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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1963

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1963 — 3,958,455 recorded births in total that year.

19621964 The 1960s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1963

Girls’ names

  1. 1Lisa56,0472.9%
  2. 2Mary41,5462.2%
  3. 3Susan33,9911.8%
  4. 4Karen32,4921.7%
  5. 5Linda27,7271.4%
  6. 6Donna25,4051.3%
  7. 7Patricia25,3741.3%
  8. 8Lori23,8991.2%
  9. 9Sandra21,6211.1%
  10. 10Cynthia21,5891.1%
  11. 11Kimberly21,2241.1%
  12. 12Tammy21,1991.1%
  13. 13Deborah21,0531.1%
  14. 14Pamela20,5931.1%
  15. 15Brenda19,6111.0%
  16. 16Laura18,5141.0%
  17. 17Barbara18,2950.9%
  18. 18Teresa17,9650.9%
  19. 19Sharon17,8000.9%
  20. 20Elizabeth17,5980.9%
  21. 21Debra17,3350.9%
  22. 22Julie16,3040.8%
  23. 23Nancy16,2660.8%
  24. 24Cheryl15,0470.8%
  25. 25Robin14,4350.7%
  26. 26Michelle14,3830.7%
  27. 27Denise14,0920.7%
  28. 28Kathleen13,5470.7%
  29. 29Christine13,3870.7%
  30. 30Angela13,2770.7%
  31. 31Diane13,1930.7%
  32. 32Kelly12,5500.7%
  33. 33Carol12,4920.6%
  34. 34Kathy12,2150.6%
  35. 35Tina12,1570.6%
  36. 36Jennifer11,7570.6%
  37. 37Cindy11,0900.6%
  38. 38Theresa11,0390.6%
  39. 39Kim10,6830.6%
  40. 40Janet10,6670.6%
  41. 41Debbie10,4440.5%
  42. 42Paula10,1560.5%
  43. 43Maria9,8540.5%
  44. 44Rebecca9,3930.5%
  45. 45Rhonda9,3560.5%
  46. 46Margaret9,3040.5%
  47. 47Laurie9,2760.5%
  48. 48Tracy9,0730.5%
  49. 49Sherry9,0650.5%
  50. 50Sheila8,7060.5%
  51. 51Jacqueline8,5620.4%
  52. 52Dawn8,4120.4%
  53. 53Catherine8,2940.4%
  54. 54Amy8,2270.4%
  55. 55Connie8,1650.4%
  56. 56Carolyn8,1240.4%
  57. 57Ann7,9750.4%
  58. 58Terri7,7040.4%
  59. 59Michele7,5120.4%
  60. 60Wendy7,3330.4%
  61. 61Melissa7,3210.4%
  62. 62Diana7,3100.4%
  63. 63Janice7,0740.4%
  64. 64Stephanie6,8250.4%
  65. 65Suzanne6,8210.4%
  66. 66Beth6,6770.3%
  67. 67Cathy6,3190.3%
  68. 68Jill6,3000.3%
  69. 69Valerie6,1720.3%
  70. 70Judy6,1370.3%
  71. 71Annette6,0500.3%
  72. 72Leslie5,8570.3%
  73. 73Lynn5,8270.3%
  74. 74Renee5,7760.3%
  75. 75Jane5,7670.3%
  76. 76Wanda5,5960.3%
  77. 77Anita5,4730.3%
  78. 78Sherri5,4600.3%
  79. 79Gina5,3370.3%
  80. 80Anne5,3300.3%
  81. 81Beverly5,2800.3%
  82. 82Carla5,2640.3%
  83. 83Bonnie5,2260.3%
  84. 84Joyce5,2220.3%
  85. 85Darlene5,1530.3%
  86. 86Penny5,1290.3%
  87. 87Katherine5,1240.3%
  88. 88Dana5,0480.3%
  89. 89Andrea5,0130.3%
  90. 90Martha4,8870.3%
  91. 91Judith4,7430.2%
  92. 92Regina4,7100.2%
  93. 93Kathryn4,7010.2%
  94. 94Sarah4,5710.2%
  95. 95Joan4,5620.2%
  96. 96Gloria4,5360.2%
  97. 97Jean4,4850.2%
  98. 98Colleen4,4470.2%
  99. 99Shirley4,3870.2%
  100. 100Vicki4,3620.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael83,7714.1%
  2. 2John78,6363.9%
  3. 3David78,4443.9%
  4. 4James71,2943.5%
  5. 5Robert70,0073.4%
  6. 6Mark49,3422.4%
  7. 7William44,4532.2%
  8. 8Richard40,7722.0%
  9. 9Thomas35,4901.7%
  10. 10Jeffrey31,7011.6%
  11. 11Kevin30,6131.5%
  12. 12Scott30,3961.5%
  13. 13Joseph30,0771.5%
  14. 14Steven29,3281.4%
  15. 15Timothy27,1871.3%
  16. 16Charles26,7621.3%
  17. 17Paul26,6721.3%
  18. 18Kenneth25,2351.2%
  19. 19Daniel24,8151.2%
  20. 20Brian24,1331.2%
  21. 21Gregory21,4201.1%
  22. 22Anthony20,2501.0%
  23. 23Ronald19,7801.0%
  24. 24Gary18,9290.9%
  25. 25Donald18,8960.9%
  26. 26Christopher18,3390.9%
  27. 27Edward15,3230.8%
  28. 28Douglas15,0860.7%
  29. 29Stephen14,9920.7%
  30. 30Todd14,7890.7%
  31. 31Eric13,2780.7%
  32. 32Terry12,4630.6%
  33. 33Keith12,2430.6%
  34. 34George12,0790.6%
  35. 35Patrick12,0710.6%
  36. 36Larry11,6670.6%
  37. 37Randy10,5350.5%
  38. 38Jerry10,1890.5%
  39. 39Dennis9,8210.5%
  40. 40Peter9,6140.5%
  41. 41Frank9,5270.5%
  42. 42Andrew9,5140.5%
  43. 43Bruce9,2750.5%
  44. 44Mike9,0450.4%
  45. 45Raymond8,7800.4%
  46. 46Jeffery8,4860.4%
  47. 47Ricky8,1140.4%
  48. 48Jeff8,1050.4%
  49. 49Steve8,0500.4%
  50. 50Matthew8,0340.4%
  51. 51Craig7,8990.4%
  52. 52Tony7,8790.4%
  53. 53Roger7,7430.4%
  54. 54Carl7,1280.4%
  55. 55Danny7,1010.3%
  56. 56Alan6,9350.3%
  57. 57Russell6,7030.3%
  58. 58Joe6,3790.3%
  59. 59Chris6,3280.3%
  60. 60Gerald6,1560.3%
  61. 61Vincent6,1520.3%
  62. 62Martin6,0730.3%
  63. 63Wayne6,0310.3%
  64. 64Glenn5,9770.3%
  65. 65Randall5,9720.3%
  66. 66Troy5,9710.3%
  67. 67Barry5,9530.3%
  68. 68Lawrence5,7080.3%
  69. 69Dale5,7000.3%
  70. 70Phillip5,6550.3%
  71. 71Johnny5,4200.3%
  72. 72Curtis5,3760.3%
  73. 73Bryan5,2570.3%
  74. 74Billy5,2410.3%
  75. 75Bobby5,2120.3%
  76. 76Rodney5,1930.3%
  77. 77Walter5,0680.2%
  78. 78Jimmy5,0430.2%
  79. 79Tim5,0160.2%
  80. 80Darryl5,0130.2%
  81. 81Greg4,8540.2%
  82. 82Bradley4,7650.2%
  83. 83Philip4,7570.2%
  84. 84Jon4,7500.2%
  85. 85Jay4,7200.2%
  86. 86Dean4,6160.2%
  87. 87Samuel4,5200.2%
  88. 88Jonathan4,4710.2%
  89. 89Roy4,4400.2%
  90. 90Allen4,3390.2%
  91. 91Arthur4,2750.2%
  92. 92Jim4,2370.2%
  93. 93Willie4,1940.2%
  94. 94Henry4,1840.2%
  95. 95Darrell4,0970.2%
  96. 96Harold4,0930.2%
  97. 97Victor4,0560.2%
  98. 98Jose4,0120.2%
  99. 99Ralph3,9310.2%
  100. 100Albert3,8830.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1963 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.