Top Names of 1961

The most popular names recorded in 1961 were Karen for girls and Peter for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.

Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Karen	1,480
2	Jennifer	1,470
3	Susan	1,429
4	Julie	1,242
5	Deborah	1,170
6	Donna	931
7	Sandra	908
8	Debra	892
9	Sharon	880
10	Christine	863
11	Michelle	849
12	Catherine	847
13	Robyn	829
14	Wendy	782
15	Kim	779
16	Joanne	770
17	Elizabeth	742
18	Helen	736
19	Leanne	711
20	Margaret	707
21	Vicki	682
22	Linda	666
23	Anne	589
24	Tracey	586
25	Lynette	569
26	Patricia	555
27	Kerry	547
28	Mary	519
29	Judith	518
30	Cheryl	514
31	Suzanne	466
32	Maria	453
33	Debbie	450
34	Louise	443
35	Kathryn	429
36	Jane	418
37	Annette	402
38	Carol	395
39	Lisa	395
40	Kerrie	380
41	Dianne	361
42	Kathleen	358
43	Diane	352
44	Jacqueline	348
45	Carolyn	346
46	Narelle	346
47	Amanda	312
48	Ann	308
49	Janelle	308
50	Fiona	302

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Peter	3,034
2	David	2,948
3	Mark	2,721
4	Michael	2,635
5	John	2,328
6	Stephen	1,977
7	Robert	1,765
8	Gregory	1,630
9	Paul	1,597
10	Anthony	1,493
11	Ian	1,009
12	Wayne	988
13	Christopher	939
14	Steven	937
15	Andrew	933
16	Craig	812
17	Gary	778
18	Kevin	695
19	James	691
20	Glenn	687
21	Brett	672
22	Richard	626
23	William	618
24	Brian	602
25	Geoffrey	597
26	Bruce	518
27	Jeffrey	516
28	Graham	513
29	Colin	510
30	Kenneth	506
31	Rodney	494
32	Phillip	474
33	Raymond	465
34	Garry	454
35	Scott	443
36	Shane	437
37	Ross	435
38	Alan	431
39	Timothy	427
40	Neil	423
41	Trevor	421
42	Ronald	389
43	Barry	380
44	Glen	379
45	Graeme	377
46	Russell	363
47	Philip	359
48	Warren	356
49	Bradley	343
50	Allan	314