Top baby names in Minnesota, 1960
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,467 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,030 |
| 3 | Julie | 950 |
| 4 | Lori | 895 |
| 5 | Karen | 728 |
| 6 | Linda | 700 |
| 7 | Nancy | 661 |
| 8 | Debra | 648 |
| 9 | Lisa | 617 |
| 10 | Barbara | 580 |
| 11 | Patricia | 548 |
| 12 | Diane | 539 |
| 13 | Brenda | 532 |
| 14 | Sandra | 517 |
| 15 | Pamela | 481 |
| 16 | Cynthia | 478 |
| 17 | Laurie | 457 |
| 18 | Cindy | 447 |
| 19 | Cheryl | 446 |
| 20 | Kathleen | 423 |
| 21 | Carol | 372 |
| 22 | Kimberly | 368 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 357 |
| 24 | Dawn | 346 |
| 25 | Denise | 343 |
| 26 | Debbie | 331 |
| 27 | Kim | 326 |
| 28 | Ann | 321 |
| 29 | Michelle | 319 |
| 30 | Kathy | 316 |
| 31 | Sharon | 311 |
| 32 | Deborah | 307 |
| 33 | Jane | 304 |
| 33 | Lynn | 304 |
| 35 | Laura | 296 |
| 36 | Jean | 295 |
| 36 | Wendy | 295 |
| 38 | Teresa | 291 |
| 39 | Tammy | 279 |
| 40 | Donna | 276 |
| 41 | Margaret | 254 |
| 42 | Theresa | 250 |
| 43 | Colleen | 237 |
| 43 | Connie | 237 |
| 45 | Beth | 236 |
| 46 | Jill | 234 |
| 47 | Catherine | 232 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 231 |
| 49 | Rebecca | 230 |
| 50 | Janet | 229 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,980 |
| 2 | Mark | 1,760 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,667 |
| 4 | John | 1,519 |
| 5 | James | 1,467 |
| 6 | Thomas | 1,230 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,225 |
| 8 | Steven | 1,166 |
| 9 | Scott | 1,157 |
| 10 | Timothy | 959 |
| 11 | Daniel | 899 |
| 12 | Kevin | 897 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 870 |
| 14 | Paul | 838 |
| 14 | Richard | 838 |
| 16 | Brian | 741 |
| 17 | William | 618 |
| 18 | Joseph | 525 |
| 19 | Gary | 517 |
| 20 | Gregory | 504 |
| 21 | Todd | 488 |
| 22 | Randy | 485 |
| 23 | Douglas | 463 |
| 24 | Ronald | 396 |
| 25 | Bruce | 384 |
| 26 | Charles | 381 |
| 27 | Craig | 372 |
| 28 | Donald | 365 |
| 29 | Bradley | 358 |
| 30 | Steve | 350 |
| 31 | Kenneth | 348 |
| 32 | Tim | 338 |
| 33 | Patrick | 335 |
| 34 | Mike | 326 |
| 35 | Dale | 317 |
| 36 | Peter | 306 |
| 37 | Dennis | 305 |
| 38 | Keith | 302 |
| 39 | Terry | 290 |
| 40 | Dean | 276 |
| 41 | Jeff | 266 |
| 42 | Larry | 259 |
| 43 | Tom | 247 |
| 44 | Jay | 244 |
| 45 | Christopher | 239 |
| 46 | Jon | 236 |
| 47 | Joel | 226 |
| 48 | Roger | 223 |
| 49 | Stephen | 221 |
| 50 | Greg | 204 |