Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1960

David and Mary topped the list in 1960. The 10 most popular names went to 29% of boys and 17% of girls, from 4,597 boy names and 7,331 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1960

  1. David 85,929
  2. Michael 84,153
  3. James 76,815
  4. John 76,096
  5. Robert 72,357
  6. Mark 58,727
  7. William 49,361
  8. Richard 43,553
  9. Thomas 39,278
  10. Steven 33,878
  11. Timothy 30,498
  12. Joseph 29,749
  13. Charles 29,677
  14. Jeffrey 28,841
  15. Kevin 28,400
  16. Kenneth 27,701
  17. Daniel 25,945
  18. Paul 25,642
  19. Donald 22,744
  20. Brian 22,000
  21. Ronald 21,714
  22. Gary 21,693
  23. Scott 21,606
  24. Gregory 20,304
  25. Anthony 19,499
  26. Edward 16,595
  27. Stephen 16,267
  28. Larry 15,988
  29. Christopher 15,361
  30. Douglas 15,133
  31. Dennis 14,303
  32. Randy 14,206
  33. George 14,063
  34. Terry 13,932
  35. Keith 12,180
  36. Mike 12,045
  37. Jerry 11,835
  38. Ricky 11,000
  39. Bruce 10,972
  40. Frank 10,755
  41. Craig 10,724
  42. Peter 10,715
  43. Steve 10,645
  44. Eric 10,539
  45. Patrick 10,356
  46. Raymond 9,720
  47. Roger 9,041
  48. Danny 8,611
  49. Jeff 8,511
  50. Alan 8,356
  51. Andrew 8,201
  52. Tony 7,999
  53. Carl 7,808
  54. Dale 7,677
  55. Jeffery 7,658
  56. Russell 7,487
  57. Joe 7,314
  58. Wayne 7,193
  59. Randall 7,174
  60. Tim 6,931
  61. Matthew 6,925
  62. Gerald 6,571
  63. Chris 6,494
  64. Lawrence 6,380
  65. Johnny 6,184
  66. Phillip 6,047
  67. Billy 6,023
  68. Rodney 5,865
  69. Jimmy 5,817
  70. Walter 5,763
  71. Todd 5,752
  72. Barry 5,733
  73. Bobby 5,656
  74. Glenn 5,563
  75. Jim 5,549
  76. Philip 5,509
  77. Martin 5,495
  78. Jay 5,385
  79. Curtis 5,363
  80. Roy 5,255
  81. Willie 5,238
  82. Arthur 5,194
  83. Greg 5,084
  84. Henry 4,968
  85. Jack 4,918
  86. Tom 4,894
  87. Ronnie 4,872
  88. Bryan 4,780
  89. Ralph 4,770
  90. Bradley 4,746
  91. Samuel 4,711
  92. Harold 4,679
  93. Albert 4,602
  94. Dean 4,518
  95. Bill 4,501
  96. Darryl 4,436
  97. Jon 4,403
  98. Vincent 4,373
  99. Allen 4,371
  100. Stanley 4,221

Top girl names of 1960

  1. Mary 51,472
  2. Susan 39,208
  3. Linda 37,316
  4. Karen 36,378
  5. Donna 34,138
  6. Lisa 33,693
  7. Patricia 32,113
  8. Debra 26,732
  9. Cynthia 26,706
  10. Deborah 25,266
  11. Sandra 24,572
  12. Barbara 24,454
  13. Brenda 23,963
  14. Pamela 22,092
  15. Nancy 21,891
  16. Sharon 20,414
  17. Cheryl 19,120
  18. Elizabeth 18,859
  19. Teresa 18,839
  20. Lori 18,690
  21. Kathy 18,478
  22. Diane 17,909
  23. Carol 17,463
  24. Debbie 17,067
  25. Laura 17,060
  26. Kimberly 16,854
  27. Kathleen 16,085
  28. Julie 16,079
  29. Denise 15,066
  30. Cindy 14,953
  31. Tammy 14,317
  32. Janet 14,250
  33. Robin 13,971
  34. Kim 12,477
  35. Theresa 11,847
  36. Margaret 11,362
  37. Laurie 10,143
  38. Rebecca 9,970
  39. Michelle 9,893
  40. Christine 9,874
  41. Janice 9,620
  42. Catherine 9,536
  43. Carolyn 9,403
  44. Rhonda 9,255
  45. Tina 9,133
  46. Cathy 9,130
  47. Connie 8,881
  48. Judy 8,855
  49. Terri 8,743
  50. Angela 8,683
  51. Ann 8,677
  52. Kelly 8,673
  53. Diana 8,327
  54. Sherry 8,314
  55. Paula 8,066
  56. Sheila 7,905
  57. Dawn 7,813
  58. Joyce 7,757
  59. Maria 7,535
  60. Beverly 7,392
  61. Jennifer 7,243
  62. Annette 7,136
  63. Wendy 6,870
  64. Lynn 6,850
  65. Valerie 6,717
  66. Wanda 6,674
  67. Jane 6,586
  68. Betty 6,501
  69. Peggy 6,428
  70. Shirley 6,411
  71. Bonnie 6,389
  72. Beth 6,257
  73. Vicki 6,159
  74. Judith 6,149
  75. Darlene 6,093
  76. Jill 6,019
  77. Amy 5,973
  78. Suzanne 5,966
  79. Gloria 5,961
  80. Joan 5,881
  81. Katherine 5,876
  82. Kathryn 5,868
  83. Martha 5,831
  84. Tracy 5,768
  85. Jacqueline 5,654
  86. Jean 5,639
  87. Anita 5,637
  88. Anne 5,636
  89. Michele 5,609
  90. Gail 5,428
  91. Stephanie 5,265
  92. Leslie 5,242
  93. Renee 5,208
  94. Ellen 5,136
  95. Dorothy 5,076
  96. Rita 5,027
  97. Ruth 4,943
  98. Rose 4,882
  99. Joanne 4,875
  100. Vickie 4,857

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1960?
David was the #1 boy name in 1960 (85,929 babies) and Mary was the #1 girl name (51,472 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1960?
Social Security records list 4,154,261 babies born in 1960 with names given to at least 5 babies: 2,132,320 boys and 2,021,941 girls.