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Baby names in Oregon, 1960s

1960–1969 · 302,065 recorded births

Michael was the most common name given in Oregon across the 1960s, with 6,862 births in the decade. The state recorded 302,065 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Oregon in the 1960s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Molly382
Darci62
Tami611
Rod134
Tamera175
Shawna184
Daren136
Darcie42

Top 25 in the 1960s

RankNameBirths
#1Michael6,862
#2David6,850
#3Robert5,048
#4John5,012
#5James4,553
#6Mark4,421
#7Lisa3,962
#8Scott3,416
#9Richard3,208
#10Brian3,019
#11Steven2,950
#12Jeffrey2,896
#13Julie2,752
#14Kevin2,747
#15William2,563
#16Daniel2,408
#17Susan2,385
#18Timothy2,372
#19Michelle2,355
#20Kimberly2,246
#21Karen2,214
#22Kelly2,172
#23Mary2,165
#24Lori2,135
#25Thomas2,085

Other decades in Oregon

All Oregon names, 2025

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org