Born in 1960 · Baby Boomers
Baby names of 1960
The Social Security name files, which cover every name given to at least 5 babies, list 4,154,261 babies born in 1960: 2,021,941 girls and 2,132,320 boys. Mary and David were the most popular names, and 23.2% of all babies got a top-10 name, down from 29.1% in 1950. The name most tied to 1960 is Pam: among girls, it was 13× as common that year as in the decades around it.
Quick facts
- Generation
- Baby Boomers
- Born 1946–1964
- Babies on record
- 4,154,261
- 2,021,941 girls · 2,132,320 boys
- Different names
- 7,332
- for girls, plus 4,598 for boys (5+ babies each)
- Top-10 names
- 23.2%
- of babies got one · girls 17.0%, boys 29.1%
Top 10 names of 1960
- Mary was the #1 name for girls every year from 1953 to 1961.
- 1960 is the only year since 1935 that David was the #1 name for boys.
How many babies got a top-10 name?
In 1960, 23.2% of babies were given one of that year's 10 most popular names. Across all years, that share fell from 29.0% in 1935 to 7.5% in 2025.
Names that sound like 1960
These names were far more common in 1960 than in the decades around it: the multiplier compares each name's share of 1960 babies with its average share 6–25 years before and after.
| Name | Sex | Rank | Vs. nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pam | Girl | #132 | 13× |
| Debbie | Girl | #24 | 13× |
| Tim | Boy | #60 | 7.7× |
| Jeff | Boy | #49 | 6.9× |
| Kim | Girl | #34 | 6.8× |
| Doug | Boy | #182 | 6.7× |
| Cindy | Girl | #30 | 5.8× |
| Debora | Girl | #215 | 5.8× |
| Chris | Girl | #219 | 5.6× |
| Chuck | Boy | #218 | 5.2× |
Names that peaked in 1960
Each of these reached its highest share of US babies in 1960, the high point in records going back to 1880. Rank is for 1960.
| Name | Sex | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mark | Boy | #6 |
| Kim | Girl | #34 |
| Mike | Boy | #36 |
| Randall | Boy | #59 |
| Annette | Girl | #62 |
| Tim | Boy | #60 |
| Jay | Boy | #78 |
| Sandy | Girl | #126 |
| Teri | Girl | #171 |
| Kerry | Boy | #158 |
New to the top 1,000 in 1960
Names that made the national top 1,000 for the first time in 1960 (records go back to 1880).
Girls
- Lisha275 babies
- Misty212 babies
- Deidra187 babies
- Leisha142 babies
- Elana139 babies
- Adriana138 babies
- Loriann130 babies
- Tania130 babies
Boys
- Kennedy117 babies
- Lisa86 babies
- Darrick74 babies
- Roel68 babies
- Quinn67 babies
- Darron66 babies
- Darryle66 babies
- Stephon66 babies
Where are they now?
Top-100 names of 1960 that have since dropped out of the top 1,000. Ranks are for 1960 and 2025.
Girls
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data