Most popular boys’ names in Tennessee, 1960
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,002 |
| 2 | David | 1,524 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,409 |
| 4 | William | 1,207 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,109 |
| 6 | John | 1,106 |
| 7 | Charles | 847 |
| 8 | Mark | 823 |
| 9 | Timothy | 717 |
| 10 | Ricky | 671 |
| 11 | Kenneth | 630 |
| 12 | Terry | 627 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 568 |
| 14 | Richard | 557 |
| 15 | Thomas | 515 |
| 16 | Gary | 499 |
| 17 | Jerry | 480 |
| 18 | Donald | 463 |
| 19 | Anthony | 437 |
| 19 | Steven | 437 |
| 21 | Larry | 433 |
| 22 | Gregory | 412 |
| 23 | Danny | 406 |
| 24 | Ronald | 383 |
| 25 | Bobby | 367 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Billy | 365 |
| 27 | Paul | 363 |
| 28 | Randy | 361 |
| 29 | Tony | 360 |
| 30 | Jimmy | 340 |
| 31 | Jeffery | 335 |
| 32 | Johnny | 325 |
| 33 | Dennis | 284 |
| 33 | Roger | 284 |
| 35 | Joseph | 273 |
| 36 | Mike | 269 |
| 37 | George | 267 |
| 38 | Steve | 263 |
| 39 | Stephen | 251 |
| 40 | Joe | 249 |
| 41 | Ronnie | 232 |
| 42 | Tim | 221 |
| 43 | Kevin | 219 |
| 44 | Jeff | 218 |
| 45 | Edward | 216 |
| 46 | Barry | 213 |
| 47 | Tommy | 212 |
| 48 | Randall | 209 |
| 49 | Eddie | 200 |
| 50 | Christopher | 196 |
| 51 | Carl | 194 |
| 52 | Rickey | 193 |
| 53 | Phillip | 190 |
| 54 | Darrell | 188 |
| 55 | Willie | 184 |
| 56 | Douglas | 183 |
| 57 | Keith | 182 |
| 58 | Daniel | 180 |
| 59 | Brian | 172 |
| 60 | Roy | 166 |
| 61 | Walter | 156 |
| 62 | Stanley | 154 |
| 63 | Harold | 146 |
| 63 | Scott | 146 |
| 65 | Micheal | 142 |
| 66 | Jackie | 136 |
| 67 | Timmy | 129 |
| 68 | Marvin | 124 |
| 68 | Russell | 124 |
| 70 | Gerald | 123 |
| 71 | Samuel | 121 |
| 72 | Donnie | 117 |
| 72 | Eric | 117 |
| 72 | Frank | 117 |
| 75 | Chris | 116 |
| 75 | Reginald | 116 |
| 77 | Raymond | 112 |
| 78 | Alan | 108 |
| 78 | Curtis | 108 |
| 80 | Bruce | 107 |
| 81 | Allen | 106 |
| 82 | Rodney | 103 |
| 83 | Wayne | 102 |
| 84 | Melvin | 101 |
| 85 | Jack | 97 |
| 86 | Ralph | 96 |
| 87 | Ray | 92 |
| 88 | Craig | 90 |
| 89 | Andrew | 88 |
| 89 | Calvin | 88 |
| 89 | Henry | 88 |
| 92 | Glenn | 86 |
| 93 | Darryl | 84 |
| 94 | Lawrence | 80 |
| 95 | Kenny | 79 |
| 95 | Patrick | 79 |
| 97 | Arthur | 78 |
| 97 | Don | 78 |
| 99 | Clarence | 77 |
| 100 | Ernest | 76 |
| 100 | Howard | 76 |