State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 1960 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 92,990 Wisconsin births in 1960 across 985 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#77Kay#192 nationally
#95Jodioutside the national top 200
#97Kristineoutside the national top 200
#98Randaloutside the national top 200
#82Heidi#170 nationally
#97Gregg#179 nationally
#87Patti#165 nationally
#54Kurt#130 nationally
#100Gene#174 nationally
#59Sue#120 nationally
#26Jean#86 nationally
#80Carrie#139 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,793US #1
#2Susan1,351US #2
#3Lori1,037US #20
#4Julie962US #28
#5Linda962US #3
#6Debra901US #8
#7Karen884US #4
#8Barbara739US #12
#9Diane681US #22
#10Lisa675US #6
#11Patricia655US #7
#12Nancy650US #15
#13Sandra645US #11
#14Kathleen611US #27
#15Cheryl591US #17
#16Cynthia571US #9
#17Pamela547US #14
#18Laurie521US #37
#19Donna496US #5
#20Kim487US #34
#21Cindy475US #30
#22Christine456US #40
#23Dawn455US #57
#24Brenda453US #13
#25Laura444US #25
#26Jean429US #86
#27Kathy412US #21
#28Lynn405US #64
#29Deborah400US #10
#30Sharon400US #16
#31Jane395US #67
#32Carol386US #23
#33Ann371US #51
#34Tammy355US #31
#35Debbie348US #24
#36Elizabeth333US #18
#37Janet325US #32
#38Denise313US #29
#39Wendy313US #63
#40Jill299US #76
#41Theresa293US #35
#42Joan286US #80
#43Teresa257US #19
#44Margaret253US #36
#45Judy250US #48
#46Kelly245US #52
#47Catherine243US #42
#48Amy236US #77
#49Judith235US #74
#50Robin228US #33
#51Connie224US #47
#52Peggy223US #69
#53Terri223US #49
#54Michelle221US #39
#55Beth217US #72
#56Kathryn216US #82
#57Gail212US #90
#58Renee212US #93
#59Sue212US #120
#60Vicki206US #73
#61Bonnie201US #71
#62Paula195US #55
#63Jennifer182US #61
#64Anne177US #88
#65Colleen177US #107
#66Annette173US #62
#67Suzanne172US #78
#68Rebecca171US #38
#69Sherry169US #54
#70Ellen164US #94
#71Rhonda164US #44
#72Janice163US #41
#73Jeanne162US #129
#74Kimberly162US #26
#75Sally160US #123
#76Cathy155US #46
#77Kay142US #192
#78Tracy140US #84
#79Jacqueline137US #85
#80Carrie133US #139
#81Ruth130US #97
#82Heidi128US #170
#83Michele126US #89
#84Victoria125US #114
#85Darlene123US #75
#86Diana123US #53
#87Patti123US #165
#88Tina122US #45
#89Katherine120US #81
#90Joanne117US #99
#91Joyce116US #58
#92Sandy114US #126
#93Sheila111US #56
#94Beverly110US #60
#95Jodi110
#96Rita110US #96
#97Kristine109
#98Carolyn108US #43
#99Betty104US #68
#100Becky103US #111

Boys

#1David2,318US #1
#2Michael2,149US #2
#3Mark1,937US #6
#4James1,741US #3
#5John1,692US #4
#6Robert1,581US #5
#7Thomas1,371US #9
#8Steven1,336US #10
#9Jeffrey1,284US #14
#10Daniel1,162US #17
#11Scott1,076US #23
#12Timothy1,043US #11
#13Richard1,033US #8
#14Brian946US #20
#15William911US #7
#16Kevin846US #15
#17Paul779US #18
#18Joseph603US #12
#19Gary595US #22
#20Gregory549US #24
#21Randy539US #32
#22Ronald518US #21
#23Donald508US #19
#24Kenneth500US #16
#25Dennis487US #31
#26Patrick448US #45
#27Peter441US #42
#28Todd417US #71
#29Charles414US #13
#30Dale400US #54
#31Bruce384US #39
#32Douglas379US #30
#33Craig328US #41
#34Terry316US #34
#35Randall309US #59
#36Jeff303US #49
#37Keith303US #35
#38Jeffery299US #55
#39Mike299US #36
#40Christopher290US #29
#41Anthony286US #25
#42Dean282US #94
#43Steve281US #43
#44Larry276US #28
#45Edward258US #26
#46Alan250US #50
#47Jay244US #78
#48Tim241US #60
#49Roger227US #47
#50Gerald216US #62
#51Tom212US #86
#52Stephen210US #27
#53Eric204US #44
#54Kurt200US #130
#55Ricky193US #38
#56Andrew187US #51
#57Jim187US #75
#58Jon186US #97
#59Wayne186US #58
#60Russell182US #56
#61Greg174US #83
#62George164US #33
#63Matthew161US #61
#64Jerry157US #37
#65Chris155US #63
#66Bradley152US #90
#67Dan152US #111
#68Rick149US #101
#69Duane141US #127
#70Allen135US #99
#71Rodney135US #68
#72Joel134US #110
#73Lawrence132US #64
#74Raymond129US #46
#75Bryan125US #88
#76Lee125US #116
#77Dave116US #122
#78Philip116US #76
#79Jerome115US #133
#80Joe114US #57
#81Carl113US #53
#82Bill111US #95
#83Frank108US #40
#84Jack105US #85
#85Tony104US #52
#86Glenn103US #74
#87Martin103US #77
#88Phillip99US #66
#89Kelly89US #128
#90Danny88US #48
#91Micheal86US #105
#92Curtis85US #79
#93Ralph81US #89
#94Barry77US #72
#95Eugene75US #109
#96Brad73US #134
#97Gregg73US #179
#98Randal73
#99Karl72US #135
#100Gene70US #174

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑19Kelly#46
↑17Heidi#82
↑16Teresa#43
↑15Laurie#18
↑13Michelle#54
↑13Anthony#41
↑12Phillip#88
↑11Brenda#24

Falling

↓18Sue#59
↓18Carolyn#98
↓16Katherine#89
↓16Joanne#90
↓14Becky#100
↓12Bonnie#61
↓12Betty#99
↓12Bill#82

Every state

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