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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.

Tracy

Meaning: of Thracia

Origin:French
3237
Jeffery The name Jeffery is of English origins and i...
Origin:Spelling variation of Jeffrey
4097
Michele

Meaning: who is like God

Origin:Feminine variation of Michael
5915
Tina The biblical meaning of Tina is ‘river’, ‘ho...
Origin:Diminutive of Christina et al
1343
Rhonda

Meaning: noisy one

Origin:Welsh
1560
Frank

Meaning: Frenchman or free man

Origin:Diminutive of Francis or Franklin
273
Mary

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Hebrew or Egyptian
202
Jennifer

Meaning: white shadow, white wave

Origin:Cornish variation of Welsh Guinevere
464
Thomas

Meaning: twin

Origin:Aramaic
59
Michael

Meaning: who is like God?

Origin:Hebrew
224
Christopher

Meaning: bearer of Christ

Origin:Greek and Latin
206
Susan

Meaning: lily

Origin:English diminutive of Susannah, Hebrew
311
George

Meaning: farmer

Origin:Greek
191
Peter

Meaning: rock

Origin:Greek
107
Patrick

Meaning: noble, patrician

Origin:Latin
205
Paul

Meaning: small

Origin:Latin
265
John

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Hebrew
299
Richard

Meaning: dominant ruler

Origin:German
359
Eric

Meaning: eternal ruler

Origin:Old Norse
272
Kevin

Meaning: handsome

Origin:Irish
563