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United States · 4,154,261 recorded births

Top baby names of 1960

Mary and David led the year. Climbing fast: Tracy (up 47), Melody (up 32), Tracy (up 62), Dwayne (up 42).

Girls

#NameBirthsvs 1959
1 Mary 51,472 ·
2 Susan 39,208 ·
3 Linda 37,316 ·
4 Karen 36,378 ·
5 Donna 34,138 ·
6 Lisa 33,693 ▲ 4
7 Patricia 32,113 ▼ 1
8 Debra 26,732 ▼ 1
9 Cynthia 26,706 ▼ 1
10 Deborah 25,266 ▼ 1
11 Sandra 24,572 ▲ 2
12 Barbara 24,454 ▼ 1
13 Brenda 23,963 ▲ 3
14 Pamela 22,092 ▼ 2
15 Nancy 21,891 ▼ 1
16 Sharon 20,414 ▲ 1
17 Cheryl 19,120 ▲ 1
18 Elizabeth 18,859 ▲ 3
19 Teresa 18,839 ▲ 5
20 Lori 18,690 ▲ 7
21 Kathy 18,478 ▼ 6
22 Diane 17,909 ▼ 3
23 Carol 17,463 ▼ 1
24 Debbie 17,067 ▼ 4
25 Laura 17,060 ▲ 5
26 Kimberly 16,854 ▲ 7
27 Kathleen 16,085 ▼ 4
28 Julie 16,079 ▼ 2
29 Denise 15,066 ·
30 Cindy 14,953 ▼ 5
31 Tammy 14,317 ·
32 Janet 14,250 ▼ 4
33 Robin 13,971 ▼ 1
34 Kim 12,477 ▲ 1
35 Theresa 11,847 ▼ 1
36 Margaret 11,362 ·
37 Laurie 10,143 ▲ 19
38 Rebecca 9,970 ·
39 Michelle 9,893 ▲ 8
40 Christine 9,874 ▲ 3
41 Janice 9,620 ▼ 4
42 Catherine 9,536 ▼ 2
43 Carolyn 9,403 ▼ 1
44 Rhonda 9,255 ▲ 1
45 Tina 9,133 ▲ 8
46 Cathy 9,130 ▼ 7
47 Connie 8,881 ▲ 1
48 Judy 8,855 ▼ 7
49 Terri 8,743 ▼ 3
50 Angela 8,683 ▲ 18
51 Ann 8,677 ▼ 7
52 Kelly 8,673 ▲ 22
53 Diana 8,327 ▼ 4
54 Sherry 8,314 ▲ 4
55 Paula 8,066 ▼ 4
56 Sheila 7,905 ▼ 4
57 Dawn 7,813 ▼ 3
58 Joyce 7,757 ▼ 8
59 Maria 7,535 ▲ 3
60 Beverly 7,392 ▼ 5
61 Jennifer 7,243 ▲ 17
62 Annette 7,136 ▲ 2
63 Wendy 6,870 ▲ 20
64 Lynn 6,850 ▼ 1
65 Valerie 6,717 ▼ 5
66 Wanda 6,674 ▼ 1
67 Jane 6,586 ·
68 Betty 6,501 ▼ 9
69 Peggy 6,428 ▼ 12
70 Shirley 6,411 ▼ 9
71 Bonnie 6,389 ·
72 Beth 6,257 ▲ 8
73 Vicki 6,159 ·
74 Judith 6,149 ▼ 4
75 Darlene 6,093 ▼ 9
76 Jill 6,019 ▲ 10
77 Amy 5,973 ▲ 8
78 Suzanne 5,966 ▲ 18
79 Gloria 5,961 ▲ 2
80 Joan 5,881 ▼ 4
81 Katherine 5,876 ▼ 2
82 Kathryn 5,868 ▼ 13
83 Martha 5,831 ▼ 11
84 Tracy 5,768 ▲ 47
85 Jacqueline 5,654 ▲ 26
86 Jean 5,639 ▼ 9
87 Anita 5,637 ·
88 Anne 5,636 ▼ 6
89 Michele 5,609 ·
90 Gail 5,428 ▼ 15
91 Stephanie 5,265 ▲ 10
92 Leslie 5,242 ▼ 8
93 Renee 5,208 ▲ 7
94 Ellen 5,136 ▼ 3
95 Dorothy 5,076 ▼ 1
96 Rita 5,027 ▲ 2
97 Ruth 4,943 ·
98 Rose 4,882 ▼ 10
99 Joanne 4,875 ▼ 7
100 Vickie 4,857 ▼ 10

Boys

#NameBirthsvs 1959
1 David 85,929 ▲ 1
2 Michael 84,153 ▼ 1
3 James 76,815 ·
4 John 76,096 ·
5 Robert 72,357 ·
6 Mark 58,727 ·
7 William 49,361 ·
8 Richard 43,553 ·
9 Thomas 39,278 ·
10 Steven 33,878 ·
11 Timothy 30,498 ▲ 1
12 Joseph 29,749 ▲ 1
13 Charles 29,677 ▼ 2
14 Jeffrey 28,841 ▲ 2
15 Kevin 28,400 ▼ 1
16 Kenneth 27,701 ▼ 1
17 Daniel 25,945 ▲ 1
18 Paul 25,642 ▼ 1
19 Donald 22,744 ·
20 Brian 22,000 ▲ 2
21 Ronald 21,714 ·
22 Gary 21,693 ▼ 2
23 Scott 21,606 ▲ 1
24 Gregory 20,304 ▼ 1
25 Anthony 19,499 ▲ 1
26 Edward 16,595 ▲ 1
27 Stephen 16,267 ▲ 1
28 Larry 15,988 ▼ 3
29 Christopher 15,361 ▲ 6
30 Douglas 15,133 ·
31 Dennis 14,303 ▼ 2
32 Randy 14,206 ▼ 1
33 George 14,063 ▼ 1
34 Terry 13,932 ▼ 1
35 Keith 12,180 ▲ 4
36 Mike 12,045 ▲ 1
37 Jerry 11,835 ▼ 1
38 Ricky 11,000 ▼ 4
39 Bruce 10,972 ▼ 1
40 Frank 10,755 ▲ 2
41 Craig 10,724 ▲ 3
42 Peter 10,715 ▼ 2
43 Steve 10,645 ▼ 2
44 Eric 10,539 ▲ 2
45 Patrick 10,356 ▼ 2
46 Raymond 9,720 ▼ 1
47 Roger 9,041 ·
48 Danny 8,611 ·
49 Jeff 8,511 ▲ 3
50 Alan 8,356 ·
51 Andrew 8,201 ▲ 7
52 Tony 7,999 ▲ 1
53 Carl 7,808 ▲ 1
54 Dale 7,677 ▼ 5
55 Jeffery 7,658 ·
56 Russell 7,487 ·
57 Joe 7,314 ·
58 Wayne 7,193 ▼ 7
59 Randall 7,174 ·
60 Tim 6,931 ·
61 Matthew 6,925 ▲ 2
62 Gerald 6,571 ▼ 1
63 Chris 6,494 ▲ 9
64 Lawrence 6,380 ▼ 2
65 Johnny 6,184 ▼ 1
66 Phillip 6,047 ▲ 8
67 Billy 6,023 ▼ 2
68 Rodney 5,865 ▼ 1
69 Jimmy 5,817 ·
70 Walter 5,763 ▼ 4
71 Todd 5,752 ▲ 28
72 Barry 5,733 ▲ 1
73 Bobby 5,656 ▼ 2
74 Glenn 5,563 ▲ 6
75 Jim 5,549 ▼ 5
76 Philip 5,509 ▼ 8
77 Martin 5,495 ▲ 2
78 Jay 5,385 ▲ 10
79 Curtis 5,363 ▼ 4
80 Roy 5,255 ▲ 1
81 Willie 5,238 ▼ 3
82 Arthur 5,194 ▼ 6
83 Greg 5,084 ▲ 8
84 Henry 4,968 ▼ 1
85 Jack 4,918 ·
86 Tom 4,894 ▼ 4
87 Ronnie 4,872 ▼ 10
88 Bryan 4,780 ▲ 6
89 Ralph 4,770 ▼ 5
90 Bradley 4,746 ▲ 13
91 Samuel 4,711 ▼ 5
92 Harold 4,679 ▼ 5
93 Albert 4,602 ▼ 1
94 Dean 4,518 ▲ 1
95 Bill 4,501 ▼ 2
96 Darryl 4,436 ▲ 34
97 Jon 4,403 ▲ 8
98 Vincent 4,373 ▲ 4
99 Allen 4,371 ▼ 2
100 Stanley 4,221 ▼ 2

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