Welcome to our comprehensive page dedicated to exploring the most popular baby names of the 1960s. As trends in baby names evolve over time, reflecting changes in culture, literature, and even popular media, it’s fascinating to see which names rise to the top in each era. For the 1960s, we delve deep into the naming trends to bring you the names that defined the era.
The top boy name of the Sixties, Michael, and the top girl name, Lisa, not only showcase the preferences of parents during that time but also often carry with them stories of significance—be it historical figures that inspired a generation, characters from beloved books and movies, or the enduring beauty of a name that resonates with many.
| RANK | Boy Name | Boy Count | Girl Name | Girl Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 723777 | Lisa | 434592 |
| 2 | David | 653670 | Mary | 294093 |
| 3 | John | 594175 | Susan | 244859 |
| 4 | James | 589714 | Kimberly | 242872 |
| 5 | Robert | 554700 | Karen | 240465 |
| 6 | Mark | 405585 | Michelle | 197956 |
| 7 | William | 348482 | Linda | 191959 |
| 8 | Richard | 322116 | Patricia | 185109 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 277817 | Cynthia | 177796 |
| 10 | Thomas | 263759 | Julie | 173049 |
| 11 | Steven | 263709 | Tammy | 172461 |
| 12 | Timothy | 256590 | Lori | 171167 |
| 13 | Scott | 256468 | Donna | 165831 |
| 14 | Kevin | 238686 | Pamela | 162850 |
| 15 | Brian | 236596 | Sandra | 161232 |
| 16 | Daniel | 217958 | Deborah | 153533 |
| 17 | Joseph | 211439 | Jennifer | 151012 |
| 18 | Charles | 209509 | Brenda | 150666 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 198525 | Laura | 150179 |
| 20 | Christopher | 197500 | Angela | 149409 |
| 21 | Paul | 197078 | Teresa | 146144 |
| 22 | Gregory | 173236 | Debra | 138282 |
| 23 | Ronald | 168437 | Elizabeth | 134136 |
| 24 | Anthony | 165812 | Barbara | 132924 |
| 25 | Donald | 157097 | Sharon | 127982 |
| 26 | Gary | 148675 | Tina | 121548 |
| 27 | Eric | 141817 | Kelly | 121379 |
| 28 | Douglas | 125895 | Cheryl | 119858 |
| 29 | Todd | 125544 | Nancy | 115046 |
| 30 | Stephen | 121148 | Denise | 113168 |
| 31 | Edward | 111819 | Christine | 112403 |
| 32 | Patrick | 110043 | Robin | 98890 |
| 33 | Larry | 103486 | Melissa | 98346 |
| 34 | Terry | 99025 | Amy | 98000 |
| 35 | Keith | 95169 | Carol | 97079 |
| 36 | Matthew | 92553 | Tracy | 96509 |
| 37 | Randy | 91637 | Diane | 94552 |
| 38 | George | 88923 | Rebecca | 93765 |
| 39 | Jerry | 88519 | Kathy | 93349 |
| 40 | Dennis | 87069 | Dawn | 91449 |
| 41 | Jeffery | 81693 | Kathleen | 90935 |
| 42 | Andrew | 78475 | Rhonda | 90890 |
| 43 | Craig | 76256 | Cindy | 90832 |
| 44 | Mike | 74990 | Stephanie | 84377 |
| 45 | Rodney | 68238 | Kim | 81548 |
| 46 | Raymond | 68121 | Theresa | 80211 |
| 47 | Roger | 67835 | Wendy | 77899 |
| 48 | Frank | 67739 | Janet | 77616 |
| 49 | Steve | 66393 | Debbie | 74056 |
| 50 | Tony | 66379 | Sherry | 69952 |
| 51 | Bruce | 66104 | Paula | 69230 |
| 52 | Jeff | 64687 | Michele | 65898 |
| 53 | Peter | 60296 | Jacqueline | 64635 |
| 54 | Troy | 59285 | Sheila | 63767 |
| 55 | Russell | 56313 | Margaret | 63512 |
| 56 | Ricky | 56305 | Laurie | 62306 |
| 57 | Danny | 56134 | Catherine | 62045 |
| 58 | Chris | 55640 | Terri | 60543 |
| 59 | Alan | 54817 | Jill | 59997 |
| 60 | Bryan | 51262 | Carolyn | 59676 |
| 61 | Carl | 51086 | Connie | 58049 |
| 62 | Randall | 50693 | Ann | 55328 |
| 63 | Gerald | 49926 | Maria | 51834 |
| 64 | Bradley | 46898 | Diana | 50993 |
| 65 | Phillip | 46213 | Valerie | 47465 |
| 66 | Dale | 44291 | Suzanne | 45643 |
| 67 | Wayne | 43188 | Andrea | 44111 |
| 68 | Joe | 42839 | Annette | 43875 |
| 69 | Jon | 41400 | Renee | 43582 |
| 70 | Curtis | 40790 | Janice | 43450 |
| 71 | Shawn | 39753 | Leslie | 42790 |
| 72 | Tim | 38468 | Christina | 41926 |
| 73 | Martin | 37585 | Cathy | 40344 |
| 74 | Johnny | 36427 | Katherine | 39530 |
| 75 | Dean | 35810 | Gina | 39259 |
| 76 | Lawrence | 34879 | Beth | 38234 |
| 77 | Sean | 34616 | Dana | 36344 |
| 78 | Jason | 33997 | Judy | 36145 |
| 79 | Jay | 32727 | Tamara | 33544 |
| 80 | Barry | 31903 | Carla | 33023 |
| 81 | Greg | 30719 | Kathryn | 32266 |
| 82 | Glenn | 30519 | Lynn | 31659 |
| 83 | Vincent | 30362 | Monica | 31274 |
| 84 | Jonathan | 29978 | Regina | 30646 |
| 85 | Billy | 28850 | Vicki | 30475 |
| 86 | Willie | 28822 | Shelly | 29035 |
| 87 | Philip | 28012 | Sherri | 28645 |
| 88 | Samuel | 27807 | Anita | 28424 |
| 89 | Jim | 27514 | Shannon | 26973 |
| 90 | Jimmy | 27435 | Anne | 26733 |
| 91 | Bobby | 27397 | Joyce | 26416 |
| 92 | Walter | 26457 | Stacey | 25313 |
| 93 | Arthur | 26271 | Beverly | 25172 |
| 94 | Darryl | 26271 | Wanda | 25125 |
| 95 | Darren | 26220 | Colleen | 24401 |
| 96 | Allen | 24814 | Bonnie | 24004 |
| 97 | Jack | 23911 | Jane | 23818 |
| 98 | Roy | 23303 | Sarah | 23201 |
| 99 | Rick | 22572 | Heidi | 22669 |
| 100 | Harold | 21921 | Stacy | 22521 |
| 101 | Jose | 21583 | Martha | 22311 |
| 102 | Henry | 21572 | Peggy | 22175 |
| 103 | Tom | 21358 | Deanna | 21774 |
| 104 | Darrell | 19323 | Penny | 21520 |
| 105 | Victor | 18679 | Heather | 20288 |
| 106 | Ronnie | 18145 | Darlene | 20205 |
| 107 | Albert | 17844 | Victoria | 19502 |
| 108 | Brent | 17182 | Gloria | 19004 |
| 109 | Kurt | 16779 | Melanie | 18589 |
| 110 | Joel | 16749 | Carrie | 18568 |
| 111 | Micheal | 16695 | Tonya | 18552 |
| 112 | Bill | 16157 | Anna | 17463 |
| 113 | Ralph | 15432 | Betty | 17413 |
| 114 | Tommy | 15386 | Melinda | 17300 |
| 115 | Marc | 15025 | Shirley | 16153 |
| 116 | Tracy | 14763 | Tracey | 15791 |
| 117 | Dan | 14679 | Jean | 15295 |
| 118 | Stanley | 14351 | Yolanda | 15004 |
| 119 | Eddie | 14253 | Judith | 14856 |
| 120 | Brett | 13576 | Vickie | 14774 |
| 121 | Kelly | 13489 | Joan | 13877 |
| 122 | Reginald | 13385 | Jodi | 13570 |
| 123 | Aaron | 12084 | Kristine | 13561 |
| 124 | Duane | 11407 | Sheri | 13243 |
| 125 | Marvin | 11141 | Holly | 12987 |
| 126 | Brad | 10348 | Becky | 12985 |
| 127 | Frederick | 10333 | Kristin | 12827 |
| 128 | Manuel | 10126 | April | 12228 |
| 129 | Lee | 9688 | Sylvia | 12152 |
| 130 | Kent | 9507 | Rita | 11188 |
| 131 | Carlos | 8826 | Julia | 10725 |
| 132 | Calvin | 8516 | Dorothy | 10529 |
| 133 | Chad | 7939 | Ruth | 10435 |
| 134 | Kirk | 7603 | Yvonne | 10374 |
| 135 | Derrick | 7069 | Virginia | 10353 |
| 136 | Dwayne | 6752 | Veronica | 10134 |
| 137 | Erik | 6690 | Shelia | 9846 |
| 138 | Melvin | 6671 | Gail | 9350 |
| 139 | Juan | 6588 | Nicole | 9087 |
| 140 | Louis | 6424 | Rachel | 9048 |
| 141 | Benjamin | 6370 | Maureen | 8791 |
| 142 | Dave | 6232 | Sonya | 8747 |
| 143 | Don | 5991 | Phyllis | 8295 |
| 144 | Shane | 5835 | Marie | 7430 |
| 145 | Eugene | 5652 | Terry | 7190 |
| 146 | Ernest | 5398 | Gwendolyn | 7136 |
| 147 | Rickey | 5301 | Charlotte | 7067 |
| 148 | Lance | 5152 | Shelley | 6944 |
| 149 | Darin | 5093 | Joanne | 6656 |
| 150 | Corey | 5012 | Rose | 6339 |
| 151 | Howard | 4876 | Marilyn | 6290 |
| 152 | Ruben | 4858 | Sue | 5946 |
| 153 | Harry | 4851 | Vanessa | 5940 |
| 154 | Jerome | 4720 | Kristen | 5648 |
| 155 | Darrin | 4534 | Teri | 5454 |
| 156 | Adam | 4462 | Jamie | 5451 |
| 157 | Francis | 4411 | Belinda | 5444 |
| 158 | Derek | 4262 | Glenda | 5361 |
| 159 | Ron | 4225 | Kristi | 5173 |
| 160 | Bob | 4080 | Sally | 5161 |
| 161 | Leonard | 4040 | Ellen | 5074 |
| 162 | Mario | 3985 | Traci | 4853 |
| 163 | Nicholas | 3943 | Tami | 4711 |
| 164 | Ryan | 3748 | Jackie | 4677 |
| 165 | Travis | 3430 | Yvette | 4631 |
| 166 | Dana | 3352 | Annie | 4443 |
| 167 | Clarence | 3197 | Sheryl | 4336 |
| 168 | Jesse | 3183 | Tanya | 4316 |
| 169 | Kyle | 2830 | Amanda | 4244 |
| 170 | Roderick | 2793 | Cassandra | 4000 |
| 171 | Jesus | 2691 | Tammie | 3805 |
| 172 | Norman | 2384 | Elaine | 3786 |
| 173 | Theodore | 2316 | Crystal | 3767 |
| 174 | Glen | 2253 | Felicia | 3765 |
| 175 | Luis | 2176 | Kelli | 3550 |
| 176 | Ray | 2149 | Sandy | 3355 |
| 177 | Andre | 2143 | Jody | 3250 |
| 178 | Bernard | 2083 | Tiffany | 3212 |
| 179 | Alvin | 2033 | Frances | 3090 |
| 180 | Jackie | 2020 | Shari | 2915 |
| 181 | Karl | 2001 | Erin | 2836 |
| 182 | Donnie | 1888 | Doris | 2833 |
| 183 | Doug | 1778 | Pam | 2715 |
| 184 | Cedric | 1755 | Karla | 2658 |
| 185 | Timmy | 1734 | Loretta | 2531 |
| 186 | Shannon | 1696 | Helen | 2453 |
| 187 | Francisco | 1551 | Jeanne | 2365 |
| 188 | Stacy | 1550 | Eileen | 2329 |
| 189 | Charlie | 1533 | Alice | 2308 |
| 190 | Mitchell | 1513 | Lorraine | 2077 |
| 191 | Leroy | 1501 | Alicia | 2005 |
| 192 | Fred | 1497 | Marcia | 1928 |
| 193 | Ricardo | 1475 | Kari | 1927 |
| 194 | Roland | 1462 | Sara | 1924 |
| 195 | Gilbert | 1426 | Kristina | 1875 |
| 196 | Cory | 1389 | Christy | 1736 |
| 197 | Tyrone | 1320 | Angelia | 1658 |
| 198 | Marcus | 1303 | Charlene | 1654 |
| 199 | Kelvin | 1205 | Danielle | 1623 |
| 200 | Gordon | 1179 | Kay | 1555 |
| 201 | Wade | 1113 | Jana | 1552 |
| 202 | Christian | 1082 | Leigh | 1549 |
| 203 | Byron | 958 | Sabrina | 1501 |
| 204 | Wesley | 947 | Tara | 1478 |
| 205 | Franklin | 942 | Tricia | 1474 |
| 206 | Earl | 937 | Ronda | 1399 |
| 207 | Nathan | 909 | Joann | 1301 |
| 208 | Marty | 894 | Samantha | 1295 |
| 209 | Justin | 770 | Darla | 1294 |
| 210 | Nathaniel | 750 | Toni | 1265 |
| 211 | Kerry | 708 | Kelley | 1114 |
| 212 | Gregg | 706 | Lynne | 1001 |
| 213 | Miguel | 670 | Allison | 921 |
| 214 | Lonnie | 647 | Patty | 838 |
| 215 | Ken | 642 | Jo | 713 |
| 216 | Warren | 611 | Audrey | 696 |
| 217 | Maurice | 607 | Louise | 679 |
| 218 | Antonio | 595 | Shauna | 674 |
| 219 | Guy | 545 | Ginger | 634 |
| 220 | Alfred | 508 | Monique | 583 |
| 221 | Stuart | 489 | Vicky | 560 |
| 222 | Monte | 478 | Roberta | 545 |
| 223 | Clifford | 468 | Ladonna | 539 |
| 224 | Perry | 460 | Evelyn | 515 |
| 225 | Marion | 440 | Doreen | 497 |
| 226 | Joey | 432 | Natalie | 484 |
| 227 | Ted | 407 | Robyn | 427 |
| 228 | Bret | 328 | Patti | 419 |
| 229 | Rex | 314 | Lora | 418 |
| 230 | Jody | 291 | Jan | 414 |
| 231 | Dexter | 281 | Norma | 399 |
| 232 | Jeremy | 279 | Dianne | 389 |
| 233 | Lynn | 277 | Kellie | 377 |
| 234 | Kenny | 270 | Irene | 365 |
| 235 | Shaun | 270 | Rosa | 346 |
| 236 | Dwight | 249 | Jessica | 343 |
| 237 | Scotty | 246 | Joy | 337 |
| 238 | Edwin | 245 | Tracie | 315 |
| 239 | Bart | 236 | Shawna | 303 |
| 240 | Freddie | 233 | Bethany | 299 |
| 241 | Herbert | 230 | Lynette | 295 |
| 242 | Stacey | 207 | Angie | 283 |
| 243 | Lloyd | 204 | Molly | 258 |
| 244 | Neil | 199 | Melody | 256 |
| 245 | Gerard | 186 | Carmen | 250 |
| 246 | Alex | 174 | Willie | 243 |
| 247 | Ross | 167 | Marsha | 242 |
| 248 | Kim | 167 | Roxanne | 242 |
| 249 | Robin | 164 | Vivian | 238 |
| 250 | Clayton | 161 | Ruby | 237 |
| 251 | Jamie | 151 | Shawn | 213 |
| 252 | Leo | 148 | Kerry | 209 |
| 253 | Alexander | 136 | Sherrie | 203 |
| 254 | Lewis | 130 | Leilani | 180 |
| 255 | Leslie | 125 | Kerri | 165 |
| 256 | Trevor | 122 | Bridget | 165 |
| 257 | Gabriel | 121 | Kristy | 163 |
| 258 | Gene | 115 | Darcy | 151 |
| 259 | Blake | 110 | Myra | 140 |
| 260 | Jared | 109 | Bernadette | 128 |
| 261 | Rene | 91 | Kimberley | 117 |
| 262 | Allan | 91 | Rosemary | 116 |
| 263 | Trent | 89 | Juanita | 111 |
| 264 | Clark | 85 | Camille | 111 |
| 265 | Clinton | 83 | Nadine | 109 |
| 266 | Nelson | 83 | Malia | 101 |
| 267 | Dustin | 79 | Lorna | 100 |
| 268 | Vernon | 75 | Gayla | 89 |
| 269 | Randal | 73 | Cecilia | 78 |
| 270 | Neal | 61 | Iris | 76 |
| 271 | Arnold | 56 | Candace | 73 |
| 272 | Clyde | 46 | Stacie | 73 |
| 273 | Joshua | 43 | Rochelle | 72 |
| 274 | Raul | 38 | Grace | 69 |
| 275 | Ramon | 37 | Jeanette | 68 |
| 276 | Reid | 36 | Naomi | 58 |
| 277 | Geoffrey | 36 | Ramona | 56 |
| 278 | Hector | 36 | Alison | 56 |
| 279 | Armando | 33 | June | 52 |
| 280 | Tyler | 32 | Desiree | 50 |
| 281 | Garrett | 31 | Joni | 50 |
| 282 | Boyd | 31 | Marianne | 49 |
| 283 | Leon | 29 | Francine | 48 |
| 284 | Lyle | 28 | Leah | 44 |
| 285 | Brandon | 26 | Faith | 41 |
| 286 | Wendell | 26 | Claire | 41 |
| 287 | Angelo | 26 | Sonia | 39 |
| 288 | Daren | 25 | Emily | 39 |
| 289 | Miles | 23 | Caroline | 37 |
| 290 | Normand | 22 | Jolene | 36 |
| 291 | Denis | 22 | Cheri | 35 |
| 292 | Loren | 18 | Maile | 32 |
| 293 | Randolph | 18 | Lois | 30 |
| 294 | Hugh | 18 | Deneen | 28 |
| 295 | Pat | 16 | Chris | 27 |
| 296 | Seth | 16 | Staci | 26 |
| 297 | Marcel | 16 | Trisha | 25 |
| 298 | Matt | 16 | Mindy | 25 |
| 299 | Grant | 16 | Dina | 25 |
| 300 | Ian | 15 | Marci | 25 |
| 301 | Ty | 14 | Misty | 24 |
| 302 | Preston | 14 | Corinne | 21 |
| 303 | Spencer | 14 | Carole | 20 |
| 304 | Cody | 14 | Maryann | 20 |
| 305 | Blaine | 14 | Gayle | 20 |
| 306 | Carlton | 14 | Lorrie | 19 |
| 307 | Andy | 12 | Pauline | 19 |
| 308 | Brendan | 11 | Jeannine | 19 |
| 309 | Bradford | 11 | Marlene | 18 |
| 310 | Everett | 10 | Katrina | 18 |
| 311 | Edmund | 10 | Lani | 17 |
| 312 | Chuck | 8 | Loriann | 17 |
| 313 | Casey | 7 | Josephine | 17 |
| 314 | Max | 7 | Lynda | 16 |
| 315 | Rusty | 5 | Betsy | 16 |
| 316 | Nick | 5 | Kris | 15 |
| 317 | Curt | 5 | Lee | 14 |