Popular baby names in Wisconsin, 1961

The most popular baby names in Wisconsin in 1961 were Mary for girls (1,669 babies) and David for boys (2,257). David ranked #2 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 91,597 babies born in Wisconsin in 1961 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Wisconsin in 1961

Names given at least 15 times in Wisconsin that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Terese: 27 babies, 4.6× the national rate
Kristine: 113 babies, 4.4× the national rate
Kay: 173 babies, 4× the national rate
Geralyn: 25 babies, 4× the national rate
Luann: 57 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Maryjo: 23 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Jayne: 75 babies, 3.5× the national rate
Barb: 33 babies, 3.3× the national rate
Kari: 62 babies, 3.2× the national rate
Jean: 367 babies, 3.1× the national rate

Boys

Jeffry: 37 babies, 3.4× the national rate
Todd: 636 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Kurt: 182 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Curt: 40 babies, 2.7× the national rate
Kris: 29 babies, 2.6× the national rate
Rory: 29 babies, 2.6× the national rate
Randal: 65 babies, 2.5× the national rate
Dean: 261 babies, 2.4× the national rate
Tod: 27 babies, 2.4× the national rate
Duane: 140 babies, 2.3× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Wisconsin, 1961

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1960	US rank
1	Mary	1,669	–	1
2	Susan	1,169	–	3
3	Lori	1,111	–	14
4	Lisa	997	↑6	2
5	Julie	959	↓1	23
6	Linda	937	↓1	4
7	Karen	915	–	5
8	Debra	772	↓2	13
9	Barbara	708	↓1	12
10	Sandra	643	↑3	9
11	Patricia	580	–	6
12	Kathleen	545	↑2	29
13	Dawn	540	↑10	49
14	Diane	540	↓5	26
15	Cheryl	536	–	20
16	Nancy	526	↓4	16
17	Laurie	524	↑1	43
18	Cynthia	493	↓2	8
19	Pamela	492	↓2	15
20	Brenda	489	↑4	11
21	Laura	454	↑4	21
22	Christine	443	–	39
23	Kim	430	↓3	36
24	Donna	429	↓5	7
25	Ann	420	↑8	54
26	Carol	409	↑6	24
27	Lynn	391	↑1	71
28	Sharon	378	↑2	17
29	Cindy	376	↓8	33
30	Kathy	376	↓3	25
31	Jean	367	↓5	92
32	Jane	366	↓1	72
33	Tammy	362	↑1	28
34	Elizabeth	357	↑2	19
35	Denise	341	↑3	30
36	Deborah	333	↓7	10
37	Debbie	324	↓2	31
38	Janet	310	↓1	32
39	Theresa	310	↑2	35
40	Jill	309	–	74
41	Wendy	307	↓2	61
42	Michelle	280	new	34
43	Amy	278	↑5	69
44	Kelly	275	↑2	45
45	Connie	272	new	50
46	Robin	259	↑4	27
47	Jacqueline	257	new	37
48	Margaret	252	↓4	40
49	Joan	251	↓7	89
50	Catherine	247	↓3	48

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1960	US rank
1	David	2,257	–	2
2	Michael	2,145	–	1
3	John	1,928	↑2	3
4	Mark	1,916	↓1	6
5	James	1,781	↓1	4
6	Robert	1,524	–	5
7	Thomas	1,367	–	9
8	Jeffrey	1,330	↑1	11
9	Steven	1,218	↓1	10
10	Daniel	1,146	–	17
11	Scott	1,109	–	19
12	Brian	961	↑2	20
13	Timothy	924	↓1	15
14	William	901	↑1	7
15	Richard	855	↓2	8
16	Paul	834	↑1	18
17	Kevin	803	↓1	14
18	Todd	636	↑10	46
19	Joseph	600	↓1	12
20	Gary	575	↓1	21
21	Gregory	513	↓1	23
22	Ronald	488	–	24
23	Donald	463	–	22
24	Randy	444	↓3	33
25	Peter	438	↑2	42
26	Kenneth	431	↓2	16
27	Patrick	414	↓1	39
28	Douglas	408	↑4	28
29	Dennis	404	↓4	34
30	Charles	402	↓1	13
31	Christopher	357	↑9	26
32	Dale	355	↓2	58
33	Jeff	337	↑3	49
34	Mike	326	↑5	36
35	Craig	321	↓2	43
36	Bruce	320	↓5	40
37	Jeffery	306	↑1	50
38	Keith	284	↓1	35
39	Terry	281	↓5	32
40	Anthony	274	↑1	25
41	Dean	261	↑1	84
42	Larry	257	↑2	30
43	Roger	257	↑6	47
44	Steve	256	↓1	45
45	Alan	253	↑1	51
46	Randall	251	↓11	63
47	Eric	236	new	38
48	Edward	232	↓3	29
49	Jay	225	↓2	81
50	Stephen	225	new	27

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