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Baby Names from 1963

3,958,200 registered births | 2,030,814 boys | 1,927,386 girls

← 1962 1960s Overview 1964 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1963

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
83,757 births
2 John
78,616 births
3 David
78,450 births
4 James
71,291 births
5 Robert
69,997 births
6 Mark
49,332 births
7 William
44,444 births
8 Richard
40,767 births
9 Thomas
35,490 births
10 Jeffrey
31,699 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Lisa
56,040 births
2 Mary
41,543 births
3 Susan
33,990 births
4 Karen
32,487 births
5 Linda
27,723 births
6 Donna
25,406 births
7 Patricia
25,374 births
8 Lori
23,903 births
9 Sandra
21,623 births
10 Cynthia
21,585 births

Top Unisex Names of 1963

Terry
12,459 boys 3,521 girls
Kelly
2,727 boys 12,550 girls
Tracy
2,927 boys 9,073 girls
Chris
6,329 boys 1,424 girls
Leslie
1,557 boys 5,856 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1963

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Heather
#247 → #183 (+64)
G Stacey
#178 → #127 (+51)

New to the Top 200 in 1963

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Heather #183 Shannon #186 Sonya #194 Jason #198
1962 All Years 1964