Names that Peaked in 1960

Tim is a boyish short form very rarely given on its own.

This short form has been pretty much replaced by Franny, Fanny. and especially Frankie.

Nickname name hep in the era of Grease.

Italian heritage name. It's sweet and simple, but has fallen almost out of use since its heyday in the 1960s.

An Irish county name almost exclusively used for girls now. Kerrigan would be a more modern and masculine choice.

Together with the more common (in France) Jeannine spelling, this feminine form of Jean was most popular in the 1930s in its home country, and in the 1960s in the US. It's fallen off the Top 1000 list since, but perhaps cute retro nickname Jeannie could tempt some vintage-loving parents back.

Has lost all trace of its French accent.

So far out it's almost ready to be let back in.

Short and to the point, muscular and strong.

Like Papa name Rudolf, Rolf never quite emigrated from the Bavarian Alps. You might want to move on to Rollo or Wolf.

Barb is a midcentury nickname name that, like Deb and Sue, feels terminally dates now. But with the revival of Barbie, Barb may not be far behind.

See TERRY.