Years · 1960s · Evolution

Top baby names of 1960

In 1960, Mary and David were the most popular names in the United States. 4,153,934 births in the Social Security records that year.

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Most popular girl names in 1960
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Mary	51,472	1 in 80	= same rank
2	Susan	39,208	1 in 106	= same rank
3	Linda	37,316	1 in 111	= same rank
4	Karen	36,378	1 in 114	= same rank
5	Donna	34,138	1 in 122	= same rank
6	Lisa	33,693	1 in 123	4 places up
7	Patricia	32,113	1 in 129	1 places down
8	Debra	26,732	1 in 155	1 places down
9	Cynthia	26,706	1 in 156	1 places down
10	Deborah	25,266	1 in 164	1 places down
11	Sandra	24,572	1 in 169	2 places up
12	Barbara	24,454	1 in 170	1 places down
13	Brenda	23,963	1 in 173	3 places up
14	Pamela	22,092	1 in 188	2 places down
15	Nancy	21,891	1 in 190	1 places down
16	Sharon	20,414	1 in 203	1 places up
17	Cheryl	19,120	1 in 217	1 places up
18	Elizabeth	18,859	1 in 220	3 places up
19	Teresa	18,839	1 in 220	5 places up
20	Lori	18,690	1 in 222	7 places up
21	Kathy	18,478	1 in 225	6 places down
22	Diane	17,909	1 in 232	3 places down
23	Carol	17,463	1 in 238	1 places down
24	Debbie	17,067	1 in 243	4 places down
25	Laura	17,060	1 in 243	5 places up
26	Kimberly	16,854	1 in 246	7 places up
27	Kathleen	16,085	1 in 258	4 places down
28	Julie	16,079	1 in 258	2 places down
29	Denise	15,066	1 in 276	= same rank
30	Cindy	14,953	1 in 278	5 places down
31	Tammy	14,317	1 in 290	= same rank
32	Janet	14,250	1 in 292	4 places down
33	Robin	13,971	1 in 297	1 places down
34	Kim	12,477	1 in 333	1 places up
35	Theresa	11,847	1 in 351	1 places down
36	Margaret	11,362	1 in 366	= same rank
37	Laurie	10,143	1 in 410	19 places up
38	Rebecca	9,970	1 in 417	= same rank
39	Michelle	9,893	1 in 420	8 places up
40	Christine	9,874	1 in 421	3 places up
41	Janice	9,620	1 in 432	4 places down
42	Catherine	9,536	1 in 436	2 places down
43	Carolyn	9,403	1 in 442	1 places down
44	Rhonda	9,255	1 in 449	1 places up
45	Tina	9,133	1 in 455	8 places up
46	Cathy	9,130	1 in 455	7 places down
47	Connie	8,881	1 in 468	1 places up
48	Judy	8,855	1 in 469	7 places down
49	Terri	8,743	1 in 475	3 places down
50	Angela	8,683	1 in 478	18 places up

Most popular boy names in 1960
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	David	85,929	1 in 50	1 places up
2	Michael	84,153	1 in 50	1 places down
3	James	76,815	1 in 50	= same rank
4	John	76,096	1 in 50	= same rank
5	Robert	72,357	1 in 60	= same rank
6	Mark	58,727	1 in 70	= same rank
7	William	49,361	1 in 80	= same rank
8	Richard	43,553	1 in 100	= same rank
9	Thomas	39,278	1 in 106	= same rank
10	Steven	33,878	1 in 123	= same rank
11	Timothy	30,498	1 in 136	1 places up
12	Joseph	29,749	1 in 140	1 places up
13	Charles	29,677	1 in 140	2 places down
14	Jeffrey	28,841	1 in 144	2 places up
15	Kevin	28,400	1 in 146	1 places down
16	Kenneth	27,701	1 in 150	1 places down
17	Daniel	25,945	1 in 160	1 places up
18	Paul	25,642	1 in 162	1 places down
19	Donald	22,744	1 in 183	= same rank
20	Brian	22,000	1 in 189	2 places up
21	Ronald	21,714	1 in 191	= same rank
22	Gary	21,693	1 in 191	2 places down
23	Scott	21,606	1 in 192	1 places up
24	Gregory	20,304	1 in 205	1 places down
25	Anthony	19,499	1 in 213	1 places up
26	Edward	16,595	1 in 250	1 places up
27	Stephen	16,267	1 in 255	1 places up
28	Larry	15,988	1 in 260	3 places down
29	Christopher	15,361	1 in 270	6 places up
30	Douglas	15,133	1 in 274	= same rank
31	Dennis	14,303	1 in 290	2 places down
32	Randy	14,206	1 in 292	1 places down
33	George	14,063	1 in 295	1 places down
34	Terry	13,932	1 in 298	1 places down
35	Keith	12,180	1 in 341	4 places up
36	Mike	12,045	1 in 345	1 places up
37	Jerry	11,835	1 in 351	1 places down
38	Ricky	11,000	1 in 378	4 places down
39	Bruce	10,972	1 in 379	1 places down
40	Frank	10,755	1 in 386	2 places up
41	Craig	10,724	1 in 387	3 places up
42	Peter	10,715	1 in 388	2 places down
43	Steve	10,645	1 in 390	2 places down
44	Eric	10,539	1 in 394	2 places up
45	Patrick	10,356	1 in 401	2 places down
46	Raymond	9,720	1 in 427	1 places down
47	Roger	9,041	1 in 459	= same rank
48	Danny	8,611	1 in 482	= same rank
49	Jeff	8,511	1 in 488	3 places up
50	Alan	8,356	1 in 497	= same rank

Share: number of babies born in 1960, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1959. Tied names share the same rank.