State roster

Top names in New Hampshire

The names most likely to appear on 1963 New Hampshire birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 11,525 New Hampshire births in 1963 across 379 distinct names.

Distinctively New Hampshire

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say New Hampshire more than they say America.

#52Dana#181 nationally
#75Rolandoutside the national top 200
#78Louiseoutside the national top 200
#81Gerardoutside the national top 200
#93Lyndaoutside the national top 200
#96Maurice#199 nationally
#81Heather#183 nationally
#99Roxanneoutside the national top 200
#73Lynne#174 nationally
#48Heidi#140 nationally
#42Marc#123 nationally
#95Guy#169 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa249US #1
#2Susan150US #3
#3Donna130US #6
#4Karen124US #4
#5Linda111US #5
#6Mary103US #2
#7Patricia101US #7
#8Tammy99US #12
#9Deborah93US #13
#10Lori93US #8
#11Diane91US #31
#12Brenda86US #15
#13Cheryl80US #24
#14Pamela78US #14
#15Robin78US #25
#16Denise71US #27
#17Kathleen71US #28
#18Michelle69US #26
#19Sandra68US #9
#20Debra65US #21
#21Laurie64US #47
#22Jennifer62US #36
#23Christine61US #29
#24Cynthia61US #10
#25Elizabeth60US #20
#26Sharon54US #19
#27Kelly53US #32
#28Kimberly52US #11
#29Nancy52US #23
#30Cindy50US #37
#31Wendy48US #60
#32Bonnie47US #83
#33Ann46US #57
#34Julie45US #22
#35Catherine44US #53
#36Tracy44US #48
#37Tina42US #35
#38Kim41US #39
#39Barbara40US #17
#40Carol38US #33
#41Laura38US #16
#42Lynn38US #73
#43Michele38US #59
#44Darlene37US #85
#45Janet37US #40
#46Kathy37US #34
#47Suzanne37US #65
#48Heidi36US #140
#49Paula36US #42
#50Gail29US #105
#51Katherine29US #87
#52Jane28US #75
#53Joanne28US #114
#54Dawn27US #52
#55Debbie27US #41
#56Melissa27US #61
#57Theresa27US #38
#58Jean26US #97
#59Anne25US #80
#60Penny24US #86
#61Sherry24US #49
#62Beth23US #66
#63Cathy23US #67
#64Holly23US #132
#65Jill23US #68
#66Melanie23US #101
#67Teresa23US #18
#68Valerie23US #69
#69Amy22US #54
#70Maureen22US #108
#71Rhonda22US #45
#72Andrea21US #89
#73Lynne21US #174
#74Rebecca21US #44
#75Terri21US #58
#76Diana20US #62
#77Elaine20US #134
#78Louise20
#79Marie20US #109
#80Sheila20US #50
#81Heather19US #183
#82Janice19US #63
#83Joyce19US #84
#84Judith19US #91
#85Martha19US #90
#86Stephanie19US #64
#87Tracey19US #119
#88Leslie18US #72
#89Margaret18US #46
#90Sarah18US #94
#91Terry18US #123
#92Wanda18US #76
#93Lynda17
#94Maria17US #43
#95Angela16US #30
#96Jacqueline16US #51
#97Joan16US #95
#98Melinda16US #121
#99Roxanne16
#100Sheryl16US #135

Boys

#1David330US #3
#2Michael320US #1
#3Robert281US #5
#4John232US #2
#5James225US #4
#6Mark216US #6
#7Scott199US #12
#8Richard188US #8
#9Jeffrey156US #10
#10Thomas147US #9
#11William145US #7
#12Brian139US #20
#13Paul137US #17
#14Daniel127US #19
#15Kevin125US #11
#16Timothy105US #15
#17Steven103US #14
#18Kenneth99US #18
#19Peter99US #40
#20Christopher92US #26
#21Donald84US #25
#22Charles76US #16
#23Gary75US #24
#24Joseph68US #13
#25Ronald57US #23
#26Stephen57US #29
#27Gregory55US #21
#28Edward53US #27
#29Bruce52US #43
#30Douglas51US #28
#31Andrew48US #42
#32Alan46US #56
#33Todd46US #30
#34Matthew45US #50
#35Raymond44US #45
#36George43US #34
#37Dennis42US #39
#38Eric41US #31
#39Roger37US #53
#40Wayne36US #63
#41Keith35US #33
#42Marc35US #123
#43Craig34US #51
#44Glenn34US #64
#45Jonathan34US #88
#46Anthony33US #22
#47Philip33US #83
#48Frank31US #41
#49Patrick29US #35
#50Shawn26US #108
#51Arthur25US #91
#52Dana25US #181
#53Jay24US #85
#54Russell24US #57
#55Dean22US #86
#56Walter22US #77
#57Jon21US #84
#58Lawrence21US #68
#59Randy21US #37
#60Ricky21US #47
#61Dale20US #69
#62Larry19US #36
#63Carl18US #54
#64Chris18US #59
#65Norman18US #138
#66Gerald17US #60
#67Steve17US #49
#68Terry17US #32
#69Martin16US #62
#70Allen15US #90
#71Barry15US #67
#72Bradley15US #82
#73Jeffery15US #46
#74Randall15US #65
#75Roland15
#76Bryan14US #73
#77Lee14US #119
#78Micheal14US #106
#79Theodore14US #142
#80Frederick13US #117
#81Gerard13
#82Joel13US #110
#83Kurt13US #116
#84Ralph13US #99
#85Sean13US #151
#86Eugene12US #112
#87Fred12US #134
#88Jeff12US #48
#89Aaron11US #160
#90Albert11US #100
#91Benjamin11US #144
#92Clifford11US #150
#93Glen11US #143
#94Gordon11US #159
#95Guy11US #169
#96Maurice11US #199
#97Mike11US #44
#98Tom11US #103
#99Danny10US #55
#100Darren10US #158

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑33Holly#64
↑32Penny#60
↑31Chris#64
↑26Valerie#68
↑25Steve#67
↑23Allen#70
↑22Jean#58
↑21Melissa#56

Falling

↓46Judith#84
↓32Mike#97
↓32Danny#99
↓31Margaret#89
↓25Elaine#77
↓25Wanda#92
↓22Albert#90
↓22Guy#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.