US baby names · 1964

Most popular baby names of 1964

In 1964, Social Security card applications recorded 1,894,855 girls and 1,992,698 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 7,806 distinct girls’ names and 4,594 boys’ names.

The most common names were Lisa (54,270 girls) and Michael (82,617 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 1963, 71,032 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 1963, 3 girls’ names and 2 boys’ names in 1964 are newcomers (girls: Christina, Monica, Anna; boys: Shawn, Jack). Of these names, 3 of the 100 girls’ names and 20 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 1964 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, 1964

Rank	Name	Girls
#1	Lisa	54,270
#2	Mary	40,985
#3	Susan	31,515
#4	Karen	30,243
#5	Patricia	26,091
#6	Kimberly	24,128
#7	Donna	23,808
#8	Linda	23,629
#9	Cynthia	20,321
#10	Tammy	20,043
#11	Pamela	19,823
#12	Deborah	19,306
#13	Sandra	19,249
#14	Laura	18,967
#15	Lori	18,624
#16	Elizabeth	17,294
#17	Julie	17,283
#18	Brenda	17,106
#19	Barbara	16,481
#20	Sharon	16,449
#21	Teresa	16,420
#22	Angela	16,256
#23	Michelle	16,180
#24	Debra	15,329
#25	Denise	14,726
#26	Nancy	14,696
#27	Robin	14,328
#28	Christine	14,270
#29	Cheryl	14,081
#30	Kathleen	13,231
#31	Jennifer	12,955
#32	Diane	12,864
#33	Dawn	12,613
#34	Tina	12,548
#35	Kelly	12,470
#36	Carol	12,125
#37	Jacqueline	11,975
#38	Theresa	10,557
#39	Kathy	10,377
#40	Tracy	10,161
#41	Maria	10,148
#42	Kim	9,980
#43	Rhonda	9,713
#44	Amy	9,576
#45	Paula	9,498
#46	Rebecca	9,474
#47	Cindy	9,322
#48	Janet	9,249
#49	Margaret	9,101
#50	Sherry	8,496
#51	Sheila	8,471
#52	Debbie	8,381
#53	Melissa	8,318
#54	Catherine	8,237
#55	Wendy	8,076
#56	Carolyn	8,066
#57	Stephanie	7,938
#58	Michele	7,908
#59	Laurie	7,832
#60	Ann	7,758
#61	Jill	7,242
#62	Terri	7,144
#63	Diana	7,070
#64	Connie	7,035
#65	Beth	6,686
#66	Valerie	6,616
#67	Suzanne	6,485
#68	Annette	6,188
#69	Janice	6,161
#70	Dana	6,087
#71	Renee	6,013
#72	Lynn	5,675
#73	Leslie	5,598
#74	Judy	5,529
#75	Cathy	5,502
#76	Anne	5,411
#77	Andrea	5,388
#78	Carla	5,378
#79	Gina	5,230
#80	Darlene	5,175
#81	Wanda	5,164
#82	Katherine	5,074
#83	Regina	5,001
#84	Kathryn	4,924
#85	Anita	4,909
#86	Sherri	4,871
#87	Joyce	4,859
#88	Christina	4,701
#89	Bonnie	4,686
#90	Monica	4,655
#91	Beverly	4,606
#92	Sarah	4,583
#93	Jane	4,567
#94	Colleen	4,546
#95	Martha	4,448
#96	Penny	4,396
#97	Anna	4,292
#98	Judith	4,190
#99	Joan	4,149
#100	Jean	4,097

Top 100 boys’ names, 1964

Rank	Name	Boys
#1	Michael	82,617
#2	John	82,508
#3	David	75,043
#4	James	73,026
#5	Robert	69,980
#6	Mark	45,261
#7	William	44,224
#8	Richard	40,098
#9	Thomas	34,463
#10	Jeffrey	30,728
#11	Joseph	30,576
#12	Steven	29,707
#13	Kevin	29,357
#14	Scott	28,506
#15	Timothy	28,090
#16	Paul	26,874
#17	Charles	25,908
#18	Kenneth	24,850
#19	Daniel	24,342
#20	Brian	24,167
#21	Anthony	20,126
#22	Gregory	19,884
#23	Christopher	19,627
#24	Ronald	18,844
#25	Donald	18,045
#26	Gary	17,206
#27	Edward	15,609
#28	Todd	15,350
#29	Stephen	14,968
#30	Patrick	14,692
#31	Douglas	14,600
#32	Eric	14,567
#33	George	11,792
#34	Keith	11,655
#35	Terry	10,867
#36	Larry	10,678
#37	Andrew	10,494
#38	Randy	10,302
#39	Peter	9,911
#40	Jerry	9,606
#41	Frank	9,333
#42	Dennis	9,327
#43	Matthew	8,981
#44	Raymond	8,592
#45	Jeffery	8,360
#46	Bruce	7,890
#47	Mike	7,767
#48	Craig	7,752
#49	Roger	7,389
#50	Tony	7,199
#51	Steve	7,092
#52	Jeff	6,933
#53	Alan	6,810
#54	Ricky	6,758
#55	Carl	6,661
#56	Danny	6,476
#57	Troy	6,308
#58	Russell	6,238
#59	Rodney	6,073
#60	Gerald	5,869
#61	Wayne	5,832
#62	Joe	5,821
#63	Martin	5,727
#64	Vincent	5,677
#65	Chris	5,639
#66	Randall	5,511
#67	Phillip	5,502
#68	Lawrence	5,453
#69	Barry	5,368
#70	Bryan	5,272
#71	Billy	5,192
#72	Dale	5,158
#73	Bobby	5,082
#74	Johnny	5,069
#75	Curtis	5,064
#76	Philip	4,977
#77	Bradley	4,960
#78	Jimmy	4,913
#79	Jon	4,911
#80	Walter	4,843
#81	Glenn	4,752
#82	Tim	4,695
#83	Jonathan	4,644
#84	Jay	4,567
#85	Dean	4,510
#86	Samuel	4,462
#87	Darryl	4,420
#88	Shawn	4,403
#89	Roy	4,149
#90	Willie	4,148
#91	Arthur	4,147
#92	Henry	4,124
#93	Allen	4,098
#94	Jose	3,976
#95	Greg	3,972
#96	Darrell	3,968
#97	Victor	3,943
#98	Harold	3,875
#99	Jack	3,809
#100	Albert	3,761