The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1960
7,332 different girls’ names were recorded in 1960, covering 2,021,941 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 51,472 |
| 2 | Susan | 39,208 |
| 3 | Linda | 37,316 |
| 4 | Karen | 36,378 |
| 5 | Donna | 34,138 |
| 6 | Lisa | 33,693 |
| 7 | Patricia | 32,113 |
| 8 | Debra | 26,732 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 26,706 |
| 10 | Deborah | 25,266 |
| 11 | Sandra | 24,572 |
| 12 | Barbara | 24,454 |
| 13 | Brenda | 23,963 |
| 14 | Pamela | 22,092 |
| 15 | Nancy | 21,891 |
| 16 | Sharon | 20,414 |
| 17 | Cheryl | 19,120 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 18,859 |
| 19 | Teresa | 18,839 |
| 20 | Lori | 18,690 |
| 21 | Kathy | 18,478 |
| 22 | Diane | 17,909 |
| 23 | Carol | 17,463 |
| 24 | Debbie | 17,067 |
| 25 | Laura | 17,060 |
| 26 | Kimberly | 16,854 |
| 27 | Kathleen | 16,085 |
| 28 | Julie | 16,079 |
| 29 | Denise | 15,066 |
| 30 | Cindy | 14,953 |
| 31 | Tammy | 14,317 |
| 32 | Janet | 14,250 |
| 33 | Robin | 13,971 |
| 34 | Kim | 12,477 |
| 35 | Theresa | 11,847 |
| 36 | Margaret | 11,362 |
| 37 | Laurie | 10,143 |
| 38 | Rebecca | 9,970 |
| 39 | Michelle | 9,893 |
| 40 | Christine | 9,874 |
| 41 | Janice | 9,620 |
| 42 | Catherine | 9,536 |
| 43 | Carolyn | 9,403 |
| 44 | Rhonda | 9,255 |
| 45 | Tina | 9,133 |
| 46 | Cathy | 9,130 |
| 47 | Connie | 8,881 |
| 48 | Judy | 8,855 |
| 49 | Terri | 8,743 |
| 50 | Angela | 8,683 |
| 51 | Ann | 8,677 |
| 52 | Kelly | 8,673 |
| 53 | Diana | 8,327 |
| 54 | Sherry | 8,314 |
| 55 | Paula | 8,066 |
| 56 | Sheila | 7,905 |
| 57 | Dawn | 7,813 |
| 58 | Joyce | 7,757 |
| 59 | Maria | 7,535 |
| 60 | Beverly | 7,392 |
| 61 | Jennifer | 7,243 |
| 62 | Annette | 7,136 |
| 63 | Wendy | 6,870 |
| 64 | Lynn | 6,850 |
| 65 | Valerie | 6,717 |
| 66 | Wanda | 6,674 |
| 67 | Jane | 6,586 |
| 68 | Betty | 6,501 |
| 69 | Peggy | 6,428 |
| 70 | Shirley | 6,411 |
| 71 | Bonnie | 6,389 |
| 72 | Beth | 6,257 |
| 73 | Vicki | 6,159 |
| 74 | Judith | 6,149 |
| 75 | Darlene | 6,093 |
| 76 | Jill | 6,019 |
| 77 | Amy | 5,973 |
| 78 | Suzanne | 5,966 |
| 79 | Gloria | 5,961 |
| 80 | Joan | 5,881 |
| 81 | Katherine | 5,876 |
| 82 | Kathryn | 5,868 |
| 83 | Martha | 5,831 |
| 84 | Tracy | 5,768 |
| 85 | Jacqueline | 5,654 |
| 86 | Jean | 5,639 |
| 87 | Anita | 5,637 |
| 88 | Anne | 5,636 |
| 89 | Michele | 5,609 |
| 90 | Gail | 5,428 |
| 91 | Stephanie | 5,265 |
| 92 | Leslie | 5,242 |
| 93 | Renee | 5,208 |
| 94 | Ellen | 5,136 |
| 95 | Dorothy | 5,076 |
| 96 | Rita | 5,027 |
| 97 | Ruth | 4,943 |
| 98 | Rose | 4,882 |
| 99 | Joanne | 4,875 |
| 100 | Vickie | 4,857 |
| 101 | Terry | 4,840 |
| 102 | Virginia | 4,787 |
| 103 | Marie | 4,719 |
| 104 | Anna | 4,659 |
| 105 | Regina | 4,583 |
| 106 | Maureen | 4,520 |
| 107 | Colleen | 4,450 |
| 108 | Phyllis | 4,435 |
| 109 | Melissa | 4,412 |
| 110 | Carla | 4,375 |
| 111 | Becky | 4,325 |
| 112 | Elaine | 4,315 |
| 113 | Penny | 4,302 |
| 114 | Victoria | 4,294 |
| 115 | Andrea | 4,213 |
| 116 | Sarah | 4,205 |
| 117 | Helen | 4,071 |
| 117 | Marilyn | 4,071 |
| 119 | Alice | 4,051 |
| 120 | Sue | 4,009 |
| 121 | Sylvia | 3,824 |
| 122 | Julia | 3,790 |
| 123 | Sally | 3,754 |
| 124 | Tamara | 3,665 |
| 125 | Melanie | 3,662 |
| 126 | Sandy | 3,647 |
| 127 | Frances | 3,590 |
| 128 | Gina | 3,567 |
| 129 | Jeanne | 3,505 |
| 130 | Eileen | 3,496 |
| 131 | Joann | 3,409 |
| 132 | Pam | 3,406 |
| 133 | Yvonne | 3,405 |
| 134 | Jo | 3,371 |
| 135 | Lorraine | 3,338 |
| 136 | Sherri | 3,309 |
| 137 | Evelyn | 3,219 |
| 138 | Loretta | 3,191 |
| 139 | Carrie | 3,150 |
| 140 | Monica | 3,088 |
| 141 | Dana | 3,086 |
| 142 | Sheryl | 3,055 |
| 143 | Melinda | 3,046 |
| 144 | Jackie | 2,985 |
| 145 | Patty | 2,936 |
| 146 | Toni | 2,898 |
| 147 | Doris | 2,897 |
| 148 | Charlene | 2,894 |
| 149 | Roberta | 2,843 |
| 150 | Belinda | 2,814 |
| 151 | Charlotte | 2,781 |
| 152 | Joy | 2,776 |
| 153 | Melody | 2,755 |
| 154 | Christina | 2,711 |
| 154 | Vanessa | 2,711 |
| 156 | Marcia | 2,694 |
| 157 | Shelly | 2,692 |
| 158 | Glenda | 2,689 |
| 159 | Jeanette | 2,647 |
| 160 | Dianne | 2,618 |
| 161 | Holly | 2,580 |
| 162 | Norma | 2,562 |
| 163 | Gwendolyn | 2,546 |
| 164 | Patti | 2,458 |
| 164 | Lynne | 2,458 |
| 166 | Jan | 2,447 |
| 167 | Carmen | 2,440 |
| 168 | Veronica | 2,428 |
| 169 | Vicky | 2,373 |
| 170 | Heidi | 2,341 |
| 171 | Yolanda | 2,329 |
| 171 | Teri | 2,329 |
| 173 | Deanna | 2,295 |
| 174 | Audrey | 2,276 |
| 175 | Lois | 2,269 |
| 176 | Tami | 2,259 |
| 177 | Shelia | 2,256 |
| 178 | Marsha | 2,242 |
| 179 | Sheri | 2,210 |
| 180 | Jamie | 2,202 |
| 181 | Rosemary | 2,192 |
| 182 | Shelley | 2,139 |
| 183 | Lynda | 2,122 |
| 184 | Juanita | 2,095 |
| 185 | Tammie | 2,070 |
| 186 | Sara | 2,037 |
| 187 | Irene | 2,035 |
| 188 | Vivian | 2,022 |
| 189 | Crystal | 2,002 |
| 190 | Tracey | 1,960 |
| 191 | April | 1,934 |
| 192 | Kay | 1,925 |
| 193 | Roxanne | 1,920 |
| 194 | Doreen | 1,912 |
| 195 | Shari | 1,888 |
| 196 | Jody | 1,841 |
| 197 | Rosa | 1,831 |
| 198 | Rachel | 1,792 |
| 199 | Louise | 1,786 |
| 200 | Marianne | 1,780 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1960 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.