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Most popular baby names from 1920 to 1959
Following are the ten most popular baby names by year of birth (1960-1997)
and sex. At the left of each table is the rank.
Go to Top 10 given names, by year of birth (1880-1919),
and sex.
Go to Top 10 given names, by year of birth (1920-1959),
and sex.
Tables are available for the following years:
1960, 1961, 1962,
1963, 1964, 1965,
1966, 1967, 1968,
1969, 1970, 1971,
1972, 1973, 1974,
1975, 1976, 1977,
1978, 1979, 1980,
1981, 1982, 1983,
1984, 1985, 1986,
1987, 1988, 1989,
1990, 1991, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997.
1960
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
David |
Mary |
| 2 |
Michael |
Susan |
| 3 |
John |
Maria |
| 4 |
James |
Karen |
| 5 |
Robert |
Lisa |
| 6 |
Mark |
Linda |
| 7 |
William |
Donna |
| 8 |
Richard |
Patricia |
| 9 |
Thomas |
Debra |
| 10 |
Steven |
Deborah |
|
1961
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
David |
Mary |
| 2 |
Michael |
Lisa |
| 3 |
John |
Susan |
| 4 |
James |
Maria |
| 5 |
Robert |
Karen |
| 6 |
Mark |
Linda |
| 7 |
William |
Patricia |
| 8 |
Richard |
Donna |
| 9 |
Thomas |
Sandra |
| 10 |
Kenneth, Steven (tie) |
Brenda |
|
1962
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Lisa |
| 2 |
John |
Mary |
| 3 |
David |
Maria |
| 4 |
Robert |
Karen |
| 5 |
James |
Susan |
| 6 |
Mark |
Linda |
| 7 |
William |
Patricia |
| 8 |
Richard |
Donna |
| 9 |
Thomas |
Cynthia |
| 10 |
Jeffrey |
Debra |
|
1963
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
David |
Lisa |
| 2 |
John, Michael (tie) |
Mary |
| 3 |
|
Maria |
| 4 |
James |
Susan |
| 5 |
Robert |
Karen |
| 6 |
Mark |
Patricia |
| 7 |
Richard, William (tie) |
Linda |
| 8 |
|
Donna |
| 9 |
Thomas |
Sandra |
| 10 |
Kevin |
Deborah |
|
1964
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Lisa |
| 2 |
John |
Mary |
| 3 |
David |
Maria |
| 4 |
Robert |
Susan |
| 5 |
James |
Karen |
| 6 |
Mark |
Patricia |
| 7 |
William |
Donna |
| 8 |
Richard |
Linda |
| 9 |
Thomas |
Kimberly |
| 10 |
Joseph |
Elizabeth |
|
1965
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Lisa |
| 2 |
James |
Maria |
| 3 |
John |
Karen |
| 4 |
David |
Mary |
| 5 |
Robert |
Kimberly |
| 6 |
William |
Susan |
| 7 |
Richard |
Patricia |
| 8 |
Mark |
Cynthia |
| 9 |
Thomas |
Linda |
| 10 |
Jeffrey |
Donna |
|
1966
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Lisa |
| 2 |
David |
Maria |
| 3 |
John |
Mary |
| 4 |
James |
Kimberly |
| 5 |
Robert |
Michelle |
| 6 |
William |
Patricia |
| 7 |
Richard |
Susan |
| 8 |
Mark |
Karen |
| 9 |
Thomas |
Sandra |
| 10 |
Jeffrey |
Deborah, Elizabeth (tie) |
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1967
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Lisa |
| 2 |
David |
Maria |
| 3 |
James |
Kimberly |
| 4 |
John |
Michelle |
| 5 |
Robert |
Mary |
| 6 |
William |
Karen |
| 7 |
Mark |
Susan |
| 8 |
Richard |
Angela |
| 9 |
Jeffrey |
Melissa |
| 10 |
Christopher |
Jennifer |
|
1968
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Lisa |
| 2 |
David |
Michelle |
| 3 |
James |
Kimberly |
| 4 |
John |
Maria |
| 5 |
Robert |
Jennifer |
| 6 |
William |
Melissa |
| 7 |
Mark |
Tammy |
| 8 |
Christopher |
Angela |
| 9 |
Richard |
Mary |
| 10 |
Brian |
Susan |
|
1969
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Lisa |
| 2 |
David |
Jennifer |
| 3 |
John |
Michelle |
| 4 |
Robert |
Kimberly |
| 5 |
James |
Maria |
| 6 |
William |
Melissa |
| 7 |
Richard |
Amy |
| 8 |
Christopher |
Mary |
| 9 |
Mark |
Elizabeth |
| 10 |
Brian |
Karen |
|
1970
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
David |
Lisa |
| 3 |
John |
Kimberly |
| 4 |
James |
Michelle |
| 5 |
Robert |
Angela |
| 6 |
Christopher |
Maria |
| 7 |
William |
Amy |
| 8 |
Mark |
Melissa |
| 9 |
Richard |
Mary |
| 10 |
Brian |
Tracy |
|
1971
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
John |
Michelle |
| 3 |
David |
Lisa |
| 4 |
James |
Kimberly |
| 5 |
Robert |
Angela |
| 6 |
Christopher |
Amy |
| 7 |
William |
Maria |
| 8 |
Jason |
Melissa |
| 9 |
Brian |
Mary |
| 10 |
Scott |
Christine |
|
1972
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Michelle |
| 3 |
David |
Lisa |
| 4 |
John |
Angela |
| 5 |
James |
Kimberly |
| 6 |
Robert |
Amy |
| 7 |
Jason |
Maria |
| 8 |
Brian |
Melissa |
| 9 |
William |
Heather |
| 10 |
Matthew |
Nicole |
|
1973
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Michelle |
| 3 |
James |
Amy |
| 4 |
Jason |
Lisa |
| 5 |
Robert |
Kimberly |
| 6 |
David |
Maria |
| 7 |
John |
Angela |
| 8 |
Brian |
Melissa |
| 9 |
William |
Heather |
| 10 |
Daniel |
Stephanie |
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1974
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
Jason |
Amy |
| 3 |
Christopher |
Michelle |
| 4 |
David |
Angela |
| 5 |
James |
Kimberly |
| 6 |
John |
Heather |
| 7 |
Robert |
Lisa |
| 8 |
Brian |
Melissa |
| 9 |
William |
Maria |
| 10 |
Daniel |
Stephanie |
|
1975
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Amy |
| 3 |
Jason |
Michelle |
| 4 |
David |
Heather |
| 5 |
James, Robert (tie) |
Angela |
| 6 |
|
Melissa |
| 7 |
John |
Kimberly |
| 8 |
Brian |
Lisa |
| 9 |
Matthew |
Maria |
| 10 |
Daniel, William (tie) |
Stephanie |
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1976
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
Jason |
Amy |
| 3 |
Christopher |
Melissa |
| 4 |
David |
Heather |
| 5 |
John |
Michelle |
| 6 |
James |
Angela |
| 7 |
Robert |
Jessica |
| 8 |
Brian |
Lisa |
| 9 |
Matthew |
Maria |
| 10 |
Joseph |
Kimberly |
|
1977
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
Jason |
Amy |
| 3 |
Christopher |
Melissa |
| 4 |
David, James (tie) |
Heather |
| 5 |
|
Jessica |
| 6 |
John |
Michelle |
| 7 |
Robert |
Angela |
| 8 |
Brian |
Kelly |
| 9 |
Matthew |
Sarah |
| 10 |
Joseph |
Amanda |
|
1978
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
Jason |
Jessica |
| 3 |
Christopher |
Melissa |
| 4 |
David |
Heather |
| 5 |
James |
Amy |
| 6 |
John |
Sarah |
| 7 |
Robert |
Angela |
| 8 |
Matthew |
Amanda |
| 9 |
Brian |
Michelle |
| 10 |
Joseph |
Elizabeth |
|
1979
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
Jason |
Melissa |
| 3 |
Christopher |
Amanda |
| 4 |
David |
Jessica |
| 5 |
James |
Sarah |
| 6 |
Matthew |
Amy |
| 7 |
Robert |
Heather |
| 8 |
John |
Angela, Kimberly (tie) |
| 9 |
Joshua |
|
| 10 |
Daniel |
Michelle |
|
1980
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
Jason |
Jessica |
| 3 |
Christopher |
Amanda |
| 4 |
David |
Melissa |
| 5 |
James |
Sarah |
| 6 |
Matthew |
Nicole |
| 7 |
John |
Heather |
| 8 |
Joshua |
Amy |
| 9 |
Robert |
Michelle |
| 10 |
Daniel |
Elizabeth |
|
1981
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Jessica |
| 3 |
Jason |
Amanda |
| 4 |
Matthew |
Melissa |
| 5 |
David |
Sarah |
| 6 |
Joshua |
Nicole |
| 7 |
James |
Elizabeth |
| 8 |
John |
Michelle |
| 9 |
Robert |
Amy |
| 10 |
Daniel |
Stephanie |
|
1982
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Jessica |
| 3 |
Matthew |
Amanda |
| 4 |
Jason |
Sarah |
| 5 |
James |
Melissa |
| 6 |
David |
Michelle |
| 7 |
John |
Nicole |
| 8 |
Joshua |
Elizabeth |
| 9 |
Justin |
Crystal |
| 10 |
Robert |
Amy |
|
1983
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Jessica |
| 3 |
Matthew |
Ashley |
| 4 |
David |
Amanda |
| 5 |
Daniel |
Sarah |
| 6 |
Jason |
Melissa |
| 7 |
James |
Nicole |
| 8 |
Robert |
Elizabeth |
| 9 |
Joshua |
Stephanie |
| 10 |
Joseph |
Heather |
|
1984
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jennifer |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Jessica |
| 3 |
Matthew |
Ashley |
| 4 |
Joshua |
Amanda |
| 5 |
David |
Sarah |
| 6 |
Daniel |
Stephanie |
| 7 |
James |
Nicole |
| 8 |
Robert |
Elizabeth |
| 9 |
John |
Heather |
| 10 |
Ryan |
Melissa |
|
1985
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jessica |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Ashley |
| 3 |
Matthew |
Jennifer |
| 4 |
Joshua |
Amanda |
| 5 |
David |
Nicole |
| 6 |
Daniel |
Sarah |
| 7 |
James |
Stephanie |
| 8 |
Joseph |
Heather |
| 9 |
Robert |
Melissa |
| 10 |
John |
Elizabeth |
|
1986
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jessica |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Ashley |
| 3 |
Matthew |
Amanda |
| 4 |
Joshua |
Jennifer |
| 5 |
David |
Sarah |
| 6 |
Daniel |
Stephanie |
| 7 |
Andrew |
Brittany |
| 8 |
James |
Heather |
| 9 |
Robert |
Elizabeth, Megan (tie) |
| 10 |
John |
|
|
1987
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jessica |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Ashley |
| 3 |
Matthew |
Amanda |
| 4 |
Joshua |
Jennifer |
| 5 |
Andrew |
Sarah |
| 6 |
Daniel |
Stephanie |
| 7 |
David |
Nicole |
| 8 |
Justin |
Brittany |
| 9 |
James |
Elizabeth |
| 10 |
Robert |
Heather |
|
1988
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Ashley |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Jessica |
| 3 |
Matthew |
Amanda |
| 4 |
Joshua |
Jennifer |
| 5 |
David |
Brittany |
| 6 |
Daniel |
Sarah |
| 7 |
Andrew |
Stephanie |
| 8 |
Justin |
Samantha |
| 9 |
Robert |
Heather |
| 10 |
Joseph |
Elizabeth |
|
1989
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jessica |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Ashley |
| 3 |
Joshua |
Amanda, Brittany (tie) |
| 4 |
Matthew |
|
| 5 |
David |
Sarah |
| 6 |
Daniel |
Jennifer |
| 7 |
Andrew |
Stephanie |
| 8 |
Joseph |
Samantha |
| 9 |
Justin |
Elizabeth |
| 10 |
John |
Lauren |
|
1990
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jessica |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Ashley |
| 3 |
Joshua |
Brittany |
| 4 |
Matthew |
Amanda |
| 5 |
David |
Stephanie |
| 6 |
Daniel |
Jennifer |
| 7 |
Andrew |
Samantha |
| 8 |
Joseph |
Sarah |
| 9 |
Justin |
Megan |
| 10 |
James |
Lauren |
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1991
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Ashley |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Jessica |
| 3 |
Matthew |
Amanda |
| 4 |
Joshua |
Brittany |
| 5 |
Daniel |
Stephanie |
| 6 |
Andrew |
Samantha |
| 7 |
Robert |
Sarah |
| 8 |
David, Nicholas (tie) |
Elizabeth |
| 9 |
|
Jennifer |
| 10 |
James, William (tie) |
Megan |
|
1992
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jessica |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Ashley |
| 3 |
Joshua |
Sarah |
| 4 |
Matthew |
Brittany |
| 5 |
Brandon |
Amanda |
| 6 |
Andrew |
Samantha |
| 7 |
Daniel |
Emily |
| 8 |
Joseph |
Elizabeth |
| 9 |
Tyler |
Jennifer |
| 10 |
David |
Stephanie |
|
1993
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jessica |
| 2 |
Christopher |
Ashley |
| 3 |
Joshua |
Sarah |
| 4 |
Matthew |
Taylor |
| 5 |
Daniel |
Emily |
| 6 |
Tyler |
Samantha |
| 7 |
Andrew |
Brittany |
| 8 |
David, Ryan (tie) |
Amanda |
| 9 |
|
Rachel |
| 10 |
Jacob |
Lauren |
|
1994
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Jessica |
| 2 |
Matthew |
Ashley |
| 3 |
Christopher |
Emily |
| 4 |
Joshua |
Samantha |
| 5 |
Zachary |
Sarah |
| 6 |
Nicholas |
Brittany |
| 7 |
Daniel |
Amanda |
| 8 |
Jacob |
Taylor |
| 9 |
Tyler |
Elizabeth |
| 10 |
Brandon |
Nicole |
|
1995
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Emily |
| 2 |
Jacob |
Ashley |
| 3 |
Matthew |
Jessica |
| 4 |
Joshua |
Sarah |
| 5 |
Christopher |
Samantha |
| 6 |
Daniel |
Taylor |
| 7 |
Nicholas |
Amanda |
| 8 |
Tyler |
Brittany |
| 9 |
Brandon |
Elizabeth |
| 10 |
Austin |
Rachel |
|
1996
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Emily |
| 2 |
Matthew |
Jessica |
| 3 |
Jacob |
Ashley |
| 4 |
Joshua |
Sarah |
| 5 |
Christopher |
Samantha |
| 6 |
Daniel |
Taylor |
| 7 |
Nicholas |
Hannah |
| 8 |
Andrew, Tyler (tie) |
Rachel |
| 9 |
|
Alexis |
| 10 |
Joseph |
Megan |
|
1997
| Rank |
Male |
Female |
| 1 |
Michael |
Emily |
| 2 |
Jacob |
Sarah |
| 3 |
Matthew |
Taylor |
| 4 |
Christopher |
Jessica |
| 5 |
Nicholas |
Ashley |
| 6 |
Austin |
Samantha |
| 7 |
Joshua |
Madison |
| 8 |
Andrew |
Hannah |
| 9 |
Joseph |
Kayla |
| 10 |
Brandon |
Alexis |
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1960, 1961, 1962,
1963, 1964, 1965,
1966, 1967, 1968,
1969, 1970, 1971,
1972, 1973, 1974,
1975, 1976, 1977,
1978, 1979, 1980,
1981, 1982, 1983,
1984, 1985, 1986,
1987, 1988, 1989,
1990, 1991, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997.
Top 10 given names, by year of birth (1960-1997), and sex.
Go to Top 10 given names, by year of birth (1880-1919),
and sex.
Go to Top 10 given names, by year of birth (1920-1959),
and sex.
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