30 Most Popular Names of the 1960s

Were you born in the 1960s? Well, you share something in common with several hundred thousand people across the United States. That may not be the only thing you share! Have you ever met someone to find out that they had the same name as you? It turns out that some names are more popular than others, and the government keeps track of which ones were the most popular for each decade.

The Social Security Administration found that there were 19,617,243 male births and 18,900,474 female births during this decade. That’s a lot of babies! This really was the era of peace, love, and happiness. Of these babies, some names showed up a lot more than others. While the Social Security Administration lists the top 200, we’re happy to show you the 15 most common names for men and the 15 most used names for women. Maybe you know someone that made the list – or maybe your name is on the list?

But now, onto the real winners of the 1960s! Here are the names that were the hottest commodities during this era. Our apologies to all the Brians and Lauras of the decade—you just barely missed the cut off!

Lori (#15 for women)

Number of people named Lori in the ‘60s: 176,559

Scott (#15 for men)

Number of people named Scott in the ‘60s: 266,913

Pamela (#14 for women)

Number of people named Pamela in the ‘60s: 181,938

Kevin (#14 for men)

Number of people named Kevin in the ‘60s: 271,495

Tammy (#13 for women)

Number of people named Tammy in the ‘60s: 182,217

Timothy (#13 for men)

Number of people named Timothy in the ’60s: 276,880

Deborah (#12 for women)

Number of people named Deborah in the ‘60s: 183,437

Joseph (#12 for men)

Number of people named Joseph in the ‘60s: 283,143

Sandra (#11 for women)

Number of people named Sandra in the ‘60s: 183,826

Steven (#11 for men)

Number of people named Steven in the ‘60s: 290,713

Cynthia (#10 for women)

Number of people named Cynthia in the ‘60s: 196,611

Jeffrey (#10 for men)

Number of people named Jeffrey in the ‘60s: 302,074

Michelle (#9 for women)

Number of people named Michelle in the ‘60s: 208,285

Thomas (#9 for men)

Number of people named Thomas in the ‘60s: 327,199

Donna (#8 for women)

Number of people named Donna in the ‘60s: 213,452

Richard (#8 for men)

Number of people named Richard in the ‘60s: 374,000

Linda (#7 for women)

Number of people named Linda in the ‘60s: 225,414

William (#7 for men)

Number of people named William in the ‘60s: 421,581

Patricia (#6 for women)

Number of people named Patricia in the ‘60s: 231,146

Mark (#6 for men)

Number of people named Mark in the ‘60s: 441,484

Kimberly (#5 for women)

Number of people named Kimberly in the ‘60s: 259,090

Robert (#5 for men)

Number of people named Robert in the ‘60s: 650,918

Karen (#4 for women)

Number of people named Karen in the ‘60s: 286,044

James (#4 for men)

Number of people named James in the ‘60s: 684943

Susan (#3 for women)

Number of people named Susan in the ‘60s: 287,665

John (#3 for men)

Number of people named John in the ‘60s: 713,587

Mary (#2 for women)

Number of people named Mary in the ‘60s: 355,216

David (#2 for men)

Number of people named David in the ‘60s: 734,142

Lisa (#1 for women)

Number of people named Lisa in the ‘60s: 496,975

Michael (#1 for men)

Number of people named Michael in the ‘60s: 833,343