Top names of the 1960s
The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female
babies born during the 1960s. For each rank and sex, the table shows
the name and the number of occurrences of that name. The 200 most popular names
were taken from a universe that includes 19,612,851 male births and
18,901,540 female births
Males | Females | |||
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Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
1 | Michael | 833,102 | Lisa | 496,975 |
2 | David | 733,964 | Mary | 355,235 |
3 | John | 713,407 | Susan | 287,654 |
4 | James | 684,765 | Karen | 286,051 |
5 | Robert | 650,776 | Kimberly | 259,077 |
6 | Mark | 441,400 | Patricia | 231,158 |
7 | William | 421,421 | Linda | 225,432 |
8 | Richard | 373,902 | Donna | 213,465 |
9 | Thomas | 327,078 | Michelle | 208,294 |
10 | Jeffrey | 302,019 | Cynthia | 196,600 |
11 | Steven | 290,601 | Sandra | 183,844 |
12 | Joseph | 283,062 | Deborah | 183,429 |
13 | Timothy | 276,823 | Tammy | 182,218 |
14 | Kevin | 271,408 | Pamela | 181,935 |
15 | Scott | 266,839 | Lori | 176,557 |
16 | Brian | 258,131 | Laura | 174,182 |
17 | Charles | 249,399 | Elizabeth | 168,907 |
18 | Paul | 242,515 | Julie | 166,143 |
19 | Daniel | 242,028 | Brenda | 164,495 |
20 | Christopher | 237,171 | Jennifer | 164,407 |
21 | Kenneth | 227,514 | Barbara | 159,762 |
22 | Anthony | 203,144 | Angela | 159,280 |
23 | Gregory | 187,498 | Sharon | 154,894 |
24 | Ronald | 182,169 | Debra | 153,768 |
25 | Donald | 172,624 | Teresa | 151,785 |
26 | Gary | 166,027 | Nancy | 142,723 |
27 | Stephen | 152,225 | Christine | 139,331 |
28 | Eric | 152,215 | Cheryl | 135,643 |
29 | Edward | 143,979 | Denise | 128,819 |
30 | Douglas | 134,996 | Kelly | 128,054 |
31 | Todd | 128,743 | Tina | 126,395 |
32 | Patrick | 122,719 | Kathleen | 120,947 |
33 | George | 113,020 | Melissa | 119,203 |
34 | Keith | 112,584 | Robin | 118,322 |
35 | Larry | 108,582 | Amy | 116,783 |
36 | Matthew | 105,962 | Diane | 114,445 |
37 | Terry | 101,469 | Dawn | 114,293 |
38 | Andrew | 97,121 | Carol | 112,335 |
39 | Dennis | 94,984 | Tracy | 103,776 |
40 | Randy | 93,882 | Kathy | 101,125 |
41 | Jerry | 93,549 | Rebecca | 99,463 |
42 | Peter | 92,418 | Theresa | 97,117 |
43 | Frank | 87,163 | Kim | 94,387 |
44 | Craig | 84,710 | Rhonda | 93,605 |
45 | Raymond | 81,790 | Stephanie | 92,817 |
46 | Jeffery | 79,522 | Cindy | 91,592 |
47 | Bruce | 74,640 | Janet | 89,313 |
48 | Rodney | 72,192 | Wendy | 88,963 |
49 | Mike | 71,461 | Maria | 88,817 |
50 | Roger | 71,442 | Michele | 86,990 |
51 | Tony | 70,574 | Jacqueline | 84,388 |
52 | Ricky | 66,391 | Debbie | 84,208 |
53 | Steve | 65,629 | Margaret | 81,864 |
54 | Jeff | 62,078 | Paula | 80,510 |
55 | Troy | 61,411 | Sherry | 77,523 |
56 | Alan | 61,391 | Catherine | 76,784 |
57 | Carl | 60,785 | Carolyn | 75,262 |
58 | Danny | 60,718 | Laurie | 74,446 |
59 | Russell | 60,448 | Sheila | 74,073 |
60 | Chris | 56,353 | Ann | 72,081 |
61 | Bryan | 55,300 | Jill | 69,145 |
62 | Gerald | 55,297 | Connie | 65,287 |
63 | Wayne | 54,755 | Diana | 65,037 |
64 | Joe | 53,387 | Terri | 63,739 |
65 | Randall | 52,045 | Suzanne | 59,759 |
66 | Lawrence | 51,346 | Andrea | 58,405 |
67 | Dale | 50,420 | Beth | 58,383 |
68 | Phillip | 50,389 | Janice | 57,965 |
69 | Johnny | 49,840 | Valerie | 56,585 |
70 | Vincent | 49,475 | Renee | 55,814 |
71 | Martin | 49,108 | Leslie | 54,455 |
72 | Bradley | 48,728 | Christina | 52,786 |
73 | Billy | 48,464 | Gina | 52,368 |
74 | Glenn | 48,093 | Lynn | 51,929 |
75 | Shawn | 47,792 | Annette | 51,915 |
76 | Jonathan | 47,396 | Cathy | 51,626 |
77 | Jimmy | 47,394 | Katherine | 50,619 |
78 | Sean | 47,293 | Judy | 50,324 |
79 | Curtis | 47,244 | Carla | 47,902 |
80 | Barry | 47,220 | Wanda | 47,769 |
81 | Bobby | 46,389 | Anne | 47,764 |
82 | Walter | 45,931 | Dana | 47,699 |
83 | Jon | 44,881 | Joyce | 46,123 |
84 | Philip | 44,780 | Regina | 45,825 |
85 | Samuel | 44,254 | Beverly | 45,240 |
86 | Jay | 42,716 | Monica | 45,189 |
87 | Jason | 42,546 | Bonnie | 45,086 |
88 | Dean | 42,527 | Kathryn | 44,863 |
89 | Jose | 42,033 | Anita | 44,408 |
90 | Tim | 41,584 | Sarah | 43,917 |
91 | Roy | 40,035 | Darlene | 43,529 |
92 | Willie | 39,820 | Jane | 43,334 |
93 | Arthur | 39,617 | Sherri | 41,630 |
94 | Darryl | 39,194 | Martha | 41,037 |
95 | Henry | 39,132 | Anna | 40,922 |
96 | Darrell | 38,022 | Colleen | 40,670 |
97 | Allen | 37,699 | Vicki | 40,509 |
98 | Victor | 36,830 | Tracey | 40,285 |
99 | Harold | 36,740 | Judith | 39,778 |
100 | Greg | 36,448 | Tamara | 39,007 |
101 | Albert | 36,378 | Gloria | 38,589 |
102 | Jack | 35,595 | Betty | 38,393 |
103 | Darren | 35,041 | Stacey | 38,263 |
104 | Ronnie | 34,716 | Penny | 38,219 |
105 | Ralph | 34,182 | Shirley | 38,073 |
106 | Joel | 33,828 | Victoria | 37,732 |
107 | Louis | 33,383 | Jean | 37,282 |
108 | Jim | 33,201 | Peggy | 37,035 |
109 | Micheal | 31,971 | Melanie | 36,751 |
110 | Marc | 31,377 | Joan | 36,673 |
111 | Frederick | 30,766 | Melinda | 36,294 |
112 | Eddie | 30,576 | Shelly | 35,658 |
113 | Lee | 30,201 | Stacy | 35,527 |
114 | Stanley | 29,997 | Virginia | 35,343 |
115 | Tommy | 29,360 | Marie | 34,810 |
116 | Eugene | 29,307 | Maureen | 34,447 |
117 | Tom | 29,197 | Ruth | 34,189 |
118 | Tracy | 29,179 | Julia | 34,179 |
119 | Howard | 28,699 | Ellen | 34,140 |
120 | Leonard | 28,434 | Tonya | 34,072 |
121 | Kurt | 28,212 | Shannon | 33,852 |
122 | Marvin | 28,127 | Heidi | 33,744 |
123 | Kelly | 28,013 | Joanne | 33,362 |
124 | Brent | 27,166 | Dorothy | 33,010 |
125 | Ernest | 26,890 | Rita | 32,879 |
126 | Dwayne | 26,783 | Gail | 32,872 |
127 | Aaron | 26,079 | Heather | 32,704 |
128 | Brett | 25,833 | Deanna | 32,268 |
129 | Rick | 25,727 | Holly | 32,144 |
130 | Benjamin | 25,612 | Rose | 31,861 |
131 | Bill | 25,141 | Vickie | 31,762 |
132 | Reginald | 24,924 | Carrie | 31,171 |
133 | Duane | 23,755 | Veronica | 30,034 |
134 | Juan | 23,454 | Yvonne | 29,959 |
135 | Fred | 23,189 | Becky | 29,599 |
136 | Melvin | 23,089 | Helen | 29,099 |
137 | Adam | 22,933 | Sylvia | 28,616 |
138 | Norman | 22,753 | Yolanda | 28,438 |
139 | Dan | 22,713 | April | 28,304 |
140 | Mitchell | 22,677 | Terry | 27,636 |
141 | Harry | 22,666 | Elaine | 27,463 |
142 | Jesse | 22,614 | Sheri | 27,328 |
143 | Carlos | 22,393 | Marilyn | 27,002 |
144 | Nicholas | 22,363 | Alice | 26,952 |
145 | Jerome | 22,295 | Jodi | 26,875 |
146 | Kirk | 22,207 | Rachel | 26,795 |
147 | Ray | 22,186 | Sheryl | 26,059 |
148 | Don | 22,122 | Jackie | 25,895 |
149 | Calvin | 21,889 | Phyllis | 25,698 |
150 | Glen | 21,879 | Jamie | 25,697 |
151 | Brad | 21,357 | Frances | 24,999 |
152 | Theodore | 21,289 | Crystal | 24,974 |
153 | Derrick | 21,193 | Joann | 24,875 |
154 | Karl | 21,183 | Eileen | 24,868 |
155 | Edwin | 20,635 | Shelley | 24,856 |
156 | Earl | 20,369 | Toni | 24,839 |
157 | Lance | 20,040 | Charlene | 24,623 |
158 | Francis | 19,335 | Kristin | 24,352 |
159 | Clifford | 19,264 | Sally | 24,344 |
160 | Kent | 19,257 | Charlotte | 24,234 |
161 | Derek | 19,024 | Kristine | 24,126 |
162 | Wesley | 18,809 | Jeanne | 23,544 |
163 | Alfred | 18,649 | Sara | 23,045 |
164 | Antonio | 18,598 | Tanya | 23,028 |
165 | Warren | 18,560 | Belinda | 22,945 |
166 | Andre | 18,116 | Carmen | 22,878 |
167 | Clarence | 17,502 | Sandy | 22,711 |
168 | Bernard | 17,472 | Evelyn | 22,580 |
169 | Kyle | 16,582 | Alicia | 22,422 |
170 | Tyrone | 16,426 | Sonya | 22,291 |
171 | Manuel | 16,037 | Lorraine | 22,248 |
172 | Chad | 15,907 | Jeanette | 22,086 |
173 | Luis | 15,906 | Yvette | 22,085 |
174 | Gordon | 15,830 | Loretta | 22,071 |
175 | Dave | 15,772 | Joy | 21,757 |
176 | Nathan | 15,530 | Sue | 21,601 |
177 | Guy | 15,359 | Norma | 21,515 |
178 | Kerry | 15,284 | Roberta | 21,100 |
179 | Daryl | 15,269 | Vanessa | 20,983 |
180 | Leroy | 15,221 | Shari | 20,517 |
181 | Lonnie | 15,122 | Jo | 20,196 |
182 | Perry | 15,120 | Natalie | 19,563 |
183 | Erik | 14,768 | Tammie | 19,345 |
184 | Maurice | 14,642 | Traci | 18,704 |
185 | Marcus | 14,547 | Gwendolyn | 18,637 |
186 | Alvin | 14,506 | Nicole | 18,565 |
187 | Gilbert | 14,427 | Felicia | 18,551 |
188 | Vernon | 14,407 | Melody | 18,471 |
189 | Alexander | 14,181 | Tami | 18,444 |
190 | Stuart | 13,963 | Shelia | 18,443 |
191 | Rickey | 13,940 | Marcia | 18,426 |
192 | Shane | 13,928 | Doris | 18,190 |
193 | Franklin | 13,889 | Kristen | 18,041 |
194 | Leon | 13,823 | Audrey | 17,868 |
195 | Gregg | 13,789 | Karla | 17,716 |
196 | Bob | 13,787 | Jody | 17,669 |
197 | Darin | 13,743 | Glenda | 17,589 |
198 | Leslie | 13,723 | Patty | 17,520 |
199 | Herbert | 13,700 | Amanda | 17,173 |
200 | Gene | 13,698 | Pam | 17,109 |
Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of of March 2023. See the limitations of this data source. |