State roster

Top names in Rhode Island

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Rhode Island birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 17,220 Rhode Island births in 1961 across 442 distinct names.

Distinctively Rhode Island

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

#57Doreen#198 nationally
#69Rolandoutside the national top 200
#73Allanoutside the national top 200
#74Leooutside the national top 200
#80Gerardoutside the national top 200
#89Claireoutside the national top 200
#92Bradfordoutside the national top 200
#94Maryannoutside the national top 200
#38Marc#133 nationally
#42Joann#137 nationally
#66Nicholas#158 nationally
#85Sean#177 nationally

Girls

#1Susan293US #3
#2Donna261US #7
#3Lisa246US #2
#4Mary227US #1
#5Lori226US #14
#6Karen214US #5
#7Linda202US #4
#8Deborah169US #10
#9Patricia166US #6
#10Cheryl164US #20
#11Debra147US #13
#12Kathleen140US #29
#13Nancy140US #16
#14Diane128US #26
#15Elizabeth115US #19
#16Denise108US #30
#17Robin108US #27
#18Brenda104US #11
#19Laurie104US #43
#20Sharon97US #17
#21Cynthia95US #8
#22Christine94US #39
#23Ann93US #54
#24Sandra92US #9
#25Carol91US #24
#26Barbara88US #12
#27Michelle85US #34
#28Pamela83US #15
#29Jacqueline78US #37
#30Joanne75US #102
#31Lynn63US #71
#32Paula63US #60
#33Jane59US #72
#34Laura57US #21
#35Janet54US #32
#36Joan53US #89
#37Margaret53US #40
#38Theresa51US #35
#39Judith50US #83
#40Suzanne50US #68
#41Dawn49US #49
#42Joann49US #137
#43Kimberly49US #22
#44Maureen49US #104
#45Kim48US #36
#46Anne46US #90
#47Kathy45US #25
#48Catherine44US #48
#49Julie44US #23
#50Wendy44US #61
#51Janice43US #52
#52Carolyn42US #42
#53Gail42US #94
#54Jean42US #92
#55Colleen41US #106
#56Joyce41US #62
#57Doreen40US #198
#58Marie40US #109
#59Rebecca40US #44
#60Darlene39US #80
#61Leslie39US #84
#62Bonnie38US #75
#63Jeanne38US #138
#64Debbie37US #31
#65Cindy35US #33
#66Elaine35US #118
#67Michele35US #63
#68Kelly34US #45
#69Beth33US #65
#70Jennifer33US #47
#71Valerie33US #67
#72Diana32US #56
#73Gina30US #117
#74Katherine29US #86
#75Sheila29US #59
#76Dorothy28US #99
#77Teresa28US #18
#78Rhonda27US #46
#79Tammy27US #28
#80Tracy27US #64
#81Cathy26US #55
#82Eileen26US #131
#83Maria26US #57
#84Martha25US #81
#85Tina25US #41
#86Lynne24US #170
#87Melissa22US #95
#88Terri22US #51
#89Claire21
#90Dianne21US #178
#91Annette20US #73
#92Judy20US #58
#93Kathryn20US #93
#94Maryann20
#95Stephanie20US #78
#96Andrea18US #110
#97Charlene18US #150
#98Ellen18US #97
#99Heidi18US #166
#100Rose18US #111

Boys

#1Michael567US #1
#2John539US #3
#3David538US #2
#4Robert512US #5
#5James341US #4
#6William300US #7
#7Richard293US #8
#8Joseph280US #12
#9Mark278US #6
#10Thomas246US #9
#11Paul235US #18
#12Steven226US #10
#13Stephen194US #27
#14Kevin175US #14
#15Kenneth158US #16
#16Brian147US #20
#17Edward146US #29
#18Peter138US #42
#19Daniel129US #17
#20Jeffrey129US #11
#21Donald110US #22
#22Raymond108US #48
#23Scott106US #19
#24Timothy106US #15
#25Anthony105US #25
#26Gary104US #21
#27Charles101US #13
#28Christopher100US #26
#29Ronald95US #24
#30Gregory70US #23
#31George67US #31
#32Bruce66US #40
#33Frank65US #41
#34Alan62US #51
#35Russell56US #55
#36Wayne55US #61
#37Keith53US #35
#38Marc49US #133
#39Dennis48US #34
#40Albert43US #97
#41Douglas42US #28
#42Glenn42US #64
#43Andrew40US #52
#44Arthur39US #85
#45Matthew39US #59
#46Carl38US #56
#47Louis37US #105
#48Craig36US #43
#49Patrick34US #39
#50Roger34US #47
#51Todd34US #46
#52Eric33US #38
#53Frederick30US #117
#54Vincent30US #98
#55Barry29US #66
#56Walter27US #74
#57Philip26US #79
#58Ernest24US #123
#59Gerald24US #62
#60Jay23US #81
#61Lawrence23US #67
#62Alfred22US #152
#63Jonathan22US #112
#64Norman22US #134
#65Ralph22US #95
#66Nicholas20US #158
#67Bryan19US #82
#68Randy19US #33
#69Roland19
#70Dean18US #84
#71Eugene18US #113
#72Henry18US #92
#73Allan17
#74Leo17
#75Mike17US #36
#76Allen16US #96
#77Glen16US #135
#78Harold16US #94
#79Martin16US #73
#80Gerard15
#81Larry15US #30
#82Jon14US #93
#83Jerry13US #37
#84Joel13US #110
#85Sean13US #177
#86Francis12US #148
#87Karl12US #138
#88Samuel12US #89
#89Terry12US #32
#90Tom12US #88
#91Victor12US #99
#92Bradford11
#93Chris11US #57
#94Clifford11US #149
#95Dale11US #58
#96Earl11US #139
#97Manuel11US #187
#98Phillip11US #69
#99Ricky11US #44
#100Roy11US #83

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑39Jacqueline#29
↑39Todd#51
↑36Theresa#38
↑27Bonnie#62
↑21Carolyn#52
↑20Suzanne#40
↑19Kelly#68
↑18Gina#73

Falling

↓41Ellen#98
↓28Francis#86
↓22Chris#93
↓19Gail#53
↓19Maria#83
↓19Mike#75
↓18Walter#56
↓17Phillip#98

Every state

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