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Baby names of 1960

In 1960 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (51,468 births) and David for boys (85,908).

← 19591961 →1940195019701980

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary51,468
  2. Susan39,208
  3. Linda37,315
  4. Karen36,380
  5. Donna34,138
  6. Lisa33,695
  7. Patricia32,105
  8. Debra26,728
  9. Cynthia26,712
  10. Deborah25,261
  11. Sandra24,568
  12. Barbara24,455
  13. Brenda23,965
  14. Pamela22,091
  15. Nancy21,892
  16. Sharon20,412
  17. Cheryl19,117
  18. Elizabeth18,859
  19. Teresa18,835
  20. Lori18,688
  21. Kathy18,479
  22. Diane17,909
  23. Carol17,463
  24. Debbie17,060
  25. Laura17,060
  26. Kimberly16,851
  27. Kathleen16,085
  28. Julie16,078
  29. Denise15,064
  30. Cindy14,952
  31. Tammy14,317
  32. Janet14,249
  33. Robin13,972
  34. Kim12,474
  35. Theresa11,848
  36. Margaret11,362
  37. Laurie10,144
  38. Rebecca9,970
  39. Michelle9,892
  40. Christine9,875
  41. Janice9,621
  42. Catherine9,537
  43. Carolyn9,402
  44. Rhonda9,256
  45. Cathy9,134
  46. Tina9,132
  47. Connie8,881
  48. Judy8,859
  49. Terri8,742
  50. Angela8,682
  51. Ann8,677
  52. Kelly8,673
  53. Diana8,327
  54. Sherry8,316
  55. Paula8,065
  56. Sheila7,908
  57. Dawn7,812
  58. Joyce7,757
  59. Maria7,536
  60. Beverly7,393
  61. Jennifer7,242
  62. Annette7,136
  63. Wendy6,871
  64. Lynn6,851
  65. Valerie6,717
  66. Wanda6,676
  67. Jane6,588
  68. Betty6,501
  69. Peggy6,428
  70. Shirley6,410
  71. Bonnie6,391
  72. Beth6,257
  73. Vicki6,161
  74. Judith6,150
  75. Darlene6,092
  76. Jill6,018
  77. Amy5,973
  78. Suzanne5,966
  79. Gloria5,958
  80. Joan5,880
  81. Katherine5,876
  82. Kathryn5,867
  83. Martha5,831
  84. Tracynew5,767
  85. Jacquelinenew5,655
  86. Jean5,639
  87. Anita5,638
  88. Anne5,636
  89. Michele5,610
  90. Gail5,424
  91. Stephanienew5,266
  92. Leslie5,241
  93. Renee5,207
  94. Ellen5,135
  95. Dorothy5,076
  96. Rita5,027
  97. Ruth4,942
  98. Rose4,884
  99. Joanne4,875
  100. Vickie4,859

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. David85,908
  2. Michael84,139
  3. James76,804
  4. John76,086
  5. Robert72,344
  6. Mark58,719
  7. William49,344
  8. Richard43,538
  9. Thomas39,273
  10. Steven33,875
  11. Timothy30,485
  12. Joseph29,744
  13. Charles29,665
  14. Jeffrey28,829
  15. Kevin28,388
  16. Kenneth27,691
  17. Daniel25,938
  18. Paul25,633
  19. Donald22,734
  20. Brian21,990
  21. Ronald21,701
  22. Gary21,684
  23. Scott21,593
  24. Gregory20,302
  25. Anthony19,492
  26. Edward16,592
  27. Stephen16,263
  28. Larry15,986
  29. Christopher15,360
  30. Douglas15,137
  31. Dennis14,302
  32. Randy14,208
  33. George14,059
  34. Terry13,930
  35. Keith12,174
  36. Mike12,041
  37. Jerry11,837
  38. Ricky10,995
  39. Bruce10,966
  40. Frank10,751
  41. Craig10,720
  42. Peter10,714
  43. Steve10,646
  44. Eric10,534
  45. Patrick10,348
  46. Raymond9,722
  47. Roger9,043
  48. Danny8,613
  49. Jeff8,511
  50. Alan8,357
  51. Andrew8,202
  52. Tony7,999
  53. Carl7,806
  54. Dale7,675
  55. Jeffery7,656
  56. Russell7,482
  57. Joe7,313
  58. Wayne7,189
  59. Randall7,168
  60. Tim6,931
  61. Matthew6,924
  62. Gerald6,566
  63. Chris6,496
  64. Lawrence6,378
  65. Johnny6,184
  66. Phillip6,043
  67. Billy6,020
  68. Rodney5,864
  69. Jimmy5,818
  70. Walter5,766
  71. Todd5,750
  72. Barry5,734
  73. Bobby5,652
  74. Glenn5,565
  75. Jim5,549
  76. Philip5,508
  77. Martin5,496
  78. Jay5,383
  79. Curtis5,363
  80. Roy5,253
  81. Willie5,240
  82. Arthur5,194
  83. Greg5,085
  84. Henry4,968
  85. Jack4,915
  86. Tom4,896
  87. Ronnie4,871
  88. Bryan4,777
  89. Ralph4,769
  90. Bradleynew4,745
  91. Samuel4,711
  92. Harold4,679
  93. Albert4,602
  94. Dean4,516
  95. Bill4,500
  96. Darrylnew4,434
  97. Jonnew4,403
  98. Allen4,372
  99. Vincentnew4,369
  100. Stanley4,218

1960 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1960 holds 2,021,900 girls under 7,329 different names. The ten most common names covered 17% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Tracy, Jacqueline, Stephanie. Leaving it:Virginia, Terry, Anna.

The Social Security data for 1960 holds 2,131,915 boys under 4,598 different names. The ten most common names covered 29% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Bradley, Darryl, Jon, Vincent. Leaving it:Rick, Darrell, Micheal, Louis.