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Baby Names from 1969

3,475,323 registered births | 1,788,306 boys | 1,687,017 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1969

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
85,159 births
2 David
63,675 births
3 James
59,894 births
4 John
58,737 births
5 Robert
58,303 births
6 William
37,608 births
7 Christopher
35,674 births
8 Mark
33,390 births
9 Brian
31,669 births
10 Richard
31,087 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Lisa
45,028 births
2 Michelle
34,319 births
3 Jennifer
33,704 births
4 Kimberly
33,076 births
5 Melissa
23,019 births
6 Amy
21,462 births
7 Angela
21,062 births
8 Mary
19,851 births
9 Tammy
19,051 births
10 Laura
17,921 births

Top Unisex Names of 1969

Kelly
2,791 boys 16,328 girls
Tracy
2,170 boys 15,108 girls
Shannon
2,373 boys 10,452 girls
Shawn
8,268 boys 1,823 girls
Stacy
1,493 boys 6,486 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1969

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Tricia
#285 → #119 (+166)
B Jeremy
#296 → #147 (+149)
B Cory
#274 → #160 (+114)
B Corey
#171 → #58 (+113)
B Joshua
#271 → #197 (+74)
G Nicole
#108 → #47 (+61)
G Erin
#174 → #114 (+60)
B Neil
#218 → #164 (+54)

New to the Top 200 in 1969

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Tricia #119 Jeremy #147 Cory #160 Justin #167 Tracie #171 Katrina #180 Trina #191 Joshua #197 Miguel #198 Dina #199
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