Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1960
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(85,908) |
David |
85,908 |
| 2(84,139) |
Michael |
84,139 |
| 3(76,804) |
James |
76,804 |
| 4(76,086) |
John |
76,086 |
| 5(72,344) |
Robert |
72,344 |
| 6(58,719) |
Mark |
58,719 |
| 7(49,344) |
William |
49,344 |
| 8(43,538) |
Richard |
43,538 |
| 9(39,273) |
Thomas |
39,273 |
| 10(33,875) |
Steven |
33,875 |
| 11(30,485) |
Timothy |
30,485 |
| 12(29,744) |
Joseph |
29,744 |
| 13(29,665) |
Charles |
29,665 |
| 14(28,829) |
Jeffrey |
28,829 |
| 15(28,388) |
Kevin |
28,388 |
| 16(27,691) |
Kenneth |
27,691 |
| 17(25,938) |
Daniel |
25,938 |
| 18(25,633) |
Paul |
25,633 |
| 19(22,734) |
Donald |
22,734 |
| 20(21,990) |
Brian |
21,990 |
| 21(21,701) |
Ronald |
21,701 |
| 22(21,684) |
Gary |
21,684 |
| 23(21,593) |
Scott |
21,593 |
| 24(20,302) |
Gregory |
20,302 |
| 25(19,492) |
Anthony |
19,492 |
| 26(16,592) |
Edward |
16,592 |
| 27(16,263) |
Stephen |
16,263 |
| 28(15,986) |
Larry |
15,986 |
| 29(15,360) |
Christopher |
15,360 |
| 30(15,137) |
Douglas |
15,137 |
| 31(14,302) |
Dennis |
14,302 |
| 32(14,208) |
Randy |
14,208 |
| 33(14,059) |
George |
14,059 |
| 34(13,930) |
Terry |
13,930 |
| 35(12,174) |
Keith |
12,174 |
| 36(12,041) |
Mike |
12,041 |
| 37(11,837) |
Jerry |
11,837 |
| 38(10,995) |
Ricky |
10,995 |
| 39(10,966) |
Bruce |
10,966 |
| 40(10,751) |
Frank |
10,751 |
| 41(10,720) |
Craig |
10,720 |
| 42(10,714) |
Peter |
10,714 |
| 43(10,646) |
Steve |
10,646 |
| 44(10,534) |
Eric |
10,534 |
| 45(10,348) |
Patrick |
10,348 |
| 46(9,722) |
Raymond |
9,722 |
| 47(9,043) |
Roger |
9,043 |
| 48(8,613) |
Danny |
8,613 |
| 49(8,511) |
Jeff |
8,511 |
| 50(8,357) |
Alan |
8,357 |
| 51(8,202) |
Andrew |
8,202 |
| 52(7,999) |
Tony |
7,999 |
| 53(7,806) |
Carl |
7,806 |
| 54(7,675) |
Dale |
7,675 |
| 55(7,656) |
Jeffery |
7,656 |
| 56(7,482) |
Russell |
7,482 |
| 57(7,313) |
Joe |
7,313 |
| 58(7,189) |
Wayne |
7,189 |
| 59(7,168) |
Randall |
7,168 |
| 60(6,931) |
Tim |
6,931 |
| 61(6,924) |
Matthew |
6,924 |
| 62(6,566) |
Gerald |
6,566 |
| 63(6,496) |
Chris |
6,496 |
| 64(6,378) |
Lawrence |
6,378 |
| 65(6,184) |
Johnny |
6,184 |
| 66(6,043) |
Phillip |
6,043 |
| 67(6,020) |
Billy |
6,020 |
| 68(5,864) |
Rodney |
5,864 |
| 69(5,818) |
Jimmy |
5,818 |
| 70(5,766) |
Walter |
5,766 |
| 71(5,750) |
Todd |
5,750 |
| 72(5,734) |
Barry |
5,734 |
| 73(5,652) |
Bobby |
5,652 |
| 74(5,565) |
Glenn |
5,565 |
| 75(5,549) |
Jim |
5,549 |
| 76(5,508) |
Philip |
5,508 |
| 77(5,496) |
Martin |
5,496 |
| 78(5,383) |
Jay |
5,383 |
| 79(5,363) |
Curtis |
5,363 |
| 80(5,253) |
Roy |
5,253 |
| 81(5,240) |
Willie |
5,240 |
| 82(5,194) |
Arthur |
5,194 |
| 83(5,085) |
Greg |
5,085 |
| 84(4,968) |
Henry |
4,968 |
| 85(4,915) |
Jack |
4,915 |
| 86(4,896) |
Tom |
4,896 |
| 87(4,871) |
Ronnie |
4,871 |
| 88(4,777) |
Bryan |
4,777 |
| 89(4,769) |
Ralph |
4,769 |
| 90(4,745) |
Bradley |
4,745 |
| 91(4,711) |
Samuel |
4,711 |
| 92(4,679) |
Harold |
4,679 |
| 93(4,602) |
Albert |
4,602 |
| 94(4,516) |
Dean |
4,516 |
| 95(4,500) |
Bill |
4,500 |
| 96(4,434) |
Darryl |
4,434 |
| 97(4,403) |
Jon |
4,403 |
| 98(4,372) |
Allen |
4,372 |
| 99(4,369) |
Vincent |
4,369 |
| 100(4,218) |
Stanley |
4,218 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(51,468) |
Mary |
51,468 |
| 2(39,208) |
Susan |
39,208 |
| 3(37,315) |
Linda |
37,315 |
| 4(36,380) |
Karen |
36,380 |
| 5(34,138) |
Donna |
34,138 |
| 6(33,695) |
Lisa |
33,695 |
| 7(32,105) |
Patricia |
32,105 |
| 8(26,728) |
Debra |
26,728 |
| 9(26,712) |
Cynthia |
26,712 |
| 10(25,261) |
Deborah |
25,261 |
| 11(24,568) |
Sandra |
24,568 |
| 12(24,455) |
Barbara |
24,455 |
| 13(23,965) |
Brenda |
23,965 |
| 14(22,091) |
Pamela |
22,091 |
| 15(21,892) |
Nancy |
21,892 |
| 16(20,412) |
Sharon |
20,412 |
| 17(19,117) |
Cheryl |
19,117 |
| 18(18,859) |
Elizabeth |
18,859 |
| 19(18,835) |
Teresa |
18,835 |
| 20(18,688) |
Lori |
18,688 |
| 21(18,479) |
Kathy |
18,479 |
| 22(17,909) |
Diane |
17,909 |
| 23(17,463) |
Carol |
17,463 |
| 24(17,060) |
Debbie |
17,060 |
| 24(17,060) |
Laura |
17,060 |
| 26(16,851) |
Kimberly |
16,851 |
| 27(16,085) |
Kathleen |
16,085 |
| 28(16,078) |
Julie |
16,078 |
| 29(15,064) |
Denise |
15,064 |
| 30(14,952) |
Cindy |
14,952 |
| 31(14,317) |
Tammy |
14,317 |
| 32(14,249) |
Janet |
14,249 |
| 33(13,972) |
Robin |
13,972 |
| 34(12,474) |
Kim |
12,474 |
| 35(11,848) |
Theresa |
11,848 |
| 36(11,362) |
Margaret |
11,362 |
| 37(10,144) |
Laurie |
10,144 |
| 38(9,970) |
Rebecca |
9,970 |
| 39(9,892) |
Michelle |
9,892 |
| 40(9,875) |
Christine |
9,875 |
| 41(9,621) |
Janice |
9,621 |
| 42(9,537) |
Catherine |
9,537 |
| 43(9,402) |
Carolyn |
9,402 |
| 44(9,256) |
Rhonda |
9,256 |
| 45(9,134) |
Cathy |
9,134 |
| 46(9,132) |
Tina |
9,132 |
| 47(8,881) |
Connie |
8,881 |
| 48(8,859) |
Judy |
8,859 |
| 49(8,742) |
Terri |
8,742 |
| 50(8,682) |
Angela |
8,682 |
| 51(8,677) |
Ann |
8,677 |
| 52(8,673) |
Kelly |
8,673 |
| 53(8,327) |
Diana |
8,327 |
| 54(8,316) |
Sherry |
8,316 |
| 55(8,065) |
Paula |
8,065 |
| 56(7,908) |
Sheila |
7,908 |
| 57(7,812) |
Dawn |
7,812 |
| 58(7,757) |
Joyce |
7,757 |
| 59(7,536) |
Maria |
7,536 |
| 60(7,393) |
Beverly |
7,393 |
| 61(7,242) |
Jennifer |
7,242 |
| 62(7,136) |
Annette |
7,136 |
| 63(6,871) |
Wendy |
6,871 |
| 64(6,851) |
Lynn |
6,851 |
| 65(6,717) |
Valerie |
6,717 |
| 66(6,676) |
Wanda |
6,676 |
| 67(6,588) |
Jane |
6,588 |
| 68(6,501) |
Betty |
6,501 |
| 69(6,428) |
Peggy |
6,428 |
| 70(6,410) |
Shirley |
6,410 |
| 71(6,391) |
Bonnie |
6,391 |
| 72(6,257) |
Beth |
6,257 |
| 73(6,161) |
Vicki |
6,161 |
| 74(6,150) |
Judith |
6,150 |
| 75(6,092) |
Darlene |
6,092 |
| 76(6,018) |
Jill |
6,018 |
| 77(5,973) |
Amy |
5,973 |
| 78(5,966) |
Suzanne |
5,966 |
| 79(5,958) |
Gloria |
5,958 |
| 80(5,880) |
Joan |
5,880 |
| 81(5,876) |
Katherine |
5,876 |
| 82(5,867) |
Kathryn |
5,867 |
| 83(5,831) |
Martha |
5,831 |
| 84(5,767) |
Tracy |
5,767 |
| 85(5,655) |
Jacqueline |
5,655 |
| 86(5,639) |
Jean |
5,639 |
| 87(5,638) |
Anita |
5,638 |
| 88(5,636) |
Anne |
5,636 |
| 89(5,610) |
Michele |
5,610 |
| 90(5,424) |
Gail |
5,424 |
| 91(5,266) |
Stephanie |
5,266 |
| 92(5,241) |
Leslie |
5,241 |
| 93(5,207) |
Renee |
5,207 |
| 94(5,135) |
Ellen |
5,135 |
| 95(5,076) |
Dorothy |
5,076 |
| 96(5,027) |
Rita |
5,027 |
| 97(4,942) |
Ruth |
4,942 |
| 98(4,884) |
Rose |
4,884 |
| 99(4,875) |
Joanne |
4,875 |
| 100(4,859) |
Vickie |
4,859 |
