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Top 100 Baby Names for the 1960s

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Top 100 Baby Names for the 1960s

Nothing says more about a decade than its 100 most popular baby names. Some endure from generations past, while others are decidedly edgy.

What do popular names from the 1960s say about American culture at the time? We may never know for sure, but it’s intriguing to wonder.

1960s Baby Names

Born to push boundaries, babies in the 1960s took their first breaths to the sounds of Elvis, Motown and the Beatles. Their parents watched the first human land on the moon and thrilled to high-tech discoveries like lasers and the cassette tape.

War in Vietnam was on the horizon, and televisions were replacing radios in America’s living rooms. It was a decade of firsts, but what mattered most to the parents’ of the 60s when it came to choosing baby names?

Was it family, Hollywood, politics, or science? You decide.

1960s Boy Names

Kicking off the decade, John F Kennedy was elected in 1960 as America’s youngest-ever president while stars like Paul Newman, Richard Burton and Rock Hudson lit up the silver screen.

A “John” was the first American to orbit the planet, while here on Earth, John Wayne was making hit movies like El Dorado and True Grit. Who was the most popular namesake for babies named “John” — the third most popular name on the list?

The big winner may be John Wayne with “John” coming in at number three and “Wayne” at 63.

Or was it groundbreaking astronaut John Glenn with “Glenn” at number 74? “Glen,” didn’t make the list at all, so it’s a good possibility.

Not surprisingly, The Beatles’ John, Paul, George and Richard, aka “Ringo,” are all in the top 40.

Whether the preference for conventional boys names was more of a traditional choice or a reflection of the times isn’t clear, but other top boy names like Michael, David, Robert and James suggest Hollywood was a big influence.

1960s kids

Most Popular Boys Names from 1960

  1. Michael
  2. David
  3. John
  4. James
  5. Robert
  6. Mark
  7. William
  8. Richard
  9. Thomas
  10. Jeffrey
  11. Steven
  12. Joseph
  13. Timothy
  14. Kevin
  15. Scott
  16. Brian
  17. Charles
  18. Paul
  19. Daniel
  20. Christopher
  21. Kenneth
  22. Anthony
  23. Gregory
  24. Ronald
  25. Donald
  26. Gary
  27. Stephen
  28. Eric
  29. Edward
  30. Douglas
  31. Todd
  32. Patrick
  33. George
  34. Keith
  35. Larry
  36. Matthew
  37. Terry
  38. Andrew
  39. Dennis
  40. Randy
  41. Jerry
  42. Peter
  43. Frank
  44. Craig
  45. Raymond
  46. Jeffery
  47. Bruce
  48. Rodney
  49. Mike
  50. Roger
  51. Tony
  52. Ricky
  53. Steve
  54. Jeff
  55. Troy
  56. Alan
  57. Carl
  58. Danny
  59. Russell
  60. Chris
  61. Bryan
  62. Gerald
  63. Wayne
  64. Joe
  65. Randall
  66. Lawrence
  67. Dale
  68. Phillip
  69. Johnny
  70. Vincent
  71. Martin
  72. Bradley
  73. Billy
  74. Glenn
  75. Shawn
  76. Jonathan
  77. Jimmy
  78. Sean
  79. Curtis
  80. Barry
  81. Bobby
  82. Walter
  83. Jon
  84. Philip
  85. Samuel
  86. Jay
  87. Jason
  88. Dean
  89. Jose
  90. Tim
  91. Roy
  92. Willie
  93. Arthur
  94. Darryl
  95. Henry
  96. Darrell
  97. Allen
  98. Victor
  99. Harold
  100. Greg
Top 100 Baby Names for the 1960s

1960s Girl Names

Not to be outdone by the men of Hollywood or Washington, classic celebrity girl names pepper the list of the 100 most popular. Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Wells and Julie Andrews all have namesakes in the top 20.

First Lady and fashion icon “Jacqueline” Kennedy shines at number 51. And “Margaret,” of Margaret Chase Smith — the Maine senator nominated for president in 1964 — checks in at 53.

“Jackie,” “Becky,” and other abbreviated versions of girl’s baby names from the 60s weren’t as popular. But for boys, “Jeff,” “Joe,” and “Mike,” struck a chord.

One thing that’s clear is that despite the many ways parents’ expressed their creativity in 1960s, giving their kids novel monikers wasn’t one of them. Famous names like Sharmila, Lola, Tura and Rock weren’t in the top 100.

“Elvis,” didn’t even crack the top 200 of 1960s names — an unexpected surprise. But alas, some babies were destined to be one of a kind.

Most Popular Girls Names from 1960

  1. Lisa
  2. Mary
  3. Susan
  4. Karen
  5. Kimberly
  6. Patricia
  7. Linda
  8. Donna
  9. Michelle
  10. Cynthia
  11. Sandra
  12. Deborah
  13. Tammy
  14. Pamela
  15. Lori
  16. Laura
  17. Elizabeth
  18. Julie
  19. Brenda
  20. Jennifer
  21. Barbara
  22. Angela
  23. Sharon
  24. Debra
  25. Teresa
  26. Nancy
  27. Christine
  28. Cheryl
  29. Denise
  30. Kelly
  31. Tina
  32. Kathleen
  33. Melissa
  34. Robin
  35. Amy
  36. Diane
  37. Dawn
  38. Carol
  39. Tracy
  40. Kathy
  41. Rebecca
  42. Theresa
  43. Kim
  44. Rhonda
  45. Stephanie
  46. Cindy
  47. Janet
  48. Wendy
  49. Maria
  50. Michele
  51. Jacqueline
  52. Debbie
  53. Margaret
  54. Paula
  55. Sherry
  56. Catherine
  57. Carolyn
  58. Laurie
  59. Sheila
  60. Ann
  61. Jill
  62. Connie
  63. Diana
  64. Terri
  65. Suzanne
  66. Beth
  67. Andrea
  68. Janice
  69. Valerie
  70. Renee
  71. Leslie
  72. Christina
  73. Gina
  74. Lynn
  75. Annette
  76. Cathy
  77. Katherine
  78. Judy
  79. Carla
  80. Anne
  81. Wanda
  82. Dana
  83. Joyce
  84. Regina
  85. Beverly
  86. Monica
  87. Bonnie
  88. Kathryn
  89. Anita
  90. Sarah
  91. Darlene
  92. Jane
  93. Sherri
  94. Martha
  95. Anna
  96. Colleen
  97. Vicki
  98. Tracey
  99. Judith
  100. Tamara
1960s kids

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