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 19,612,327 male births and
18,902,191 female births
Males | Females | |||
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Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
1 | Michael | 833,070 | Lisa | 496,983 |
2 | David | 733,939 | Mary | 355,238 |
3 | John | 713,374 | Susan | 287,661 |
4 | James | 684,721 | Karen | 286,054 |
5 | Robert | 650,769 | Kimberly | 259,072 |
6 | Mark | 441,381 | Patricia | 231,169 |
7 | William | 421,411 | Linda | 225,445 |
8 | Richard | 373,894 | Donna | 213,467 |
9 | Thomas | 327,059 | Michelle | 208,296 |
10 | Jeffrey | 302,013 | Cynthia | 196,596 |
11 | Steven | 290,599 | Sandra | 183,844 |
12 | Joseph | 283,046 | Deborah | 183,432 |
13 | Timothy | 276,819 | Tammy | 182,224 |
14 | Kevin | 271,401 | Pamela | 181,938 |
15 | Scott | 266,823 | Lori | 176,561 |
16 | Brian | 258,119 | Laura | 174,181 |
17 | Charles | 249,388 | Elizabeth | 168,915 |
18 | Paul | 242,503 | Julie | 166,149 |
19 | Daniel | 242,014 | Brenda | 164,496 |
20 | Christopher | 237,144 | Jennifer | 164,414 |
21 | Kenneth | 227,514 | Barbara | 159,774 |
22 | Anthony | 203,145 | Angela | 159,292 |
23 | Gregory | 187,490 | Sharon | 154,897 |
24 | Ronald | 182,176 | Debra | 153,771 |
25 | Donald | 172,620 | Teresa | 151,790 |
26 | Gary | 166,016 | Nancy | 142,723 |
27 | Stephen | 152,231 | Christine | 139,339 |
28 | Eric | 152,216 | Cheryl | 135,646 |
29 | Edward | 143,980 | Denise | 128,823 |
30 | Douglas | 134,993 | Kelly | 128,052 |
31 | Todd | 128,744 | Tina | 126,400 |
32 | Patrick | 122,713 | Kathleen | 120,950 |
33 | George | 113,018 | Melissa | 119,202 |
34 | Keith | 112,573 | Robin | 118,326 |
35 | Larry | 108,580 | Amy | 116,776 |
36 | Matthew | 105,943 | Diane | 114,452 |
37 | Terry | 101,484 | Dawn | 114,292 |
38 | Andrew | 97,112 | Carol | 112,332 |
39 | Dennis | 94,983 | Tracy | 103,777 |
40 | Randy | 93,878 | Kathy | 101,128 |
41 | Jerry | 93,540 | Rebecca | 99,462 |
42 | Peter | 92,411 | Theresa | 97,115 |
43 | Frank | 87,150 | Kim | 94,386 |
44 | Craig | 84,711 | Rhonda | 93,604 |
45 | Raymond | 81,788 | Stephanie | 92,818 |
46 | Jeffery | 79,529 | Cindy | 91,594 |
47 | Bruce | 74,637 | Janet | 89,315 |
48 | Rodney | 72,192 | Wendy | 88,964 |
49 | Mike | 71,459 | Maria | 88,843 |
50 | Roger | 71,441 | Michele | 86,992 |
51 | Tony | 70,575 | Jacqueline | 84,396 |
52 | Ricky | 66,392 | Debbie | 84,208 |
53 | Steve | 65,620 | Margaret | 81,869 |
54 | Jeff | 62,077 | Paula | 80,511 |
55 | Troy | 61,410 | Sherry | 77,526 |
56 | Alan | 61,390 | Catherine | 76,787 |
57 | Carl | 60,785 | Carolyn | 75,267 |
58 | Danny | 60,728 | Laurie | 74,449 |
59 | Russell | 60,447 | Sheila | 74,075 |
60 | Chris | 56,347 | Ann | 72,082 |
61 | Bryan | 55,300 | Jill | 69,144 |
62 | Gerald | 55,300 | Connie | 65,288 |
63 | Wayne | 54,757 | Diana | 65,035 |
64 | Joe | 53,385 | Terri | 63,738 |
65 | Randall | 52,046 | Suzanne | 59,762 |
66 | Lawrence | 51,341 | Andrea | 58,408 |
67 | Dale | 50,420 | Beth | 58,383 |
68 | Phillip | 50,394 | Janice | 57,965 |
69 | Johnny | 49,839 | Valerie | 56,587 |
70 | Vincent | 49,476 | Renee | 55,814 |
71 | Martin | 49,116 | Leslie | 54,451 |
72 | Bradley | 48,726 | Christina | 52,788 |
73 | Billy | 48,466 | Gina | 52,369 |
74 | Glenn | 48,096 | Lynn | 51,930 |
75 | Shawn | 47,791 | Annette | 51,923 |
76 | Jimmy | 47,395 | Cathy | 51,625 |
77 | Jonathan | 47,388 | Katherine | 50,618 |
78 | Sean | 47,284 | Judy | 50,324 |
79 | Curtis | 47,243 | Carla | 47,905 |
80 | Barry | 47,220 | Wanda | 47,773 |
81 | Bobby | 46,388 | Anne | 47,772 |
82 | Walter | 45,932 | Dana | 47,701 |
83 | Jon | 44,879 | Joyce | 46,126 |
84 | Philip | 44,778 | Regina | 45,826 |
85 | Samuel | 44,250 | Beverly | 45,240 |
86 | Jay | 42,712 | Monica | 45,192 |
87 | Jason | 42,535 | Bonnie | 45,088 |
88 | Dean | 42,523 | Kathryn | 44,864 |
89 | Jose | 42,036 | Anita | 44,415 |
90 | Tim | 41,580 | Sarah | 43,916 |
91 | Roy | 40,044 | Darlene | 43,527 |
92 | Willie | 39,811 | Jane | 43,338 |
93 | Arthur | 39,620 | Sherri | 41,630 |
94 | Darryl | 39,197 | Martha | 41,039 |
95 | Henry | 39,135 | Anna | 40,929 |
96 | Darrell | 38,024 | Colleen | 40,673 |
97 | Allen | 37,695 | Vicki | 40,509 |
98 | Victor | 36,824 | Tracey | 40,286 |
99 | Harold | 36,741 | Judith | 39,779 |
100 | Greg | 36,441 | Tamara | 39,006 |
101 | Albert | 36,376 | Gloria | 38,589 |
102 | Jack | 35,590 | Betty | 38,396 |
103 | Darren | 35,038 | Stacey | 38,264 |
104 | Ronnie | 34,717 | Penny | 38,219 |
105 | Ralph | 34,185 | Shirley | 38,077 |
106 | Joel | 33,831 | Victoria | 37,732 |
107 | Louis | 33,378 | Jean | 37,281 |
108 | Jim | 33,198 | Peggy | 37,035 |
109 | Micheal | 31,978 | Melanie | 36,750 |
110 | Marc | 31,374 | Joan | 36,676 |
111 | Frederick | 30,768 | Melinda | 36,295 |
112 | Eddie | 30,575 | Shelly | 35,661 |
113 | Lee | 30,198 | Stacy | 35,527 |
114 | Stanley | 30,002 | Virginia | 35,344 |
115 | Tommy | 29,366 | Marie | 34,808 |
116 | Eugene | 29,310 | Maureen | 34,448 |
117 | Tom | 29,200 | Ruth | 34,187 |
118 | Tracy | 29,176 | Julia | 34,181 |
119 | Howard | 28,701 | Ellen | 34,146 |
120 | Leonard | 28,439 | Tonya | 34,071 |
121 | Kurt | 28,213 | Shannon | 33,852 |
122 | Marvin | 28,127 | Heidi | 33,749 |
123 | Kelly | 28,004 | Joanne | 33,364 |
124 | Brent | 27,165 | Dorothy | 33,010 |
125 | Ernest | 26,892 | Rita | 32,881 |
126 | Dwayne | 26,786 | Gail | 32,873 |
127 | Aaron | 26,071 | Heather | 32,703 |
128 | Brett | 25,834 | Deanna | 32,269 |
129 | Rick | 25,719 | Holly | 32,144 |
130 | Benjamin | 25,610 | Rose | 31,858 |
131 | Bill | 25,134 | Vickie | 31,765 |
132 | Reginald | 24,922 | Carrie | 31,171 |
133 | Duane | 23,752 | Veronica | 30,035 |
134 | Juan | 23,459 | Yvonne | 29,961 |
135 | Fred | 23,190 | Becky | 29,600 |
136 | Melvin | 23,090 | Helen | 29,098 |
137 | Adam | 22,931 | Sylvia | 28,619 |
138 | Norman | 22,753 | Yolanda | 28,437 |
139 | Dan | 22,709 | April | 28,305 |
140 | Mitchell | 22,676 | Terry | 27,636 |
141 | Harry | 22,669 | Elaine | 27,463 |
142 | Jesse | 22,605 | Sheri | 27,327 |
143 | Carlos | 22,391 | Marilyn | 27,001 |
144 | Nicholas | 22,343 | Alice | 26,952 |
145 | Jerome | 22,295 | Jodi | 26,874 |
146 | Kirk | 22,206 | Rachel | 26,794 |
147 | Ray | 22,185 | Sheryl | 26,058 |
148 | Don | 22,123 | Jackie | 25,895 |
149 | Calvin | 21,888 | Phyllis | 25,704 |
150 | Glen | 21,877 | Jamie | 25,694 |
151 | Brad | 21,354 | Frances | 25,000 |
152 | Theodore | 21,286 | Crystal | 24,973 |
153 | Derrick | 21,189 | Joann | 24,876 |
154 | Karl | 21,183 | Eileen | 24,867 |
155 | Edwin | 20,635 | Shelley | 24,856 |
156 | Earl | 20,369 | Toni | 24,840 |
157 | Lance | 20,036 | Charlene | 24,623 |
158 | Francis | 19,336 | Kristin | 24,352 |
159 | Clifford | 19,263 | Sally | 24,344 |
160 | Kent | 19,261 | Charlotte | 24,232 |
161 | Derek | 19,020 | Kristine | 24,125 |
162 | Wesley | 18,808 | Jeanne | 23,541 |
163 | Alfred | 18,653 | Sara | 23,045 |
164 | Antonio | 18,596 | Tanya | 23,026 |
165 | Warren | 18,560 | Belinda | 22,944 |
166 | Andre | 18,116 | Carmen | 22,885 |
167 | Clarence | 17,502 | Sandy | 22,711 |
168 | Bernard | 17,473 | Evelyn | 22,581 |
169 | Kyle | 16,579 | Alicia | 22,422 |
170 | Tyrone | 16,424 | Sonya | 22,289 |
171 | Manuel | 16,038 | Lorraine | 22,251 |
172 | Chad | 15,906 | Yvette | 22,087 |
173 | Luis | 15,904 | Jeanette | 22,086 |
174 | Gordon | 15,832 | Loretta | 22,070 |
175 | Dave | 15,774 | Joy | 21,757 |
176 | Nathan | 15,527 | Sue | 21,602 |
177 | Guy | 15,356 | Norma | 21,518 |
178 | Kerry | 15,283 | Roberta | 21,101 |
179 | Daryl | 15,268 | Vanessa | 20,983 |
180 | Leroy | 15,219 | Shari | 20,517 |
181 | Perry | 15,121 | Jo | 20,195 |
182 | Lonnie | 15,120 | Natalie | 19,565 |
183 | Erik | 14,770 | Tammie | 19,345 |
184 | Maurice | 14,644 | Traci | 18,704 |
185 | Marcus | 14,546 | Gwendolyn | 18,634 |
186 | Alvin | 14,509 | Nicole | 18,565 |
187 | Gilbert | 14,427 | Felicia | 18,549 |
188 | Vernon | 14,410 | Melody | 18,469 |
189 | Alexander | 14,178 | Shelia | 18,443 |
190 | Stuart | 13,962 | Tami | 18,443 |
191 | Rickey | 13,939 | Marcia | 18,428 |
192 | Shane | 13,923 | Doris | 18,192 |
193 | Franklin | 13,890 | Kristen | 18,041 |
194 | Leon | 13,824 | Audrey | 17,867 |
195 | Gregg | 13,790 | Karla | 17,716 |
196 | Bob | 13,789 | Jody | 17,669 |
197 | Darin | 13,745 | Glenda | 17,591 |
198 | Leslie | 13,723 | Patty | 17,521 |
199 | Herbert | 13,702 | Amanda | 17,173 |
200 | Gene | 13,700 | Pam | 17,109 |
Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of of March 2025. See the limitations of this data source. |