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Most Popular First Names of the 1960s

The top first names registered in the United States between 1960 and 1969, ranked by total births recorded with the Social Security Administration. The sparkline for each name shows how it trended across the 10 years of the decade.

During this decade, the SSA recorded 11,709,754 male and 8,030,970 female births across the top 50 names shown below. Click any name for a full statistical profile.

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How to read this table

Each name is ranked by total birth registrations across all 10 years of the 1960s. The Trend column shows a sparkline of annual births within the decade. Hover over any sparkline to see the exact count for each year.

The Change column compares the first year (1960) to the last year (1969). A positive percentage means the name was gaining popularity by the end of the decade. A negative one means it was on the decline.

Top Male Names

11,709,754 births across top 50

# Name Births Trend Change
1 Michael 833,070 +1.2%
2 David 733,939 -25.9%
3 John 713,374 -22.8%
4 James 684,721 -22%
5 Robert 650,769 -19.4%
6 Mark 441,381 -43.1%
7 William 421,411 -23.8%
8 Richard 373,894 -28.6%
9 Thomas 327,059 -30.1%
10 Jeffrey 302,013 +0.5%
11 Steven 290,599 -21.7%
12 Joseph 283,046 -12%
13 Timothy 276,819 -23.4%
14 Kevin 271,401 -17%
15 Scott 266,823 +32.7%
16 Brian 258,119 +44%
17 Charles 249,388 -27%
18 Paul 242,503 -19.3%
19 Daniel 242,014 -10.7%
20 Christopher 237,144 +132.3%
21 Kenneth 227,514 -36.6%
22 Anthony 203,145 +7.2%
23 Gregory 187,490 -20.3%
24 Ronald 182,176 -32.6%
25 Donald 172,620 -43.8%
26 Gary 166,016 -48.6%
27 Stephen 152,231 -7.2%
28 Eric 152,216 +96.9%
29 Edward 143,980 -25%
30 Douglas 134,993 -25.8%
31 Todd 128,744 +156.5%
32 Patrick 122,713 +22.5%
33 George 113,018 -34.6%
34 Keith 112,573 -22.4%
35 Larry 108,580 -48.2%
36 Matthew 105,943 +152.2%
37 Terry 101,484 -53.9%
38 Andrew 97,112 +37.6%
39 Dennis 94,983 -48.5%
40 Randy 93,878 -62.9%
41 Jerry 93,540 -38.5%
42 Peter 92,411 -26.9%
43 Frank 87,150 -35.7%
44 Craig 84,711 -18.1%
45 Raymond 81,788 -31.7%
46 Jeffery 79,529 -12%
47 Bruce 74,637 -63.1%
48 Rodney 72,192 +13.7%
49 Mike 71,459 -76.2%
50 Roger 71,441 -45.8%

Top Female Names

8,030,970 births across top 50

# Name Births Trend Change
1 Lisa 496,983 +33.6%
2 Mary 355,238 -61.4%
3 Susan 287,661 -54.6%
4 Karen 286,054 -51.5%
5 Kimberly 259,072 +96.3%
6 Patricia 231,169 -53.4%
7 Linda 225,445 -72.5%
8 Donna 213,467 -66.5%
9 Michelle 208,296 +246.9%
10 Cynthia 196,596 -49.4%
11 Sandra 183,844 -50.4%
12 Deborah 183,432 -55.7%
13 Tammy 182,224 +33.1%
14 Pamela 181,938 -39.5%
15 Lori 176,561 -25%
16 Laura 174,181 +5%
17 Elizabeth 168,915 -18.9%
18 Julie 166,149 +10.3%
19 Brenda 164,496 -62.5%
20 Jennifer 164,414 +365.4%
21 Barbara 159,774 -64%
22 Angela 159,292 +142.6%
23 Sharon 154,897 -52.5%
24 Debra 153,771 -70.2%
25 Teresa 151,790 -45%
26 Nancy 142,723 -63.9%
27 Christine 139,339 +69.6%
28 Cheryl 135,646 -56.3%
29 Denise 128,823 -35%
30 Kelly 128,052 +88.3%
31 Tina 126,400 +49%
32 Kathleen 120,950 -48.4%
33 Melissa 119,202 +421.7%
34 Robin 118,326 -46.3%
35 Amy 116,776 +259.3%
36 Diane 114,452 -66.8%
37 Dawn 114,292 +76.2%
38 Carol 112,332 -64.9%
39 Tracy 103,777 +162%
40 Kathy 101,128 -74.3%
41 Rebecca 99,462 +9.8%
42 Theresa 97,115 -42.1%
43 Kim 94,386 -56.3%
44 Rhonda 93,604 -14.5%
45 Stephanie 92,818 +175.1%
46 Cindy 91,594 -66.8%
47 Janet 89,315 -69.3%
48 Wendy 88,964 +54.6%
49 Maria 88,843 +11.5%
50 Michele 86,992 +88.2%
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