These Were The Most Popular Baby Names In The 1960s
Baby names rise and fall in popularity over time. Luckily for us, the Social Security Administration tracks the trends around baby names and offers lists of the most popular ones dating back to the 1880s.
The SSA also puts together lists of the top names for each decade. We decided to take a look at the most popular names of the 1960s.
As tends to be the case, the names for boys are pretty timeless. The girls’ list is a little more tied to trends of the past ― there aren’t too many baby Karens, Lisas or Lindas crawling around these days.
Without further ado, here are the 50 most popular names for boys and girls born in the U.S. from 1960 to 1969.
Girls
Lisa
Mary
Susan
Karen
Kimberly
Patricia
Linda
Donna
Michelle
Cynthia
Sandra
Deborah
Tammy
Pamela
Lori
Laura
Elizabeth
Julie
Brenda
Jennifer
Barbara
Angela
Sharon
Debra
Teresa
Nancy
Christine
Cheryl
Denise
Kelly
Tina
Kathleen
Melissa
Robin
Amy
Diane
Dawn
Carol
Tracy
Kathy
Rebecca
Theresa
Kim
Rhonda
Stephanie
Cindy
Janet
Wendy
Maria
Michele
Boys
Michael
David
John
James
Robert
Mark
William
Richard
Thomas
Jeffrey
Steven
Joseph
Timothy
Kevin
Scott
Brian
Charles
Paul
Daniel
Christopher
Kenneth
Anthony
Gregory
Ronald
Donald
Gary
Stephen
Eric
Edward
Douglas
Todd
Patrick
George
Keith
Larry
Matthew
Terry
Andrew
Dennis
Randy
Jerry
Peter
Frank
Craig
Raymond
Jeffery
Bruce
Rodney
Mike
Roger
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