	Ronny	328
443	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	Elliott	311
457	Stacey	311
459	Mack	310
460	Denis	309
460	Wilbur	309
462	Bryon	305
462	Randell	305
462	Scotty	305
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	284
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	270
486	Carroll	264
487	Aubrey	261
487	Lane	261
489	Denny	259
489	Gilberto	259
489	Lamar	259
492	Reggie	257
492	Rolando	257
494	Amos	256
494	Elbert	256
494	Guadalupe	256
497	Pablo	255
498	Irvin	254
498	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	230
525	Galen	228
526	Harlan	227
526	Murray	227
528	Simon	226
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	Bernie	215
541	Woodrow	215
543	Vaughn	214
544	Garth	211
544	Kennith	211
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
555	Tomas	199
558	Irving	197
558	Lonny	197
558	Tyler	197
561	Ned	196
562	Bennett	194
562	Danial	194
562	Elijah	194
565	Brandon	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
571	Rocco	190
575	Elliot	189
575	Elvis	189
577	Gustavo	188
577	Jordan	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
592	Erich	177
592	Kennedy	177
592	Marcos	177
592	Xavier	177
596	Loyd	176
596	Merle	176
596	Quintin	176
596	Sanford	176
600	Domingo	174
600	Wilfredo	174
602	Grover	173
602	Kip	173
604	Billie	172
604	Gino	172
604	Lanny	172
607	Guillermo	171
608	Jonathon	170
608	Levi	170
610	Saul	169
611	Cornell	168
611	Mary	168
611	Unknown	168
614	Harley	167
614	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	Cesar	154
632	Hank	154
632	Stefan	154
635	Jasper	153
636	Efrain	152
636	Norbert	152
636	Santos	152
639	Roman	150
639	Ulysses	150
641	Leonardo	149
641	Quentin	149
641	Rogelio	149
641	Vern	149
641	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	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	Ashley	126
682	Jacques	126
682	Noah	126
685	Devin	125
685	Lindsay	125
687	Carmine	124
687	Richie	124
689	Dante	123
689	Emory	123
689	Odell	123
689	Winfred	123
693	Tad	122
694	Emery	121
694	Gil	121
694	Kristopher	121
694	Raynard	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	Ethan	114
719	Gavin	114
722	Cody	113
722	Hiram	113
722	Thad	113
725	Basil	112
725	Donn	112
725	Jerrold	112
725	Mervin	112
725	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
740	Ollie	108
745	Faron	107
745	Hollis	107
745	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
769	Gale	101
771	Adolph	100
771	Lenard	100
773	Augustine	99
773	Britt	99
773	Charley	99
773	Derick	99
777	Cole	98
777	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	Antony	89
808	Douglass	89
808	Elroy	89
808	Gregorio	89
808	Mason	89
808	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	Forest	85
832	Hershel	85
832	Maynard	85
832	Pasquale	85
832	Roddy	85
838	Barrett	84
838	Dwaine	84
838	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	Michal	71
908	Raleigh	71
912	Duke	70
912	Hunter	70
912	Kalvin	70
912	Laverne	70
912	Marcelino	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	Andrea	65
950	Bentley	65
950	Dell	65
950	Devon	65
950	Genaro	65
950	Kory	65
950	Sharon	65
950	Trevor	65
959	Cletus	64
959	Darry	64
959	Dennie	64
959	Garret	64
959	Hilton	64
959	Loran	64
959	Markus	64
959	Michale	64
959	Thor	64
968	Abe	63
968	Agustin	63
968	Alphonse	63
968	Boris	63
968	Cordell	63
968	Leander	63
968	Mac	63
968	Montgomery	63
968	Osvaldo	63
968	Paris	63
968	Sid	63
968	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