Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1964
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1963.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1963 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 82,920 | 0 |
| 2 | John | 82,772 | 0 |
| 3 | David | 75,292 | 0 |
| 4 | James | 73,344 | 0 |
| 5 | Robert | 70,259 | 0 |
| 6 | Lisa | 54,401 | 0 |
| 7 | Mark | 45,380 | 0 |
| 8 | William | 44,380 | 0 |
| 9 | Mary | 41,119 | 0 |
| 10 | Richard | 40,234 | 0 |
| 11 | Thomas | 34,576 | 0 |
| 12 | Susan | 31,599 | 0 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 30,811 | +1 |
| 14 | Joseph | 30,695 | +3 |
| 15 | Karen | 30,334 | -2 |
| 16 | Steven | 29,802 | +2 |
| 17 | Kevin | 29,471 | -2 |
| 18 | Scott | 28,573 | -2 |
| 19 | Timothy | 28,181 | +1 |
| 20 | Paul | 26,970 | +2 |
| 21 | Patricia | 26,175 | +3 |
| 22 | Charles | 26,037 | -1 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 24,977 | +2 |
| 24 | Daniel | 24,418 | +2 |
| 25 | Brian | 24,230 | +2 |
| 26 | Kimberly | 24,227 | +6 |
| 27 | Donna | 23,859 | -4 |
| 28 | Linda | 23,722 | -9 |
| 29 | Cynthia | 20,376 | +1 |
| 30 | Anthony | 20,247 | +6 |
| 31 | Tammy | 20,119 | +2 |
| 32 | Gregory | 19,959 | -1 |
| 33 | Pamela | 19,863 | +2 |
| 34 | Christopher | 19,688 | +8 |
| 35 | Deborah | 19,368 | -1 |
| 36 | Sandra | 19,325 | -7 |
| 37 | Laura | 19,008 | +4 |
| 38 | Ronald | 18,924 | -1 |
| 39 | Lori | 18,662 | -11 |
| 40 | Donald | 18,113 | 0 |
| 41 | Elizabeth | 17,342 | +5 |
| 42 | Julie | 17,325 | +6 |
| 43 | Gary | 17,267 | -4 |
| 44 | Brenda | 17,152 | -6 |
| 45 | Barbara | 16,530 | -2 |
| 46 | Sharon | 16,497 | -1 |
| 47 | Teresa | 16,458 | -3 |
| 48 | Angela | 16,299 | +15 |
| 49 | Michelle | 16,223 | +9 |
| 50 | Edward | 15,670 | +2 |
| 51 | Robin | 15,487 | 0 |
| 52 | Todd | 15,397 | +5 |
| 53 | Debra | 15,377 | -6 |
| 54 | Stephen | 15,007 | +2 |
| 55 | Kelly | 14,962 | -2 |
| 56 | Denise | 14,781 | +3 |
| 57 | Patrick | 14,750 | +13 |
| 58 | Nancy | 14,730 | -9 |
| 59 | Douglas | 14,634 | -5 |
| 60 | Eric | 14,624 | +2 |
| 61 | Christine | 14,310 | 0 |
| 62 | Cheryl | 14,124 | -7 |
| 63 | Terry | 13,776 | -13 |
| 64 | Kathleen | 13,259 | -4 |
| 65 | Tracy | 13,001 | +6 |
| 66 | Jennifer | 12,989 | +6 |
| 67 | Diane | 12,903 | -3 |
| 68 | Dawn | 12,650 | +30 |
| 69 | Tina | 12,573 | -1 |
| 70 | Carol | 12,178 | -5 |
| 71 | Jacqueline | 12,023 | +25 |
| 72 | George | 11,862 | -3 |
| 73 | Keith | 11,700 | -7 |
| 74 | Kim | 10,759 | 0 |
| 75 | Larry | 10,722 | -2 |
| 76 | Theresa | 10,583 | 0 |
| 77 | Andrew | 10,533 | +9 |
| 78 | Randy | 10,408 | 0 |
| 79 | Kathy | 10,401 | -12 |
| 80 | Maria | 10,197 | +2 |
| 81 | Peter | 9,927 | +3 |
| 82 | Jerry | 9,745 | -2 |
| 83 | Rhonda | 9,735 | +5 |
| 84 | Amy | 9,604 | +16 |
| 85 | Paula | 9,515 | -4 |
| 86 | Rebecca | 9,497 | +1 |
| 87 | Dennis | 9,369 | -4 |
| 88 | Frank | 9,364 | -3 |
| 89 | Cindy | 9,342 | -14 |
| 90 | Janet | 9,274 | -13 |
| 91 | Margaret | 9,121 | -2 |
| 92 | Matthew | 9,001 | +14 |
| 93 | Raymond | 8,634 | +1 |
| 94 | Sherry | 8,522 | -2 |
| 95 | Sheila | 8,490 | 0 |
| 96 | Jeffery | 8,402 | +1 |
| 97 | Debbie | 8,401 | -18 |
| 98 | Melissa | 8,336 | +18 |
| 99 | Catherine | 8,260 | 0 |
| 100 | Wendy | 8,099 | +15 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.