Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1960
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1959.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 86,151 | +1 |
| 2 | Michael | 84,469 | -1 |
| 3 | James | 77,106 | 0 |
| 4 | John | 76,340 | 0 |
| 5 | Robert | 72,625 | 0 |
| 6 | Mark | 58,860 | 0 |
| 7 | Mary | 51,641 | 0 |
| 8 | William | 49,526 | 0 |
| 9 | Richard | 43,677 | 0 |
| 10 | Thomas | 39,397 | +2 |
| 11 | Susan | 39,289 | -1 |
| 12 | Linda | 37,412 | -1 |
| 13 | Karen | 36,450 | 0 |
| 14 | Donna | 34,216 | 0 |
| 15 | Steven | 33,974 | +1 |
| 16 | Lisa | 33,779 | +11 |
| 17 | Patricia | 32,183 | -2 |
| 18 | Timothy | 30,587 | +1 |
| 19 | Joseph | 29,869 | +2 |
| 20 | Charles | 29,809 | -2 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 28,925 | +4 |
| 22 | Kevin | 28,493 | +1 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 27,794 | +1 |
| 24 | Debra | 26,807 | -7 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 26,774 | -5 |
| 26 | Daniel | 26,023 | +3 |
| 27 | Paul | 25,723 | -1 |
| 28 | Deborah | 25,330 | -6 |
| 29 | Sandra | 24,632 | +3 |
| 30 | Barbara | 24,517 | -2 |
| 31 | Brenda | 24,026 | +6 |
| 32 | Donald | 22,831 | -1 |
| 33 | Pamela | 22,145 | -3 |
| 34 | Brian | 22,052 | +6 |
| 35 | Nancy | 21,946 | 0 |
| 36 | Ronald | 21,796 | -2 |
| 37 | Gary | 21,772 | -4 |
| 38 | Scott | 21,639 | +5 |
| 39 | Sharon | 20,451 | -1 |
| 40 | Gregory | 20,382 | +2 |
| 41 | Anthony | 19,596 | +8 |
| 42 | Cheryl | 19,168 | -3 |
| 43 | Elizabeth | 18,918 | +4 |
| 44 | Teresa | 18,878 | +7 |
| 45 | Terry | 18,772 | -1 |
| 46 | Lori | 18,737 | +14 |
| 47 | Kathy | 18,520 | -11 |
| 48 | Diane | 17,948 | -7 |
| 49 | Carol | 17,548 | -1 |
| 50 | Debbie | 17,098 | -5 |
| 51 | Laura | 17,093 | +12 |
| 52 | Kimberly | 16,951 | +16 |
| 53 | Edward | 16,665 | 0 |
| 54 | Stephen | 16,317 | 0 |
| 55 | Kathleen | 16,117 | -5 |
| 56 | Julie | 16,111 | -1 |
| 57 | Larry | 16,075 | -11 |
| 58 | Christopher | 15,412 | +9 |
| 59 | Robin | 15,403 | +5 |
| 60 | Douglas | 15,166 | -3 |
| 61 | Denise | 15,101 | +1 |
| 62 | Cindy | 14,985 | -10 |
| 63 | Tammy | 14,372 | +2 |
| 64 | Randy | 14,359 | -6 |
| 65 | Dennis | 14,357 | -9 |
| 66 | Janet | 14,275 | -5 |
| 67 | George | 14,146 | -8 |
| 68 | Kim | 13,635 | +1 |
| 69 | Keith | 12,225 | +4 |
| 70 | Mike | 12,069 | +1 |
| 71 | Jerry | 11,993 | -1 |
| 72 | Theresa | 11,883 | +2 |
| 73 | Kelly | 11,607 | +21 |
| 74 | Margaret | 11,391 | +1 |
| 75 | Ricky | 11,066 | -9 |
| 76 | Bruce | 11,005 | -4 |
| 77 | Frank | 10,792 | +1 |
| 78 | Peter | 10,746 | -2 |
| 79 | Craig | 10,744 | +5 |
| 80 | Steve | 10,666 | -3 |
| 81 | Eric | 10,565 | +6 |
| 82 | Patrick | 10,400 | -3 |
| 83 | Laurie | 10,173 | +28 |
| 84 | Rebecca | 9,994 | -3 |
| 85 | Michelle | 9,922 | +11 |
| 86 | Christine | 9,895 | +3 |
| 87 | Raymond | 9,766 | -1 |
| 88 | Janice | 9,665 | -8 |
| 89 | Catherine | 9,560 | -6 |
| 90 | Carolyn | 9,428 | -2 |
| 91 | Rhonda | 9,271 | 0 |
| 92 | Tina | 9,156 | +13 |
| 93 | Cathy | 9,151 | -11 |
| 94 | Roger | 9,076 | -1 |
| 95 | Connie | 8,982 | +3 |
| 96 | Judy | 8,880 | -11 |
| 97 | Terri | 8,773 | -2 |
| 98 | Angela | 8,704 | +33 |
| 99 | Ann | 8,702 | -9 |
| 100 | Danny | 8,639 | -3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.