List of the most popular names in the 1960s in the United States

These were the most popular names given to children born in the United States during the 1960s

1960

• Males
  1. Daniel
  2. David
  3. Michael
  4. John
  5. James
  6. Greg
  7. Mark
  8. William
  9. Richard
  10. Thomas
  11. Steven
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Susan
  3. Maria
  4. Karen
  5. Lisa
  6. Linda
  7. Donna
  8. Patricia
  9. Debra
  10. Deborah

1961

• Males
  1. David
  2. Michael
  3. John
  4. James
  5. Robert
  6. Mark
  7. William
  8. Richard
  9. Thomas
  10. Derrick
  11. Kenneth; Steven (tie)

• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Lisa
  3. Susan
  4. Maria
  5. Karen
  6. Linda
  7. Patricia
  8. Louise
  9. Sandra
  10. Brenda

1962

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. John
  3. David
  4. Robert
  5. James
  6. Mark
  7. William
  8. Richard
  9. Thomas
  10. Jeffrey

• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Mary
  3. Maria
  4. Karen
  5. Susan
  6. Linda
  7. Patricia
  8. Donna
  9. Cynthia
  10. Debra

1963

• Males
  1. David
  2. John; Michael (tie)
  3. ——
  4. James
  5. Robert
  6. Mark
  7. Richard; William (tie)
  8. ——
  9. Thomas
  10. Kevin
• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Mary
  3. Maria
  4. Sheena
  5. Karen
  6. Patricia
  7. Linda
  8. Donna
  9. Sandra
  10. Deborah
  11. Marie

1964

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. John
  3. David
  4. Robert
  5. James
  6. Mark
  7. William
  8. Richard
  9. Thomas
  10. Jeffrey
• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Mary
  3. Maria
  4. Susan
  5. Karen
  6. Patricia
  7. Donna
  8. Linda
  9. Kimberly
  10. Elizabeth
  11. Angela

1965

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. James
  3. John
  4. David
  5. Robert
  6. William
  7. Richard
  8. Mark
  9. Thomas
  10. Jeffrey
• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Maria
  3. Karen
  4. Mary
  5. Kimberly
  6. Susan
  7. Patricia
  8. Cynthia
  9. Linda
  10. Donna

1966

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. David
  3. John
  4. James
  5. Robert
  6. William
  7. Richard
  8. Mark
  9. Thomas
  10. Jeffrey
• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Maria
  3. Mary
  4. Michelle
  5. Patricia
  6. Susan
  7. Karen
  8. Sandra
  9. Deborah
  10. Elizabeth

1967

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. David
  3. James
  4. John
  5. Robert
  6. William
  7. Mark
  8. Richard
  9. Jeffrey
  10. Christopher
• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Maria
  3. Kimberly
  4. Michelle
  5. Mary

• 1. Susan

• 1. Angela
  2. Melissa
  3. Jennifer

1968

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. David
  3. James
  4. John
  5. Robert
  6. William
  7. Mark
  8. Christopher
  9. Richard
  10. Brian
• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Michelle
  3. Kimberly
  4. Maria
  5. Jennifer
  6. Melissa
  7. Tammy
  8. Angela
  9. Mary
  10. Susan

1969

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. David
  3. John
  4. Robert
  5. James
  6. William
  7. Richard
  8. Christopher
  9. Mark
  10. Brian
• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Jennifer
  3. Michelle
  4. Kimberly
  5. Maria
  6. Melissa
  7. Amy
  8. Mary
  9. Elizabeth
  10. Karen

References

• [http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names1960s.html