1960s Baby Names
55 1960s names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 55 baby names with a 1960s feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
1960s Girl Names
Barb#5506 in the U.S.A short form of Barbara, from the Greek barbaros, 'foreign, stranger.' It was used casually as Tonda#7998 in the U.S.A mid-century American coinage, most likely reworking Tonya or Wanda into a short -a name. No sShirl#11781 in the U.S.Shirl is a short form of Shirley, from the Old English scir ('bright') and leah ('meadow, clearDawne#12168 in the U.S.An -e spelling of Dawn, the English word for 'daybreak; the first light of morning.' A mid-centRenita#12213 in the U.S.A feminine name of Latin flavor, generally read as an elaboration of Rena or a relative of RenaSonji#12928 in the U.S.Sonji is a rare American name whose origin is uncertain. It may be a reshaping of Sonia/Sonya (Sandie#13249 in the U.S.An -ie pet form of Sandra, itself short for Alexandra, from the Greek for 'defender; protector Tamatha#13318 in the U.S.A modern coinage blending Tammy (from Tamara) with Tabatha or Samantha. Built for its sound ratAdriene#13494 in the U.S.A respelling of Adrienne, the feminine of Adrian, from the Latin Hadrianus, 'from Hadria' (a toAretha#13616 in the U.S.From the Greek arete, 'virtue, excellence.' A rare classical name, it became famous through sinCinnamon#13777 in the U.S.Cinnamon is a word name from the fragrant spice, whose name reached English through Greek kinnaDee#13855 in the U.S.An initial-letter name, used as a short form for names beginning with D (Dorothy, Deborah, DeloDjuna#13879 in the U.S.Djuna is a rare name of uncertain origin, best known from the modernist writer Djuna Barnes. ExDeanne#13911 in the U.S.A variant of Deanna or Diane, or a compound of Dee and Anne. Diane/Deanna trace to the Roman goDenine#14003 in the U.S.A respelling of Denise, a French feminine of Dennis, ultimately from Dionysus, the Greek god ofFonda#14487 in the U.S.Fonda is chiefly a surname-name, associated with the celebrated Fonda acting family (Henry, JanShelli#14732 in the U.S.A respelled pet form of Michelle or Shelley (and sometimes Rochelle). Michelle traces to MichaeLesa#14883 in the U.S.A respelled form of Lisa, a short form of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva, 'God is my oath'Gidget#14967 in the U.S.Gidget is a pop-culture coinage from the 1959 film Gidget and its follow-ons. The name was inveCherri#14971 in the U.S.Cherri is a variant of Cherry or Cherie, drawing on both the sweet fruit word and the French chVenita#15042 in the U.S.A melodic Latinate name, read variously as a variant of Vinita or Benita (feminine of Benito, 'Deedee#15319 in the U.S.Deedee is a playful reduplicated nickname, often from the initials D.D. or from D-names such asAntionette#15452 in the U.S.A common respelling of Antoinette, the French feminine diminutive of Antoine (Anthony), from thFelecia#15583 in the U.S.A respelling of Felicia, the feminine of Latin Felix, 'lucky, happy, fortunate.' The -e- spelliCharla#15663 in the U.S.Charla is a feminine form of Charles, from the Germanic karl, 'free man'. It sits alongside ChaCoretta#15744 in the U.S.An -etta elaboration of Cora, from the Greek 'kore,' 'maiden.' The name is inseparable from CorDawna#15752 in the U.S.An -a elaboration of Dawn, the English word name for 'daybreak; first light.' The added ending Deann#15818 in the U.S.A compound of Dee and Ann, or a variant of Deanna/Diane (tied to the Roman goddess Diana). A tiCristine#15831 in the U.S.A spelling of Christine, from the Latin Christina, 'follower of Christ; a Christian,' rooted inDeeann#15903 in the U.S.A mid-century American combination joining the initial-name Dee with Ann, from the Hebrew HannaCaryn#15999 in the U.S.A respelling of Karen, a Danish short form of Katherine, from Greek katharos, 'pure.' The -yn sDjuana#16155 in the U.S.Djuana is a rare American name of uncertain origin. It reads most naturally as a stylized spellSharyl#16190 in the U.S.A respelling of Cheryl, a twentieth-century English name usually explained as a blend of CherryTonja#16305 in the U.S.A Slavic-styled spelling of Tonya/Tanya, a short form of Antonia (from a Roman family name) or Jannette#16313 in the U.S.A double-n spelling of Jeannette (Janet), a French diminutive of Jeanne, the feminine of John, Shannan#16545 in the U.S.An -an spelling of Shannon, from the River Shannon in Ireland, a name linked to an old goddess Lavonda#16592 in the U.S.A coined name joining the La- prefix with Vonda, itself a variant of Wanda, a Slavic name read Jacquline#16639 in the U.S.A respelling of Jacqueline, the French feminine of Jacques (from Jacob), from Hebrew Yaakov, 'sLoria#16647 in the U.S.Most likely a trimmed form of Gloria, from the Latin for 'glory,' or an elaboration of Lori. ThMelissia#16687 in the U.S.An elaborated spelling of Melissa, from the Greek 'melissa,' 'honeybee' (from 'meli,' honey). APatrica#16763 in the U.S.A variant (and common respelling) of Patricia, feminine of the Latin 'patricius,' 'noble; of thMechelle#16846 in the U.S.A phonetic respelling of Michelle, the French feminine of Michael, from the Hebrew for 'who is Barbra#16956 in the U.S.A streamlined spelling of Barbara, from the Greek 'barbaros,' 'foreign; strange' (literally 'onKecia#17054 in the U.S.Origin uncertain. Kecia is likely a modern respelling of Keisha, or a form of the biblical KeziLesia#17340 in the U.S.A name read either as a variant of Lisa/Leisa (short for Elizabeth) or as the Slavic Olesia, a Donita#18066 in the U.S.Donita is a diminutive of Donna, from the Italian donna, 'lady', dressed with the Spanish-styleMachelle#18098 in the U.S.Machelle is a variant of Michelle, the French feminine of Michael, from the Hebrew mikha'el, 'wNannette#18467 in the U.S.A French pet form of Anne, from the Hebrew Hannah, 'grace; favor.' The doubled-n spelling givesGlynis#18487 in the U.S.A Welsh feminine name from 'glyn,' 'valley' (a small, wooded valley). It gained mid-century visVernita#20046 in the U.S.An elaboration of Verna, from the Latin for 'springlike,' finished with the affectionate Spanis
1960s Boy Names
Rod#10573 in the U.S.A short form of Roderick, from Germanic elements hrod ('fame') and ric ('power, ruler') — 'famoKraig#11377 in the U.S.Kraig is a variant spelling of Craig, from the Scottish Gaelic creag, 'rock' or 'crag'. The K- Kirt#11909 in the U.S.Kirt is a variant spelling of Kurt, a German short form of Konrad (Conrad), from the Germanic kJemal#13068 in the U.S.Jemal is a variant spelling of Jamal, from the Arabic jamāl, 'beauty; grace'. It grew popular iRaynard#13710 in the U.S.A spelling of Reynard, from the Germanic Reginhard, joining 'ragin' ('counsel; advice') and 'ha
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Popular 1960s baby names include Barb, Tonda, Rod, Kraig, Shirl, Kirt. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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