Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1963

Michael and Lisa topped the list in 1963. The 10 most popular names went to 29% of boys and 16% of girls, from 4,619 boy names and 7,660 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1963

  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

Top girl names of 1963

  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

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1963?
Michael was the #1 boy name in 1963 (83,771 babies) and Lisa was the #1 girl name (56,047 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1963?
Social Security records list 3,958,585 babies born in 1963 with names given to at least 5 babies: 2,031,078 boys and 1,927,507 girls.