List of the most popular names in the 1960s in the United States

These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the 1960s.

1960

• Males
  1. David
  2. Michael
  3. John
  4. James
  5. Robert
  6. Mark
  7. William
  8. Richard
  9. Thomas
  10. Steven

• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Susan
  3. Maria
  4. Karen
  5. Lisa
  6. Linda
  7. Donna
  8. Patricia
  9. Debra
  10. Deborah (given name)

1961

• Males
  1. David
  2. Michael
  3. John
  4. James
  5. Robert
  6. Mark
  7. William
  8. Richard
  9. Thomas
  10. Kenneth; Steven (tie)

• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Lisa
  3. Susan
  4. Maria
  5. Karen
  6. Linda
  7. Patricia
  8. Donna
  9. Sandra
  10. Brenda

1962

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. John
  3. David
  4. Robert
  5. James
  6. Mark
  7. William
  8. Richard
  9. Thomas
  10. Jeffrey

• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Mary
  3. Maria
  4. Karen
  5. Susan
  6. Linda
  7. Patricia
  8. Donna
  9. Cynthia
  10. Debra

1963

• Males
  1. David
  2. John; Michael (tie)
  3. -----
  4. James
  5. Robert
  6. Mark
  7. Richard; William (tie)
  8. -----
  9. Thomas
  10. Kevin

• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Mary
  3. Maria
  4. Susan
  5. Karen
  6. Patricia
  7. Linda
  8. Donna
  9. Sandra
  10. Deborah

1964

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. John
  3. David
  4. Robert
  5. James
  6. Mark
  7. William
  8. Richard
  9. Thomas
  10. Joseph

• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Mary
  3. Maria
  4. Susan
  5. Karen
  6. Patricia
  7. Donna
  8. Linda
  9. Kimberly
  10. Elizabeth

1965

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. James
  3. John
  4. David
  5. Robert
  6. William
  7. Richard
  8. Mark
  9. Thomas
  10. Jeffrey

• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Maria
  3. Karen
  4. Mary
  5. Kimberly
  6. Susan
  7. Patricia
  8. Cynthia
  9. Linda
  10. Donna

1966

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. David
  3. John
  4. James
  5. Robert
  6. William
  7. Richard
  8. Mark
  9. Thomas
  10. Jeffrey

• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Maria
  3. Mary
  4. Kimberly
  5. Michelle
  6. Patricia
  7. Susan
  8. Karen
  9. Sandra
  10. Deborah; Elizabeth (tie)

1967

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. David
  3. James
  4. John
  5. Robert
  6. William
  7. Mark
  8. Richard
  9. Jeffrey
  10. Christopher

• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Maria
  3. Kimberly
  4. Michelle
  5. Mary
  6. Karen
  7. Susan
  8. Angela
  9. Melissa
  10. Jennifer

1968

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. David
  3. James
  4. John
  5. Robert
  6. William
  7. Mark
  8. Christopher
  9. Richard
  10. Brian

• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Michelle
  3. Kimberly
  4. Maria
  5. Jennifer
  6. Melissa
  7. Tammy
  8. Angela
  9. Mary
  10. Susan

1969

• Males
  1. Michael
  2. David
  3. John
  4. Robert
  5. James
  6. William
  7. Richard
  8. Christopher
  9. Mark
  10. Brian

• Females
  1. Lisa
  2. Jennifer
  3. Michelle
  4. Kimberly
  5. Maria
  6. Melissa
  7. Amy
  8. Mary
  9. Elizabeth
  10. Karen

References

• Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1960s from the Social Security Administration
• The 40 Most Popular Names of the 1960s