Names That Peaked In 1960

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1960 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Mary and David — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 1959 Peaked in 1961 Full 1960 top 100 The 1960s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
David	6,794#35	Down 7 rank positions in five years	1955
Timothy	1,734#203	Down 11 rank positions in five years	1959
Mike	163#1,234	Down 78 rank positions in five years	1960
Jay	809#392	Down 12 rank positions in five years	1960
Kim	34#4,227	Down 478 rank positions in five years	1960
Annette	149#1,443	Down 178 rank positions in five years	1960
Laurie	60#2,842	Up 632 rank positions in five years	1962
Karl	107#1,593	Down 23 rank positions in five years	1960
Sandy	55#3,020	Down 427 rank positions in five years	1960
Stuart	53#2,534	Down 217 rank positions in five years	1960
Kenny	155#1,271	Down 182 rank positions in five years	1960
Kerry	55#2,464	Up 539 rank positions in five years	1960
Teri	7#13,067	new	1960
Janine	21#5,804	Down 579 rank positions in five years	1960
Ken	36#3,276	Down 894 rank positions in five years	1960
Jeanine	9#10,453	Down 4,497 rank positions in five years	1960
Terrie	—Unranked	—	1961
Curt	—Unranked	—	1960
Dino	45#2,807	Down 214 rank positions in five years	1960
Brigitte	59#2,864	Up 114 rank positions in five years	1960
Antionette	—Unranked	—	1960
Elana	97#1,982	Down 159 rank positions in five years	2006
Eliot	130#1,403	Down 169 rank positions in five years	2012
Renita	—Unranked	—	1960
Laureen	10#9,811	Up 1,859 rank positions in five years	1958
Maryjo	10#9,872	Down 553 rank positions in five years	1960
Teressa	5#17,032	Down 2,102 rank positions in five years	1960
Venita	—Unranked	—	1960
Fran	—Unranked	—	1960
Dori	17#6,607	Up 5,883 rank positions in five years	1961
Britt	—Unranked	—	1960
Barb	—Unranked	—	1960
Rolf	5#13,492	Down 1,764 rank positions in five years	1960
Cris	14#6,192	Up 1,431 rank positions in five years	1960
Kenney	—Unranked	—	1960
Lisha	6#14,213	new	1960
Donna	—Unranked	—	1960
Skip	13#6,743	Up 1,220 rank positions in five years	1960
Leisha	17#6,708	Up 7,687 rank positions in five years	1961
Kennth	—Unranked	—	1960
Darry	—Unranked	—	1960
Darryll	—Unranked	—	1960

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1960 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.