Birth year roster

Top names in 1963

Name: Top baby names in 1963
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 1963 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Lisa and Michael led the 1963 baby-name charts, the top names among baby boom births. Lisa was the #1 girls’ name for 8 years in all (1962–1969); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 161 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Lisa Endangered56,047
#2Mary Endangered41,546
#3Susan Endangered33,991
#4Karen Endangered32,492
#5Linda Endangered27,727
#6Donna Endangered25,405
#7Patricia Endangered25,374
#8Lori Endangered23,899
#9Sandra Endangered21,621
#10Cynthia Endangered21,589
#11Kimberly Endangered21,224
#12Tammy Endangered21,199
#13Deborah Endangered21,053
#14Pamela Endangered20,593
#15Brenda Endangered19,611
#16Laura Endangered18,514
#17Barbara Endangered18,295
#18Teresa Endangered17,965
#19Sharon Endangered17,800
#20Elizabeth Stable17,598
#21Debra Endangered17,335
#22Julie Endangered16,304
#23Nancy Endangered16,266
#24Cheryl Endangered15,047
#25Robin Endangered14,435
#26Michelle Endangered14,383
#27Denise Endangered14,092
#28Kathleen Endangered13,547
#29Christine Endangered13,387
#30Angela Endangered13,277
#31Diane Endangered13,193
#32Kelly Endangered12,550
#33Carol Endangered12,492
#34Kathy Endangered12,215
#35Tina Endangered12,157
#36Jennifer Endangered11,757
#37Cindy Endangered11,090
#38Theresa Endangered11,039
#39Kim Endangered10,683
#40Janet Endangered10,667
#41Debbie Endangered10,444
#42Paula Endangered10,156
#43Maria Stable9,854
#44Rebecca Endangered9,393
#45Rhonda Endangered9,356
#46Margaret Endangered9,304
#47Laurie Endangered9,276
#48Tracy Endangered9,073
#49Sherry Endangered9,065
#50Sheila Endangered8,706
#51Jacqueline Endangered8,562
#52Dawn Endangered8,412
#53Catherine Endangered8,294
#54Amy Endangered8,227
#55Connie Endangered8,165
#56Carolyn Endangered8,124
#57Ann Endangered7,975
#58Terri Endangered7,704
#59Michele Endangered7,512
#60Wendy Endangered7,333
#61Melissa Endangered7,321
#62Diana Stable7,310
#63Janice Endangered7,074
#64Stephanie Endangered6,825
#65Suzanne Endangered6,821
#66Beth Endangered6,677
#67Cathy Endangered6,319
#68Jill Endangered6,300
#69Valerie Stable6,172
#70Judy Endangered6,137
#71Annette Endangered6,050
#72Leslie Endangered5,857
#73Lynn Endangered5,827
#74Renee Endangered5,776
#75Jane Stable5,767
#76Wanda Endangered5,596
#77Anita Endangered5,473
#78Sherri Endangered5,460
#79Gina Endangered5,337
#80Anne Endangered5,330
#81Beverly Endangered5,280
#82Carla Endangered5,264
#83Bonnie Endangered5,226
#84Joyce Endangered5,222
#85Darlene Endangered5,153
#86Penny Endangered5,129
#87Katherine Declining5,124
#88Dana Endangered5,048
#89Andrea Declining5,013
#90Martha Endangered4,887
#91Judith Endangered4,743
#92Regina Stable4,710
#93Kathryn Endangered4,701
#94Sarah Endangered4,571
#95Joan Endangered4,562
#96Gloria Endangered4,536
#97Jean Endangered4,485
#98Colleen Endangered4,447
#99Shirley Endangered4,387
#100Vicki Declining4,362

Boys

#1Michael Past peak83,771
#2John Past peak78,636
#3David Past peak78,444
#4James Stable71,294
#5Robert Endangered70,007
#6Mark Endangered49,342
#7William Declining44,453
#8Richard Endangered40,772
#9Thomas Stable35,490
#10Jeffrey Endangered31,701
#11Kevin Endangered30,613
#12Scott Endangered30,396
#13Joseph Declining30,077
#14Steven Endangered29,328
#15Timothy Endangered27,187
#16Charles Stable26,762
#17Paul Endangered26,672
#18Kenneth Endangered25,235
#19Daniel Declining24,815
#20Brian Endangered24,133
#21Gregory Endangered21,420
#22Anthony Declining20,250
#23Ronald Endangered19,780
#24Gary Endangered18,929
#25Donald Endangered18,896
#26Christopher Endangered18,339
#27Edward Endangered15,323
#28Douglas Endangered15,086
#29Stephen Endangered14,992
#30Todd Endangered14,789
#31Eric Endangered13,278
#32Terry Endangered12,463
#33Keith Endangered12,243
#34George Stable12,079
#35Patrick Declining12,071
#36Larry Endangered11,667
#37Randy Endangered10,535
#38Jerry Endangered10,189
#39Dennis Endangered9,821
#40Peter Stable9,614
#41Frank Endangered9,527
#42Andrew Declining9,514
#43Bruce Endangered9,275
#44Mike Endangered9,045
#45Raymond Endangered8,780
#46Jeffery Endangered8,486
#47Ricky Endangered8,114
#48Jeff Endangered8,105
#49Steve Endangered8,050
#50Matthew Declining8,034
#51Craig Endangered7,899
#52Tony Endangered7,879
#53Roger Endangered7,743
#54Carl Endangered7,128
#55Danny Endangered7,101
#56Alan Stable6,935
#57Russell Stable6,703
#58Joe Endangered6,379
#59Chris Endangered6,328
#60Gerald Endangered6,156
#61Vincent Stable6,152
#62Martin Stable6,073
#63Wayne Endangered6,031
#64Glenn Endangered5,977
#65Randall Endangered5,972
#66Troy Endangered5,971
#67Barry Endangered5,953
#68Lawrence Endangered5,708
#69Dale Endangered5,700
#70Phillip Endangered5,655
#71Johnny Endangered5,420
#72Curtis Endangered5,376
#73Bryan Declining5,257
#74Billy Endangered5,241
#75Bobby Endangered5,212
#76Rodney Endangered5,193
#77Walter Stable5,068
#78Jimmy Endangered5,043
#79Tim Endangered5,016
#80Darryl Endangered5,013
#81Greg Endangered4,854
#82Bradley Declining4,765
#83Philip Endangered4,757
#84Jon Endangered4,750
#85Jay Stable4,720
#86Dean Stable4,616
#87Samuel Stable4,520
#88Jonathan Declining4,471
#89Roy Endangered4,440
#90Allen Endangered4,339
#91Arthur Rising4,275
#92Jim Endangered4,237
#93Willie Endangered4,194
#94Henry Stable4,184
#95Darrell Endangered4,097
#96Harold Endangered4,093
#97Victor Declining4,056
#98Jose Stable4,012
#99Ralph Endangered3,931
#100Albert Endangered3,883