Most Popular Baby Names of the 60s

The 1960's, in the United States, seemed as enchanted as Camelot with the Kennedy's in the White House. Our future seemed new and exciting as Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon, the first Super Bowl was played, Johnny Carson became host of The Tonight Show, Sesame Street premiered, and the Peace Corps were founded. It was impossible to ignore that lives were also changing with segregation being fought, protests taking place challenging the Viet Nam war, and the assisinations of President Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy and Malcolm X. The most popular baby names of the 1960's reflects the changes that were taking place.

Trendy Names of the 1960s

Boy Names

RankNameIn the 1960sSince 1879
#1Scott267k771k
#2Todd129k281k
#3Jeff62k120k
#4Chris56k144k
#5Tim42k83k
#6Darryl39k91k
#7Greg36k78k
#8Tracy29k61k
#9Darrin14k29k
#10Doug12k22k

Girl Names

RankNameIn the 1960sSince 1879
#1Lisa497k965k
#2Tammy182k332k
#3Lori177k341k
#4Tina126k291k
#5Robin118k289k
#6Tracy104k251k
#7Kim94k179k
#8Rhonda94k208k
#9Debbie84k188k
#10Laurie74k166k

Most Popular Names Of the Decade

Boy Names

Rank-NameBoysSince 1879
#1Michael833k4,351k
#2David734k3,611k
#3John714k5,115k
#4James685k5,150k
#5Robert651k4,815k
#6Mark441k1,350k
#7William422k4,103k
#8Richard374k2,563k
#9Thomas327k2,305k
#10Jeffrey302k974k
#11-Steven291k1,280k
#12Joseph283k2,603k
#13Timothy277k1,069k
#14Kevin271k1,167k
#15Scott267k771k
#16Brian258k1,164k
#17Charles249k2,386k
#18Paul243k1,387k
#19-Daniel242k1,907k
#20Christopher237k2,022k
#21Kenneth228k1,273k
#22Anthony203k1,433k
#23Gregory188k707k
#24Ronald182k1,078k
#25Donald173k1,411k
#26Gary166k900k
#27Stephen152k857k
#28Eric152k875k
#29Edward144k1,289k
#30Douglas135k557k
#31Todd129k281k
#32Patrick123k672k
#33George113k1,464k
#34Keith113k434k
#35Larry109k805k
#36Matthew106k1,590k
#37Terry101k423k
#38Andrew97k1,284k
#39Dennis95k617k
#40Randy94k327k
#41Jerry94k612k
#42Peter92k575k
#43Frank87k910k
#44Craig85k299k
#45Raymond82k772k
#46Jeffery80k229k
#47Bruce75k382k
#48Rodney72k245k
#49Mike71k204k
#50Roger71k439k

Girl Names

Rank-NameGirlsSince 1879
#1Lisa497k965k
#2Mary355k4,123k
#3Susan288k1,121k
#4Karen286k986k
#5Kimberly259k835k
#6Patricia231k1,572k
#7Linda225k1,452k
#8Donna213k831k
#9Michelle208k809k
#10Cynthia197k709k
#11Sandra184k874k
#12Deborah183k740k
#13Tammy182k332k
#14Pamela182k594k
#15Lori177k341k
#16Laura174k795k
#17Elizabeth169k1,630k
#18Julie166k508k
#19Brenda164k607k
#20Jennifer164k1,466k
#21Barbara160k1,434k
#22Angela159k664k
#23Sharon155k721k
#24Debra154k550k
#25Teresa152k413k
#26Nancy143k1,002k
#27Christine139k585k
#28Cheryl136k439k
#29Denise129k372k
#30Kelly128k471k
#31Tina126k291k
#32Kathleen121k712k
#33Melissa119k753k
#34Robin118k289k
#35Amy117k690k
#36Diane114k518k
#37Dawn114k289k
#38Carol112k816k
#39Tracy104k251k
#40Kathy101k334k
#41Rebecca99k747k
#42Theresa97k403k
#43Kim94k179k
#44Rhonda94k208k
#45Stephanie93k739k
#46Cindy92k256k
#47Janet89k556k
#48Wendy89k261k
#49Maria89k543k
#50Michele87k223k

Most Popular Names Of 1969

Boy Names

Rank-NameBoysSince 1879
#1-Michael85k4,351k
#2-David64k3,611k
#3James60k5,150k
#4John59k5,115k
#5-Robert58k4,815k
#6-William38k4,103k
#7Christopher36k2,022k
#8Mark33k1,350k
#9Brian32k1,164k
#10Richard31k2,563k
#11-Jeffrey29k974k
#12Scott29k771k
#13Thomas27k2,305k
#14Steven27k1,280k
#15Joseph26k2,603k
#16Kevin24k1,167k
#17Timothy23k1,069k
#18-Daniel23k1,907k
#19Charles22k2,386k
#20Anthony21k1,433k
#21Eric21k875k
#22Paul21k1,387k
#23-Kenneth18k1,273k
#24-Matthew17k1,590k
#25Jason17k1,029k

Girl Names

Rank-NameGirlsSince 1879
#1-Lisa45k965k
#2-Michelle34k809k
#3Jennifer34k1,466k
#4Kimberly33k835k
#5-Melissa23k753k
#6Amy21k690k
#7-Angela21k664k
#8Mary20k4,123k
#9Tammy19k332k
#10Laura18k795k
#11Susan18k1,121k
#12Julie18k508k
#13Karen18k986k
#14-Christine17k585k
#15Kelly16k471k
#16Elizabeth15k1,630k
#17Tracy15k251k
#18Patricia15k1,572k
#19Stephanie14k739k
#20Lori14k341k
#21-Dawn14k289k
#22Tina14k291k
#23Cynthia14k709k
#24Pamela13k594k
#25Sandra12k874k

Most Popular Names Of 1968

Boy Names

Rank-NameBoysSince 1879
#1-Michael82k4,351k
#2-David64k3,611k
#3John61k5,115k
#4James61k5,150k
#5-Robert58k4,815k
#6-William37k4,103k
#7-Mark35k1,350k
#8-Richard33k2,563k
#9-Christopher31k2,022k
#10-Brian30k1,164k
#11Jeffrey28k974k
#12-Thomas27k2,305k
#13Timothy27k1,069k
#14Scott26k771k
#15Steven25k1,280k
#16Joseph25k2,603k
#17-Kevin24k1,167k
#18Daniel22k1,907k
#19Paul22k1,387k
#20-Charles22k2,386k
#21-Anthony20k1,433k
#22Eric19k875k
#23Kenneth18k1,273k
#24Matthew16k1,590k
#25Ronald15k1,078k

Girl Names

Rank-NameGirlsSince 1879
#1-Lisa50k965k
#2Michelle33k809k
#3Kimberly32k835k
#4Jennifer27k1,466k
#5Melissa22k753k
#6Mary22k4,123k
#7-Angela21k664k
#8-Tammy20k332k
#9Karen20k986k
#10Susan20k1,121k
#11Laura19k795k
#12Kelly17k471k
#13Amy17k690k
#14-Christine17k585k
#15Patricia16k1,572k
#16-Julie16k508k
#17Elizabeth15k1,630k
#18Tina15k291k
#19Cynthia14k709k
#20Pamela14k594k
#21Dawn13k289k
#22Lori13k341k
#23Stephanie13k739k
#24Donna13k831k
#25Tracy13k251k

Most Popular Names Of 1967

Boy Names

Rank-NameBoysSince 1879
#1-Michael82k4,351k
#2-David67k3,611k
#3-James62k5,150k
#4-John62k5,115k
#5-Robert56k4,815k
#6-William38k4,103k
#7-Mark35k1,350k
#8-Richard34k2,563k
#9Christopher29k2,022k
#10Brian29k1,164k
#11-Timothy29k1,069k
#12Thomas28k2,305k
#13Jeffrey28k974k
#14Steven27k1,280k
#15-Joseph26k2,603k
#16-Scott26k771k
#17-Kevin25k1,167k
#18-Paul23k1,387k
#19-Daniel22k1,907k
#20-Charles21k2,386k
#21Anthony21k1,433k
#22Kenneth19k1,273k
#23Eric18k875k
#24-Ronald16k1,078k
#25Gregory16k707k

Girl Names

Rank-NameGirlsSince 1879
#1-Lisa52k965k
#2-Kimberly33k835k
#3Michelle31k809k
#4Mary25k4,123k
#5Susan22k1,121k
#6Karen22k986k
#7Angela20k664k
#8-Tammy19k332k
#9Melissa18k753k
#10-Jennifer18k1,466k
#11Patricia18k1,572k
#12Amy16k690k
#13Elizabeth16k1,630k
#14Christine16k585k
#15Laura16k795k
#16Julie16k508k
#17Pamela15k594k
#18Cynthia15k709k
#19Donna15k831k
#20Sandra15k874k
#21Tina14k291k
#22Deborah14k740k
#23Kelly14k471k
#24Lori14k341k
#25Stephanie13k739k

Most Popular Names Of 1966

Boy Names

Rank-NameBoysSince 1879
#1-Michael80k4,351k
#2David66k3,611k
#3James65k5,150k
#4John65k5,115k
#5-Robert59k4,815k
#6-William38k4,103k
#7-Mark35k1,350k
#8-Richard34k2,563k
#9Jeffrey30k974k
#10Thomas29k2,305k
#11Timothy29k1,069k
#12Christopher28k2,022k
#13Steven28k1,280k
#14Brian27k1,164k
#15Joseph27k2,603k
#16Scott26k771k
#17Kevin26k1,167k
#18Paul24k1,387k
#19Daniel23k1,907k
#20-Charles22k2,386k
#21-Kenneth21k1,273k
#22-Anthony21k1,433k
#23-Gregory17k707k
#24-Ronald17k1,078k
#25-Eric16k875k

Girl Names

Rank-NameGirlsSince 1879
#1-Lisa57k965k
#2Kimberly32k835k
#3Mary29k4,123k
#4Michelle27k809k
#5Karen25k986k
#6Susan24k1,121k
#7Patricia20k1,572k
#8Tammy19k332k
#9Angela19k664k
#10Jennifer18k1,466k
#11Cynthia17k709k
#12Donna17k831k
#13Julie16k508k
#14Pamela16k594k
#15Deborah16k740k
#16-Elizabeth16k1,630k
#17Sandra16k874k
#18Linda16k1,452k
#19Laura16k795k
#20Christine16k585k
#21Lori15k341k
#22Melissa14k753k
#23Tina14k291k
#24Dawn14k289k
#25Brenda13k607k

Most Popular Names Of 1965

Boy Names

Rank-NameBoysSince 1879
#1-Michael81k4,351k
#2-John72k5,115k
#3-David68k3,611k
#4-James68k5,150k
#5-Robert63k4,815k
#6William40k4,103k
#7Mark38k1,350k
#8-Richard37k2,563k
#9-Thomas32k2,305k
#10-Jeffrey30k974k
#11-Joseph29k2,603k
#12Timothy28k1,069k
#13-Kevin28k1,167k
#14Steven28k1,280k
#15Scott25k771k
#16-Paul25k1,387k
#17Daniel25k1,907k
#18Christopher25k2,022k
#19Brian25k1,164k
#20Charles23k2,386k
#21Kenneth23k1,273k
#22Anthony20k1,433k
#23Gregory18k707k
#24-Ronald18k1,078k
#25Eric17k875k

Girl Names

Rank-NameGirlsSince 1879
#1-Lisa60k965k
#2-Mary34k4,123k
#3Karen33k986k
#4Kimberly29k835k
#5Susan26k1,121k
#6Patricia24k1,572k
#7-Donna20k831k
#8-Linda19k1,452k
#9-Cynthia19k709k
#10Angela19k664k
#11Tammy18k332k
#12Pamela17k594k
#13Deborah17k740k
#14Julie17k508k
#15Sandra16k874k
#16-Elizabeth16k1,630k
#17Laura16k795k
#18Michelle16k809k
#19Lori16k341k
#20Jennifer15k1,466k
#21Christine15k585k
#22Sharon15k721k
#23Brenda15k607k
#24Teresa15k413k
#25Barbara14k1,434k

Most Popular Names Of 1964

Boy Names

Rank-NameBoysSince 1879
#1-Michael83k4,351k
#2-John83k5,115k
#3-David75k3,611k
#4-James73k5,150k
#5-Robert70k4,815k
#6-Mark45k1,350k
#7-William44k4,103k
#8-Richard40k2,563k
#9-Thomas34k2,305k
#10-Jeffrey31k974k
#11Joseph31k2,603k
#12Steven30k1,280k
#13Kevin29k1,167k
#14Scott29k771k
#15-Timothy28k1,069k
#16Paul27k1,387k
#17Charles26k2,386k
#18-Kenneth25k1,273k
#19-Daniel24k1,907k
#20-Brian24k1,164k
#21Anthony20k1,433k
#22Gregory20k707k
#23Christopher20k2,022k
#24Ronald19k1,078k
#25-Donald18k1,411k

Girl Names

Rank-NameGirlsSince 1879
#1-Lisa54k965k
#2-Mary41k4,123k
#3-Susan32k1,121k
#4-Karen30k986k
#5Patricia26k1,572k
#6Kimberly24k835k
#7Donna24k831k
#8Linda24k1,452k
#9Cynthia20k709k
#10Tammy20k332k
#11Pamela20k594k
#12Deborah19k740k
#13Sandra19k874k
#14Laura19k795k
#15Lori19k341k
#16Elizabeth17k1,630k
#17Julie17k508k
#18Brenda17k607k
#19Barbara16k1,434k
#20Sharon16k721k
#21Teresa16k413k
#22Angela16k664k
#23Michelle16k809k
#24Debra15k550k
#25Denise15k372k

Most Popular Names Of 1963

Boy Names

Rank-NameBoysSince 1879
#1-Michael84k4,351k
#2John79k5,115k
#3David78k3,611k
#4-James71k5,150k
#5-Robert70k4,815k
#6-Mark49k1,350k
#7-William44k4,103k
#8-Richard41k2,563k
#9-Thomas36k2,305k
#10-Jeffrey32k974k
#11Kevin31k1,167k
#12Scott30k771k
#13-Joseph30k2,603k
#14Steven29k1,280k
#15Timothy27k1,069k
#16Charles27k2,386k
#17Paul27k1,387k
#18-Kenneth25k1,273k
#19Daniel25k1,907k
#20-Brian24k1,164k
#21-Gregory21k707k
#22Anthony20k1,433k
#23Ronald20k1,078k
#24Gary19k900k
#25Donald19k1,411k

Girl Names

Rank-NameGirlsSince 1879
#1-Lisa56k965k
#2-Mary42k4,123k
#3-Susan34k1,121k
#4-Karen32k986k
#5-Linda28k1,452k
#6Donna25k831k
#7Patricia25k1,572k
#8Lori24k341k
#9Sandra22k874k
#10Cynthia22k709k
#11Kimberly21k835k
#12Tammy21k332k
#13Deborah21k740k
#14Pamela21k594k
#15Brenda20k607k
#16Laura19k795k
#17Barbara18k1,434k
#18-Teresa18k413k
#19Sharon18k721k
#20-Elizabeth18k1,630k
#21Debra17k550k
#22-Julie16k508k
#23Nancy16k1,002k
#24-Cheryl15k439k
#25-Robin14k289k

Most Popular Names Of 1962

Boy Names

Rank-NameBoysSince 1879
#1-Michael85k4,351k
#2-David81k3,611k
#3-John78k5,115k
#4-James73k5,150k
#5-Robert70k4,815k
#6-Mark54k1,350k
#7-William45k4,103k
#8-Richard39k2,563k
#9-Thomas37k2,305k
#10Jeffrey34k974k
#11Scott31k771k
#12Steven31k1,280k
#13Joseph30k2,603k
#14-Kevin28k1,167k
#15Charles28k2,386k
#16Timothy27k1,069k
#17-Daniel26k1,907k
#18Kenneth25k1,273k
#19Paul24k1,387k
#20-Brian23k1,164k
#21Gregory22k707k
#22Gary21k900k
#23Donald20k1,411k
#24Anthony20k1,433k
#25Ronald20k1,078k

Girl Names

Rank-NameGirlsSince 1879
#1Lisa46k965k
#2Mary43k4,123k
#3-Susan36k1,121k
#4Karen35k986k
#5Linda31k1,452k
#6-Patricia27k1,572k
#7-Donna26k831k
#8-Cynthia24k709k
#9Deborah23k740k
#10Sandra22k874k
#11Lori22k341k
#12Brenda21k607k
#13Pamela21k594k
#14Barbara21k1,434k
#15Debra21k550k
#16Kimberly20k835k
#17-Sharon20k721k
#18-Teresa19k413k
#19Nancy18k1,002k
#20Elizabeth18k1,630k
#21-Laura17k795k
#22Julie17k508k
#23Tammy17k332k
#24Cheryl17k439k
#25Robin15k289k

Most Popular Names Of 1961

Boy Names

Rank-NameBoysSince 1879
#1Michael87k4,351k
#2David85k3,611k
#3John80k5,115k
#4James76k5,150k
#5-Robert73k4,815k
#6-Mark58k1,350k
#7-William48k4,103k
#8-Richard41k2,563k
#9-Thomas38k2,305k
#10-Steven32k1,280k
#11Jeffrey32k974k
#12-Joseph29k2,603k
#13-Charles29k2,386k
#14Kevin29k1,167k
#15Timothy28k1,069k
#16-Kenneth26k1,273k
#17-Daniel26k1,907k
#18-Paul26k1,387k
#19Scott24k771k
#20-Brian23k1,164k
#21Gary22k900k
#22Donald21k1,411k
#23Gregory21k707k
#24Ronald21k1,078k
#25-Anthony20k1,433k

Girl Names

Rank-NameGirlsSince 1879
#1-Mary48k4,123k
#2Lisa43k965k
#3Susan38k1,121k
#4Linda36k1,452k
#5Karen35k986k
#6Patricia29k1,572k
#7Donna29k831k
#8Cynthia24k709k
#9Sandra24k874k
#10-Deborah24k740k
#11Brenda24k607k
#12-Barbara23k1,434k
#13Debra22k550k
#14Lori22k341k
#15Pamela22k594k
#16Nancy21k1,002k
#17Sharon20k721k
#18Teresa19k413k
#19Elizabeth19k1,630k
#20Cheryl18k439k
#21Laura18k795k
#22Kimberly17k835k
#23Julie17k508k
#24Carol17k816k
#25Kathy16k334k

Most Popular Names Of 1960

Boy Names

Rank-NameBoysSince 1879
#1David86k3,611k
#2Michael84k4,351k
#3-James77k5,150k
#4-John76k5,115k
#5-Robert72k4,815k
#6-Mark59k1,350k
#7-William49k4,103k
#8-Richard44k2,563k
#9-Thomas39k2,305k
#10-Steven34k1,280k
#11Timothy30k1,069k
#12Joseph30k2,603k
#13Charles30k2,386k
#14Jeffrey29k974k
#15Kevin28k1,167k
#16Kenneth28k1,273k
#17Daniel26k1,907k
#18Paul26k1,387k
#19-Donald23k1,411k
#20Brian22k1,164k
#21-Ronald22k1,078k
#22Gary22k900k
#23Scott22k771k
#24Gregory20k707k
#25Anthony19k1,433k

Girl Names

Rank-NameGirlsSince 1879
#1-Mary51k4,123k
#2-Susan39k1,121k
#3-Linda37k1,452k
#4-Karen36k986k
#5-Donna34k831k
#6Lisa34k965k
#7Patricia32k1,572k
#8Debra27k550k
#9Cynthia27k709k
#10Deborah25k740k
#11Sandra25k874k
#12Barbara24k1,434k
#13Brenda24k607k
#14Pamela22k594k
#15Nancy22k1,002k
#16Sharon20k721k
#17Cheryl19k439k
#18Elizabeth19k1,630k
#19Teresa19k413k
#20Lori19k341k
#21Kathy18k334k
#22Diane18k518k
#23Carol17k816k
#24Laura17k795k
#25Debbie17k188k

Link to us: https://www.names.org/lists/most-popular/in-the-1960s/
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