US baby names · 1969

Most popular baby names of 1969

In 1969, Social Security card applications recorded 1,687,016 girls and 1,788,174 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 8,708 distinct girls’ names and 5,043 boys’ names.

The most common names were Lisa (45,028 girls) and Michael (85,162 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 16% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 28% of boys. Compared with 1968, 96,827 more babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 1968, 6 girls’ names and 6 boys’ names in 1969 are newcomers (girls: Nicole, Holly, Deanna; boys: Corey, Chad, Shane). Of these names, 4 of the 100 girls’ names and 21 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 1969 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05

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Top 100 girls’ names, 1969

Rank	Name	Girls
#1	Lisa	45,028
#2	Michelle	34,319
#3	Jennifer	33,705
#4	Kimberly	33,077
#5	Melissa	23,018
#6	Amy	21,464
#7	Angela	21,060
#8	Mary	19,850
#9	Tammy	19,053
#10	Laura	17,922
#11	Susan	17,806
#12	Julie	17,739
#13	Karen	17,633
#14	Christine	16,752
#15	Kelly	16,328
#16	Elizabeth	15,297
#17	Tracy	15,108
#18	Patricia	14,959
#19	Stephanie	14,488
#20	Lori	14,020
#21	Dawn	13,768
#22	Tina	13,606
#23	Cynthia	13,516
#24	Pamela	13,355
#25	Sandra	12,185
#26	Donna	11,447
#27	Deborah	11,187
#28	Rebecca	10,950
#29	Wendy	10,624
#30	Michele	10,556
#31	Shannon	10,452
#32	Teresa	10,357
#33	Linda	10,246
#34	Heather	10,069
#35	Denise	9,798
#36	Sharon	9,698
#37	Christina	9,323
#38	Brenda	8,989
#39	Barbara	8,811
#40	Maria	8,401
#41	Cheryl	8,346
#42	Kathleen	8,299
#43	Debra	7,951
#44	Rhonda	7,917
#45	Nancy	7,902
#46	Robin	7,501
#47	Nicole	7,212
#48	Andrea	7,201
#49	Theresa	6,858
#50	Paula	6,753
#51	Jill	6,666
#52	Stacey	6,614
#53	Stacy	6,486
#54	Tonya	6,169
#55	Sherry	6,139
#56	Carol	6,138
#57	Ann	6,133
#58	Catherine	6,094
#59	Monica	6,032
#60	Dana	6,025
#61	Diane	5,943
#62	Jacqueline	5,920
#63	Gina	5,911
#64	Leslie	5,836
#65	Tracey	5,624
#66	Kim	5,450
#67	Renee	5,254
#68	Sheila	5,245
#69	Rachel	5,242
#70	Katherine	5,167
#71	Carolyn	5,129
#72	Sarah	5,078
#73	Margaret	5,044
#74	Cindy	4,955
#75	Suzanne	4,902
#76	Kristin	4,753
#77	Kathy	4,751
#78	Tamara	4,652
#79	Laurie	4,627
#80	Heidi	4,532
#81	Diana	4,525
#82	Beth	4,460
#83	Victoria	4,390
#84	Janet	4,380
#85	Valerie	4,300
#86	Regina	4,267
#87	Holly	4,123
#88	Deanna	4,068
#89	Melinda	3,988
#90	Carla	3,964
#91	Tanya	3,964
#92	Melanie	3,925
#93	Terri	3,903
#94	Carrie	3,888
#95	Jodi	3,865
#96	Kristen	3,812
#97	April	3,802
#98	Yolanda	3,771
#99	Anna	3,720
#100	Julia	3,712

Top 100 boys’ names, 1969

Rank	Name	Boys
#1	Michael	85,162
#2	David	63,672
#3	James	59,886
#4	John	58,732
#5	Robert	58,300
#6	William	37,607
#7	Christopher	35,672
#8	Mark	33,388
#9	Brian	31,669
#10	Richard	31,085
#11	Jeffrey	28,967
#12	Scott	28,653
#13	Thomas	27,465
#14	Steven	26,532
#15	Joseph	26,173
#16	Kevin	23,557
#17	Timothy	23,358
#18	Daniel	23,165
#19	Charles	21,658
#20	Anthony	20,904
#21	Eric	20,747
#22	Paul	20,690
#23	Kenneth	17,553
#24	Matthew	17,462
#25	Jason	16,488
#26	Gregory	16,166
#27	Stephen	15,090
#28	Todd	14,745
#29	Ronald	14,618
#30	Donald	12,775
#31	Patrick	12,675
#32	Edward	12,451
#33	Andrew	11,282
#34	Douglas	11,237
#35	Gary	11,142
#36	Keith	9,445
#37	Sean	9,346
#38	George	9,199
#39	Craig	8,783
#40	Larry	8,283
#41	Shawn	8,267
#42	Troy	8,098
#43	Peter	7,832
#44	Dennis	7,357
#45	Jerry	7,283
#46	Jonathan	7,080
#47	Frank	6,917
#48	Jeffery	6,738
#49	Rodney	6,669
#50	Raymond	6,638
#51	Bryan	6,469
#52	Terry	6,415
#53	Bradley	6,389
#54	Tony	5,516
#55	Randy	5,265
#56	Jose	5,185
#57	Russell	5,156
#58	Corey	4,924
#59	Roger	4,905
#60	Darren	4,660
#61	Aaron	4,596
#62	Carl	4,522
#63	Marc	4,500
#64	Samuel	4,430
#65	Gerald	4,384
#66	Chris	4,280
#67	Johnny	4,219
#68	Jon	4,213
#69	Chad	4,060
#70	Vincent	4,056
#71	Lawrence	4,044
#72	Bruce	4,041
#73	Danny	4,010
#74	Phillip	4,006
#75	Wayne	3,896
#76	Alan	3,852
#77	Billy	3,773
#78	Martin	3,758
#79	Jimmy	3,757
#80	Joel	3,681
#81	Curtis	3,675
#82	Bobby	3,652
#83	Joe	3,617
#84	Walter	3,569
#85	Randall	3,562
#86	Philip	3,540
#87	Shane	3,531
#88	Glenn	3,467
#89	Dean	3,445
#90	Ricky	3,415
#91	Benjamin	3,379
#92	Brent	3,355
#93	Darrell	3,249
#94	Brett	3,183
#95	Jay	3,181
#96	Dale	3,154
#97	Arthur	3,138
#98	Steve	3,062
#99	Barry	3,060
#100	Henry	3,055