100 Most popular girl names of 1960, USA

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Updated: May 24th, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1960 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1960.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Mary
51476
2.48
-
2
Susan
39204
1.89
-
3
Linda
37313
1.79
-
4
Karen
36380
1.75
-
5
Donna
34135
1.64
-
6
Lisa
33702
1.62
+4
7
Patricia
32103
1.54
-1
8
Debra
26733
1.29
-1
9
Cynthia
26720
1.28
-1
10
Deborah
25263
1.21
-1
11
Sandra
24570
1.18
+2
12
Barbara
24448
1.18
-1
13
Brenda
23967
1.15
+3
14
Pamela
22094
1.06
-2
15
Nancy
21899
1.05
-1
16
Sharon
20421
0.98
+1
17
Cheryl
19121
0.92
+1
18
Elizabeth
18857
0.91
+3
19
Teresa
18836
0.91
+5
20
Lori
18683
0.9
+7
21
Kathy
18477
0.89
-6
22
Diane
17906
0.86
-3
23
Carol
17462
0.84
-1
24
Laura
17062
0.82
+6
25
Debbie
17057
0.82
-5
26
Kimberly
16851
0.81
+7
27
Kathleen
16086
0.77
-4
28
Julie
16078
0.77
-2
29
Denise
15064
0.72
-
30
Cindy
14949
0.72
-5
31
Tammy
14314
0.69
-
32
Janet
14251
0.69
-4
33
Robin
13973
0.67
-1
34
Kim
12471
0.6
+1
35
Theresa
11847
0.57
-1
36
Margaret
11364
0.55
-
37
Laurie
10143
0.49
+19
38
Rebecca
9969
0.48
-
39
Michelle
9891
0.48
+8
40
Christine
9878
0.47
+3
41
Janice
9623
0.46
-4
42
Catherine
9536
0.46
-2
43
Carolyn
9405
0.45
-1
44
Rhonda
9256
0.45
+1
45
Cathy
9135
0.44
-6
46
Tina
9127
0.44
+7
47
Connie
8879
0.43
+1
48
Judy
8862
0.43
-7
49
Terri
8741
0.42
-3
50
Angela
8681
0.42
+18
51
Kelly
8678
0.42
+23
52
Ann
8675
0.42
-8
53
Diana
8328
0.4
-4
54
Sherry
8312
0.4
+4
55
Paula
8068
0.39
-4
56
Sheila
7907
0.38
-4
57
Dawn
7814
0.38
-3
58
Joyce
7755
0.37
-8
59
Maria
7536
0.36
+3
60
Beverly
7389
0.36
-5
61
Jennifer
7244
0.35
+16
62
Annette
7133
0.34
+2
63
Wendy
6870
0.33
+20
64
Lynn
6850
0.33
-1
65
Valerie
6716
0.32
-5
66
Wanda
6677
0.32
-1
67
Jane
6585
0.32
-
68
Betty
6502
0.31
-9
69
Peggy
6431
0.31
-12
70
Shirley
6410
0.31
-9
71
Bonnie
6391
0.31
-
72
Beth
6260
0.3
+8
73
Vicki
6161
0.3
-
74
Judith
6150
0.3
-4
75
Darlene
6099
0.29
-9
76
Jill
6020
0.29
+10
77
Amy
5974
0.29
+8
78
Suzanne
5966
0.29
+18
79
Gloria
5956
0.29
+2
80
Joan
5879
0.28
-4
81
Katherine
5876
0.28
-2
82
Kathryn
5868
0.28
-13
83
Martha
5834
0.28
-11
84
Tracy
5768
0.28
+47
85
Jacqueline
5651
0.27
+26
86
Jean
5639
0.27
-8
87
Anita
5635
0.27
-
88
Anne
5633
0.27
-6
89
Michele
5611
0.27
-1
90
Gail
5423
0.26
-15
91
Stephanie
5268
0.25
+10
92
Leslie
5240
0.25
-8
93
Renee
5206
0.25
+7
94
Ellen
5135
0.25
-3
95
Dorothy
5076
0.24
-1
96
Rita
5029
0.24
+2
97
Ruth
4945
0.24
-
98
Rose
4887
0.23
-9
99
Joanne
4874
0.23
-7
100
Vickie
4860
0.23
-10
101
Terry
4841
0.23
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See also

100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1960)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html