Top baby names in Tennessee, 1960
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 906 |
| 2 | Donna | 858 |
| 3 | Lisa | 854 |
| 4 | Teresa | 816 |
| 5 | Pamela | 671 |
| 6 | Linda | 669 |
| 7 | Karen | 666 |
| 8 | Brenda | 648 |
| 9 | Deborah | 622 |
| 10 | Patricia | 614 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 590 |
| 12 | Sandra | 583 |
| 13 | Debra | 551 |
| 14 | Kathy | 549 |
| 15 | Sharon | 517 |
| 16 | Susan | 497 |
| 17 | Tammy | 483 |
| 18 | Debbie | 479 |
| 19 | Barbara | 429 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 396 |
| 21 | Sherry | 356 |
| 22 | Angela | 320 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 318 |
| 24 | Connie | 316 |
| 25 | Judy | 306 |
| 26 | Sheila | 301 |
| 27 | Vickie | 299 |
| 28 | Janet | 294 |
| 29 | Carolyn | 279 |
| 30 | Nancy | 277 |
| 31 | Janice | 274 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 273 |
| 33 | Cindy | 272 |
| 34 | Cheryl | 271 |
| 35 | Robin | 266 |
| 36 | Tina | 263 |
| 37 | Carol | 260 |
| 37 | Rhonda | 260 |
| 39 | Cathy | 257 |
| 40 | Wanda | 244 |
| 41 | Betty | 242 |
| 41 | Beverly | 242 |
| 43 | Anita | 213 |
| 44 | Shirley | 206 |
| 45 | Rita | 204 |
| 46 | Joyce | 197 |
| 47 | Laura | 188 |
| 48 | Margaret | 186 |
| 49 | Martha | 182 |
| 49 | Regina | 182 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,002 |
| 2 | David | 1,524 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,409 |
| 4 | William | 1,207 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,109 |
| 6 | John | 1,106 |
| 7 | Charles | 847 |
| 8 | Mark | 823 |
| 9 | Timothy | 717 |
| 10 | Ricky | 671 |
| 11 | Kenneth | 630 |
| 12 | Terry | 627 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 568 |
| 14 | Richard | 557 |
| 15 | Thomas | 515 |
| 16 | Gary | 499 |
| 17 | Jerry | 480 |
| 18 | Donald | 463 |
| 19 | Anthony | 437 |
| 19 | Steven | 437 |
| 21 | Larry | 433 |
| 22 | Gregory | 412 |
| 23 | Danny | 406 |
| 24 | Ronald | 383 |
| 25 | Bobby | 367 |
| 26 | Billy | 365 |
| 27 | Paul | 363 |
| 28 | Randy | 361 |
| 29 | Tony | 360 |
| 30 | Jimmy | 340 |
| 31 | Jeffery | 335 |
| 32 | Johnny | 325 |
| 33 | Dennis | 284 |
| 33 | Roger | 284 |
| 35 | Joseph | 273 |
| 36 | Mike | 269 |
| 37 | George | 267 |
| 38 | Steve | 263 |
| 39 | Stephen | 251 |
| 40 | Joe | 249 |
| 41 | Ronnie | 232 |
| 42 | Tim | 221 |
| 43 | Kevin | 219 |
| 44 | Jeff | 218 |
| 45 | Edward | 216 |
| 46 | Barry | 213 |
| 47 | Tommy | 212 |
| 48 | Randall | 209 |
| 49 | Eddie | 200 |
| 50 | Christopher | 196 |