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 19,613,744 male births and
18,901,349 female births
Males | Females | |||
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Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
1 | Michael | 833,149 | Lisa | 496,978 |
2 | David | 734,000 | Mary | 355,230 |
3 | John | 713,442 | Susan | 287,651 |
4 | James | 684,802 | Karen | 286,051 |
5 | Robert | 650,801 | Kimberly | 259,085 |
6 | Mark | 441,421 | Patricia | 231,158 |
7 | William | 421,455 | Linda | 225,430 |
8 | Richard | 373,930 | Donna | 213,458 |
9 | Thomas | 327,090 | Michelle | 208,289 |
10 | Jeffrey | 302,021 | Cynthia | 196,608 |
11 | Steven | 290,624 | Sandra | 183,839 |
12 | Joseph | 283,083 | Deborah | 183,430 |
13 | Timothy | 276,836 | Tammy | 182,214 |
14 | Kevin | 271,420 | Pamela | 181,935 |
15 | Scott | 266,855 | Lori | 176,554 |
16 | Brian | 258,167 | Laura | 174,178 |
17 | Charles | 249,414 | Elizabeth | 168,908 |
18 | Paul | 242,518 | Julie | 166,144 |
19 | Daniel | 242,056 | Brenda | 164,494 |
20 | Christopher | 237,180 | Jennifer | 164,407 |
21 | Kenneth | 227,514 | Barbara | 159,758 |
22 | Anthony | 203,153 | Angela | 159,272 |
23 | Gregory | 187,515 | Sharon | 154,896 |
24 | Ronald | 182,177 | Debra | 153,767 |
25 | Donald | 172,632 | Teresa | 151,781 |
26 | Gary | 166,027 | Nancy | 142,721 |
27 | Stephen | 152,234 | Christine | 139,330 |
28 | Eric | 152,219 | Cheryl | 135,643 |
29 | Edward | 143,984 | Denise | 128,820 |
30 | Douglas | 135,001 | Kelly | 128,059 |
31 | Todd | 128,746 | Tina | 126,395 |
32 | Patrick | 122,737 | Kathleen | 120,950 |
33 | George | 113,028 | Melissa | 119,204 |
34 | Keith | 112,586 | Robin | 118,321 |
35 | Larry | 108,587 | Amy | 116,783 |
36 | Matthew | 105,981 | Diane | 114,446 |
37 | Terry | 101,472 | Dawn | 114,293 |
38 | Andrew | 97,137 | Carol | 112,331 |
39 | Dennis | 94,983 | Tracy | 103,782 |
40 | Randy | 93,882 | Kathy | 101,121 |
41 | Jerry | 93,551 | Rebecca | 99,461 |
42 | Peter | 92,426 | Theresa | 97,115 |
43 | Frank | 87,169 | Kim | 94,387 |
44 | Craig | 84,714 | Rhonda | 93,605 |
45 | Raymond | 81,799 | Stephanie | 92,820 |
46 | Jeffery | 79,523 | Cindy | 91,590 |
47 | Bruce | 74,639 | Janet | 89,315 |
48 | Rodney | 72,192 | Wendy | 88,963 |
49 | Mike | 71,462 | Maria | 88,807 |
50 | Roger | 71,442 | Michele | 86,992 |
51 | Tony | 70,580 | Jacqueline | 84,388 |
52 | Ricky | 66,386 | Debbie | 84,206 |
53 | Steve | 65,637 | Margaret | 81,865 |
54 | Jeff | 62,081 | Paula | 80,511 |
55 | Troy | 61,409 | Sherry | 77,521 |
56 | Alan | 61,393 | Catherine | 76,785 |
57 | Carl | 60,788 | Carolyn | 75,259 |
58 | Danny | 60,721 | Laurie | 74,449 |
59 | Russell | 60,450 | Sheila | 74,074 |
60 | Chris | 56,358 | Ann | 72,077 |
61 | Bryan | 55,304 | Jill | 69,144 |
62 | Gerald | 55,298 | Connie | 65,286 |
63 | Wayne | 54,759 | Diana | 65,037 |
64 | Joe | 53,390 | Terri | 63,737 |
65 | Randall | 52,047 | Suzanne | 59,759 |
66 | Lawrence | 51,347 | Andrea | 58,406 |
67 | Dale | 50,424 | Beth | 58,384 |
68 | Phillip | 50,391 | Janice | 57,967 |
69 | Johnny | 49,837 | Valerie | 56,586 |
70 | Vincent | 49,483 | Renee | 55,813 |
71 | Martin | 49,106 | Leslie | 54,458 |
72 | Bradley | 48,734 | Christina | 52,784 |
73 | Billy | 48,461 | Gina | 52,369 |
74 | Glenn | 48,093 | Lynn | 51,929 |
75 | Shawn | 47,797 | Annette | 51,914 |
76 | Jonathan | 47,402 | Cathy | 51,624 |
77 | Jimmy | 47,393 | Katherine | 50,620 |
78 | Sean | 47,298 | Judy | 50,327 |
79 | Curtis | 47,246 | Carla | 47,900 |
80 | Barry | 47,220 | Wanda | 47,772 |
81 | Bobby | 46,389 | Anne | 47,765 |
82 | Walter | 45,932 | Dana | 47,699 |
83 | Jon | 44,885 | Joyce | 46,122 |
84 | Philip | 44,778 | Regina | 45,825 |
85 | Samuel | 44,256 | Beverly | 45,241 |
86 | Jay | 42,721 | Monica | 45,187 |
87 | Jason | 42,554 | Bonnie | 45,085 |
88 | Dean | 42,534 | Kathryn | 44,866 |
89 | Jose | 42,037 | Anita | 44,406 |
90 | Tim | 41,584 | Sarah | 43,912 |
91 | Roy | 40,034 | Darlene | 43,529 |
92 | Willie | 39,819 | Jane | 43,333 |
93 | Arthur | 39,616 | Sherri | 41,630 |
94 | Darryl | 39,194 | Martha | 41,035 |
95 | Henry | 39,136 | Anna | 40,917 |
96 | Darrell | 38,018 | Colleen | 40,672 |
97 | Allen | 37,706 | Vicki | 40,510 |
98 | Victor | 36,832 | Tracey | 40,287 |
99 | Harold | 36,740 | Judith | 39,777 |
100 | Greg | 36,452 | Tamara | 39,007 |
101 | Albert | 36,377 | Gloria | 38,588 |
102 | Jack | 35,599 | Betty | 38,394 |
103 | Darren | 35,042 | Stacey | 38,264 |
104 | Ronnie | 34,714 | Penny | 38,218 |
105 | Ralph | 34,181 | Shirley | 38,072 |
106 | Joel | 33,830 | Victoria | 37,733 |
107 | Louis | 33,386 | Jean | 37,282 |
108 | Jim | 33,201 | Peggy | 37,035 |
109 | Micheal | 31,968 | Melanie | 36,752 |
110 | Marc | 31,375 | Joan | 36,673 |
111 | Frederick | 30,771 | Melinda | 36,296 |
112 | Eddie | 30,577 | Shelly | 35,658 |
113 | Lee | 30,201 | Stacy | 35,527 |
114 | Stanley | 29,996 | Virginia | 35,343 |
115 | Tommy | 29,359 | Marie | 34,808 |
116 | Eugene | 29,309 | Maureen | 34,445 |
117 | Tom | 29,197 | Ruth | 34,185 |
118 | Tracy | 29,178 | Julia | 34,183 |
119 | Howard | 28,698 | Ellen | 34,142 |
120 | Leonard | 28,436 | Tonya | 34,072 |
121 | Kurt | 28,211 | Shannon | 33,851 |
122 | Marvin | 28,128 | Heidi | 33,744 |
123 | Kelly | 28,013 | Joanne | 33,359 |
124 | Brent | 27,165 | Dorothy | 33,007 |
125 | Ernest | 26,891 | Rita | 32,878 |
126 | Dwayne | 26,785 | Gail | 32,871 |
127 | Aaron | 26,079 | Heather | 32,706 |
128 | Brett | 25,838 | Deanna | 32,268 |
129 | Rick | 25,728 | Holly | 32,143 |
130 | Benjamin | 25,615 | Rose | 31,859 |
131 | Bill | 25,144 | Vickie | 31,762 |
132 | Reginald | 24,923 | Carrie | 31,170 |
133 | Duane | 23,762 | Veronica | 30,034 |
134 | Juan | 23,453 | Yvonne | 29,959 |
135 | Fred | 23,192 | Becky | 29,599 |
136 | Melvin | 23,088 | Helen | 29,098 |
137 | Adam | 22,938 | Sylvia | 28,614 |
138 | Norman | 22,750 | Yolanda | 28,440 |
139 | Dan | 22,714 | April | 28,304 |
140 | Mitchell | 22,677 | Terry | 27,634 |
141 | Harry | 22,667 | Elaine | 27,464 |
142 | Jesse | 22,614 | Sheri | 27,328 |
143 | Carlos | 22,393 | Marilyn | 27,002 |
144 | Nicholas | 22,373 | Alice | 26,954 |
145 | Jerome | 22,295 | Jodi | 26,875 |
146 | Kirk | 22,215 | Rachel | 26,796 |
147 | Ray | 22,187 | Sheryl | 26,059 |
148 | Don | 22,124 | Jackie | 25,894 |
149 | Calvin | 21,891 | Phyllis | 25,698 |
150 | Glen | 21,880 | Jamie | 25,697 |
151 | Brad | 21,357 | Frances | 25,001 |
152 | Theodore | 21,293 | Crystal | 24,973 |
153 | Derrick | 21,195 | Joann | 24,876 |
154 | Karl | 21,183 | Eileen | 24,869 |
155 | Edwin | 20,636 | Shelley | 24,856 |
156 | Earl | 20,370 | Toni | 24,839 |
157 | Lance | 20,039 | Charlene | 24,622 |
158 | Francis | 19,338 | Kristin | 24,353 |
159 | Clifford | 19,263 | Sally | 24,345 |
160 | Kent | 19,257 | Charlotte | 24,234 |
161 | Derek | 19,025 | Kristine | 24,125 |
162 | Wesley | 18,808 | Jeanne | 23,544 |
163 | Alfred | 18,649 | Sara | 23,043 |
164 | Antonio | 18,599 | Tanya | 23,028 |
165 | Warren | 18,560 | Belinda | 22,945 |
166 | Andre | 18,116 | Carmen | 22,878 |
167 | Clarence | 17,503 | Sandy | 22,712 |
168 | Bernard | 17,474 | Evelyn | 22,579 |
169 | Kyle | 16,588 | Alicia | 22,422 |
170 | Tyrone | 16,425 | Sonya | 22,292 |
171 | Manuel | 16,038 | Lorraine | 22,249 |
172 | Chad | 15,910 | Jeanette | 22,086 |
173 | Luis | 15,910 | Yvette | 22,085 |
174 | Gordon | 15,830 | Loretta | 22,070 |
175 | Dave | 15,772 | Joy | 21,757 |
176 | Nathan | 15,532 | Sue | 21,603 |
177 | Guy | 15,361 | Norma | 21,514 |
178 | Kerry | 15,286 | Roberta | 21,099 |
179 | Daryl | 15,267 | Vanessa | 20,984 |
180 | Leroy | 15,220 | Shari | 20,517 |
181 | Lonnie | 15,122 | Jo | 20,197 |
182 | Perry | 15,119 | Natalie | 19,567 |
183 | Erik | 14,771 | Tammie | 19,345 |
184 | Maurice | 14,644 | Traci | 18,703 |
185 | Marcus | 14,551 | Gwendolyn | 18,636 |
186 | Alvin | 14,506 | Nicole | 18,567 |
187 | Gilbert | 14,426 | Felicia | 18,551 |
188 | Vernon | 14,408 | Melody | 18,471 |
189 | Alexander | 14,183 | Tami | 18,444 |
190 | Stuart | 13,963 | Shelia | 18,443 |
191 | Rickey | 13,942 | Marcia | 18,425 |
192 | Shane | 13,932 | Doris | 18,191 |
193 | Franklin | 13,889 | Kristen | 18,042 |
194 | Leon | 13,821 | Audrey | 17,868 |
195 | Gregg | 13,790 | Karla | 17,716 |
196 | Bob | 13,787 | Jody | 17,670 |
197 | Darin | 13,743 | Glenda | 17,589 |
198 | Leslie | 13,723 | Patty | 17,520 |
199 | Herbert | 13,701 | Amanda | 17,174 |
200 | Gene | 13,698 | Pam | 17,109 |
Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of of March 2022. See the limitations of this data source. |