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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1960

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1960 — 4,153,934 recorded births in total that year.

19591961 The 1960s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1960

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary51,4722.5%
  2. 2Susan39,2081.9%
  3. 3Linda37,3161.8%
  4. 4Karen36,3781.8%
  5. 5Donna34,1381.7%
  6. 6Lisa33,6931.7%
  7. 7Patricia32,1131.6%
  8. 8Debra26,7321.3%
  9. 9Cynthia26,7061.3%
  10. 10Deborah25,2661.2%
  11. 11Sandra24,5721.2%
  12. 12Barbara24,4541.2%
  13. 13Brenda23,9631.2%
  14. 14Pamela22,0921.1%
  15. 15Nancy21,8911.1%
  16. 16Sharon20,4141.0%
  17. 17Cheryl19,1200.9%
  18. 18Elizabeth18,8590.9%
  19. 19Teresa18,8390.9%
  20. 20Lori18,6900.9%
  21. 21Kathy18,4780.9%
  22. 22Diane17,9090.9%
  23. 23Carol17,4630.9%
  24. 24Debbie17,0670.8%
  25. 25Laura17,0600.8%
  26. 26Kimberly16,8540.8%
  27. 27Kathleen16,0850.8%
  28. 28Julie16,0790.8%
  29. 29Denise15,0660.7%
  30. 30Cindy14,9530.7%
  31. 31Tammy14,3170.7%
  32. 32Janet14,2500.7%
  33. 33Robin13,9710.7%
  34. 34Kim12,4770.6%
  35. 35Theresa11,8470.6%
  36. 36Margaret11,3620.6%
  37. 37Laurie10,1430.5%
  38. 38Rebecca9,9700.5%
  39. 39Michelle9,8930.5%
  40. 40Christine9,8740.5%
  41. 41Janice9,6200.5%
  42. 42Catherine9,5360.5%
  43. 43Carolyn9,4030.5%
  44. 44Rhonda9,2550.5%
  45. 45Tina9,1330.5%
  46. 46Cathy9,1300.5%
  47. 47Connie8,8810.4%
  48. 48Judy8,8550.4%
  49. 49Terri8,7430.4%
  50. 50Angela8,6830.4%
  51. 51Ann8,6770.4%
  52. 52Kelly8,6730.4%
  53. 53Diana8,3270.4%
  54. 54Sherry8,3140.4%
  55. 55Paula8,0660.4%
  56. 56Sheila7,9050.4%
  57. 57Dawn7,8130.4%
  58. 58Joyce7,7570.4%
  59. 59Maria7,5350.4%
  60. 60Beverly7,3920.4%
  61. 61Jennifer7,2430.4%
  62. 62Annette7,1360.4%
  63. 63Wendy6,8700.3%
  64. 64Lynn6,8500.3%
  65. 65Valerie6,7170.3%
  66. 66Wanda6,6740.3%
  67. 67Jane6,5860.3%
  68. 68Betty6,5010.3%
  69. 69Peggy6,4280.3%
  70. 70Shirley6,4110.3%
  71. 71Bonnie6,3890.3%
  72. 72Beth6,2570.3%
  73. 73Vicki6,1590.3%
  74. 74Judith6,1490.3%
  75. 75Darlene6,0930.3%
  76. 76Jill6,0190.3%
  77. 77Amy5,9730.3%
  78. 78Suzanne5,9660.3%
  79. 79Gloria5,9610.3%
  80. 80Joan5,8810.3%
  81. 81Katherine5,8760.3%
  82. 82Kathryn5,8680.3%
  83. 83Martha5,8310.3%
  84. 84Tracy5,7680.3%
  85. 85Jacqueline5,6540.3%
  86. 86Jean5,6390.3%
  87. 87Anita5,6370.3%
  88. 88Anne5,6360.3%
  89. 89Michele5,6090.3%
  90. 90Gail5,4280.3%
  91. 91Stephanie5,2650.3%
  92. 92Leslie5,2420.3%
  93. 93Renee5,2080.3%
  94. 94Ellen5,1360.3%
  95. 95Dorothy5,0760.3%
  96. 96Rita5,0270.2%
  97. 97Ruth4,9430.2%
  98. 98Rose4,8820.2%
  99. 99Joanne4,8750.2%
  100. 100Vickie4,8570.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1David85,9294.0%
  2. 2Michael84,1533.9%
  3. 3James76,8153.6%
  4. 4John76,0963.6%
  5. 5Robert72,3573.4%
  6. 6Mark58,7272.8%
  7. 7William49,3612.3%
  8. 8Richard43,5532.0%
  9. 9Thomas39,2781.8%
  10. 10Steven33,8781.6%
  11. 11Timothy30,4981.4%
  12. 12Joseph29,7491.4%
  13. 13Charles29,6771.4%
  14. 14Jeffrey28,8411.4%
  15. 15Kevin28,4001.3%
  16. 16Kenneth27,7011.3%
  17. 17Daniel25,9451.2%
  18. 18Paul25,6421.2%
  19. 19Donald22,7441.1%
  20. 20Brian22,0001.0%
  21. 21Ronald21,7141.0%
  22. 22Gary21,6931.0%
  23. 23Scott21,6061.0%
  24. 24Gregory20,3041.0%
  25. 25Anthony19,4990.9%
  26. 26Edward16,5950.8%
  27. 27Stephen16,2670.8%
  28. 28Larry15,9880.7%
  29. 29Christopher15,3610.7%
  30. 30Douglas15,1330.7%
  31. 31Dennis14,3030.7%
  32. 32Randy14,2060.7%
  33. 33George14,0630.7%
  34. 34Terry13,9320.7%
  35. 35Keith12,1800.6%
  36. 36Mike12,0450.6%
  37. 37Jerry11,8350.6%
  38. 38Ricky11,0000.5%
  39. 39Bruce10,9720.5%
  40. 40Frank10,7550.5%
  41. 41Craig10,7240.5%
  42. 42Peter10,7150.5%
  43. 43Steve10,6450.5%
  44. 44Eric10,5390.5%
  45. 45Patrick10,3560.5%
  46. 46Raymond9,7200.5%
  47. 47Roger9,0410.4%
  48. 48Danny8,6110.4%
  49. 49Jeff8,5110.4%
  50. 50Alan8,3560.4%
  51. 51Andrew8,2010.4%
  52. 52Tony7,9990.4%
  53. 53Carl7,8080.4%
  54. 54Dale7,6770.4%
  55. 55Jeffery7,6580.4%
  56. 56Russell7,4870.4%
  57. 57Joe7,3140.3%
  58. 58Wayne7,1930.3%
  59. 59Randall7,1740.3%
  60. 60Tim6,9310.3%
  61. 61Matthew6,9250.3%
  62. 62Gerald6,5710.3%
  63. 63Chris6,4940.3%
  64. 64Lawrence6,3800.3%
  65. 65Johnny6,1840.3%
  66. 66Phillip6,0470.3%
  67. 67Billy6,0230.3%
  68. 68Rodney5,8650.3%
  69. 69Jimmy5,8170.3%
  70. 70Walter5,7630.3%
  71. 71Todd5,7520.3%
  72. 72Barry5,7330.3%
  73. 73Bobby5,6560.3%
  74. 74Glenn5,5630.3%
  75. 75Jim5,5490.3%
  76. 76Philip5,5090.3%
  77. 77Martin5,4950.3%
  78. 78Jay5,3850.3%
  79. 79Curtis5,3630.3%
  80. 80Roy5,2550.2%
  81. 81Willie5,2380.2%
  82. 82Arthur5,1940.2%
  83. 83Greg5,0840.2%
  84. 84Henry4,9680.2%
  85. 85Jack4,9180.2%
  86. 86Tom4,8940.2%
  87. 87Ronnie4,8720.2%
  88. 88Bryan4,7800.2%
  89. 89Ralph4,7700.2%
  90. 90Bradley4,7460.2%
  91. 91Samuel4,7110.2%
  92. 92Harold4,6790.2%
  93. 93Albert4,6020.2%
  94. 94Dean4,5180.2%
  95. 95Bill4,5010.2%
  96. 96Darryl4,4360.2%
  97. 97Jon4,4030.2%
  98. 98Vincent4,3730.2%
  99. 99Allen4,3710.2%
  100. 100Stanley4,2210.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1960 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.