Most Popular Baby Names of 1960

In 1960, Mary (51,468 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and David (85,908 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1960
Rank	Name	Births
1	David	85,908
2	Michael	84,139
3	James	76,804
4	John	76,086
5	Robert	72,344
6	Mark	58,719
7	William	49,344
8	Richard	43,538
9	Thomas	39,273
10	Steven	33,875
11	Timothy	30,485
12	Joseph	29,744
13	Charles	29,665
14	Jeffrey	28,829
15	Kevin	28,388
16	Kenneth	27,691
17	Daniel	25,938
18	Paul	25,633
19	Donald	22,734
20	Brian	21,990
21	Ronald	21,701
22	Gary	21,684
23	Scott	21,593
24	Gregory	20,302
25	Anthony	19,492
26	Edward	16,592
27	Stephen	16,263
28	Larry	15,986
29	Christopher	15,360
30	Douglas	15,137
31	Dennis	14,302
32	Randy	14,208
33	George	14,059
34	Terry	13,930
35	Keith	12,174
36	Mike	12,041
37	Jerry	11,837
38	Ricky	10,995
39	Bruce	10,966
40	Frank	10,751
41	Craig	10,720
42	Peter	10,714
43	Steve	10,646
44	Eric	10,534
45	Patrick	10,348
46	Raymond	9,722
47	Roger	9,043
48	Danny	8,613
49	Jeff	8,511
50	Alan	8,357
51	Andrew	8,202
52	Tony	7,999
53	Carl	7,806
54	Dale	7,675
55	Jeffery	7,656
56	Russell	7,482
57	Joe	7,313
58	Wayne	7,189
59	Randall	7,168
60	Tim	6,931
61	Matthew	6,924
62	Gerald	6,566
63	Chris	6,496
64	Lawrence	6,378
65	Johnny	6,184
66	Phillip	6,043
67	Billy	6,020
68	Rodney	5,864
69	Jimmy	5,818
70	Walter	5,766
71	Todd	5,750
72	Barry	5,734
73	Bobby	5,652
74	Glenn	5,565
75	Jim	5,549
76	Philip	5,508
77	Martin	5,496
78	Jay	5,383
79	Curtis	5,363
80	Roy	5,253
81	Willie	5,240
82	Arthur	5,194
83	Greg	5,085
84	Henry	4,968
85	Jack	4,915
86	Tom	4,896
87	Ronnie	4,871
88	Bryan	4,777
89	Ralph	4,769
90	Bradley	4,745
91	Samuel	4,711
92	Harold	4,679
93	Albert	4,602
94	Dean	4,516
95	Bill	4,500
96	Darryl	4,434
97	Jon	4,403
98	Allen	4,372
99	Vincent	4,369
100	Stanley	4,218

Full Boy list for 1960

Top 100 girl names, 1960
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	51,468
2	Susan	39,208
3	Linda	37,315
4	Karen	36,380
5	Donna	34,138
6	Lisa	33,695
7	Patricia	32,105
8	Debra	26,728
9	Cynthia	26,712
10	Deborah	25,261
11	Sandra	24,568
12	Barbara	24,455
13	Brenda	23,965
14	Pamela	22,091
15	Nancy	21,892
16	Sharon	20,412
17	Cheryl	19,117
18	Elizabeth	18,859
19	Teresa	18,835
20	Lori	18,688
21	Kathy	18,479
22	Diane	17,909
23	Carol	17,463
24	Debbie	17,060
24	Laura	17,060
26	Kimberly	16,851
27	Kathleen	16,085
28	Julie	16,078
29	Denise	15,064
30	Cindy	14,952
31	Tammy	14,317
32	Janet	14,249
33	Robin	13,972
34	Kim	12,474
35	Theresa	11,848
36	Margaret	11,362
37	Laurie	10,144
38	Rebecca	9,970
39	Michelle	9,892
40	Christine	9,875
41	Janice	9,621
42	Catherine	9,537
43	Carolyn	9,402
44	Rhonda	9,256
45	Cathy	9,134
46	Tina	9,132
47	Connie	8,881
48	Judy	8,859
49	Terri	8,742
50	Angela	8,682
51	Ann	8,677
52	Kelly	8,673
53	Diana	8,327
54	Sherry	8,316
55	Paula	8,065
56	Sheila	7,908
57	Dawn	7,812
58	Joyce	7,757
59	Maria	7,536
60	Beverly	7,393
61	Jennifer	7,242
62	Annette	7,136
63	Wendy	6,871
64	Lynn	6,851
65	Valerie	6,717
66	Wanda	6,676
67	Jane	6,588
68	Betty	6,501
69	Peggy	6,428
70	Shirley	6,410
71	Bonnie	6,391
72	Beth	6,257
73	Vicki	6,161
74	Judith	6,150
75	Darlene	6,092
76	Jill	6,018
77	Amy	5,973
78	Suzanne	5,966
79	Gloria	5,958
80	Joan	5,880
81	Katherine	5,876
82	Kathryn	5,867
83	Martha	5,831
84	Tracy	5,767
85	Jacqueline	5,655
86	Jean	5,639
87	Anita	5,638
88	Anne	5,636
89	Michele	5,610
90	Gail	5,424
91	Stephanie	5,266
92	Leslie	5,241
93	Renee	5,207
94	Ellen	5,135
95	Dorothy	5,076
96	Rita	5,027
97	Ruth	4,942
98	Rose	4,884
99	Joanne	4,875
100	Vickie	4,859

Full Girl list for 1960

Biggest movers since 1959

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1959 to 1960
Name	Births 1959	Births 1960	Change	Rank 1959 → 1960
Tracy	1,451	2,582	+78%	199 → 137
Darryl	2,778	4,434	+60%	130 → 96
Dwayne	1,907	3,037	+59%	165 → 123
Todd	4,332	5,750	+33%	99 → 71
Kerry	1,703	2,176	+28%	178 → 158
Kelly	2,437	2,931	+20%	143 → 128
Christopher	12,916	15,360	+19%	35 → 29
Bradley	4,050	4,745	+17%	103 → 90
Andrew	7,089	8,202	+16%	58 → 51
Aaron	1,541	1,769	+15%	191 → 178

Falling boy names, 1959 to 1960
Name	Births 1959	Births 1960	Change	Rank 1959 → 1960
Rickey	3,459	2,572	-26%	116 → 138
Ricky	13,227	10,995	-17%	34 → 38
Rick	4,936	4,217	-15%	89 → 101
Larry	18,432	15,986	-13%	25 → 28
Perry	2,750	2,416	-12%	132 → 146
Tyrone	1,820	1,600	-12%	171 → 191
Alvin	2,260	1,996	-12%	153 → 166
Neil	1,633	1,446	-11%	185 → 199
Ronnie	5,474	4,871	-11%	76 → 87
Dennis	16,042	14,302	-11%	29 → 31

Rising girl names, 1959 to 1960
Name	Births 1959	Births 1960	Change	Rank 1959 → 1960
Tracy	3,368	5,767	+71%	131 → 84
Shelly	1,883	2,691	+43%	188 → 157
Melody	1,952	2,756	+41%	185 → 153
Kelly	6,379	8,673	+36%	74 → 52
Laurie	7,534	10,144	+35%	56 → 37
Kimberly	12,791	16,851	+32%	33 → 26
Lisa	25,702	33,695	+31%	10 → 6
Jacqueline	4,324	5,655	+31%	111 → 85
Melanie	2,827	3,661	+30%	149 → 125
Angela	6,773	8,682	+28%	68 → 50

Falling girl names, 1959 to 1960
Name	Births 1959	Births 1960	Change	Rank 1959 → 1960
Tami	2,741	2,260	-18%	154 → 176
Jo	4,054	3,371	-17%	115 → 134
Kathy	21,814	18,479	-15%	15 → 21
Debra	31,387	26,728	-15%	7 → 8
Gail	6,345	5,424	-15%	75 → 90
Deborah	29,549	25,261	-15%	9 → 10
Sheryl	3,540	3,054	-14%	128 → 142
Doreen	2,210	1,912	-13%	175 → 194
Peggy	7,416	6,428	-13%	57 → 69
Vanessa	3,120	2,712	-13%	139 → 154

Top 100 boy names, 1960

Rank

Name

Births

David

85,908

Michael

84,139

James

76,804

John

76,086

Robert

72,344

Mark

58,719

William

49,344

Richard

43,538

39,273

33,875

30,485

29,744

29,665

Jeffrey

28,829

28,388

27,691

25,938

25,633

22,734

Brian

21,990

Ronald

21,701

Gary

21,684

Scott

21,593

Gregory

20,302

Anthony

19,492

Edward

16,592

Stephen

16,263

Larry

15,986

Christopher

15,360

Douglas

15,137

Dennis

14,302

Randy

14,208

George

14,059

Terry

13,930

Keith

12,174

Mike

12,041

Jerry

11,837

Ricky

10,995

Bruce

10,966

10,751

10,720

10,714

10,646

Eric

10,534

Patrick

10,348

Raymond

9,722

Roger

9,043

Danny

8,613

Jeff

8,511

Alan

8,357

Andrew

8,202

Tony

7,999

Carl

7,806

Dale

7,675

Jeffery

7,656

Russell

7,482

Joe

7,313

Wayne

7,189

Randall

7,168

Tim

6,931

Matthew

6,924

Gerald

6,566

Chris

6,496

Lawrence

6,378

Johnny

6,184

Phillip

6,043

Billy

6,020

Rodney

5,864

Jimmy

5,818

Walter

5,766

Todd

5,750

Barry

5,734

Bobby

5,652

Glenn

5,565

Jim

5,549

Philip

5,508

Martin

5,496

Jay

5,383

5,363

5,253

5,240

5,194

Greg

5,085

Henry

4,968

Jack

4,915

Tom

4,896

Ronnie

4,871

Bryan

4,777

Ralph

4,769

Bradley

4,745

Samuel

4,711

Harold

4,679

Albert

4,602

Dean

4,516

Bill

4,500

Darryl

4,434

Jon

4,403

Allen

4,372

Vincent

4,369

100

Stanley

4,218

Top 100 girl names, 1960

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

51,468

Susan

39,208

Linda

37,315

Karen

36,380

Donna

34,138

Lisa

33,695

Patricia

32,105

Debra

26,728

Cynthia

26,712

Deborah

25,261

Sandra

24,568

Barbara

24,455

Brenda

23,965

Pamela

22,091

Nancy

21,892

Sharon

20,412

Cheryl

19,117

Elizabeth

18,859

Teresa

18,835

Lori

18,688

Kathy

18,479

Diane

17,909

Carol

17,463

Debbie

17,060

Laura

17,060

Kimberly

16,851

Kathleen

16,085

Julie

16,078

Denise

15,064

Cindy

14,952

Tammy

14,317

Janet

14,249

Robin

13,972

Kim

12,474

Theresa

11,848

Margaret

11,362

Laurie

10,144

Rebecca

9,970

Michelle

9,892

Christine

9,875

Janice

9,621

Catherine

9,537

Carolyn

9,402

Rhonda

9,256

Cathy

9,134

Tina

9,132

Connie

8,881

Judy

8,859

Terri

8,742

Angela

8,682

Ann

8,677

Kelly

8,673

Diana

8,327

Sherry

8,316

Paula

8,065

Sheila

7,908

Dawn

7,812

Joyce

7,757

Maria

7,536

Beverly

7,393

Jennifer

7,242

Annette

7,136

Wendy

6,871

Lynn

6,851

Valerie

6,717

Wanda

6,676

Jane

6,588

Betty

6,501

Peggy

6,428

Shirley

6,410

Bonnie

6,391

Beth

6,257

Vicki

6,161

Judith

6,150

Darlene

6,092

Jill

6,018

Amy

5,973

Suzanne

5,966

Gloria

5,958

Joan

5,880

Katherine

5,876

Kathryn

5,867

Martha

5,831

Tracy

5,767

Jacqueline

5,655

Jean

5,639

Anita

5,638

Anne

5,636

Michele

5,610

Gail

5,424

Stephanie

5,266

Leslie

5,241

Renee

5,207

Ellen

5,135

Dorothy

5,076

Rita

5,027

Ruth

4,942

Rose

4,884

Joanne

4,875

100

Vickie

4,859

Biggest movers since 1959

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1959 to 1960
Name	Births 1959	Births 1960	Change	Rank 1959 → 1960
Tracy	1,451	2,582	+78%	199 → 137
Darryl	2,778	4,434	+60%	130 → 96
Dwayne	1,907	3,037	+59%	165 → 123
Todd	4,332	5,750	+33%	99 → 71
Kerry	1,703	2,176	+28%	178 → 158
Kelly	2,437	2,931	+20%	143 → 128
Christopher	12,916	15,360	+19%	35 → 29
Bradley	4,050	4,745	+17%	103 → 90
Andrew	7,089	8,202	+16%	58 → 51
Aaron	1,541	1,769	+15%	191 → 178

Falling boy names, 1959 to 1960
Name	Births 1959	Births 1960	Change	Rank 1959 → 1960
Rickey	3,459	2,572	-26%	116 → 138
Ricky	13,227	10,995	-17%	34 → 38
Rick	4,936	4,217	-15%	89 → 101
Larry	18,432	15,986	-13%	25 → 28
Perry	2,750	2,416	-12%	132 → 146
Tyrone	1,820	1,600	-12%	171 → 191
Alvin	2,260	1,996	-12%	153 → 166
Neil	1,633	1,446	-11%	185 → 199
Ronnie	5,474	4,871	-11%	76 → 87
Dennis	16,042	14,302	-11%	29 → 31

Rising girl names, 1959 to 1960
Name	Births 1959	Births 1960	Change	Rank 1959 → 1960
Tracy	3,368	5,767	+71%	131 → 84
Shelly	1,883	2,691	+43%	188 → 157
Melody	1,952	2,756	+41%	185 → 153
Kelly	6,379	8,673	+36%	74 → 52
Laurie	7,534	10,144	+35%	56 → 37
Kimberly	12,791	16,851	+32%	33 → 26
Lisa	25,702	33,695	+31%	10 → 6
Jacqueline	4,324	5,655	+31%	111 → 85
Melanie	2,827	3,661	+30%	149 → 125
Angela	6,773	8,682	+28%	68 → 50

Falling girl names, 1959 to 1960
Name	Births 1959	Births 1960	Change	Rank 1959 → 1960
Tami	2,741	2,260	-18%	154 → 176
Jo	4,054	3,371	-17%	115 → 134
Kathy	21,814	18,479	-15%	15 → 21
Debra	31,387	26,728	-15%	7 → 8
Gail	6,345	5,424	-15%	75 → 90
Deborah	29,549	25,261	-15%	9 → 10
Sheryl	3,540	3,054	-14%	128 → 142
Doreen	2,210	1,912	-13%	175 → 194
Peggy	7,416	6,428	-13%	57 → 69
Vanessa	3,120	2,712	-13%	139 → 154

Top 100 boy names of 1960

Top 100 girl names of 1960

Biggest movers since 1959

Top 100 boy names of 1960

Top 100 girl names of 1960

Biggest movers since 1959