Baby name rankings

Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1963

See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1962.

Top 100

RankNameRecorded countChange from 1962
1Michael83,7710
2John78,636+1
3David78,444-1
4James71,2940
5Robert70,0070
6Mark49,3420
7William44,4530
8Richard40,7720
9Thomas35,4900
10Jeffrey31,7010
11Kevin30,613+3
12Scott30,396-1
13Joseph30,0770
14Steven29,328-2
15Timothy27,187+1
16Charles26,762-1
17Paul26,672+2
18Kenneth25,2350
19Daniel24,815-2
20Brian24,1330
21Gregory21,4200
22Anthony20,250+2
23Ronald19,780+2
24Gary18,929-2
25Donald18,896-2
26Christopher18,3390
27Edward15,323+2
28Douglas15,086-1
29Stephen14,992-1
30Todd14,7890
31Eric13,278+2
32Terry12,463+2
33Keith12,243+3
34George12,079-2
35Patrick12,071+5
36Larry11,667-5
37Randy10,535-2
38Jerry10,1890
39Dennis9,821-2
40Peter9,614+3
41Frank9,527+1
42Andrew9,514+7
43Bruce9,275-2
44Mike9,045-5
45Raymond8,780+3
46Jeffery8,486-1
47Ricky8,114+3
48Jeff8,105-4
49Steve8,050-3
50Matthew8,034+6
51Craig7,8990
52Tony7,8790
53Roger7,743-6
54Carl7,128+4
55Danny7,101-1
56Alan6,935-3
57Russell6,7030
58Joe6,379+1
59Chris6,328+1
60Gerald6,156+5
61Vincent6,152+5
62Martin6,073+12
63Wayne6,0310
64Glenn5,977-9
65Randall5,972-1
66Troy5,971+1
67Barry5,953-6
68Lawrence5,708+2
69Dale5,700-7
70Phillip5,655-2
71Johnny5,420-2
72Curtis5,376+1
73Bryan5,257+9
74Billy5,241-3
75Bobby5,212+3
76Rodney5,1930
77Walter5,068+2
78Jimmy5,043-3
79Tim5,016-7
80Darryl5,013+3
81Greg4,854-4
82Bradley4,765+5
83Philip4,757-2
84Jon4,7500
85Jay4,720-5
86Dean4,6160
87Samuel4,520+1
88Jonathan4,471+6
89Roy4,440+1
90Allen4,339+3
91Arthur4,2750
92Jim4,237-7
93Willie4,194-4
94Henry4,184-2
95Darrell4,097+7
96Harold4,093-1
97Victor4,056-1
98Jose4,012+5
99Ralph3,931-2
100Albert3,883+1

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.