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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1964, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1960s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1964 and what is climbing now.

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The 1964 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Lisa54,270
  2. 2Mary40,985
  3. 3Susan31,515
  4. 4Karen30,243
  5. 5Patricia26,091
  6. 6Kimberly24,128
  7. 7Donna23,808
  8. 8Linda23,629
  9. 9Cynthia20,321
  10. 10Tammy20,043
  11. 11Pamela19,823
  12. 12Deborah19,306
  13. 13Sandra19,249
  14. 14Laura18,967
  15. 15Lori18,624
  16. 16Elizabeth17,294
  17. 17Julie17,283
  18. 18Brenda17,106
  19. 19Barbara16,481
  20. 20Sharon16,449
  21. 21Teresa16,420
  22. 22Angela16,256
  23. 23Michelle16,180
  24. 24Debra15,329
  25. 25Denise14,726
  26. 26Nancy14,696
  27. 27Robin14,328
  28. 28Christine14,270
  29. 29Cheryl14,081
  30. 30Kathleen13,231
  31. 31Jennifer12,955
  32. 32Diane12,864
  33. 33Dawn12,613
  34. 34Tina12,548
  35. 35Kelly12,470
  36. 36Carol12,125
  37. 37Jacqueline11,975
  38. 38Theresa10,557
  39. 39Kathy10,377
  40. 40Tracy10,161
  41. 41Maria10,148
  42. 42Kim9,980
  43. 43Rhonda9,713
  44. 44Amy9,576
  45. 45Paula9,498
  46. 46Rebecca9,474
  47. 47Cindy9,322
  48. 48Janet9,249
  49. 49Margaret9,101
  50. 50Sherry8,496
  51. 51Sheila8,471
  52. 52Debbie8,381
  53. 53Melissa8,318
  54. 54Catherine8,237
  55. 55Wendy8,076
  56. 56Carolyn8,066
  57. 57Stephanie7,938
  58. 58Michele7,908
  59. 59Laurie7,832
  60. 60Ann7,758
  61. 61Jill7,242
  62. 62Terri7,144
  63. 63Diana7,070
  64. 64Connie7,035
  65. 65Beth6,686
  66. 66Valerie6,616
  67. 67Suzanne6,485
  68. 68Annette6,188
  69. 69Janice6,161
  70. 70Dana6,087
  71. 71Renee6,013
  72. 72Lynn5,675
  73. 73Leslie5,598
  74. 74Judy5,529
  75. 75Cathy5,502
  76. 76Anne5,411
  77. 77Andrea5,388
  78. 78Carla5,378
  79. 79Gina5,230
  80. 80Darlene5,175
  81. 81Wanda5,164
  82. 82Katherine5,074
  83. 83Regina5,001
  84. 84Kathryn4,924
  85. 85Anita4,909
  86. 86Sherri4,871
  87. 87Joyce4,859
  88. 88Christina4,701
  89. 89Bonnie4,686
  90. 90Monica4,655
  91. 91Beverly4,606
  92. 92Sarah4,583
  93. 93Jane4,567
  94. 94Colleen4,546
  95. 95Martha4,448
  96. 96Penny4,396
  97. 97Anna4,292
  98. 98Judith4,190
  99. 99Joan4,149
  100. 100Jean4,097

US babies given each name in 1964.

Boys100

  1. 1Michael82,617
  2. 2John82,508
  3. 3David75,043
  4. 4James73,026
  5. 5Robert69,980
  6. 6Mark45,261
  7. 7William44,224
  8. 8Richard40,098
  9. 9Thomas34,463
  10. 10Jeffrey30,728
  11. 11Joseph30,576
  12. 12Steven29,707
  13. 13Kevin29,357
  14. 14Scott28,506
  15. 15Timothy28,090
  16. 16Paul26,874
  17. 17Charles25,908
  18. 18Kenneth24,850
  19. 19Daniel24,342
  20. 20Brian24,167
  21. 21Anthony20,126
  22. 22Gregory19,884
  23. 23Christopher19,627
  24. 24Ronald18,844
  25. 25Donald18,045
  26. 26Gary17,206
  27. 27Edward15,609
  28. 28Todd15,350
  29. 29Stephen14,968
  30. 30Patrick14,692
  31. 31Douglas14,600
  32. 32Eric14,567
  33. 33George11,792
  34. 34Keith11,655
  35. 35Terry10,867
  36. 36Larry10,678
  37. 37Andrew10,494
  38. 38Randy10,302
  39. 39Peter9,911
  40. 40Jerry9,606
  41. 41Frank9,333
  42. 42Dennis9,327
  43. 43Matthew8,981
  44. 44Raymond8,592
  45. 45Jeffery8,360
  46. 46Bruce7,890
  47. 47Mike7,767
  48. 48Craig7,752
  49. 49Roger7,389
  50. 50Tony7,199
  51. 51Steve7,092
  52. 52Jeff6,933
  53. 53Alan6,810
  54. 54Ricky6,758
  55. 55Carl6,661
  56. 56Danny6,476
  57. 57Troy6,308
  58. 58Russell6,238
  59. 59Rodney6,073
  60. 60Gerald5,869
  61. 61Wayne5,832
  62. 62Joe5,821
  63. 63Martin5,727
  64. 64Vincent5,677
  65. 65Chris5,639
  66. 66Randall5,511
  67. 67Phillip5,502
  68. 68Lawrence5,453
  69. 69Barry5,368
  70. 70Bryan5,272
  71. 71Billy5,192
  72. 72Dale5,158
  73. 73Bobby5,082
  74. 74Johnny5,069
  75. 75Curtis5,064
  76. 76Philip4,977
  77. 77Bradley4,960
  78. 78Jimmy4,913
  79. 79Jon4,911
  80. 80Walter4,843
  81. 81Glenn4,752
  82. 82Tim4,695
  83. 83Jonathan4,644
  84. 84Jay4,567
  85. 85Dean4,510
  86. 86Samuel4,462
  87. 87Darryl4,420
  88. 88Shawn4,403
  89. 89Roy4,149
  90. 90Willie4,148
  91. 91Arthur4,147
  92. 92Henry4,124
  93. 93Allen4,098
  94. 94Jose3,976
  95. 95Greg3,972
  96. 96Darrell3,968
  97. 97Victor3,943
  98. 98Harold3,875
  99. 99Jack3,809
  100. 100Albert3,761

US babies given each name in 1964.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1964?
Lisa was the #1 girl name in the US in 1964, given to 54,270 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1964?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1964, given to 82,617 babies.

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