Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1960
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Mary | 4,630 |
| 2 | Susan | 4,280 |
| 3 | Patricia | 3,542 |
| 4 | Donna | 3,527 |
| 5 | Linda | 3,201 |
| 6 | Karen | 3,195 |
| 7 | Lisa | 2,818 |
| 8 | Nancy | 2,642 |
| 9 | Barbara | 2,590 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 2,429 |
| 11 | Deborah | 2,421 |
| 12 | Kathleen | 2,336 |
| 13 | Debra | 2,045 |
| 14 | Diane | 2,025 |
| 15 | Cynthia | 1,712 |
| 16 | Laura | 1,703 |
| 17 | Carol | 1,677 |
| 18 | Sandra | 1,534 |
| 19 | Denise | 1,503 |
| 20 | Sharon | 1,488 |
| 21 | Lori | 1,471 |
| 22 | Margaret | 1,447 |
| 23 | Theresa | 1,439 |
| 24 | Robin | 1,352 |
| 25 | Christine | 1,302 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 26 | Cheryl | 1,278 |
| 27 | Maria | 1,275 |
| 28 | Catherine | 1,232 |
| 29 | Pamela | 1,187 |
| 30 | Laurie | 1,117 |
| 31 | Janet | 1,111 |
| 32 | Ann | 1,106 |
| 33 | Kim | 1,088 |
| 34 | Joanne | 1,004 |
| 35 | Brenda | 1,001 |
| 36 | Maureen | 993 |
| 37 | Ellen | 967 |
| 38 | Michelle | 939 |
| 39 | Michele | 923 |
| 40 | Debbie | 921 |
| 41 | Eileen | 888 |
| 41 | Kathy | 888 |
| 43 | Anne | 883 |
| 44 | Dawn | 881 |
| 45 | Cindy | 802 |
| 46 | Teresa | 780 |
| 47 | Amy | 766 |
| 48 | Lynn | 750 |
| 48 | Suzanne | 750 |
| 50 | Wendy | 739 |
| 51 | Marie | 732 |
| 52 | Julie | 719 |
| 53 | Valerie | 717 |
| 54 | Joan | 709 |
| 55 | Jean | 707 |
| 56 | Diana | 692 |
| 57 | Lorraine | 691 |
| 58 | Judith | 682 |
| 59 | Jacqueline | 676 |
| 60 | Evelyn | 666 |
| 61 | Carolyn | 651 |
| 62 | Gail | 649 |
| 63 | Jane | 640 |
| 64 | Angela | 635 |
| 65 | Bonnie | 613 |
| 66 | Annette | 608 |
| 67 | Cathy | 604 |
| 68 | Kimberly | 593 |
| 69 | Colleen | 590 |
| 70 | Tina | 568 |
| 71 | Beth | 561 |
| 72 | Janice | 548 |
| 73 | Jennifer | 542 |
| 74 | Andrea | 540 |
| 75 | Darlene | 537 |
| 76 | Kelly | 534 |
| 77 | Katherine | 531 |
| 78 | Joann | 530 |
| 79 | Judy | 528 |
| 79 | Rose | 528 |
| 81 | Tammy | 521 |
| 82 | Joyce | 517 |
| 83 | Jill | 509 |
| 83 | Leslie | 509 |
| 83 | Paula | 509 |
| 86 | Elaine | 500 |
| 87 | Frances | 496 |
| 88 | Virginia | 484 |
| 89 | Sheila | 481 |
| 90 | Carmen | 464 |
| 91 | Kathryn | 463 |
| 92 | Regina | 460 |
| 93 | Helen | 457 |
| 94 | Victoria | 455 |
| 95 | Renee | 439 |
| 95 | Wanda | 439 |
| 97 | Doreen | 435 |
| 97 | Jeanne | 435 |
| 99 | Anna | 432 |
| 100 | Stephanie | 415 |