Most Popular Names of 1960
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1960
#1 Mary51,472 births#2 Susan39,208 births#3 Linda37,316 births#4 Karen36,378 births#5 Donna34,138 births#6 Lisa33,693 births#7 Patricia32,113 births#8 Debra26,732 births#9 Cynthia26,706 births#10 Deborah25,266 births#11 Sandra24,572 births#12 Barbara24,454 births#13 Brenda23,963 births#14 Pamela22,092 births#15 Nancy21,891 births#16 Sharon20,414 births#17 Cheryl19,120 births#18 Elizabeth18,859 births#19 Teresa18,839 births#20 Lori18,690 births#21 Kathy18,478 births#22 Diane17,909 births#23 Carol17,463 births#24 Debbie17,067 births#25 Laura17,060 births#26 Kimberly16,854 births#27 Kathleen16,085 births#28 Julie16,079 births#29 Denise15,066 births#30 Cindy14,953 births#31 Tammy14,317 births#32 Janet14,250 births#33 Robin13,971 births#34 Kim12,477 births#35 Theresa11,847 births#36 Margaret11,362 births#37 Laurie10,143 births#38 Rebecca9,970 births#39 Michelle9,893 births#40 Christine9,874 births#41 Janice9,620 births#42 Catherine9,536 births#43 Carolyn9,403 births#44 Rhonda9,255 births#45 Tina9,133 births#46 Cathy9,130 births#47 Connie8,881 births#48 Judy8,855 births#49 Terri8,743 births#50 Angela8,683 births#51 Ann8,677 births#52 Kelly8,673 births#53 Diana8,327 births#54 Sherry8,314 births#55 Paula8,066 births#56 Sheila7,905 births#57 Dawn7,813 births#58 Joyce7,757 births#59 Maria7,535 births#60 Beverly7,392 births#61 Jennifer7,243 births#62 Annette7,136 births#63 Wendy6,870 births#64 Lynn6,850 births#65 Valerie6,717 births#66 Wanda6,674 births#67 Jane6,586 births#68 Betty6,501 births#69 Peggy6,428 births#70 Shirley6,411 births#71 Bonnie6,389 births#72 Beth6,257 births#73 Vicki6,159 births#74 Judith6,149 births#75 Darlene6,093 births#76 Jill6,019 births#77 Amy5,973 births#78 Suzanne5,966 births#79 Gloria5,961 births#80 Joan5,881 births#81 Katherine5,876 births#82 Kathryn5,868 births#83 Martha5,831 births#84 Tracy5,768 births#85 Jacqueline5,654 births#86 Jean5,639 births#87 Anita5,637 births#88 Anne5,636 births#89 Michele5,609 births#90 Gail5,428 births#91 Stephanie5,265 births#92 Leslie5,242 births#93 Renee5,208 births#94 Ellen5,136 births#95 Dorothy5,076 births#96 Rita5,027 births#97 Ruth4,943 births#98 Rose4,882 births#99 Joanne4,875 births#100 Vickie4,857 births
Popular Boy Names in 1960
#1 David85,929 births#2 Michael84,153 births#3 James76,815 births#4 John76,096 births#5 Robert72,357 births#6 Mark58,727 births#7 William49,361 births#8 Richard43,553 births#9 Thomas39,278 births#10 Steven33,878 births#11 Timothy30,498 births#12 Joseph29,749 births#13 Charles29,677 births#14 Jeffrey28,841 births#15 Kevin28,400 births#16 Kenneth27,701 births#17 Daniel25,945 births#18 Paul25,642 births#19 Donald22,744 births#20 Brian22,000 births#21 Ronald21,714 births#22 Gary21,693 births#23 Scott21,606 births#24 Gregory20,304 births#25 Anthony19,499 births#26 Edward16,595 births#27 Stephen16,267 births#28 Larry15,988 births#29 Christopher15,361 births#30 Douglas15,133 births#31 Dennis14,303 births#32 Randy14,206 births#33 George14,063 births#34 Terry13,932 births#35 Keith12,180 births#36 Mike12,045 births#37 Jerry11,835 births#38 Ricky11,000 births#39 Bruce10,972 births#40 Frank10,755 births#41 Craig10,724 births#42 Peter10,715 births#43 Steve10,645 births#44 Eric10,539 births#45 Patrick10,356 births#46 Raymond9,720 births#47 Roger9,041 births#48 Danny8,611 births#49 Jeff8,511 births#50 Alan8,356 births#51 Andrew8,201 births#52 Tony7,999 births#53 Carl7,808 births#54 Dale7,677 births#55 Jeffery7,658 births#56 Russell7,487 births#57 Joe7,314 births#58 Wayne7,193 births#59 Randall7,174 births#60 Tim6,931 births#61 Matthew6,925 births#62 Gerald6,571 births#63 Chris6,494 births#64 Lawrence6,380 births#65 Johnny6,184 births#66 Phillip6,047 births#67 Billy6,023 births#68 Rodney5,865 births#69 Jimmy5,817 births#70 Walter5,763 births#71 Todd5,752 births#72 Barry5,733 births#73 Bobby5,656 births#74 Glenn5,563 births#75 Jim5,549 births#76 Philip5,509 births#77 Martin5,495 births#78 Jay5,385 births#79 Curtis5,363 births#80 Roy5,255 births#81 Willie5,238 births#82 Arthur5,194 births#83 Greg5,084 births#84 Henry4,968 births#85 Jack4,918 births#86 Tom4,894 births#87 Ronnie4,872 births#88 Bryan4,780 births#89 Ralph4,770 births#90 Bradley4,746 births#91 Samuel4,711 births#92 Harold4,679 births#93 Albert4,602 births#94 Dean4,518 births#95 Bill4,501 births#96 Darryl4,436 births#97 Jon4,403 births#98 Vincent4,373 births#99 Allen4,371 births#100 Stanley4,221 births