Names That Peaked In 1963

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1963 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Lisa and Michael — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 1962 Peaked in 1964 Full 1963 top 100 The 1960s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Kevin	1,628#221	Down 64 rank positions in five years	1963
Lori	118#1,726	Down 54 rank positions in five years	1963
Curtis	232#985	Down 282 rank positions in five years	1962
Sheila	65#2,686	Down 1,081 rank positions in five years	1962
Anita	165#1,342	Up 192 rank positions in five years	1957
Penny	368#740	Down 13 rank positions in five years	1963
Sherri	12#8,794	Up 2,170 rank positions in five years	1963
Darla	275#941	Up 473 rank positions in five years	1963
Lorie	8#11,507	Up 196 rank positions in five years	1963
Robbie	69#2,122	Down 105 rank positions in five years	1963
Lourdes	58#2,917	Down 551 rank positions in five years	1963
Deidre	8#11,172	new	1963
Kris	37#3,217	Down 1,059 rank positions in five years	1962
Felecia	—Unranked	—	1963
Johnna	14#7,656	Down 1,198 rank positions in five years	1963
Rob	7#10,453	Up 3,191 rank positions in five years	1963
Lolita	9#10,560	Down 2,767 rank positions in five years	1963
Alesia	32#4,359	Up 524 rank positions in five years	1963
Wes	376#716	Up 275 rank positions in five years	2025
Nannette	—Unranked	—	1963
Chet	65#2,186	Up 511 rank positions in five years	1963
Pennie	15#7,406	Up 5,725 rank positions in five years	1963
Edie	91#2,069	Down 444 rank positions in five years	1963
Jonna	11#9,137	Down 972 rank positions in five years	1963
Greggory	—Unranked	—	1963
Fonda	—Unranked	—	1963
Reinaldo	14#6,365	Down 725 rank positions in five years	1963
Loriann	12#8,652	Up 71 rank positions in five years	1963
Darvin	28#3,863	Down 123 rank positions in five years	1963
Brien	7#9,860	Down 144 rank positions in five years	1963
Dwane	—Unranked	—	1963
Merri	—Unranked	—	1963
Stoney	36#3,301	Up 33 rank positions in five years	1963
Deeann	—Unranked	—	1963
Maury	9#8,674	Up 2,828 rank positions in five years	1963
Jeanmarie	—Unranked	—	1963
Glynis	—Unranked	—	1963
Pamela	—Unranked	—	1963
Tal	11#7,619	Up 4,235 rank positions in five years	1963

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1963 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.