Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1960
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan | 1,846 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,693 |
| 3 | Donna | 1,583 |
| 4 | Karen | 1,380 |
| 5 | Linda | 1,306 |
| 6 | Patricia | 1,239 |
| 7 | Lisa | 1,238 |
| 8 | Kathleen | 1,064 |
| 9 | Nancy | 1,035 |
| 10 | Deborah | 936 |
| 11 | Diane | 882 |
| 12 | Cheryl | 852 |
| 13 | Debra | 776 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 728 |
| 15 | Barbara | 671 |
| 16 | Cynthia | 656 |
| 17 | Carol | 646 |
| 18 | Sandra | 637 |
| 19 | Ann | 564 |
| 20 | Pamela | 537 |
| 21 | Christine | 526 |
| 22 | Denise | 524 |
| 23 | Robin | 500 |
| 24 | Laura | 478 |
| 25 | Sharon | 477 |
| 26 | Joanne | 464 |
| 27 | Paula | 461 |
| 28 | Brenda | 460 |
| 29 | Laurie | 454 |
| 30 | Judith | 452 |
| 31 | Maureen | 448 |
| 32 | Catherine | 431 |
| 32 | Theresa | 431 |
| 34 | Anne | 418 |
| 35 | Michelle | 416 |
| 36 | Janet | 404 |
| 37 | Margaret | 400 |
| 38 | Lori | 390 |
| 39 | Jane | 359 |
| 40 | Jean | 358 |
| 41 | Kim | 343 |
| 42 | Julie | 330 |
| 43 | Ellen | 327 |
| 44 | Kathy | 314 |
| 45 | Joan | 310 |
| 46 | Kimberly | 301 |
| 47 | Gail | 297 |
| 48 | Janice | 294 |
| 49 | Suzanne | 276 |
| 50 | Lynn | 262 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 3,475 |
| 2 | Michael | 3,264 |
| 3 | David | 3,110 |
| 4 | Robert | 2,846 |
| 5 | James | 2,504 |
| 6 | Mark | 2,155 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,946 |
| 8 | William | 1,861 |
| 9 | Paul | 1,802 |
| 10 | Thomas | 1,668 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1,480 |
| 12 | Stephen | 1,237 |
| 13 | Steven | 1,236 |
| 14 | Kevin | 1,068 |
| 15 | Brian | 1,027 |
| 16 | Daniel | 1,013 |
| 17 | Peter | 997 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 791 |
| 19 | Scott | 778 |
| 20 | Edward | 772 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 739 |
| 22 | Charles | 699 |
| 23 | Christopher | 682 |
| 24 | Timothy | 681 |
| 25 | Donald | 663 |
| 26 | Gary | 568 |
| 27 | Ronald | 540 |
| 28 | George | 485 |
| 29 | Anthony | 424 |
| 30 | Bruce | 406 |
| 31 | Andrew | 356 |
| 31 | Douglas | 356 |
| 33 | Raymond | 337 |
| 34 | Dennis | 333 |
| 35 | Gregory | 328 |
| 36 | Wayne | 323 |
| 37 | Philip | 322 |
| 38 | Alan | 317 |
| 39 | Eric | 316 |
| 40 | Frank | 298 |
| 41 | Lawrence | 272 |
| 42 | Matthew | 263 |
| 43 | Francis | 262 |
| 44 | Patrick | 248 |
| 45 | Keith | 246 |
| 46 | Craig | 233 |
| 47 | Glenn | 214 |
| 48 | Arthur | 212 |
| 49 | Russell | 211 |
| 50 | Walter | 206 |