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Names That Defined the 1960s
Top Boy Names
1
833,070 Michael in top 10 for 10/10 years
2
733,939 David in top 10 for 10/10 years
3
713,374 John in top 10 for 10/10 years
4
684,721 James in top 10 for 10/10 years
5
650,769 Robert in top 10 for 10/10 years
6
441,381 Mark in top 10 for 10/10 years
7
421,411 William in top 10 for 10/10 years
8
373,894 Richard in top 10 for 10/10 years
9
243,918 Thomas in top 10 for 7/10 years
10
155,740 Jeffrey in top 10 for 5/10 years
Top Girl Names
1
496,983 Lisa in top 10 for 10/10 years
2
355,238 Mary in top 10 for 10/10 years
3
269,856 Susan in top 10 for 9/10 years
4
268,419 Karen in top 10 for 9/10 years
5
183,278 Kimberly in top 10 for 6/10 years
6
182,654 Patricia in top 10 for 7/10 years
7
175,068 Linda in top 10 for 6/10 years
8
157,447 Donna in top 10 for 6/10 years
9
136,271 Cynthia in top 10 for 6/10 years
10
125,527 Michelle in top 10 for 4/10 years
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Browse Each Year in the 1960s
1960
4,153,815 births
David Mary
1961
4,142,301 births
Michael Mary
1962
4,035,372 births
Michael Lisa
1963
3,958,200 births
Michael Lisa
1964
3,887,605 births
Michael Lisa
1965
3,625,449 births
Michael Lisa
1966
3,475,655 births
Michael Lisa
1967
3,394,897 births
Michael Lisa
1968
3,378,413 births
Michael Lisa
1969
3,475,323 births
Michael Lisa
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Cultural Snapshot of the 1960s
1960
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower / John F. Kennedy (elected Nov)
#1 Song: Theme from A Summer Place - Percy Faith
#1 Movie: Ben-Hur
Avg. Home: $12,700
Tech: First weather satellite (TIROS-1) launched; first laser demonstrated
Generation: Baby Boomer (born 1946-1964)
Key Events:
JFK elected presidentU-2 spy plane shot down over USSRSit-in movement begins at Woolworth's lunch counterFDA approves the first birth control pill
1965
President: Lyndon B. Johnson
#1 Song: Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
#1 Movie: The Sound of Music
Avg. Home: $13,600
Tech: First commercial communications satellite (Early Bird/Intelsat I)
Generation: Baby Boomer / Generation X cusp
Key Events:
US sends first combat troops to VietnamMalcolm X assassinatedVoting Rights Act signedWatts riots in Los AngelesFirst spacewalk by Ed White
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