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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1964

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1964 — 3,887,460 recorded births in total that year.

19631965 The 1960s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1964

Girls’ names

  1. 1Lisa54,2702.9%
  2. 2Mary40,9852.2%
  3. 3Susan31,5151.7%
  4. 4Karen30,2431.6%
  5. 5Patricia26,0911.4%
  6. 6Kimberly24,1281.3%
  7. 7Donna23,8081.3%
  8. 8Linda23,6291.2%
  9. 9Cynthia20,3211.1%
  10. 10Tammy20,0431.1%
  11. 11Pamela19,8231.0%
  12. 12Deborah19,3061.0%
  13. 13Sandra19,2491.0%
  14. 14Laura18,9671.0%
  15. 15Lori18,6241.0%
  16. 16Elizabeth17,2940.9%
  17. 17Julie17,2830.9%
  18. 18Brenda17,1060.9%
  19. 19Barbara16,4810.9%
  20. 20Sharon16,4490.9%
  21. 21Teresa16,4200.9%
  22. 22Angela16,2560.9%
  23. 23Michelle16,1800.9%
  24. 24Debra15,3290.8%
  25. 25Denise14,7260.8%
  26. 26Nancy14,6960.8%
  27. 27Robin14,3280.8%
  28. 28Christine14,2700.8%
  29. 29Cheryl14,0810.7%
  30. 30Kathleen13,2310.7%
  31. 31Jennifer12,9550.7%
  32. 32Diane12,8640.7%
  33. 33Dawn12,6130.7%
  34. 34Tina12,5480.7%
  35. 35Kelly12,4700.7%
  36. 36Carol12,1250.6%
  37. 37Jacqueline11,9750.6%
  38. 38Theresa10,5570.6%
  39. 39Kathy10,3770.5%
  40. 40Tracy10,1610.5%
  41. 41Maria10,1480.5%
  42. 42Kim9,9800.5%
  43. 43Rhonda9,7130.5%
  44. 44Amy9,5760.5%
  45. 45Paula9,4980.5%
  46. 46Rebecca9,4740.5%
  47. 47Cindy9,3220.5%
  48. 48Janet9,2490.5%
  49. 49Margaret9,1010.5%
  50. 50Sherry8,4960.4%
  51. 51Sheila8,4710.4%
  52. 52Debbie8,3810.4%
  53. 53Melissa8,3180.4%
  54. 54Catherine8,2370.4%
  55. 55Wendy8,0760.4%
  56. 56Carolyn8,0660.4%
  57. 57Stephanie7,9380.4%
  58. 58Michele7,9080.4%
  59. 59Laurie7,8320.4%
  60. 60Ann7,7580.4%
  61. 61Jill7,2420.4%
  62. 62Terri7,1440.4%
  63. 63Diana7,0700.4%
  64. 64Connie7,0350.4%
  65. 65Beth6,6860.4%
  66. 66Valerie6,6160.3%
  67. 67Suzanne6,4850.3%
  68. 68Annette6,1880.3%
  69. 69Janice6,1610.3%
  70. 70Dana6,0870.3%
  71. 71Renee6,0130.3%
  72. 72Lynn5,6750.3%
  73. 73Leslie5,5980.3%
  74. 74Judy5,5290.3%
  75. 75Cathy5,5020.3%
  76. 76Anne5,4110.3%
  77. 77Andrea5,3880.3%
  78. 78Carla5,3780.3%
  79. 79Gina5,2300.3%
  80. 80Darlene5,1750.3%
  81. 81Wanda5,1640.3%
  82. 82Katherine5,0740.3%
  83. 83Regina5,0010.3%
  84. 84Kathryn4,9240.3%
  85. 85Anita4,9090.3%
  86. 86Sherri4,8710.3%
  87. 87Joyce4,8590.3%
  88. 88Christina4,7010.2%
  89. 89Bonnie4,6860.2%
  90. 90Monica4,6550.2%
  91. 91Beverly4,6060.2%
  92. 92Sarah4,5830.2%
  93. 93Jane4,5670.2%
  94. 94Colleen4,5460.2%
  95. 95Martha4,4480.2%
  96. 96Penny4,3960.2%
  97. 97Anna4,2920.2%
  98. 98Judith4,1900.2%
  99. 99Joan4,1490.2%
  100. 100Jean4,0970.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael82,6174.1%
  2. 2John82,5084.1%
  3. 3David75,0433.8%
  4. 4James73,0263.7%
  5. 5Robert69,9803.5%
  6. 6Mark45,2612.3%
  7. 7William44,2242.2%
  8. 8Richard40,0982.0%
  9. 9Thomas34,4631.7%
  10. 10Jeffrey30,7281.5%
  11. 11Joseph30,5761.5%
  12. 12Steven29,7071.5%
  13. 13Kevin29,3571.5%
  14. 14Scott28,5061.4%
  15. 15Timothy28,0901.4%
  16. 16Paul26,8741.3%
  17. 17Charles25,9081.3%
  18. 18Kenneth24,8501.2%
  19. 19Daniel24,3421.2%
  20. 20Brian24,1671.2%
  21. 21Anthony20,1261.0%
  22. 22Gregory19,8841.0%
  23. 23Christopher19,6271.0%
  24. 24Ronald18,8440.9%
  25. 25Donald18,0450.9%
  26. 26Gary17,2060.9%
  27. 27Edward15,6090.8%
  28. 28Todd15,3500.8%
  29. 29Stephen14,9680.8%
  30. 30Patrick14,6920.7%
  31. 31Douglas14,6000.7%
  32. 32Eric14,5670.7%
  33. 33George11,7920.6%
  34. 34Keith11,6550.6%
  35. 35Terry10,8670.5%
  36. 36Larry10,6780.5%
  37. 37Andrew10,4940.5%
  38. 38Randy10,3020.5%
  39. 39Peter9,9110.5%
  40. 40Jerry9,6060.5%
  41. 41Frank9,3330.5%
  42. 42Dennis9,3270.5%
  43. 43Matthew8,9810.5%
  44. 44Raymond8,5920.4%
  45. 45Jeffery8,3600.4%
  46. 46Bruce7,8900.4%
  47. 47Mike7,7670.4%
  48. 48Craig7,7520.4%
  49. 49Roger7,3890.4%
  50. 50Tony7,1990.4%
  51. 51Steve7,0920.4%
  52. 52Jeff6,9330.3%
  53. 53Alan6,8100.3%
  54. 54Ricky6,7580.3%
  55. 55Carl6,6610.3%
  56. 56Danny6,4760.3%
  57. 57Troy6,3080.3%
  58. 58Russell6,2380.3%
  59. 59Rodney6,0730.3%
  60. 60Gerald5,8690.3%
  61. 61Wayne5,8320.3%
  62. 62Joe5,8210.3%
  63. 63Martin5,7270.3%
  64. 64Vincent5,6770.3%
  65. 65Chris5,6390.3%
  66. 66Randall5,5110.3%
  67. 67Phillip5,5020.3%
  68. 68Lawrence5,4530.3%
  69. 69Barry5,3680.3%
  70. 70Bryan5,2720.3%
  71. 71Billy5,1920.3%
  72. 72Dale5,1580.3%
  73. 73Bobby5,0820.3%
  74. 74Johnny5,0690.3%
  75. 75Curtis5,0640.3%
  76. 76Philip4,9770.2%
  77. 77Bradley4,9600.2%
  78. 78Jimmy4,9130.2%
  79. 79Jon4,9110.2%
  80. 80Walter4,8430.2%
  81. 81Glenn4,7520.2%
  82. 82Tim4,6950.2%
  83. 83Jonathan4,6440.2%
  84. 84Jay4,5670.2%
  85. 85Dean4,5100.2%
  86. 86Samuel4,4620.2%
  87. 87Darryl4,4200.2%
  88. 88Shawn4,4030.2%
  89. 89Roy4,1490.2%
  90. 90Willie4,1480.2%
  91. 91Arthur4,1470.2%
  92. 92Henry4,1240.2%
  93. 93Allen4,0980.2%
  94. 94Jose3,9760.2%
  95. 95Greg3,9720.2%
  96. 96Darrell3,9680.2%
  97. 97Victor3,9430.2%
  98. 98Harold3,8750.2%
  99. 99Jack3,8090.2%
  100. 100Albert3,7610.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1964 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.