Most Popular Baby Names of 1963

In 1963, Lisa (56,040 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (83,757 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1963
Rank	Name	Births
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
51	Craig	7,895
52	Tony	7,879
53	Roger	7,743
54	Carl	7,128
55	Danny	7,098
56	Alan	6,931
57	Russell	6,699
58	Joe	6,377
59	Chris	6,329
60	Gerald	6,153
61	Vincent	6,148
62	Martin	6,070
63	Wayne	6,030
64	Glenn	5,974
65	Randall	5,971
66	Troy	5,970
67	Barry	5,953
68	Lawrence	5,706
69	Dale	5,695
70	Phillip	5,653
71	Johnny	5,418
72	Curtis	5,376
73	Bryan	5,255
74	Billy	5,240
75	Bobby	5,212
76	Rodney	5,190
77	Walter	5,066
78	Jimmy	5,040
79	Tim	5,017
80	Darryl	5,012
81	Greg	4,853
82	Bradley	4,765
83	Philip	4,758
84	Jon	4,751
85	Jay	4,719
86	Dean	4,614
87	Samuel	4,522
88	Jonathan	4,469
89	Roy	4,438
90	Allen	4,339
91	Arthur	4,271
92	Jim	4,237
93	Willie	4,190
94	Henry	4,181
95	Darrell	4,094
96	Harold	4,092
97	Victor	4,055
98	Jose	4,013
99	Ralph	3,931
100	Albert	3,883

Full Boy list for 1963

Top 100 girl names, 1963
Rank	Name	Births
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
51	Jacqueline	8,560
52	Dawn	8,414
53	Catherine	8,294
54	Amy	8,228
55	Connie	8,164
56	Carolyn	8,124
57	Ann	7,975
58	Terri	7,705
59	Michele	7,512
60	Wendy	7,333
61	Melissa	7,319
62	Diana	7,309
63	Janice	7,072
64	Stephanie	6,824
65	Suzanne	6,820
66	Beth	6,676
67	Cathy	6,319
68	Jill	6,301
69	Valerie	6,173
70	Judy	6,134
71	Annette	6,048
72	Leslie	5,856
73	Lynn	5,826
74	Renee	5,776
75	Jane	5,764
76	Wanda	5,594
77	Anita	5,471
78	Sherri	5,457
79	Gina	5,336
80	Anne	5,329
81	Beverly	5,280
82	Carla	5,264
83	Bonnie	5,227
84	Joyce	5,221
85	Darlene	5,154
86	Penny	5,127
87	Katherine	5,125
88	Dana	5,049
89	Andrea	5,012
90	Martha	4,886
91	Judith	4,743
92	Regina	4,711
93	Kathryn	4,701
94	Sarah	4,571
95	Joan	4,562
96	Gloria	4,536
97	Jean	4,483
98	Colleen	4,447
99	Shirley	4,385
100	Vicki	4,362

Full Girl list for 1963

Biggest movers since 1962

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1962 to 1963
Name	Births 1962	Births 1963	Change	Rank 1962 → 1963
Derrick	1,577	1,947	+23%	191 → 164
Shawn	2,867	3,459	+21%	124 → 108
Sean	1,837	2,195	+19%	171 → 151
Gordon	1,786	2,081	+17%	173 → 158
Todd	12,751	14,789	+16%	30 → 30
Patrick	10,498	12,069	+15%	40 → 35
Paul	23,806	26,667	+12%	19 → 17
Matthew	7,282	8,034	+10%	56 → 50
Brent	2,558	2,814	+10%	138 → 125
Martin	5,541	6,070	+10%	74 → 62

Falling boy names, 1962 to 1963
Name	Births 1962	Births 1963	Change	Rank 1962 → 1963
Glenn	7,358	5,974	-19%	55 → 64
Glen	2,830	2,358	-17%	129 → 143
Dave	2,362	1,996	-15%	145 → 161
Bob	2,167	1,844	-15%	151 → 167
Roger	9,077	7,743	-15%	47 → 53
Mike	10,525	9,046	-14%	39 → 44
Jeff	9,424	8,108	-14%	44 → 48
Don	2,914	2,521	-13%	123 → 135
Tracy	3,339	2,927	-12%	111 → 121
Alvin	1,711	1,501	-12%	177 → 197

Rising girl names, 1962 to 1963
Name	Births 1962	Births 1963	Change	Rank 1962 → 1963
Stacey	2,182	3,303	+51%	178 → 127
Stacy	2,227	3,261	+46%	176 → 129
Paula	7,193	10,151	+41%	60 → 42
Dana	3,964	5,049	+27%	117 → 88
Tammy	16,746	21,193	+27%	23 → 12
Crystal	2,102	2,580	+23%	180 → 156
Darla	1,965	2,391	+22%	190 → 165
Lisa	46,074	56,040	+22%	1 → 1
April	1,815	2,195	+21%	199 → 175
Gina	4,427	5,336	+21%	101 → 79

Falling girl names, 1962 to 1963
Name	Births 1962	Births 1963	Change	Rank 1962 → 1963
Jackie	3,611	2,821	-22%	126 → 142
Debbie	13,094	10,444	-20%	32 → 41
Sue	3,184	2,591	-19%	135 → 155
Kathy	14,757	12,216	-17%	27 → 34
Shari	2,959	2,454	-17%	146 → 164
Glenda	2,456	2,052	-16%	166 → 187
Vicki	5,207	4,362	-16%	85 → 100
Peggy	4,899	4,104	-16%	93 → 105
Carolyn	9,693	8,124	-16%	46 → 56
Debra	20,593	17,335	-16%	15 → 21

Top 100 boy names, 1963

Rank

Name

Births

Michael

83,757

John

78,616

David

78,450

James

71,291

Robert

69,997

Mark

49,332

William

44,444

Richard

40,767

Thomas

35,490

Jeffrey

31,699

Kevin

30,611

Scott

30,401

30,080

29,322

27,182

26,762

26,667

25,226

24,816

Brian

24,122

Gregory

21,420

Anthony

20,242

Ronald

19,781

Gary

18,924

18,896

18,341

15,320

15,086

14,993

Todd

14,789

Eric

13,277

Terry

12,459

Keith

12,242

George

12,079

Patrick

12,069

Larry

11,668

Randy

10,533

Jerry

10,188

9,820

9,611

9,525

9,514

Bruce

9,273

Mike

9,046

Raymond

8,779

Jeffery

8,482

Ricky

8,113

Jeff

8,108

Steve

8,051

Matthew

8,034

Craig

7,895

Tony

7,879

Roger

7,743

Carl

7,128

Danny

7,098

Alan

6,931

Russell

6,699

Joe

6,377

Chris

6,329

6,153

6,148

6,070

6,030

Glenn

5,974

Randall

5,971

Troy

5,970

Barry

5,953

Lawrence

5,706

Dale

5,695

Phillip

5,653

Johnny

5,418

Curtis

5,376

Bryan

5,255

Billy

5,240

Bobby

5,212

Rodney

5,190

Walter

5,066

Jimmy

5,040

Tim

5,017

Darryl

5,012

Greg

4,853

Bradley

4,765

Philip

4,758

Jon

4,751

Jay

4,719

Dean

4,614

Samuel

4,522

Jonathan

4,469

Roy

4,438

Allen

4,339

Arthur

4,271

Jim

4,237

Willie

4,190

Henry

4,181

Darrell

4,094

Harold

4,092

Victor

4,055

Jose

4,013

Ralph

3,931

100

Albert

3,883

Top 100 girl names, 1963

Rank

Name

Births

Lisa

56,040

Mary

41,543

Susan

33,990

Karen

32,487

Linda

27,723

Donna

25,406

Patricia

25,374

Lori

23,903

Sandra

21,623

Cynthia

21,585

Kimberly

21,225

Tammy

21,193

Deborah

21,049

20,588

19,608

18,512

18,295

Teresa

17,963

Sharon

17,801

Elizabeth

17,597

Debra

17,335

Julie

16,303

Nancy

16,267

Cheryl

15,046

Robin

14,434

Michelle

14,385

Denise

14,092

Kathleen

13,542

Christine

13,388

Angela

13,278

Diane

13,195

Kelly

12,550

Carol

12,492

Kathy

12,216

Tina

12,155

Jennifer

11,759

Cindy

11,087

Theresa

11,041

Kim

10,681

Janet

10,666

Debbie

10,444

Paula

10,151

Maria

9,849

Rebecca

9,392

Rhonda

9,356

Margaret

9,308

Laurie

9,275

Tracy

9,073

Sherry

9,064

Sheila

8,706

Jacqueline

8,560

Dawn

8,414

Catherine

8,294

Amy

8,228

Connie

8,164

Carolyn

8,124

Ann

7,975

Terri

7,705

Michele

7,512

7,333

7,319

7,309

7,072

Stephanie

6,824

Suzanne

6,820

Beth

6,676

Cathy

6,319

Jill

6,301

Valerie

6,173

Judy

6,134

Annette

6,048

Leslie

5,856

Lynn

5,826

Renee

5,776

Jane

5,764

Wanda

5,594

Anita

5,471

Sherri

5,457

Gina

5,336

Anne

5,329

Beverly

5,280

Carla

5,264

Bonnie

5,227

Joyce

5,221

Darlene

5,154

Penny

5,127

Katherine

5,125

Dana

5,049

Andrea

5,012

Martha

4,886

Judith

4,743

Regina

4,711

Kathryn

4,701

Sarah

4,571

Joan

4,562

Gloria

4,536

Jean

4,483

Colleen

4,447

Shirley

4,385

100

Vicki

4,362

Biggest movers since 1962

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1962 to 1963
Name	Births 1962	Births 1963	Change	Rank 1962 → 1963
Derrick	1,577	1,947	+23%	191 → 164
Shawn	2,867	3,459	+21%	124 → 108
Sean	1,837	2,195	+19%	171 → 151
Gordon	1,786	2,081	+17%	173 → 158
Todd	12,751	14,789	+16%	30 → 30
Patrick	10,498	12,069	+15%	40 → 35
Paul	23,806	26,667	+12%	19 → 17
Matthew	7,282	8,034	+10%	56 → 50
Brent	2,558	2,814	+10%	138 → 125
Martin	5,541	6,070	+10%	74 → 62

Falling boy names, 1962 to 1963
Name	Births 1962	Births 1963	Change	Rank 1962 → 1963
Glenn	7,358	5,974	-19%	55 → 64
Glen	2,830	2,358	-17%	129 → 143
Dave	2,362	1,996	-15%	145 → 161
Bob	2,167	1,844	-15%	151 → 167
Roger	9,077	7,743	-15%	47 → 53
Mike	10,525	9,046	-14%	39 → 44
Jeff	9,424	8,108	-14%	44 → 48
Don	2,914	2,521	-13%	123 → 135
Tracy	3,339	2,927	-12%	111 → 121
Alvin	1,711	1,501	-12%	177 → 197

Rising girl names, 1962 to 1963
Name	Births 1962	Births 1963	Change	Rank 1962 → 1963
Stacey	2,182	3,303	+51%	178 → 127
Stacy	2,227	3,261	+46%	176 → 129
Paula	7,193	10,151	+41%	60 → 42
Dana	3,964	5,049	+27%	117 → 88
Tammy	16,746	21,193	+27%	23 → 12
Crystal	2,102	2,580	+23%	180 → 156
Darla	1,965	2,391	+22%	190 → 165
Lisa	46,074	56,040	+22%	1 → 1
April	1,815	2,195	+21%	199 → 175
Gina	4,427	5,336	+21%	101 → 79

Falling girl names, 1962 to 1963
Name	Births 1962	Births 1963	Change	Rank 1962 → 1963
Jackie	3,611	2,821	-22%	126 → 142
Debbie	13,094	10,444	-20%	32 → 41
Sue	3,184	2,591	-19%	135 → 155
Kathy	14,757	12,216	-17%	27 → 34
Shari	2,959	2,454	-17%	146 → 164
Glenda	2,456	2,052	-16%	166 → 187
Vicki	5,207	4,362	-16%	85 → 100
Peggy	4,899	4,104	-16%	93 → 105
Carolyn	9,693	8,124	-16%	46 → 56
Debra	20,593	17,335	-16%	15 → 21

Top 100 boy names of 1963

Top 100 girl names of 1963

Biggest movers since 1962

Top 100 boy names of 1963

Top 100 girl names of 1963

Biggest movers since 1962