1960s
Top Names of the 1960s
The 1960s - Cultural Revolution
Ranked by total babies named during 1960-1969
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Girl Names
100 names ranked
1
Lisa
Peak: 1965
496,983
Best: #1
2
Mary
Peak: 1960
355,238
Best: #1
3
Susan
Peak: 1960
287,661
Best: #2
4
Karen
Peak: 1960
286,054
Best: #3
5
Kimberly
Peak: 1967
259,072
Best: #2
6
Patricia
Peak: 1960
231,169
Best: #5
7
Linda
Peak: 1960
225,445
Best: #3
8
Donna
Peak: 1960
213,467
Best: #5
9
Michelle
Peak: 1969
208,296
Best: #2
10
Cynthia
Peak: 1960
196,596
Best: #8
11
Sandra
Peak: 1960
183,844
Best: #9
12
Deborah
Peak: 1960
183,432
Best: #9
13
Tammy
Peak: 1963
182,224
Best: #8
14
Pamela
Peak: 1960
181,938
Best: #11
15
Lori
Peak: 1963
176,561
Best: #8
16
Laura
Peak: 1964
174,181
Best: #10
17
Elizabeth
Peak: 1960
168,915
Best: #13
18
Julie
Peak: 1969
166,149
Best: #12
19
Brenda
Peak: 1960
164,496
Best: #11
20
Jennifer
Peak: 1969
164,414
Best: #3
21
Barbara
Peak: 1960
159,774
Best: #12
22
Angela
Peak: 1969
159,292
Best: #7
23
Sharon
Peak: 1961
154,897
Best: #16
24
Debra
Peak: 1960
153,771
Best: #8
25
Teresa
Peak: 1961
151,790
Best: #18
26
Nancy
Peak: 1960
142,723
Best: #15
27
Christine
Peak: 1969
139,339
Best: #14
28
Cheryl
Peak: 1960
135,646
Best: #17
29
Denise
Peak: 1961
128,823
Best: #25
30
Kelly
Peak: 1968
128,052
Best: #12
31
Tina
Peak: 1968
126,400
Best: #18
32
Kathleen
Peak: 1960
120,950
Best: #27
33
Melissa
Peak: 1969
119,202
Best: #5
34
Robin
Peak: 1961
118,326
Best: #25
35
Amy
Peak: 1969
116,776
Best: #6
36
Diane
Peak: 1960
114,452
Best: #22
37
Dawn
Peak: 1969
114,292
Best: #21
38
Carol
Peak: 1960
112,332
Best: #23
39
Tracy
Peak: 1969
103,777
Best: #17
40
Kathy
Peak: 1960
101,128
Best: #21
41
Rebecca
Peak: 1969
99,462
Best: #28
42
Theresa
Peak: 1961
97,115
Best: #35
43
Kim
Peak: 1960
94,386
Best: #34
44
Rhonda
Peak: 1965
93,604
Best: #37
45
Stephanie
Peak: 1969
92,818
Best: #19
46
Cindy
Peak: 1960
91,594
Best: #30
47
Janet
Peak: 1960
89,315
Best: #32
48
Wendy
Peak: 1967
88,964
Best: #29
49
Maria
Peak: 1964
88,843
Best: #40
50
Michele
Peak: 1968
86,992
Best: #29
51
Jacqueline
Peak: 1964
84,396
Best: #37
52
Debbie
Peak: 1960
84,208
Best: #24
53
Margaret
Peak: 1960
81,869
Best: #36
54
Paula
Peak: 1963
80,511
Best: #42
55
Sherry
Peak: 1962
77,526
Best: #48
56
Catherine
Peak: 1960
76,787
Best: #42
57
Carolyn
Peak: 1961
75,267
Best: #42
58
Laurie
Peak: 1962
74,449
Best: #37
59
Sheila
Peak: 1962
74,075
Best: #50
60
Ann
Peak: 1960
72,082
Best: #51
61
Jill
Peak: 1966
69,144
Best: #46
62
Connie
Peak: 1961
65,288
Best: #47
63
Diana
Peak: 1960
65,035
Best: #53
64
Terri
Peak: 1960
63,738
Best: #49
65
Suzanne
Peak: 1962
59,762
Best: #62
66
Andrea
Peak: 1967
58,408
Best: #48
67
Beth
Peak: 1961
58,383
Best: #65
68
Janice
Peak: 1960
57,965
Best: #41
69
Valerie
Peak: 1960
56,587
Best: #65
70
Renee
Peak: 1962
55,814
Best: #62
71
Leslie
Peak: 1963
54,451
Best: #64
72
Christina
Peak: 1969
52,788
Best: #37
73
Gina
Peak: 1967
52,369
Best: #54
74
Lynn
Peak: 1960
51,930
Best: #64
75
Annette
Peak: 1960
51,923
Best: #62
76
Cathy
Peak: 1960
51,625
Best: #45
77
Katherine
Peak: 1960
50,618
Best: #70
78
Judy
Peak: 1960
50,324
Best: #48
79
Carla
Peak: 1962
47,905
Best: #76
80
Wanda
Peak: 1960
47,773
Best: #66
81
Anne
Peak: 1960
47,772
Best: #76
82
Dana
Peak: 1964
47,701
Best: #60
83
Joyce
Peak: 1960
46,126
Best: #58
84
Regina
Peak: 1962
45,826
Best: #80
85
Beverly
Peak: 1960
45,240
Best: #60
86
Monica
Peak: 1969
45,192
Best: #59
87
Bonnie
Peak: 1960
45,088
Best: #71
88
Kathryn
Peak: 1960
44,864
Best: #82
89
Anita
Peak: 1960
44,415
Best: #77
90
Sarah
Peak: 1969
43,916
Best: #72
91
Darlene
Peak: 1960
43,527
Best: #75
92
Jane
Peak: 1960
43,338
Best: #67
93
Sherri
Peak: 1963
41,630
Best: #78
94
Martha
Peak: 1960
41,039
Best: #81
95
Anna
Peak: 1961
40,929
Best: #91
96
Colleen
Peak: 1964
40,673
Best: #93
97
Vicki
Peak: 1960
40,509
Best: #73
98
Tracey
Peak: 1969
40,286
Best: #65
99
Judith
Peak: 1960
39,779
Best: #74
100
Tamara
Peak: 1969
39,006
Best: #78
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Boy Names
100 names ranked
1
Michael
Peak: 1961
833,070
Best: #1
2
David
Peak: 1960
733,939
Best: #1
3
John
Peak: 1964
713,374
Best: #2
4
James
Peak: 1960
684,721
Best: #3
5
Robert
Peak: 1961
650,769
Best: #5
6
Mark
Peak: 1960
441,381
Best: #6
7
William
Peak: 1960
421,411
Best: #6
8
Richard
Peak: 1960
373,894
Best: #8
9
Thomas
Peak: 1960
327,059
Best: #9
10
Jeffrey
Peak: 1962
302,013
Best: #9
11
Steven
Peak: 1960
290,599
Best: #10
12
Joseph
Peak: 1964
283,046
Best: #11
13
Timothy
Peak: 1960
276,819
Best: #11
14
Kevin
Peak: 1963
271,401
Best: #11
15
Scott
Peak: 1962
266,823
Best: #11
16
Brian
Peak: 1969
258,119
Best: #9
17
Charles
Peak: 1960
249,388
Best: #13
18
Paul
Peak: 1964
242,503
Best: #16
19
Daniel
Peak: 1960
242,014
Best: #17
20
Christopher
Peak: 1969
237,144
Best: #7
21
Kenneth
Peak: 1960
227,514
Best: #16
22
Anthony
Peak: 1969
203,145
Best: #20
23
Gregory
Peak: 1962
187,490
Best: #21
24
Ronald
Peak: 1960
182,176
Best: #21
25
Donald
Peak: 1960
172,620
Best: #19
26
Gary
Peak: 1961
166,016
Best: #21
27
Stephen
Peak: 1960
152,231
Best: #26
28
Eric
Peak: 1969
152,216
Best: #21
29
Edward
Peak: 1960
143,980
Best: #26
30
Douglas
Peak: 1961
134,993
Best: #27
31
Todd
Peak: 1964
128,744
Best: #28
32
Patrick
Peak: 1964
122,713
Best: #30
33
George
Peak: 1960
113,018
Best: #31
34
Keith
Peak: 1961
112,573
Best: #32
35
Larry
Peak: 1960
108,580
Best: #28
36
Matthew
Peak: 1969
105,943
Best: #24
37
Terry
Peak: 1960
101,484
Best: #32
38
Andrew
Peak: 1969
97,112
Best: #33
39
Dennis
Peak: 1960
94,983
Best: #31
40
Randy
Peak: 1960
93,878
Best: #32
41
Jerry
Peak: 1960
93,540
Best: #37
42
Peter
Peak: 1960
92,411
Best: #39
43
Frank
Peak: 1960
87,150
Best: #40
44
Craig
Peak: 1960
84,711
Best: #39
45
Raymond
Peak: 1960
81,788
Best: #44
46
Jeffery
Peak: 1962
79,529
Best: #42
47
Bruce
Peak: 1960
74,637
Best: #39
48
Rodney
Peak: 1965
72,192
Best: #33
49
Mike
Peak: 1960
71,459
Best: #36
50
Roger
Peak: 1961
71,441
Best: #47
51
Tony
Peak: 1961
70,575
Best: #48
52
Ricky
Peak: 1960
66,392
Best: #38
53
Steve
Peak: 1960
65,620
Best: #43
54
Jeff
Peak: 1961
62,077
Best: #44
55
Troy
Peak: 1969
61,410
Best: #40
56
Alan
Peak: 1961
61,390
Best: #50
57
Carl
Peak: 1960
60,785
Best: #53
58
Danny
Peak: 1960
60,728
Best: #48
59
Russell
Peak: 1960
60,447
Best: #55
60
Chris
Peak: 1961
56,347
Best: #55
61
Gerald
Peak: 1961
55,300
Best: #59
62
Bryan
Peak: 1969
55,300
Best: #51
63
Wayne
Peak: 1960
54,757
Best: #58
64
Joe
Peak: 1960
53,385
Best: #57
65
Randall
Peak: 1960
52,046
Best: #59
66
Lawrence
Peak: 1960
51,341
Best: #64
67
Dale
Peak: 1960
50,420
Best: #54
68
Phillip
Peak: 1960
50,394
Best: #66
69
Johnny
Peak: 1960
49,839
Best: #65
70
Vincent
Peak: 1962
49,476
Best: #58
71
Martin
Peak: 1963
49,116
Best: #62
72
Bradley
Peak: 1969
48,726
Best: #53
73
Billy
Peak: 1961
48,466
Best: #67
74
Glenn
Peak: 1962
48,096
Best: #55
75
Shawn
Peak: 1969
47,791
Best: #41
76
Jimmy
Peak: 1960
47,395
Best: #69
77
Jonathan
Peak: 1969
47,388
Best: #46
78
Sean
Peak: 1969
47,284
Best: #37
79
Curtis
Peak: 1962
47,243
Best: #72
80
Barry
Peak: 1962
47,220
Best: #61
81
Bobby
Peak: 1960
46,388
Best: #73
82
Walter
Peak: 1960
45,932
Best: #70
83
Jon
Peak: 1964
44,879
Best: #65
84
Philip
Peak: 1960
44,778
Best: #76
85
Samuel
Peak: 1960
44,250
Best: #64
86
Jay
Peak: 1960
42,712
Best: #78
87
Jason
Peak: 1969
42,535
Best: #25
88
Dean
Peak: 1961
42,523
Best: #78
89
Jose
Peak: 1969
42,036
Best: #56
90
Tim
Peak: 1960
41,580
Best: #60
91
Roy
Peak: 1960
40,044
Best: #80
92
Willie
Peak: 1960
39,811
Best: #81
93
Arthur
Peak: 1960
39,620
Best: #82
94
Darryl
Peak: 1961
39,197
Best: #68
95
Henry
Peak: 1960
39,135
Best: #84
96
Darrell
Peak: 1961
38,024
Best: #86
97
Allen
Peak: 1961
37,695
Best: #90
98
Victor
Peak: 1961
36,824
Best: #96
99
Harold
Peak: 1960
36,741
Best: #92
100
Greg
Peak: 1961
36,441
Best: #77
About 1960s Baby Name Rankings
These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States during the 1960s (1960-1969), based on Social Security Administration data. Names are ranked by the total number of babies given each name across the entire decade.
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