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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.

Paula

Meaning: small

Origin:Feminine variation of Paul
1967
Linda

Meaning: pretty

Origin:Spanish, Portuguese and Italian word name meaning "pretty"
825
Julie

Meaning: youthful, sky father

Origin:French from Latin
1001
Christine

Meaning: Christian

Origin:French variation of Christina
850
Melissa

Meaning: honeybee

Origin:Greek
541
Diane

Meaning: divine

Origin:French variation of Diana
1039
Sharon

Meaning: a plain

Origin:Hebrew
1249
Donna

Meaning: lady

Origin:Italian
1355
Carol

Meaning: free man

Origin:English, feminine variation of Charles
1388
Denise

Meaning: god of Nysa

Origin:French, feminine variation of Denis
1421
Sandra

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Diminutive of Alessandra, Italian from Greek
1625
Cheryl

Meaning: darling

Origin:Modern invented name, variation of Cherie, French
1678
Brenda

Meaning: blade of a sword

Origin:Scottish
1755
Lori

Meaning: bay laurel

Origin:English spelling variation of Laurie; diminutive of Laura
2018
Debra

Meaning: bee

Origin:Spelling variation of Deborah
3096
Theresa

Meaning: to harvest

Origin:English form of the Spanish Teresa
468
Sheila

Meaning: blind

Origin:Irish variation of Cecilia
1731
Troy

Meaning: of Troyes

Origin:Greek, French
2107
Douglas

Meaning: black water

Origin:Scottish
755
Raymond

Meaning: wise protector

Origin:German
398