Most Popular Names of the 1960s
The top names across the 1960s (1960–1969), totaled over the whole decade. The decade's #1 names were Karen for girls and David for boys.
Girls — Top 50
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Karen | 15,464 |
| 2 | Susan | 11,559 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 11,440 |
| 4 | Michelle | 11,439 |
| 5 | Sharon | 10,737 |
| 6 | Julie | 10,087 |
| 7 | Donna | 9,118 |
| 8 | Lisa | 8,187 |
| 9 | Leanne | 8,166 |
| 10 | Deborah | 7,806 |
| 11 | Catherine | 7,744 |
| 12 | Kim | 7,637 |
| 13 | Joanne | 7,325 |
| 14 | Sandra | 7,171 |
| 15 | Tracey | 6,869 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 6,556 |
| 17 | Helen | 6,381 |
| 18 | Christine | 6,374 |
| 19 | Linda | 6,338 |
| 20 | Robyn | 5,748 |
| 21 | Wendy | 5,622 |
| 22 | Debra | 5,316 |
| 23 | Maria | 4,997 |
| 24 | Margaret | 4,820 |
| 25 | Suzanne | 4,588 |
| 26 | Patricia | 4,458 |
| 27 | Vicki | 4,407 |
| 28 | Anne | 4,225 |
| 29 | Louise | 4,052 |
| 30 | Kathryn | 3,949 |
| 31 | Fiona | 3,914 |
| 32 | Kerry | 3,886 |
| 33 | Amanda | 3,854 |
| 34 | Mary | 3,816 |
| 35 | Cheryl | 3,753 |
| 36 | Lynette | 3,645 |
| 37 | Jane | 3,621 |
| 38 | Judith | 3,587 |
| 39 | Jacqueline | 3,549 |
| 40 | Annette | 3,506 |
| 41 | Tracy | 3,459 |
| 42 | Angela | 3,109 |
| 43 | Carolyn | 3,071 |
| 44 | Kathleen | 3,041 |
| 45 | Alison | 2,949 |
| 46 | Debbie | 2,850 |
| 47 | Janelle | 2,739 |
| 48 | Dianne | 2,674 |
| 49 | Diane | 2,593 |
| 50 | Kerrie | 2,524 |
Boys — Top 50
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | David | 30,337 |
| 2 | Michael | 24,689 |
| 3 | Peter | 24,580 |
| 4 | Mark | 22,611 |
| 5 | John | 20,294 |
| 6 | Paul | 18,717 |
| 7 | Robert | 15,915 |
| 8 | Stephen | 15,797 |
| 9 | Anthony | 13,730 |
| 10 | Andrew | 13,355 |
| 11 | Gregory | 11,946 |
| 12 | Craig | 10,659 |
| 13 | Steven | 9,223 |
| 14 | Christopher | 9,218 |
| 15 | Wayne | 8,549 |
| 16 | Scott | 7,896 |
| 17 | Ian | 7,795 |
| 18 | Darren | 7,697 |
| 19 | Brett | 7,561 |
| 20 | James | 7,265 |
| 21 | Richard | 6,656 |
| 22 | Rodney | 5,701 |
| 23 | Gary | 5,540 |
| 24 | Shane | 5,526 |
| 25 | Kevin | 5,243 |
| 26 | Glenn | 5,216 |
| 27 | William | 5,074 |
| 28 | Matthew | 4,778 |
| 29 | Brian | 4,776 |
| 30 | Geoffrey | 4,698 |
| 31 | Bradley | 4,542 |
| 32 | Timothy | 4,537 |
| 33 | Phillip | 4,232 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 3,913 |
| 35 | Bruce | 3,867 |
| 36 | Colin | 3,864 |
| 37 | Graham | 3,786 |
| 38 | Kenneth | 3,662 |
| 39 | Warren | 3,517 |
| 40 | Raymond | 3,474 |
| 41 | Glen | 3,315 |
| 42 | Alan | 3,250 |
| 43 | Trevor | 3,218 |
| 44 | Neil | 3,147 |
| 45 | Philip | 3,059 |
| 46 | Ross | 3,058 |
| 47 | Jason | 3,000 |
| 48 | Garry | 2,988 |
| 49 | Daniel | 2,925 |
| 50 | Grant | 2,913 |