US baby names · 1963

Most popular baby names of 1963

In 1963, Social Security card applications recorded 1,927,507 girls and 2,031,078 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 7,661 distinct girls’ names and 4,621 boys’ names.

The most common names were Lisa (56,047 girls) and Michael (83,771 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 16% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 29% of boys. Compared with 1962, 76,790 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 1962, 3 girls’ names and 3 boys’ names in 1963 are newcomers (girls: Gina, Dana, Colleen; boys: Darrell, Jose, Albert). Of these names, 3 of the 100 girls’ names and 19 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 1963 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05

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Top 100 girls’ names, 1963

Rank	Name	Girls
#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

Top 100 boys’ names, 1963

Rank	Name	Boys
#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