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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.

Laurie

Meaning: from Laurentum or bay laurel

Origin:English, diminutive of Laura
3223
Robin

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:Bird name, or English, diminutive of Robert
745
Keith

Meaning: wood

Origin:Scottish
358
Deborah

Meaning: bee

Origin:Hebrew
615
Teresa

Meaning: to harvest

Origin:Spanish
503
Tammy A diminutive of the name Tamara, the meaning...
Origin:English, diminutive of Tamara
1539
Angela

Meaning: angel

Origin:Latin
802
Karen

Meaning: pure

Origin:Danish variation of Katherine
504
Dennis

Meaning: god of Nysa

Origin:French from Greek, vernacular form of Dionysius
586
Roger

Meaning: famous warrior

Origin:German
370
Rodney

Meaning: island near the clearing

Origin:English
1542
Tony

Meaning: priceless one

Origin:Diminutive of Anthony
2302
Jeffrey

Meaning: pledge of peace

Origin:Spelling variation of Geoffrey
660
Craig

Meaning: from the rocks

Origin:Scottish
959
Cindy from Cynthus (Cynthia) or light (Lucinda)
Origin:Diminutive of Cynthia or Lucinda
1851
Steve

Meaning: garland, crown

Origin:Diminutive of Stephen or Steven
2040
Ricky

Meaning: dominant or peaceful ruler

Origin:Diminutive of Richard or Frederick
2903
Kathy

Meaning: pure

Origin:Diminutive of Katherine and Kathleen
4200
Debbie

Meaning: bee

Origin:Short form of Deborah or Debra
2471
Jeff

Meaning: pledge of peace

Origin:Diminutive of Jeffrey, Jefferson
3185