We decided to take a look at the most popular names of the 1960s.

Popular male names from the 1960s. The girls list is a little more tied to trends of the past there arent too many baby Karens Lisas or Lindas crawling around these days. We count the number of occurrences of each name during the decade and then rank them in order of decreasing frequency. Population and BabyCenter parents.

As tends to be the case the names for boys are pretty timeless. Top American girls names of the 1960s. Perfect for your little flower child -- top names from the 60s -- Tammy Linda Angela Brenda Julie Rhonda Carol Tracy and more.

Popular names by decade are determined the same way we determine the popularity of a name during a single year. A baby boy into the world on. Select Decade2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s.

Top names from the 1960s. David took out the top spot in 1960 AND 1970. 1000 Most Popular Names of the 1960s Michael makes it to the number one spot after a slow climb over the last sixty years and is still one of the most popular boys names.

Top 1960s Baby Names. 203 rows The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies born. The 1960s in the United States seemed as enchanted as.

1960s Boy Names Kicking off the decade John F Kennedy was elected in 1960 as Americas youngest-ever president while stars like Paul Newman Richard Burton and Rock Hudson lit up the silver screen. Top American boys names of the 1960s Michael. 10 rows Most Popular Baby Names of the 60s.