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