State roster

Top names in Nevada

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Nevada birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,823 Nevada births in 1961 across 332 distinct names.

Distinctively Nevada

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Nevada more than they say America.

#89Rondaoutside the national top 200
#89Wadeoutside the national top 200
#94Shaneoutside the national top 200
#97Kellioutside the national top 200
#86Ken#188 nationally
#68Sheri#168 nationally
#46Shelly#145 nationally
#78Lance#173 nationally
#79Tami#174 nationally
#80Teri#173 nationally
#75Roberta#162 nationally
#63Toni#149 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa82US #2
#2Lori57US #14
#3Linda53US #4
#4Karen51US #5
#5Susan49US #3
#6Mary45US #1
#7Debbie43US #31
#8Julie42US #23
#9Deborah41US #10
#10Teresa41US #18
#11Brenda37US #11
#12Sandra37US #9
#13Pamela34US #15
#14Carol33US #24
#15Donna33US #7
#16Debra32US #13
#17Kathy32US #25
#18Michelle32US #34
#19Denise31US #30
#20Patricia31US #6
#21Cynthia30US #8
#22Barbara29US #12
#23Sharon29US #17
#24Kathleen28US #29
#25Kelly28US #45
#26Cindy27US #33
#27Jennifer27US #47
#28Laurie27US #43
#29Tina26US #41
#30Kim25US #36
#31Tammy25US #28
#32Theresa25US #35
#33Rebecca24US #44
#34Cheryl23US #20
#35Laura22US #21
#36Valerie22US #67
#37Angela21US #38
#38Diane21US #26
#39Elizabeth21US #19
#40Leslie21US #84
#41Nancy21US #16
#42Tracy20US #64
#43Connie19US #50
#44Janet19US #32
#45Robin19US #27
#46Shelly18US #145
#47Katherine17US #86
#48Kimberly17US #22
#49Bonnie16US #75
#50Catherine16US #48
#51Dawn16US #49
#52Jill16US #74
#53Judy16US #58
#54Michele16US #63
#55Rhonda16US #46
#56Terri16US #51
#57Christine15US #39
#58Maria15US #57
#59Ann14US #54
#60Diana14US #56
#61Jackie14US #112
#62Margaret14US #40
#63Toni14US #149
#64Anna13US #100
#65Cathy13US #55
#66Gina13US #117
#67Rose13US #111
#68Sheri13US #168
#69Vicki13US #76
#70Wendy13US #61
#71Becky12US #115
#72Jacqueline12US #37
#73Paula12US #60
#74Peggy12US #88
#75Roberta12US #162
#76Sherri12US #121
#77Sherry12US #53
#78Stephanie12US #78
#79Tami12US #174
#80Teri12US #173
#81Annette11US #73
#82Janice11US #52
#83Joyce11US #62
#84Julia11US #116
#85Melanie11US #123
#86Sheila11US #59
#87Shirley11US #85
#88Suzanne11US #68
#89Ronda10
#90Tamara10US #125
#91Vickie10US #107
#92Colleen9US #106
#93Eileen9US #131
#94Gwendolyn9US #165
#95Heidi9US #166
#96Kathryn9US #93
#97Kelli9
#98Monica9US #136
#99Penny9US #101
#100Renee9US #79

Boys

#1Michael158US #1
#2David153US #2
#3John125US #3
#4Robert124US #5
#5James114US #4
#6Mark101US #6
#7William83US #7
#8Richard76US #8
#9Steven64US #10
#10Daniel57US #17
#11Kevin55US #14
#12Charles49US #13
#13Kenneth44US #16
#14Mike42US #36
#15Paul42US #18
#16Ronald41US #24
#17Scott41US #19
#18Jeffrey40US #11
#19Thomas40US #9
#20Anthony39US #25
#21Brian38US #20
#22Donald38US #22
#23Gregory37US #23
#24Joseph34US #12
#25Larry32US #30
#26Craig30US #43
#27Gary30US #21
#28Christopher29US #26
#29Timothy29US #15
#30Dennis26US #34
#31Eric26US #38
#32Steve26US #45
#33Stephen25US #27
#34Jeff24US #49
#35Randy23US #33
#36Terry22US #32
#37Dale21US #58
#38Douglas21US #28
#39Russell21US #55
#40Todd21US #46
#41Edward20US #29
#42George20US #31
#43Keith20US #35
#44Patrick20US #39
#45Chris19US #57
#46Frank19US #41
#47Jerry19US #37
#48Ronnie19US #91
#49Bruce18US #40
#50Danny18US #54
#51Jon18US #93
#52Rick18US #108
#53Dean17US #84
#54Jeffery16US #50
#55Ricky16US #44
#56Roger16US #47
#57Troy16US #100
#58Walter16US #74
#59Gerald15US #62
#60Raymond15US #48
#61Roy15US #83
#62Bill14US #104
#63Bradley14US #87
#64Carl14US #56
#65Marvin14US #120
#66Tony14US #53
#67Alan13US #51
#68Barry13US #66
#69Jim13US #78
#70Ralph13US #95
#71Rodney13US #72
#72Billy12US #68
#73Don12US #121
#74Lee12US #122
#75Martin12US #73
#76Phillip12US #69
#77Jack11US #90
#78Lance11US #173
#79Lawrence11US #67
#80Peter11US #42
#81Allen10US #96
#82Bob10US #141
#83Darrell10US #101
#84Joe10US #60
#85Kelly10US #125
#86Ken10US #188
#87Kirk10US #140
#88Randall10US #63
#89Wade10
#90Wayne10US #61
#91Andrew9US #52
#92Bryan9US #82
#93Dan9US #115
#94Shane9
#95Tom9US #88
#96Arthur8US #85
#97Brent8US #137
#98Brett8US #159
#99Curtis8US #75
#100Darryl8US #80

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑45Jeffery#54
↑44Patrick#44
↑42Dean#53
↑41Shelly#46
↑34Ricky#55
↑30Catherine#50
↑27Stephen#33
↑27Chris#45

Falling

↓54Brett#98
↓49Janice#82
↓47Tom#95
↓43Darryl#100
↓32Shirley#87
↓32Renee#100
↓32Joe#84
↓29Colleen#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.