Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1963
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1962.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1962 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 84,147 | 0 |
| 2 | John | 78,895 | +1 |
| 3 | David | 78,680 | -1 |
| 4 | James | 71,605 | 0 |
| 5 | Robert | 70,262 | 0 |
| 6 | Lisa | 56,167 | +1 |
| 7 | Mark | 49,465 | -1 |
| 8 | William | 44,634 | 0 |
| 9 | Mary | 41,683 | 0 |
| 10 | Richard | 40,926 | 0 |
| 11 | Thomas | 35,625 | 0 |
| 12 | Susan | 34,071 | 0 |
| 13 | Karen | 32,575 | 0 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 31,801 | 0 |
| 15 | Kevin | 30,734 | +4 |
| 16 | Scott | 30,476 | 0 |
| 17 | Joseph | 30,214 | +1 |
| 18 | Steven | 29,403 | -1 |
| 19 | Linda | 27,812 | -4 |
| 20 | Timothy | 27,286 | +1 |
| 21 | Charles | 26,898 | -1 |
| 22 | Paul | 26,751 | +5 |
| 23 | Donna | 25,473 | 0 |
| 24 | Patricia | 25,446 | -2 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 25,329 | 0 |
| 26 | Daniel | 24,898 | -2 |
| 27 | Brian | 24,188 | +1 |
| 28 | Lori | 23,947 | +3 |
| 29 | Sandra | 21,681 | +1 |
| 30 | Cynthia | 21,640 | -4 |
| 31 | Gregory | 21,509 | +1 |
| 32 | Kimberly | 21,312 | +7 |
| 33 | Tammy | 21,246 | +16 |
| 34 | Deborah | 21,106 | -5 |
| 35 | Pamela | 20,656 | -1 |
| 36 | Anthony | 20,361 | +4 |
| 37 | Ronald | 19,850 | +4 |
| 38 | Brenda | 19,664 | -5 |
| 39 | Gary | 19,005 | -4 |
| 40 | Donald | 18,980 | -2 |
| 41 | Laura | 18,580 | +6 |
| 42 | Christopher | 18,405 | +4 |
| 43 | Barbara | 18,359 | -7 |
| 44 | Teresa | 18,017 | -1 |
| 45 | Sharon | 17,854 | -3 |
| 46 | Elizabeth | 17,650 | -1 |
| 47 | Debra | 17,370 | -10 |
| 48 | Julie | 16,332 | 0 |
| 49 | Nancy | 16,311 | -5 |
| 50 | Terry | 15,984 | +2 |
| 51 | Robin | 15,792 | -1 |
| 52 | Edward | 15,388 | +3 |
| 53 | Kelly | 15,279 | +6 |
| 54 | Douglas | 15,116 | -1 |
| 55 | Cheryl | 15,084 | -4 |
| 56 | Stephen | 15,032 | -2 |
| 57 | Todd | 14,821 | +8 |
| 58 | Michelle | 14,428 | +4 |
| 59 | Denise | 14,144 | +2 |
| 60 | Kathleen | 13,576 | 0 |
| 61 | Christine | 13,427 | +15 |
| 62 | Eric | 13,321 | +7 |
| 63 | Angela | 13,312 | +10 |
| 64 | Diane | 13,243 | -8 |
| 65 | Carol | 12,546 | -7 |
| 66 | Keith | 12,294 | +8 |
| 67 | Kathy | 12,242 | -10 |
| 68 | Tina | 12,195 | -4 |
| 69 | George | 12,160 | -2 |
| 70 | Patrick | 12,114 | +13 |
| 71 | Tracy | 12,002 | +4 |
| 72 | Jennifer | 11,782 | +6 |
| 73 | Larry | 11,713 | -7 |
| 74 | Kim | 11,531 | -6 |
| 75 | Cindy | 11,113 | -5 |
| 76 | Theresa | 11,080 | +1 |
| 77 | Janet | 10,694 | -6 |
| 78 | Randy | 10,654 | -6 |
| 79 | Debbie | 10,468 | -16 |
| 80 | Jerry | 10,308 | -1 |
| 81 | Paula | 10,183 | +38 |
| 82 | Maria | 9,889 | +14 |
| 83 | Dennis | 9,862 | -2 |
| 84 | Peter | 9,637 | +6 |
| 85 | Frank | 9,571 | +3 |
| 86 | Andrew | 9,548 | +17 |
| 87 | Rebecca | 9,422 | +5 |
| 88 | Rhonda | 9,380 | -1 |
| 89 | Margaret | 9,323 | -5 |
| 90 | Laurie | 9,313 | -10 |
| 91 | Bruce | 9,308 | -6 |
| 92 | Sherry | 9,091 | +2 |
| 93 | Mike | 9,065 | -11 |
| 94 | Raymond | 8,820 | +3 |
| 95 | Sheila | 8,727 | +6 |
| 96 | Jacqueline | 8,600 | -10 |
| 97 | Jeffery | 8,538 | -4 |
| 98 | Dawn | 8,437 | +1 |
| 99 | Catherine | 8,322 | +5 |
| 100 | Amy | 8,239 | +18 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.