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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1969

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1969 — 3,475,126 recorded births in total that year.

19681970 The 1960s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1969

Girls’ names

  1. 1Lisa45,0282.7%
  2. 2Michelle34,3192.0%
  3. 3Jennifer33,7052.0%
  4. 4Kimberly33,0772.0%
  5. 5Melissa23,0181.4%
  6. 6Amy21,4641.3%
  7. 7Angela21,0601.2%
  8. 8Mary19,8501.2%
  9. 9Tammy19,0531.1%
  10. 10Laura17,9221.1%
  11. 11Susan17,8061.1%
  12. 12Julie17,7391.1%
  13. 13Karen17,6331.0%
  14. 14Christine16,7521.0%
  15. 15Kelly16,3281.0%
  16. 16Elizabeth15,2970.9%
  17. 17Tracy15,1080.9%
  18. 18Patricia14,9590.9%
  19. 19Stephanie14,4880.9%
  20. 20Lori14,0200.8%
  21. 21Dawn13,7680.8%
  22. 22Tina13,6060.8%
  23. 23Cynthia13,5160.8%
  24. 24Pamela13,3550.8%
  25. 25Sandra12,1850.7%
  26. 26Donna11,4470.7%
  27. 27Deborah11,1870.7%
  28. 28Rebecca10,9500.6%
  29. 29Wendy10,6240.6%
  30. 30Michele10,5560.6%
  31. 31Shannon10,4520.6%
  32. 32Teresa10,3570.6%
  33. 33Linda10,2460.6%
  34. 34Heather10,0690.6%
  35. 35Denise9,7980.6%
  36. 36Sharon9,6980.6%
  37. 37Christina9,3230.6%
  38. 38Brenda8,9890.5%
  39. 39Barbara8,8110.5%
  40. 40Maria8,4010.5%
  41. 41Cheryl8,3460.5%
  42. 42Kathleen8,2990.5%
  43. 43Debra7,9510.5%
  44. 44Rhonda7,9170.5%
  45. 45Nancy7,9020.5%
  46. 46Robin7,5010.4%
  47. 47Nicole7,2120.4%
  48. 48Andrea7,2010.4%
  49. 49Theresa6,8580.4%
  50. 50Paula6,7530.4%
  51. 51Jill6,6660.4%
  52. 52Stacey6,6140.4%
  53. 53Stacy6,4860.4%
  54. 54Tonya6,1690.4%
  55. 55Sherry6,1390.4%
  56. 56Carol6,1380.4%
  57. 57Ann6,1330.4%
  58. 58Catherine6,0940.4%
  59. 59Monica6,0320.4%
  60. 60Dana6,0250.4%
  61. 61Diane5,9430.4%
  62. 62Jacqueline5,9200.4%
  63. 63Gina5,9110.4%
  64. 64Leslie5,8360.3%
  65. 65Tracey5,6240.3%
  66. 66Kim5,4500.3%
  67. 67Renee5,2540.3%
  68. 68Sheila5,2450.3%
  69. 69Rachel5,2420.3%
  70. 70Katherine5,1670.3%
  71. 71Carolyn5,1290.3%
  72. 72Sarah5,0780.3%
  73. 73Margaret5,0440.3%
  74. 74Cindy4,9550.3%
  75. 75Suzanne4,9020.3%
  76. 76Kristin4,7530.3%
  77. 77Kathy4,7510.3%
  78. 78Tamara4,6520.3%
  79. 79Laurie4,6270.3%
  80. 80Heidi4,5320.3%
  81. 81Diana4,5250.3%
  82. 82Beth4,4600.3%
  83. 83Victoria4,3900.3%
  84. 84Janet4,3800.3%
  85. 85Valerie4,3000.3%
  86. 86Regina4,2670.3%
  87. 87Holly4,1230.2%
  88. 88Deanna4,0680.2%
  89. 89Melinda3,9880.2%
  90. 90Carla3,9640.2%
  91. 91Tanya3,9640.2%
  92. 92Melanie3,9250.2%
  93. 93Terri3,9030.2%
  94. 94Carrie3,8880.2%
  95. 95Jodi3,8650.2%
  96. 96Kristen3,8120.2%
  97. 97April3,8020.2%
  98. 98Yolanda3,7710.2%
  99. 99Anna3,7200.2%
  100. 100Julia3,7120.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael85,1624.8%
  2. 2David63,6723.6%
  3. 3James59,8863.3%
  4. 4John58,7323.3%
  5. 5Robert58,3003.3%
  6. 6William37,6072.1%
  7. 7Christopher35,6722.0%
  8. 8Mark33,3881.9%
  9. 9Brian31,6691.8%
  10. 10Richard31,0851.7%
  11. 11Jeffrey28,9671.6%
  12. 12Scott28,6531.6%
  13. 13Thomas27,4651.5%
  14. 14Steven26,5321.5%
  15. 15Joseph26,1731.5%
  16. 16Kevin23,5571.3%
  17. 17Timothy23,3581.3%
  18. 18Daniel23,1651.3%
  19. 19Charles21,6581.2%
  20. 20Anthony20,9041.2%
  21. 21Eric20,7471.2%
  22. 22Paul20,6901.2%
  23. 23Kenneth17,5531.0%
  24. 24Matthew17,4621.0%
  25. 25Jason16,4880.9%
  26. 26Gregory16,1660.9%
  27. 27Stephen15,0900.8%
  28. 28Todd14,7450.8%
  29. 29Ronald14,6180.8%
  30. 30Donald12,7750.7%
  31. 31Patrick12,6750.7%
  32. 32Edward12,4510.7%
  33. 33Andrew11,2820.6%
  34. 34Douglas11,2370.6%
  35. 35Gary11,1420.6%
  36. 36Keith9,4450.5%
  37. 37Sean9,3460.5%
  38. 38George9,1990.5%
  39. 39Craig8,7830.5%
  40. 40Larry8,2830.5%
  41. 41Shawn8,2670.5%
  42. 42Troy8,0980.5%
  43. 43Peter7,8320.4%
  44. 44Dennis7,3570.4%
  45. 45Jerry7,2830.4%
  46. 46Jonathan7,0800.4%
  47. 47Frank6,9170.4%
  48. 48Jeffery6,7380.4%
  49. 49Rodney6,6690.4%
  50. 50Raymond6,6380.4%
  51. 51Bryan6,4690.4%
  52. 52Terry6,4150.4%
  53. 53Bradley6,3890.4%
  54. 54Tony5,5160.3%
  55. 55Randy5,2650.3%
  56. 56Jose5,1850.3%
  57. 57Russell5,1560.3%
  58. 58Corey4,9240.3%
  59. 59Roger4,9050.3%
  60. 60Darren4,6600.3%
  61. 61Aaron4,5960.3%
  62. 62Carl4,5220.3%
  63. 63Marc4,5000.3%
  64. 64Samuel4,4300.2%
  65. 65Gerald4,3840.2%
  66. 66Chris4,2800.2%
  67. 67Johnny4,2190.2%
  68. 68Jon4,2130.2%
  69. 69Chad4,0600.2%
  70. 70Vincent4,0560.2%
  71. 71Lawrence4,0440.2%
  72. 72Bruce4,0410.2%
  73. 73Danny4,0100.2%
  74. 74Phillip4,0060.2%
  75. 75Wayne3,8960.2%
  76. 76Alan3,8520.2%
  77. 77Billy3,7730.2%
  78. 78Martin3,7580.2%
  79. 79Jimmy3,7570.2%
  80. 80Joel3,6810.2%
  81. 81Curtis3,6750.2%
  82. 82Bobby3,6520.2%
  83. 83Joe3,6170.2%
  84. 84Walter3,5690.2%
  85. 85Randall3,5620.2%
  86. 86Philip3,5400.2%
  87. 87Shane3,5310.2%
  88. 88Glenn3,4670.2%
  89. 89Dean3,4450.2%
  90. 90Ricky3,4150.2%
  91. 91Benjamin3,3790.2%
  92. 92Brent3,3550.2%
  93. 93Darrell3,2490.2%
  94. 94Brett3,1830.2%
  95. 95Jay3,1810.2%
  96. 96Dale3,1540.2%
  97. 97Arthur3,1380.2%
  98. 98Steve3,0620.2%
  99. 99Barry3,0600.2%
  100. 100Henry3,0550.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1969 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.