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Baby names of 1963

In 1963 the most given names in the United States were Lisa for girls (56,040 births) and Michael for boys (83,757).

← 19621964 →1943195319731983

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Lisa56,040
  2. Mary41,543
  3. Susan33,990
  4. Karen32,487
  5. Linda27,723
  6. Donna25,406
  7. Patricia25,374
  8. Lori23,903
  9. Sandra21,623
  10. Cynthia21,585
  11. Kimberly21,225
  12. Tammy21,193
  13. Deborah21,049
  14. Pamela20,588
  15. Brenda19,608
  16. Laura18,512
  17. Barbara18,295
  18. Teresa17,963
  19. Sharon17,801
  20. Elizabeth17,597
  21. Debra17,335
  22. Julie16,303
  23. Nancy16,267
  24. Cheryl15,046
  25. Robin14,434
  26. Michelle14,385
  27. Denise14,092
  28. Kathleen13,542
  29. Christine13,388
  30. Angela13,278
  31. Diane13,195
  32. Kelly12,550
  33. Carol12,492
  34. Kathy12,216
  35. Tina12,155
  36. Jennifer11,759
  37. Cindy11,087
  38. Theresa11,041
  39. Kim10,681
  40. Janet10,666
  41. Debbie10,444
  42. Paula10,151
  43. Maria9,849
  44. Rebecca9,392
  45. Rhonda9,356
  46. Margaret9,308
  47. Laurie9,275
  48. Tracy9,073
  49. Sherry9,064
  50. Sheila8,706
  51. Jacqueline8,560
  52. Dawn8,414
  53. Catherine8,294
  54. Amy8,228
  55. Connie8,164
  56. Carolyn8,124
  57. Ann7,975
  58. Terri7,705
  59. Michele7,512
  60. Wendy7,333
  61. Melissa7,319
  62. Diana7,309
  63. Janice7,072
  64. Stephanie6,824
  65. Suzanne6,820
  66. Beth6,676
  67. Cathy6,319
  68. Jill6,301
  69. Valerie6,173
  70. Judy6,134
  71. Annette6,048
  72. Leslie5,856
  73. Lynn5,826
  74. Renee5,776
  75. Jane5,764
  76. Wanda5,594
  77. Anita5,471
  78. Sherri5,457
  79. Ginanew5,336
  80. Anne5,329
  81. Beverly5,280
  82. Carla5,264
  83. Bonnie5,227
  84. Joyce5,221
  85. Darlene5,154
  86. Penny5,127
  87. Katherine5,125
  88. Dananew5,049
  89. Andrea5,012
  90. Martha4,886
  91. Judith4,743
  92. Regina4,711
  93. Kathryn4,701
  94. Sarah4,571
  95. Joan4,562
  96. Gloria4,536
  97. Jean4,483
  98. Colleennew4,447
  99. Shirley4,385
  100. Vicki4,362

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Michael83,757
  2. John78,616
  3. David78,450
  4. James71,291
  5. Robert69,997
  6. Mark49,332
  7. William44,444
  8. Richard40,767
  9. Thomas35,490
  10. Jeffrey31,699
  11. Kevin30,611
  12. Scott30,401
  13. Joseph30,080
  14. Steven29,322
  15. Timothy27,182
  16. Charles26,762
  17. Paul26,667
  18. Kenneth25,226
  19. Daniel24,816
  20. Brian24,122
  21. Gregory21,420
  22. Anthony20,242
  23. Ronald19,781
  24. Gary18,924
  25. Donald18,896
  26. Christopher18,341
  27. Edward15,320
  28. Douglas15,086
  29. Stephen14,993
  30. Todd14,789
  31. Eric13,277
  32. Terry12,459
  33. Keith12,242
  34. George12,079
  35. Patrick12,069
  36. Larry11,668
  37. Randy10,533
  38. Jerry10,188
  39. Dennis9,820
  40. Peter9,611
  41. Frank9,525
  42. Andrew9,514
  43. Bruce9,273
  44. Mike9,046
  45. Raymond8,779
  46. Jeffery8,482
  47. Ricky8,113
  48. Jeff8,108
  49. Steve8,051
  50. Matthew8,034
  51. Craig7,895
  52. Tony7,879
  53. Roger7,743
  54. Carl7,128
  55. Danny7,098
  56. Alan6,931
  57. Russell6,699
  58. Joe6,377
  59. Chris6,329
  60. Gerald6,153
  61. Vincent6,148
  62. Martin6,070
  63. Wayne6,030
  64. Glenn5,974
  65. Randall5,971
  66. Troy5,970
  67. Barry5,953
  68. Lawrence5,706
  69. Dale5,695
  70. Phillip5,653
  71. Johnny5,418
  72. Curtis5,376
  73. Bryan5,255
  74. Billy5,240
  75. Bobby5,212
  76. Rodney5,190
  77. Walter5,066
  78. Jimmy5,040
  79. Tim5,017
  80. Darryl5,012
  81. Greg4,853
  82. Bradley4,765
  83. Philip4,758
  84. Jon4,751
  85. Jay4,719
  86. Dean4,614
  87. Samuel4,522
  88. Jonathan4,469
  89. Roy4,438
  90. Allen4,339
  91. Arthur4,271
  92. Jim4,237
  93. Willie4,190
  94. Henry4,181
  95. Darrellnew4,094
  96. Harold4,092
  97. Victor4,055
  98. Josenew4,013
  99. Ralph3,931
  100. Albertnew3,883

1963 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1963 holds 1,927,386 girls under 7,662 different names. The ten most common names covered 16% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Gina, Dana, Colleen. Leaving it:Peggy, Betty, Anna.

The Social Security data for 1963 holds 2,030,814 boys under 4,620 different names. The ten most common names covered 29% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Darrell, Jose, Albert. Leaving it:Tom, Jack, Ronnie.