Popular New York Girl Baby Names From 1961

The Most Popular New York Girl Baby Names in 1961

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1961.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in New York was Mary. In total there were 167,732 girls born sharing 1,498 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1961 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.

Rank	Name	How Unique?	Total births this year
1	Mary	1 in 38 (2.6%)	4,426
2	Susan	1 in 41 (2.4%)	4,080
3	Lisa	1 in 47 (2.1%)	3,566
4	Patricia	1 in 53 (1.9%)	3,171
5	Karen	1 in 53 (1.9%)	3,167
6	Linda	1 in 54 (1.9%)	3,121
7	Donna	1 in 56 (1.8%)	3,006
8	Nancy	1 in 66 (1.5%)	2,559
9	Barbara	1 in 69 (1.5%)	2,433
10	Elizabeth	1 in 72 (1.4%)	2,338
11	Kathleen	1 in 74 (1.3%)	2,262
12	Deborah	1 in 74 (1.3%)	2,261
13	Diane	1 in 88 (1.1%)	1,898
14	Laura	1 in 93 (1.1%)	1,803
15	Lori	1 in 95 (1.1%)	1,763
16	Debra	1 in 98 (1%)	1,714
17	Denise	1 in 102 (1%)	1,642
18	Sharon	1 in 108 (0.9%)	1,555
19	Carol	1 in 110 (0.9%)	1,522
20	Sandra	1 in 111 (0.9%)	1,512
21	Cynthia	1 in 113 (0.9%)	1,485
22	Theresa	1 in 117 (0.9%)	1,433
23	Margaret	1 in 119 (0.8%)	1,414
24	Robin	1 in 120 (0.8%)	1,392
25	Christine	1 in 121 (0.8%)	1,381
26	Jacqueline	1 in 125 (0.8%)	1,342
27	Maria	1 in 126 (0.8%)	1,331
28	Catherine	1 in 136 (0.7%)	1,235
29	Cheryl	1 in 136 (0.7%)	1,235
30	Laurie	1 in 140 (0.7%)	1,194
31	Pamela	1 in 141 (0.7%)	1,191
32	Janet	1 in 144 (0.7%)	1,162
33	Michelle	1 in 149 (0.7%)	1,128
34	Michele	1 in 153 (0.7%)	1,098
35	Kim	1 in 158 (0.6%)	1,063
36	Brenda	1 in 158 (0.6%)	1,060
37	Ann	1 in 167 (0.6%)	1,007
38	Dawn	1 in 168 (0.6%)	1,001
39	Maureen	1 in 179 (0.6%)	938
40	Joanne	1 in 179 (0.6%)	936
41	Eileen	1 in 185 (0.5%)	908
42	Anne	1 in 191 (0.5%)	879
43	Ellen	1 in 193 (0.5%)	871
44	Suzanne	1 in 201 (0.5%)	834
45	Carolyn	1 in 205 (0.5%)	820
46	Debbie	1 in 208 (0.5%)	808
47	Kathy	1 in 212 (0.5%)	790
48	Wendy	1 in 221 (0.5%)	760
49	Julie	1 in 221 (0.5%)	759
50	Lynn	1 in 226 (0.4%)	742
51	Teresa	1 in 227 (0.4%)	740
52	Valerie	1 in 229 (0.4%)	734
53	Jean	1 in 229 (0.4%)	731
54	Amy	1 in 232 (0.4%)	723
55	Diana	1 in 233 (0.4%)	719
56	Cindy	1 in 236 (0.4%)	711
57	Angela	1 in 242 (0.4%)	693
58	Joan	1 in 246 (0.4%)	682
59	Judith	1 in 255 (0.4%)	658
60	Marie	1 in 255 (0.4%)	658
61	Lorraine	1 in 255 (0.4%)	657
62	Jennifer	1 in 256 (0.4%)	655
63	Kelly	1 in 261 (0.4%)	642
64	Beth	1 in 265 (0.4%)	633
65	Kimberly	1 in 273 (0.4%)	615
66	Tammy	1 in 275 (0.4%)	610
67	Tina	1 in 275 (0.4%)	609
68	Evelyn	1 in 284 (0.4%)	591
69	Jane	1 in 287 (0.3%)	585
70	Darlene	1 in 287 (0.3%)	584
71	Janice	1 in 288 (0.3%)	583
72	Andrea	1 in 293 (0.3%)	573
73	Gail	1 in 293 (0.3%)	572
74	Bonnie	1 in 300 (0.3%)	559
75	Colleen	1 in 305 (0.3%)	550
76	Annette	1 in 312 (0.3%)	537
77	Renee	1 in 313 (0.3%)	536
78	Cathy	1 in 315 (0.3%)	532
79	Jill	1 in 317 (0.3%)	529
80	Leslie	1 in 322 (0.3%)	521
81	Sheila	1 in 335 (0.3%)	501
82	Katherine	1 in 336 (0.3%)	499
83	Tracy	1 in 338 (0.3%)	496
84	Joyce	1 in 341 (0.3%)	492
85	Judy	1 in 347 (0.3%)	483
86	Paula	1 in 347 (0.3%)	483
87	Joann	1 in 349 (0.3%)	481
88	Jeanne	1 in 349 (0.3%)	480
89	Anna	1 in 351 (0.3%)	478
90	Rose	1 in 353 (0.3%)	475
91	Victoria	1 in 356 (0.3%)	471
92	Regina	1 in 366 (0.3%)	458
93	Wanda	1 in 370 (0.3%)	453
94	Stephanie	1 in 373 (0.3%)	450
95	Frances	1 in 381 (0.3%)	440
96	Elaine	1 in 382 (0.3%)	439
97	Helen	1 in 391 (0.3%)	429
98	Ruth	1 in 391 (0.3%)	429
99	Yvonne	1 in 394 (0.3%)	426
100	Yvette	1 in 395 (0.3%)	425