1960s
Top Names of the 1960s
The 1960s - Cultural Revolution
Ranked by total babies named during 1960-1969
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Girl Names
30 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
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Boy Names
30 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
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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