NameTides

The names of 1960

The ten most popular names given in 1960, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  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

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US: boys

  1. David 85,929
  2. Michael 84,153
  3. James 76,815
  4. John 76,096
  5. Robert 72,357
  6. Mark 58,727
  7. William 49,361
  8. Richard 43,553
  9. Thomas 39,278
  10. Steven 33,878

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NSW: girls

  1. Jennifer 1,159
  2. Susan 1,026
  3. Julie 972
  4. Karen 857
  5. Deborah 835
  6. Kim 695
  7. Debra 635
  8. Sharon 626
  9. Christine 585
  10. Robyn 577

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NSW: boys

  1. Peter 2,236
  2. Mark 1,940
  3. David 1,884
  4. Michael 1,721
  5. John 1,628
  6. Stephen 1,523
  7. Robert 1,246
  8. Gregory 1,173
  9. Paul 1,111
  10. Anthony 948

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Canadian provinces in 1960

US states in 1960