Top baby names in North Carolina, 1960
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna | 1,225 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,166 |
| 3 | Teresa | 1,120 |
| 4 | Cynthia | 967 |
| 5 | Linda | 948 |
| 6 | Lisa | 849 |
| 7 | Karen | 837 |
| 8 | Sandra | 827 |
| 9 | Deborah | 804 |
| 10 | Patricia | 798 |
| 11 | Susan | 784 |
| 12 | Brenda | 762 |
| 13 | Sharon | 737 |
| 14 | Pamela | 724 |
| 15 | Debra | 667 |
| 16 | Barbara | 587 |
| 17 | Kathy | 580 |
| 18 | Tammy | 549 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 536 |
| 20 | Robin | 531 |
| 21 | Wanda | 529 |
| 22 | Debbie | 494 |
| 23 | Kimberly | 487 |
| 24 | Angela | 474 |
| 25 | Janet | 407 |
| 26 | Carolyn | 400 |
| 27 | Betty | 386 |
| 27 | Sheila | 386 |
| 29 | Beverly | 375 |
| 30 | Nancy | 364 |
| 31 | Cheryl | 350 |
| 32 | Sherry | 347 |
| 33 | Cathy | 345 |
| 34 | Cindy | 332 |
| 35 | Laura | 324 |
| 36 | Carol | 314 |
| 37 | Janice | 306 |
| 38 | Rebecca | 304 |
| 39 | Rhonda | 299 |
| 40 | Gloria | 297 |
| 40 | Shirley | 297 |
| 42 | Judy | 293 |
| 43 | Margaret | 280 |
| 44 | Phyllis | 277 |
| 45 | Joyce | 273 |
| 46 | Connie | 270 |
| 47 | Martha | 238 |
| 48 | Vickie | 235 |
| 49 | Kim | 234 |
| 50 | Sarah | 217 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,372 |
| 2 | David | 1,866 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,843 |
| 4 | William | 1,727 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,519 |
| 6 | John | 1,414 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,095 |
| 8 | Timothy | 1,028 |
| 9 | Mark | 942 |
| 10 | Kenneth | 866 |
| 11 | Richard | 779 |
| 12 | Thomas | 728 |
| 13 | Ricky | 719 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 708 |
| 15 | Terry | 688 |
| 16 | Donald | 685 |
| 17 | Larry | 639 |
| 18 | Gary | 563 |
| 19 | Randy | 560 |
| 20 | Jerry | 549 |
| 20 | Tony | 549 |
| 22 | Joseph | 541 |
| 23 | Ronald | 500 |
| 24 | Gregory | 489 |
| 25 | Steven | 477 |
| 26 | Anthony | 470 |
| 27 | Bobby | 452 |
| 28 | Danny | 445 |
| 29 | Johnny | 389 |
| 30 | Christopher | 376 |
| 31 | Dennis | 375 |
| 32 | George | 370 |
| 33 | Jimmy | 361 |
| 34 | Billy | 353 |
| 35 | Edward | 347 |
| 36 | Paul | 342 |
| 37 | Ronnie | 339 |
| 38 | Jeffery | 331 |
| 39 | Kevin | 327 |
| 40 | Roger | 316 |
| 41 | Stephen | 305 |
| 42 | Douglas | 293 |
| 43 | Willie | 283 |
| 44 | Phillip | 261 |
| 45 | Daniel | 257 |
| 46 | Keith | 255 |
| 47 | Tommy | 240 |
| 48 | Barry | 239 |
| 49 | Carl | 238 |
| 50 | Steve | 234 |