1960s Baby Names
5,757 names were given to children in the United States between 1960 and 1969, ranked below by how many.
A name's place is its total across those ten years. Names that appear in only some of the decade say so, because a name recorded once is a different fact from one recorded every year.
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#6,293Alexandre Alexandre is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defender of mankind," the French form of Alexander.105 in the 1960s 9 of 10 years
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#6,390Mateo Mateo is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of Yahweh," the Spanish form of Matthew.102 in the 1960s 7 of 10 years
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#6,402Maximilian Maximilian is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "greatest."102 in the 1960s 9 of 10 years
What Made a 1960s Name
Children in the United States were registered with it between 1960 and 1969. A name's position here is how many of them were.
Why Some Names Only Cover Part of the Decade
A name that appears in three of the ten years either arrived partway through or faded out — and either is more interesting than the total on its own. The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.
Where to Go Next
Open any name to see its full curve — most of these have a hundred and forty years of it. Or compare the ends of the same measurement: the most popular names now and the rarest.