The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1963

7,661 different girls’ names were recorded in 1963, covering 1,927,507 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Lisa	56,047
2	Mary	41,546
3	Susan	33,991
4	Karen	32,492
5	Linda	27,727
6	Donna	25,405
7	Patricia	25,374
8	Lori	23,899
9	Sandra	21,621
10	Cynthia	21,589
11	Kimberly	21,224
12	Tammy	21,199
13	Deborah	21,053
14	Pamela	20,593
15	Brenda	19,611
16	Laura	18,514
17	Barbara	18,295
18	Teresa	17,965
19	Sharon	17,800
20	Elizabeth	17,598
21	Debra	17,335
22	Julie	16,304
23	Nancy	16,266
24	Cheryl	15,047
25	Robin	14,435
26	Michelle	14,383
27	Denise	14,092
28	Kathleen	13,547
29	Christine	13,387
30	Angela	13,277
31	Diane	13,193
32	Kelly	12,550
33	Carol	12,492
34	Kathy	12,215
35	Tina	12,157
36	Jennifer	11,757
37	Cindy	11,090
38	Theresa	11,039
39	Kim	10,683
40	Janet	10,667
41	Debbie	10,444
42	Paula	10,156
43	Maria	9,854
44	Rebecca	9,393
45	Rhonda	9,356
46	Margaret	9,304
47	Laurie	9,276
48	Tracy	9,073
49	Sherry	9,065
50	Sheila	8,706
51	Jacqueline	8,562
52	Dawn	8,412
53	Catherine	8,294
54	Amy	8,227
55	Connie	8,165
56	Carolyn	8,124
57	Ann	7,975
58	Terri	7,704
59	Michele	7,512
60	Wendy	7,333
61	Melissa	7,321
62	Diana	7,310
63	Janice	7,074
64	Stephanie	6,825
65	Suzanne	6,821
66	Beth	6,677
67	Cathy	6,319
68	Jill	6,300
69	Valerie	6,172
70	Judy	6,137
71	Annette	6,050
72	Leslie	5,857
73	Lynn	5,827
74	Renee	5,776
75	Jane	5,767
76	Wanda	5,596
77	Anita	5,473
78	Sherri	5,460
79	Gina	5,337
80	Anne	5,330
81	Beverly	5,280
82	Carla	5,264
83	Bonnie	5,226
84	Joyce	5,222
85	Darlene	5,153
86	Penny	5,129
87	Katherine	5,124
88	Dana	5,048
89	Andrea	5,013
90	Martha	4,887
91	Judith	4,743
92	Regina	4,710
93	Kathryn	4,701
94	Sarah	4,571
95	Joan	4,562
96	Gloria	4,536
97	Jean	4,485
98	Colleen	4,447
99	Shirley	4,387
100	Vicki	4,362
101	Melanie	4,268
102	Anna	4,257
103	Virginia	4,214
104	Betty	4,156
105	Peggy	4,104
105	Gail	4,104
107	Christina	4,028
108	Maureen	4,011
109	Marie	4,006
110	Monica	3,994
111	Tamara	3,980
112	Ellen	3,943
113	Ruth	3,869
114	Joanne	3,858
115	Rita	3,808
116	Dorothy	3,796
117	Shelly	3,790
118	Rose	3,700
118	Tracey	3,700
120	Vickie	3,636
121	Melinda	3,575
122	Julia	3,569
123	Terry	3,521
124	Helen	3,338
125	Marilyn	3,314
126	Becky	3,308
127	Stacey	3,305
128	Sylvia	3,280
129	Stacy	3,261
130	Victoria	3,246
131	Phyllis	3,245
132	Holly	3,135
133	Deanna	3,122
134	Elaine	3,121
135	Sheryl	3,105
136	Sheri	3,094
137	Yvonne	3,073
138	Alice	3,067
139	Veronica	3,014
140	Heidi	2,940
141	Eileen	2,937
142	Jackie	2,821
143	Carrie	2,817
144	Sandy	2,802
145	Jeanne	2,801
146	Frances	2,745
147	Sally	2,744
148	Shelley	2,734
149	Charlene	2,729
150	Belinda	2,689
151	Joann	2,652
152	Toni	2,621
153	Charlotte	2,594
154	Lorraine	2,592
155	Sue	2,591
156	Crystal	2,581
157	Yolanda	2,579
158	Jeanette	2,568
159	Evelyn	2,567
160	Jamie	2,550
161	Loretta	2,507
162	Sara	2,486
163	Norma	2,458
164	Shari	2,455
165	Darla	2,391
166	Pam	2,384
167	Tonya	2,369
168	Carmen	2,347
169	Roberta	2,322
170	Yvette	2,285
171	Gwendolyn	2,257
172	Tammie	2,246
173	Alicia	2,215
174	Lynne	2,201
175	April	2,196
176	Patty	2,194
177	Jo	2,190
178	Joy	2,181
179	Rachel	2,178
180	Marcia	2,157
181	Doris	2,129
182	Melody	2,093
183	Heather	2,090
184	Tami	2,078
185	Shelia	2,064
186	Shannon	2,053
187	Glenda	2,051
188	Vanessa	2,032
189	Karla	2,007
190	Natalie	1,993
191	Marsha	1,952
192	Teri	1,937
193	Vicky	1,935
194	Sonya	1,920
195	Juanita	1,915
196	Jodi	1,899
197	Dianne	1,897
198	Tanya	1,847
199	Audrey	1,797
199	Doreen	1,797

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1963 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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