State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 84,734 Wisconsin births in 1963 across 969 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#70Kayoutside the national top 200
#77Kristineoutside the national top 200
#90Jodyoutside the national top 200
#89Jodi#196 nationally
#61Sue#155 nationally
#86Sara#162 nationally
#43Kurt#116 nationally
#98Gregg#168 nationally
#72Heidi#140 nationally
#93Dave#161 nationally
#100Bob#167 nationally
#82Carrie#143 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,362US #2
#2Lisa1,331US #1
#3Susan1,072US #3
#4Lori1,037US #8
#5Julie851US #22
#6Linda771US #5
#7Karen763US #4
#8Sandra598US #9
#9Debra581US #21
#10Christine519US #29
#11Dawn506US #52
#12Pamela497US #14
#13Barbara491US #17
#14Patricia482US #7
#15Brenda476US #15
#16Kathleen471US #28
#17Tammy468US #12
#18Diane466US #31
#19Laura460US #16
#20Laurie452US #47
#21Nancy438US #23
#22Kim433US #39
#23Cheryl429US #24
#24Ann384US #57
#25Sharon373US #19
#26Lynn369US #73
#27Cynthia368US #10
#28Donna358US #6
#29Amy344US #54
#30Michelle342US #26
#31Kelly338US #32
#32Carol332US #33
#33Jane316US #75
#34Deborah305US #13
#35Elizabeth301US #20
#36Jill298US #68
#37Theresa285US #38
#38Denise284US #27
#39Jean284US #97
#40Wendy282US #60
#41Cindy269US #37
#42Kathy263US #34
#43Beth260US #66
#44Jennifer259US #36
#45Connie254US #55
#46Kimberly244US #11
#47Janet243US #40
#48Paula242US #42
#49Renee222US #74
#50Catherine218US #53
#51Teresa218US #18
#52Kathryn214US #93
#53Robin213US #25
#54Joan208US #95
#55Margaret206US #46
#56Terri192US #58
#57Suzanne191US #65
#58Debbie184US #41
#59Michele184US #59
#60Tina178US #35
#61Sue176US #155
#62Bonnie175US #83
#63Anne171US #80
#64Tracy171US #48
#65Judith170US #91
#66Penny170US #86
#67Sheila168US #50
#68Rebecca164US #44
#69Peggy163US #106
#70Kay161
#71Colleen158US #98
#72Heidi157US #140
#73Jacqueline156US #51
#74Judy154US #70
#75Vicki150US #100
#76Rhonda147US #45
#77Kristine146
#78Gail140US #105
#79Ellen138US #112
#80Shelly134US #117
#81Sherry133US #49
#82Carrie131US #143
#83Annette129US #71
#84Angela125US #30
#85Carolyn124US #56
#86Sara124US #162
#87Janice122US #63
#88Jeanne117US #145
#89Jodi116US #196
#90Jody112
#91Sarah111US #94
#92Sherri110US #78
#93Katherine108US #87
#94Cathy104US #67
#95Maria104US #43
#96Ruth101US #113
#97Sally101US #147
#98Holly100US #132
#99Monica93US #110
#100Valerie93US #69

Boys

#1Michael2,092US #1
#2David1,975US #3
#3John1,769US #2
#4James1,545US #4
#5Mark1,531US #6
#6Robert1,416US #5
#7Scott1,357US #12
#8Jeffrey1,187US #10
#9Thomas1,182US #9
#10Daniel1,131US #19
#11Steven1,029US #14
#12Kevin946US #11
#13Brian919US #20
#14Timothy886US #15
#15Paul870US #17
#16Richard858US #8
#17Todd830US #30
#18William717US #7
#19Joseph643US #13
#20Gregory492US #21
#21Patrick453US #35
#22Donald424US #25
#23Gary423US #24
#24Ronald420US #23
#25Kenneth406US #18
#26Douglas393US #28
#27Peter391US #40
#28Christopher377US #26
#29Charles367US #16
#30Randy345US #37
#31Dennis340US #39
#32Dean291US #86
#33Bruce286US #43
#34Eric284US #31
#35Andrew283US #42
#36Keith277US #33
#37Randall272US #65
#38Anthony269US #22
#39Dale268US #69
#40Terry267US #32
#41Jeff239US #48
#42Craig236US #51
#43Kurt231US #116
#44Jon218US #84
#45Jeffery212US #46
#46Larry210US #36
#47Steve208US #49
#48Alan205US #56
#49Matthew203US #50
#50Edward196US #27
#51Mike196US #44
#52Roger187US #53
#53Stephen185US #29
#54Tim185US #79
#55Jay181US #85
#56Bradley171US #82
#57Wayne168US #63
#58Tom167US #103
#59Gerald166US #60
#60Ricky166US #47
#61Russell166US #57
#62Jerry152US #38
#63Chris149US #59
#64Dan141US #124
#65Rick140US #111
#66Greg137US #81
#67George132US #34
#68Allen125US #90
#69Jim125US #92
#70Duane122US #130
#71Rodney122US #76
#72Joel119US #110
#73Frank113US #41
#74Martin113US #62
#75Lawrence109US #68
#76Tony108US #52
#77Glenn107US #64
#78Raymond104US #45
#79Jerome102US #128
#80Bryan100US #73
#81Troy100US #66
#82Curtis97US #72
#83Carl91US #54
#84Philip88US #83
#85Barry83US #67
#86Lee83US #119
#87Joe82US #58
#88Jonathan82US #88
#89Jack80US #102
#90Bill78US #113
#91Danny77US #55
#92Phillip77US #70
#93Dave75US #161
#94Kent75US #141
#95Kelly74US #126
#96Shawn74US #108
#97Glen71US #143
#98Gregg71US #168
#99Karl70US #136
#100Bob69US #167

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑20Paula#48
↑18Suzanne#57
↑17Penny#66
↑16Tony#76
↑15Andrew#35
↑15Matthew#49
↑13Tammy#17
↑12Christine#10

Falling

↓23Jacqueline#73
↓16Annette#83
↓14Kelly#95
↓12Cindy#41
↓12Debbie#58
↓11Peggy#69
↓11Judy#74
↓11Vicki#75

Every state

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