Names by year · United States
The names of 1963
In 1963, the SSA recorded 3,958,585 babies with names given at least five times. Lisa was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa1 in 34 | 56,047 | #991 |
| 2 | Mary1 in 46 | 41,546 | #125 |
| 3 | Susan1 in 57 | 33,991 | #1,091 |
| 4 | Karen1 in 59 | 32,492 | #1,281 |
| 5 | Linda1 in 70 | 27,727 | #902 |
| 6 | Donna1 in 76 | 25,405 | #1,965 |
| 7 | Patricia1 in 76 | 25,374 | #1,336 |
| 8 | Lori1 in 81 | 23,899 | #1,726 |
| 9 | Sandra1 in 89 | 21,621 | #1,210 |
| 10 | Cynthia1 in 89 | 21,589 | #1,014 |
| 11 | Kimberly1 in 91 | 21,224 | #303 |
| 12 | Tammy1 in 91 | 21,199 | #3,703 |
| 13 | Deborah1 in 92 | 21,053 | #864 |
| 14 | Pamela1 in 94 | 20,593 | #2,251 |
| 15 | Brenda1 in 98 | 19,611 | #1,527 |
| 16 | Laura1 in 104 | 18,514 | #379 |
| 17 | Barbara1 in 105 | 18,295 | #968 |
| 18 | Teresa1 in 107 | 17,965 | #911 |
| 19 | Sharon1 in 108 | 17,800 | #1,256 |
| 20 | Elizabeth1 in 110 | 17,598 | #17 |
| 21 | Debra1 in 111 | 17,335 | #4,478 |
| 22 | Julie1 in 118 | 16,304 | #873 |
| 23 | Nancy1 in 118 | 16,266 | #967 |
| 24 | Cheryl1 in 128 | 15,047 | #4,376 |
| 25 | Robin1 in 134 | 14,435 | #704 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 24 | 83,771 | #21 |
| 2 | John1 in 26 | 78,636 | #23 |
| 3 | David1 in 26 | 78,444 | #35 |
| 4 | James1 in 28 | 71,294 | #6 |
| 5 | Robert1 in 29 | 70,007 | #92 |
| 6 | Mark1 in 41 | 49,342 | #245 |
| 7 | William1 in 46 | 44,453 | #9 |
| 8 | Richard1 in 50 | 40,772 | #234 |
| 9 | Thomas1 in 57 | 35,490 | #34 |
| 10 | Jeffrey1 in 64 | 31,701 | #552 |
| 11 | Kevin1 in 66 | 30,613 | #221 |
| 12 | Scott1 in 67 | 30,396 | #534 |
| 13 | Joseph1 in 68 | 30,077 | #29 |
| 14 | Steven1 in 69 | 29,328 | #271 |
| 15 | Timothy1 in 75 | 27,187 | #203 |
| 16 | Charles1 in 76 | 26,762 | #48 |
| 17 | Paul1 in 76 | 26,672 | #262 |
| 18 | Kenneth1 in 80 | 25,235 | #294 |
| 19 | Daniel1 in 82 | 24,815 | #22 |
| 20 | Brian1 in 84 | 24,133 | #339 |
| 21 | Gregory1 in 95 | 21,420 | #593 |
| 22 | Anthony1 in 100 | 20,250 | #46 |
| 23 | Ronald1 in 103 | 19,780 | #638 |
| 24 | Gary1 in 107 | 18,929 | #1,073 |
| 25 | Donald1 in 107 | 18,896 | #690 |
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