Top Names of 1963
The most popular names recorded in 1963 were Lisa for girls
and Michael for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 56,040 |
| 2 | Mary | 41,543 |
| 3 | Susan | 33,990 |
| 4 | Karen | 32,487 |
| 5 | Linda | 27,723 |
| 6 | Donna | 25,406 |
| 7 | Patricia | 25,374 |
| 8 | Lori | 23,903 |
| 9 | Sandra | 21,623 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 21,585 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 21,225 |
| 12 | Tammy | 21,193 |
| 13 | Deborah | 21,049 |
| 14 | Pamela | 20,588 |
| 15 | Brenda | 19,608 |
| 16 | Laura | 18,512 |
| 17 | Barbara | 18,295 |
| 18 | Teresa | 17,963 |
| 19 | Sharon | 17,801 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 17,597 |
| 21 | Debra | 17,335 |
| 22 | Julie | 16,303 |
| 23 | Nancy | 16,267 |
| 24 | Cheryl | 15,046 |
| 25 | Robin | 14,434 |
| 26 | Michelle | 14,385 |
| 27 | Denise | 14,092 |
| 28 | Kathleen | 13,542 |
| 29 | Christine | 13,388 |
| 30 | Angela | 13,278 |
| 31 | Diane | 13,195 |
| 32 | Kelly | 12,550 |
| 33 | Carol | 12,492 |
| 34 | Kathy | 12,216 |
| 35 | Tina | 12,155 |
| 36 | Jennifer | 11,759 |
| 37 | Cindy | 11,087 |
| 38 | Theresa | 11,041 |
| 39 | Kim | 10,681 |
| 40 | Janet | 10,666 |
| 41 | Debbie | 10,444 |
| 42 | Paula | 10,151 |
| 43 | Maria | 9,849 |
| 44 | Rebecca | 9,392 |
| 45 | Rhonda | 9,356 |
| 46 | Margaret | 9,308 |
| 47 | Laurie | 9,275 |
| 48 | Tracy | 9,073 |
| 49 | Sherry | 9,064 |
| 50 | Sheila | 8,706 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Michael | 83,757 |
| 2 | John | 78,616 |
| 3 | David | 78,450 |
| 4 | James | 71,291 |
| 5 | Robert | 69,997 |
| 6 | Mark | 49,332 |
| 7 | William | 44,444 |
| 8 | Richard | 40,767 |
| 9 | Thomas | 35,490 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 31,699 |
| 11 | Kevin | 30,611 |
| 12 | Scott | 30,401 |
| 13 | Joseph | 30,080 |
| 14 | Steven | 29,322 |
| 15 | Timothy | 27,182 |
| 16 | Charles | 26,762 |
| 17 | Paul | 26,667 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 25,226 |
| 19 | Daniel | 24,816 |
| 20 | Brian | 24,122 |
| 21 | Gregory | 21,420 |
| 22 | Anthony | 20,242 |
| 23 | Ronald | 19,781 |
| 24 | Gary | 18,924 |
| 25 | Donald | 18,896 |
| 26 | Christopher | 18,341 |
| 27 | Edward | 15,320 |
| 28 | Douglas | 15,086 |
| 29 | Stephen | 14,993 |
| 30 | Todd | 14,789 |
| 31 | Eric | 13,277 |
| 32 | Terry | 12,459 |
| 33 | Keith | 12,242 |
| 34 | George | 12,079 |
| 35 | Patrick | 12,069 |
| 36 | Larry | 11,668 |
| 37 | Randy | 10,533 |
| 38 | Jerry | 10,188 |
| 39 | Dennis | 9,820 |
| 40 | Peter | 9,611 |
| 41 | Frank | 9,525 |
| 42 | Andrew | 9,514 |
| 43 | Bruce | 9,273 |
| 44 | Mike | 9,046 |
| 45 | Raymond | 8,779 |
| 46 | Jeffery | 8,482 |
| 47 | Ricky | 8,113 |
| 48 | Jeff | 8,108 |
| 49 | Steve | 8,051 |
| 50 | Matthew | 8,034 |