State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 1964 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 82,137 Wisconsin births in 1964 across 951 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#61Kristine#171 nationally
#92Kayoutside the national top 200
#96Kristinoutside the national top 200
#75Sue#176 nationally
#57Jodi#145 nationally
#79Sara#166 nationally
#100Gregg#186 nationally
#72Dan#139 nationally
#84Sally#149 nationally
#46Kurt#109 nationally
#39Jean#100 nationally
#70Duane#130 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,327US #1
#2Mary1,311US #2
#3Susan1,044US #3
#4Julie922US #17
#5Lori746US #15
#6Karen721US #4
#7Dawn593US #33
#8Linda576US #8
#9Patricia558US #5
#10Christine527US #28
#11Debra506US #24
#12Brenda503US #18
#13Tammy493US #10
#14Pamela482US #11
#15Laura481US #14
#16Kathleen449US #30
#17Kim446US #42
#18Michelle442US #23
#19Sandra439US #13
#20Diane438US #32
#21Ann421US #60
#22Barbara411US #19
#23Cheryl404US #29
#24Amy401US #44
#25Kelly401US #35
#26Nancy374US #26
#27Jennifer347US #31
#28Lynn341US #72
#29Jill339US #61
#30Denise327US #25
#31Cynthia326US #9
#32Laurie317US #59
#33Donna315US #7
#34Wendy312US #55
#35Kimberly305US #6
#36Deborah297US #12
#37Carol296US #36
#38Jane285US #93
#39Jean282US #100
#40Elizabeth267US #16
#41Beth263US #65
#42Sharon261US #20
#43Theresa260US #38
#44Cindy254US #47
#45Kathy239US #39
#46Teresa236US #21
#47Margaret226US #49
#48Jacqueline220US #37
#49Renee217US #71
#50Robin209US #27
#51Paula205US #45
#52Tracy203US #40
#53Connie202US #64
#54Janet202US #48
#55Tina198US #34
#56Michele189US #58
#57Jodi188US #145
#58Kathryn188US #84
#59Catherine187US #54
#60Peggy186US #106
#61Kristine183US #171
#62Rebecca183US #46
#63Anne181US #76
#64Colleen180US #94
#65Angela175US #22
#66Terri173US #62
#67Annette164US #68
#68Rhonda163US #43
#69Sheila163US #51
#70Suzanne163US #67
#71Heidi162US #124
#72Debbie160US #52
#73Bonnie159US #89
#74Judy154US #74
#75Sue151US #176
#76Joan146US #99
#77Sherry145US #50
#78Sarah141US #92
#79Sara138US #166
#80Carrie128US #134
#81Carolyn126US #56
#82Janice123US #69
#83Penny123US #96
#84Sally123US #149
#85Vicki122US #112
#86Judith113US #98
#87Ellen112US #119
#88Gail111US #125
#89Shelly111US #101
#90Carla110US #78
#91Stephanie109US #57
#92Kay107
#93Katherine106US #82
#94Diana104US #63
#95Melissa103US #53
#96Kristin98
#97Holly97US #121
#98Becky95US #131
#99Valerie95US #66
#100Maria93US #41

Boys

#1Michael1,963US #1
#2David1,921US #3
#3John1,894US #2
#4James1,627US #4
#5Robert1,465US #5
#6Mark1,395US #6
#7Scott1,249US #14
#8Thomas1,131US #9
#9Steven1,120US #12
#10Daniel1,072US #19
#11Jeffrey1,060US #10
#12Timothy997US #15
#13Brian953US #20
#14Paul886US #16
#15Todd868US #28
#16Richard833US #8
#17Kevin802US #13
#18William746US #7
#19Joseph630US #11
#20Patrick515US #30
#21Gregory473US #22
#22Kenneth430US #18
#23Gary398US #26
#24Peter396US #39
#25Douglas384US #31
#26Ronald381US #24
#27Christopher377US #23
#28Donald365US #25
#29Charles329US #17
#30Randy320US #38
#31Andrew309US #37
#32Keith305US #34
#33Dean293US #85
#34Eric289US #32
#35Dennis287US #42
#36Anthony251US #21
#37Jeffery251US #45
#38Dale245US #72
#39Bruce242US #46
#40Craig241US #48
#41Jon228US #79
#42Jay223US #84
#43Randall214US #66
#44Terry210US #35
#45Edward206US #27
#46Kurt201US #109
#47Matthew200US #43
#48Stephen191US #29
#49Alan187US #53
#50Jeff186US #52
#51Mike186US #47
#52Bradley178US #77
#53Larry176US #36
#54Steve175US #51
#55Roger169US #49
#56Gerald161US #60
#57Wayne159US #61
#58Jerry152US #40
#59Tim149US #82
#60Russell148US #58
#61Tom147US #107
#62Ricky145US #54
#63Rick142US #121
#64Chris128US #65
#65Jim127US #101
#66Troy126US #57
#67Rodney124US #59
#68Raymond114US #44
#69Greg113US #95
#70Duane110US #130
#71George110US #33
#72Dan107US #139
#73Allen105US #93
#74Frank104US #41
#75Carl97US #55
#76Joel97US #110
#77Lee94US #117
#78Philip94US #76
#79Curtis93US #75
#80Tony92US #50
#81Shawn91US #88
#82Bryan89US #70
#83Lawrence89US #68
#84Glenn88US #81
#85Martin87US #63
#86Jonathan85US #83
#87Kent83US #146
#88Jerome82US #140
#89Jack80US #99
#90Brad79US #143
#91Bill77US #126
#92Joe74US #62
#93Phillip74US #67
#94Karl70US #135
#95Barry69US #69
#96Danny67US #56
#97Theodore67US #152
#98Brent66US #125
#99Sean65US #118
#100Gregg62US #186

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑32Jodi#57
↑25Jacqueline#48
↑19Angela#65
↑17Jennifer#27
↑16Kristine#61
↑16Annette#67
↑15Troy#66
↑15Shawn#81

Falling

↓22Joan#76
↓22Kay#92
↓21Judith#86
↓17Sharon#42
↓17Penny#83
↓14Debbie#72
↓14Sue#75
↓13Suzanne#70

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.