State roster

Top names in Colorado

The names most likely to appear on 1960 Colorado birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,881 Colorado births in 1960 across 896 distinct names.

Distinctively Colorado

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Colorado more than they say America.

#72Carrie#139 nationally
#74Sherri#136 nationally
#87Kent#148 nationally
#78Loretta#138 nationally
#84Kirk#142 nationally
#62Becky#111 nationally
#95Jackie#144 nationally
#65Dan#111 nationally
#76Dave#122 nationally
#83Sandy#126 nationally
#85Kelly#128 nationally
#88Bob#131 nationally

Girls

#1Mary439US #1
#2Karen371US #4
#3Susan352US #2
#4Linda351US #3
#5Lisa314US #6
#6Debbie309US #24
#7Debra278US #8
#8Cynthia272US #9
#9Patricia266US #7
#10Sandra254US #11
#11Julie252US #28
#12Lori252US #20
#13Brenda236US #13
#14Nancy233US #15
#15Barbara231US #12
#16Cindy227US #30
#17Tammy225US #31
#18Pamela220US #14
#19Donna211US #5
#20Deborah207US #10
#21Elizabeth206US #18
#22Laura203US #25
#23Sharon201US #16
#24Kathy200US #21
#25Cheryl191US #17
#26Carol175US #23
#27Janet171US #32
#28Denise163US #29
#29Diane156US #22
#30Teresa155US #19
#31Kathleen154US #27
#32Diana152US #53
#33Theresa149US #35
#34Michelle146US #39
#35Robin136US #33
#36Kelly135US #52
#37Terri131US #49
#38Kimberly127US #26
#39Rhonda125US #44
#40Kim124US #34
#41Laurie120US #37
#42Christine114US #40
#43Rebecca110US #38
#44Catherine103US #42
#45Margaret100US #36
#46Paula93US #55
#47Judy92US #48
#48Cathy89US #46
#49Annette87US #62
#50Jennifer87US #61
#51Tina86US #45
#52Ann84US #51
#53Connie83US #47
#54Beverly81US #60
#55Kathryn80US #82
#56Tracy80US #84
#57Vicki80US #73
#58Katherine79US #81
#59Valerie79US #65
#60Bonnie73US #71
#61Sherry72US #54
#62Becky71US #111
#63Renee71US #93
#64Anna70US #104
#65Carolyn70US #43
#66Peggy70US #69
#67Janice69US #41
#68Shirley67US #70
#69Leslie66US #92
#70Maria66US #59
#71Amy65US #77
#72Carrie65US #139
#73Dawn64US #57
#74Sherri64US #136
#75Wendy64US #63
#76Angela63US #50
#77Beth63US #72
#78Loretta63US #138
#79Ruth63US #97
#80Anne62US #88
#81Rita62US #96
#82Victoria62US #114
#83Sandy61US #126
#84Sheila61US #56
#85Gloria60US #79
#86Anita59US #87
#87Betty58US #68
#88Lynn58US #64
#89Andrea57US #115
#90Stephanie57US #91
#91Terry56US #101
#92Joyce55US #58
#93Yvonne55US #133
#94Gina54US #128
#95Jackie53US #144
#96Jill53US #76
#97Joan53US #80
#98Pam52US #132
#99Marilyn51US #118
#100Suzanne51US #78

Boys

#1David898US #1
#2Michael797US #2
#3John732US #4
#4Robert705US #5
#5Mark651US #6
#6James628US #3
#7Richard426US #8
#8William360US #7
#9Steven357US #10
#10Daniel321US #17
#11Kevin313US #15
#12Thomas310US #9
#13Timothy297US #11
#14Scott295US #23
#15Kenneth290US #16
#16Joseph262US #12
#17Gary254US #22
#18Mike251US #36
#19Jeffrey249US #14
#20Paul242US #18
#21Brian234US #20
#22Donald226US #19
#23Douglas221US #30
#24Gregory221US #24
#25Ronald217US #21
#26Randy216US #32
#27Charles212US #13
#28Anthony208US #25
#29Steve193US #43
#30Larry180US #28
#31Stephen154US #27
#32Patrick144US #45
#33Eric142US #44
#34Terry141US #34
#35Dennis137US #31
#36Christopher136US #29
#37Edward136US #26
#38Craig125US #41
#39Jerry121US #37
#40George118US #33
#41Jeff115US #49
#42Roger115US #47
#43Bruce114US #39
#44Chris114US #63
#45Frank113US #40
#46Joe111US #57
#47Raymond111US #46
#48Dale110US #54
#49Alan106US #50
#50Randall104US #59
#51Ricky103US #38
#52Jim101US #75
#53Tim101US #60
#54Keith98US #35
#55Rodney93US #68
#56Danny92US #48
#57Andrew91US #51
#58Matthew90US #61
#59Greg89US #83
#60Martin83US #77
#61Russell80US #56
#62Tom80US #86
#63Tony80US #52
#64Bradley78US #90
#65Dan78US #111
#66Peter77US #42
#67Rick76US #101
#68Jay72US #78
#69Carl71US #53
#70Gerald70US #62
#71Lawrence70US #64
#72Phillip70US #66
#73Allen68US #99
#74Wayne68US #58
#75Bill67US #95
#76Dave66US #122
#77Jack65US #85
#78Todd62US #71
#79Arthur61US #82
#80Jimmy61US #69
#81Bryan60US #88
#82Dean60US #94
#83Don60US #115
#84Kirk59US #142
#85Kelly58US #128
#86Ronnie58US #87
#87Kent55US #148
#88Bob54US #131
#89Jeffery54US #55
#90Johnny54US #65
#91Albert53US #93
#92Leonard52US #113
#93Billy50US #67
#94Glenn50US #74
#95Ralph50US #89
#96Roy50US #80
#97Curtis49US #79
#98Tracy49US #137
#99Joel48US #110
#100Micheal48US #105

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑38Sherry#61
↑23Bonnie#60
↑20Phillip#72
↑19Todd#78
↑17Anna#64
↑17Tony#63
↑16Chris#44
↑15Jimmy#80

Falling

↓35Joyce#92
↓22Peggy#66
↓22Jill#96
↓21Janice#67
↓21Dawn#73
↓21Terry#91
↓19Ricky#51
↓19Rick#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.