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Girl Names of the 1960s

The 100 most common girl names given in the United States during the 1960s, by the number of children recorded with each name across those years.

All 100 names

  1. Lisa 496,987
  2. Mary 355,240
  3. Susan 287,666
  4. Karen 286,053
  5. Kimberly 259,072
  6. Patricia 231,178
  7. Linda 225,454
  8. Donna 213,468
  9. Michelle 208,293
  10. Cynthia 196,597
  11. Sandra 183,846
  12. Deborah 183,439
  13. Tammy 182,231
  14. Pamela 181,939
  15. Lori 176,560
  16. Laura 174,185
  17. Elizabeth 168,920
  18. Julie 166,150
  19. Brenda 164,502
  20. Jennifer 164,413
  21. Barbara 159,773
  22. Angela 159,294
  23. Sharon 154,905
  24. Debra 153,771
  25. Teresa 151,793
  26. Nancy 142,724
  27. Christine 139,343
  28. Cheryl 135,650
  29. Denise 128,824
  30. Kelly 128,053
  31. Tina 126,401
  32. Kathleen 120,952
  33. Melissa 119,202
  34. Robin 118,327
  35. Amy 116,775
  36. Diane 114,453
  37. Dawn 114,293
  38. Carol 112,333
  39. Tracy 103,780
  40. Kathy 101,127
  41. Rebecca 99,462
  42. Theresa 97,118
  43. Kim 94,388
  44. Rhonda 93,607
  45. Stephanie 92,821
  46. Cindy 91,595
  47. Janet 89,315
  48. Wendy 88,963
  49. Maria 88,850
  50. Michele 86,993
  51. Jacqueline 84,398
  52. Debbie 84,213
  53. Margaret 81,870
  54. Paula 80,512
  55. Sherry 77,527
  56. Catherine 76,788
  57. Carolyn 75,266
  58. Laurie 74,451
  59. Sheila 74,078
  60. Ann 72,083
  61. Jill 69,144
  62. Connie 65,289
  63. Diana 65,037
  64. Terri 63,741
  65. Suzanne 59,761
  66. Andrea 58,406
  67. Beth 58,384
  68. Janice 57,966
  69. Valerie 56,588
  70. Renee 55,815
  71. Leslie 54,453
  72. Christina 52,790
  73. Gina 52,371
  74. Lynn 51,931
  75. Annette 51,925
  76. Cathy 51,624
  77. Katherine 50,619
  78. Judy 50,325
  79. Carla 47,905
  80. Anne 47,774
  81. Wanda 47,771
  82. Dana 47,701
  83. Joyce 46,125
  84. Regina 45,827
  85. Beverly 45,238
  86. Monica 45,192
  87. Bonnie 45,088
  88. Kathryn 44,864
  89. Anita 44,416
  90. Sarah 43,913
  91. Darlene 43,527
  92. Jane 43,340
  93. Sherri 41,633
  94. Martha 41,040
  95. Anna 40,935
  96. Colleen 40,673
  97. Vicki 40,508
  98. Tracey 40,287
  99. Judith 39,780
  100. Tamara 39,006

How 1960s girl names compare

Lisa was the most common girl name of the 1960s, given to 496,987 girls across those years, with Mary, Susan, Karen and Kimberly behind it. The hundredth name on the list, Tamara, accounts for 39,006. Between them the hundred names cover 10,800,976 births. Two different names took the number one spot across the decade: Lisa for eight years and Mary for two years.

72 of these names were also in the 1950s top 100, and 28 were not. Three are still in the 2025 top 100 — Elizabeth, Maria and Sarah — and 21 are inside the top 500. One name was not recorded at all in 2025, which in this file means fewer than five children were given it.

Those hundred names cover 59.1% of all girls born in the 1960s — 10,800,976 of 18,265,172 — and Lisa alone accounts for 2.7% of them. The hundred most common names of 2025 take 31.5% between them, so naming has spread wider since. Every one of the hundred was already in the record before the 1960s began.

Questions about 1960s girl names

What was the most popular girl name of the 1960s?

Lisa, given to 496,987 girls across those years. The next two were Mary and Susan.

Are 1960s girl names still used today?

Three of the hundred are in the 2025 top 100: Elizabeth, Maria and Sarah.