Popularity › United States › 1963

Most popular baby names in the US, 1963

The hundred most-given girls' and boys' names in America in 1963, straight from Social Security card applications. Lisa and Michael led the year.

Girls

	Name	Births
1	Lisa	56,047
2	Mary	41,546
3	Susan	33,991
4	Karen	32,492
5	Linda	27,727
6	Donna	25,405
7	Patricia	25,374
8	Lori	23,899
9	Sandra	21,621
10	Cynthia	21,589
11	Kimberly	21,224
12	Tammy	21,199
13	Deborah	21,053
14	Pamela	20,593
15	Brenda	19,611
16	Laura	18,514
17	Barbara	18,295
18	Teresa	17,965
19	Sharon	17,800
20	Elizabeth	17,598
21	Debra	17,335
22	Julie	16,304
23	Nancy	16,266
24	Cheryl	15,047
25	Robin	14,435
26	Michelle	14,383
27	Denise	14,092
28	Kathleen	13,547
29	Christine	13,387
30	Angela	13,277
31	Diane	13,193
32	Kelly	12,550
33	Carol	12,492
34	Kathy	12,215
35	Tina	12,157
36	Jennifer	11,757
37	Cindy	11,090
38	Theresa	11,039
39	Kim	10,683
40	Janet	10,667
41	Debbie	10,444
42	Paula	10,156
43	Maria	9,854
44	Rebecca	9,393
45	Rhonda	9,356
46	Margaret	9,304
47	Laurie	9,276
48	Tracy	9,073
49	Sherry	9,065
50	Sheila	8,706
51	Jacqueline	8,562
52	Dawn	8,412
53	Catherine	8,294
54	Amy	8,227
55	Connie	8,165
56	Carolyn	8,124
57	Ann	7,975
58	Terri	7,704
59	Michele	7,512
60	Wendy	7,333
61	Melissa	7,321
62	Diana	7,310
63	Janice	7,074
64	Stephanie	6,825
65	Suzanne	6,821
66	Beth	6,677
67	Cathy	6,319
68	Jill	6,300
69	Valerie	6,172
70	Judy	6,137
71	Annette	6,050
72	Leslie	5,857
73	Lynn	5,827
74	Renee	5,776
75	Jane	5,767
76	Wanda	5,596
77	Anita	5,473
78	Sherri	5,460
79	Gina	5,337
80	Anne	5,330
81	Beverly	5,280
82	Carla	5,264
83	Bonnie	5,226
84	Joyce	5,222
85	Darlene	5,153
86	Penny	5,129
87	Katherine	5,124
88	Dana	5,048
89	Andrea	5,013
90	Martha	4,887
91	Judith	4,743
92	Regina	4,710
93	Kathryn	4,701
94	Sarah	4,571
95	Joan	4,562
96	Gloria	4,536
97	Jean	4,485
98	Colleen	4,447
99	Shirley	4,387
100	Vicki	4,362

Boys

	Name	Births
1	Michael	83,771
2	John	78,636
3	David	78,444
4	James	71,294
5	Robert	70,007
6	Mark	49,342
7	William	44,453
8	Richard	40,772
9	Thomas	35,490
10	Jeffrey	31,701
11	Kevin	30,613
12	Scott	30,396
13	Joseph	30,077
14	Steven	29,328
15	Timothy	27,187
16	Charles	26,762
17	Paul	26,672
18	Kenneth	25,235
19	Daniel	24,815
20	Brian	24,133
21	Gregory	21,420
22	Anthony	20,250
23	Ronald	19,780
24	Gary	18,929
25	Donald	18,896
26	Christopher	18,339
27	Edward	15,323
28	Douglas	15,086
29	Stephen	14,992
30	Todd	14,789
31	Eric	13,278
32	Terry	12,463
33	Keith	12,243
34	George	12,079
35	Patrick	12,071
36	Larry	11,667
37	Randy	10,535
38	Jerry	10,189
39	Dennis	9,821
40	Peter	9,614
41	Frank	9,527
42	Andrew	9,514
43	Bruce	9,275
44	Mike	9,045
45	Raymond	8,780
46	Jeffery	8,486
47	Ricky	8,114
48	Jeff	8,105
49	Steve	8,050
50	Matthew	8,034
51	Craig	7,899
52	Tony	7,879
53	Roger	7,743
54	Carl	7,128
55	Danny	7,101
56	Alan	6,935
57	Russell	6,703
58	Joe	6,379
59	Chris	6,328
60	Gerald	6,156
61	Vincent	6,152
62	Martin	6,073
63	Wayne	6,031
64	Glenn	5,977
65	Randall	5,972
66	Troy	5,971
67	Barry	5,953
68	Lawrence	5,708
69	Dale	5,700
70	Phillip	5,655
71	Johnny	5,420
72	Curtis	5,376
73	Bryan	5,257
74	Billy	5,241
75	Bobby	5,212
76	Rodney	5,193
77	Walter	5,068
78	Jimmy	5,043
79	Tim	5,016
80	Darryl	5,013
81	Greg	4,854
82	Bradley	4,765
83	Philip	4,757
84	Jon	4,750
85	Jay	4,720
86	Dean	4,616
87	Samuel	4,520
88	Jonathan	4,471
89	Roy	4,440
90	Allen	4,339
91	Arthur	4,275
92	Jim	4,237
93	Willie	4,194
94	Henry	4,184
95	Darrell	4,097
96	Harold	4,093
97	Victor	4,056
98	Jose	4,012
99	Ralph	3,931
100	Albert	3,883

Jump to a year

2025 2015 2005 1995 1985 1975 1965 1955 1945 1935 1925 1915 1905 1895 1885

Source: US Social Security Administration national data, 2025 release.