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Top 1960s Baby Names

Names from the 1960s Top 100 sound straight from a midcentury TV show. They’re today’s grandparent names, from the decade that saw the peak of Cynthia and Craig, Rhonda and Rodney.

Along with Cynthia and Rodney, other 1960s baby names that remain in the US Top 1000 include Amy, Dennis, Jacqueline, Julie, Keith, Paula, Randy, and Scott. The names that have fallen the farthest in popularity include Rhonda, Debbie, Michele, Cheryl, and Laurie.

These 1960s names might be the names of your parents, both too current and too old-fashioned to be stylish. The top names of the 1960s include the following.

Dawn

Meaning: dawn, sunrise

Origin:English
812
Rebecca

Meaning: to tie, bind

Origin:Hebrew
350
Laura

Meaning: from Laurentum or bay laurel

Origin:English from Latin
113
Cynthia

Meaning: moon goddess or, woman from Kynthos

Origin:Greek
197
Jacqueline

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:French, feminine diminutive of Jacques
234
Wendy

Meaning: friend or white

Origin:English, Celtic, Welsh
623
Amy

Meaning: beloved

Origin:French
229
Kenneth

Meaning: born of fire, handsome

Origin:Scottish and Irish
113
Edward

Meaning: wealthy guardian

Origin:English
235
Alan

Meaning: handsome, cheerful

Origin:Irish
471
Brian

Meaning: strong, virtuous, and honorable

Origin:Irish
417
Janet

Meaning: God's gracious gift

Origin:Diminutive of Jane
873
Nancy The meaning of Nancy is 'grace'. Nancy was o...
Origin:English diminutive of Ann
268
Michelle

Meaning: who is like God

Origin:French variation of Michael
529
Lisa

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian
928
Kathleen

Meaning: pure

Origin:Anglicized form of Irish Caitlin
720
Timothy

Meaning: honoring God

Origin:Greek
558
Barbara

Meaning: foreign woman

Origin:Latin
693
Pamela

Meaning: all honey

Origin:English
899
Patricia

Meaning: noble, patrician

Origin:Latin
437