State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 91,587 Wisconsin births in 1961 across 1,005 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#68Kay#192 nationally
#97Kristineoutside the national top 200
#100Patti#185 nationally
#86Heidi#166 nationally
#53Sue#130 nationally
#99Gregg#176 nationally
#58Kurt#129 nationally
#74Jeanne#138 nationally
#69Duane#132 nationally
#31Jean#92 nationally
#80Carrie#139 nationally
#95Perry#154 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,669US #1
#2Susan1,169US #3
#3Lori1,111US #14
#4Lisa997US #2
#5Julie959US #23
#6Linda937US #4
#7Karen915US #5
#8Debra772US #13
#9Barbara707US #12
#10Sandra643US #9
#11Patricia580US #6
#12Kathleen545US #29
#13Dawn540US #49
#14Diane540US #26
#15Cheryl536US #20
#16Nancy525US #16
#17Laurie524US #43
#18Cynthia493US #8
#19Pamela492US #15
#20Brenda489US #11
#21Laura454US #21
#22Christine443US #39
#23Kim430US #36
#24Donna429US #7
#25Ann420US #54
#26Carol409US #24
#27Lynn391US #71
#28Sharon378US #17
#29Cindy376US #33
#30Kathy376US #25
#31Jean367US #92
#32Jane366US #72
#33Tammy362US #28
#34Elizabeth357US #19
#35Denise341US #30
#36Deborah333US #10
#37Debbie324US #31
#38Janet310US #32
#39Theresa310US #35
#40Jill309US #74
#41Wendy307US #61
#42Michelle280US #34
#43Amy278US #69
#44Kelly275US #45
#45Connie272US #50
#46Robin259US #27
#47Jacqueline257US #37
#48Margaret252US #40
#49Joan251US #89
#50Catherine247US #48
#51Teresa236US #18
#52Beth231US #65
#53Sue226US #130
#54Judy215US #58
#55Peggy215US #88
#56Vicki210US #76
#57Rebecca209US #44
#58Colleen205US #106
#59Bonnie204US #75
#60Renee198US #79
#61Jennifer196US #47
#62Judith192US #83
#63Gail190US #94
#64Terri190US #51
#65Kathryn181US #93
#66Kimberly178US #22
#67Anne175US #90
#68Kay173US #192
#69Ellen165US #97
#70Rhonda165US #46
#71Suzanne165US #68
#72Carolyn156US #42
#73Paula156US #60
#74Jeanne147US #138
#75Sherry144US #53
#76Penny143US #101
#77Janice142US #52
#78Michele141US #63
#79Sally141US #133
#80Carrie140US #139
#81Annette138US #73
#82Tina136US #41
#83Carla134US #77
#84Cathy134US #55
#85Katherine133US #86
#86Heidi129US #166
#87Ruth129US #96
#88Tamara124US #125
#89Tracy123US #64
#90Victoria123US #114
#91Maureen122US #104
#92Diana120US #56
#93Sandy120US #135
#94Joanne117US #102
#95Sheila116US #59
#96Angela115US #38
#97Kristine113
#98Sarah109US #113
#99Valerie106US #67
#100Patti105US #185

Boys

#1David2,256US #2
#2Michael2,143US #1
#3John1,929US #3
#4Mark1,916US #6
#5James1,781US #4
#6Robert1,523US #5
#7Thomas1,370US #9
#8Jeffrey1,329US #11
#9Steven1,219US #10
#10Daniel1,144US #17
#11Scott1,110US #19
#12Brian960US #20
#13Timothy923US #15
#14William900US #7
#15Richard855US #8
#16Paul835US #18
#17Kevin803US #14
#18Todd636US #46
#19Joseph599US #12
#20Gary575US #21
#21Gregory513US #23
#22Ronald486US #24
#23Donald463US #22
#24Randy444US #33
#25Peter438US #42
#26Kenneth431US #16
#27Patrick414US #39
#28Douglas408US #28
#29Dennis404US #34
#30Charles401US #13
#31Christopher357US #26
#32Dale357US #58
#33Jeff337US #49
#34Mike326US #36
#35Bruce320US #40
#36Craig320US #43
#37Jeffery306US #50
#38Keith284US #35
#39Terry281US #32
#40Anthony274US #25
#41Dean261US #84
#42Larry257US #30
#43Roger257US #47
#44Steve256US #45
#45Alan253US #51
#46Randall251US #63
#47Eric236US #38
#48Edward232US #29
#49Jay225US #81
#50Stephen225US #27
#51Tim225US #65
#52Gerald215US #62
#53Russell213US #55
#54Jon206US #93
#55Ricky201US #44
#56Andrew194US #52
#57Tom194US #88
#58Kurt182US #129
#59Chris181US #57
#60Jim179US #78
#61Bradley172US #87
#62Wayne168US #61
#63Matthew165US #59
#64Dan163US #115
#65Jerry162US #37
#66Joel156US #110
#67Rick151US #108
#68George145US #31
#69Duane140US #132
#70Greg137US #77
#71Rodney135US #72
#72Allen131US #96
#73Carl124US #56
#74Lawrence124US #67
#75Frank121US #41
#76Raymond121US #48
#77Bryan113US #82
#78Glenn112US #64
#79Bill111US #104
#80Tony108US #53
#81Dave107US #130
#82Philip104US #79
#83Barry101US #66
#84Jack100US #90
#85Jerome100US #136
#86Lee99US #122
#87Joe98US #60
#88Martin97US #73
#89Karl91US #138
#90Phillip89US #69
#91Curtis82US #75
#92Danny79US #54
#93Darrell77US #101
#94Glen77US #135
#95Perry77US #154
#96Brad75US #142
#97Eugene75US #113
#98Troy75US #100
#99Gregg72US #176
#100Kelly72US #125

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑32Jacqueline#47
↑26Carolyn#72
↑12Michelle#42
↑11Rebecca#57
↑11Barry#83
↑10Dawn#13
↑10Todd#18
↑10Karl#89

Falling

↓15Annette#81
↓13Judith#62
↓13Patti#100
↓11Terri#64
↓11Paula#73
↓11Tracy#89
↓11Randall#46
↓11Kelly#100

Every state

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