Most Popular Baby Names of 1964
In 1964, Lisa (54,271 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (82,619 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1964
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 82,619 |
| 2 | John | 82,519 |
| 3 | David | 75,036 |
| 4 | James | 73,021 |
| 5 | Robert | 69,983 |
| 6 | Mark | 45,264 |
| 7 | William | 44,223 |
| 8 | Richard | 40,100 |
| 9 | Thomas | 34,451 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 30,729 |
| 11 | Joseph | 30,563 |
| 12 | Steven | 29,709 |
| 13 | Kevin | 29,355 |
| 14 | Scott | 28,504 |
| 15 | Timothy | 28,097 |
| 16 | Paul | 26,877 |
| 17 | Charles | 25,903 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 24,857 |
| 19 | Daniel | 24,343 |
| 20 | Brian | 24,174 |
| 21 | Anthony | 20,125 |
| 22 | Gregory | 19,885 |
| 23 | Christopher | 19,628 |
| 24 | Ronald | 18,842 |
| 25 | Donald | 18,050 |
| 26 | Gary | 17,209 |
| 27 | Edward | 15,608 |
| 28 | Todd | 15,349 |
| 29 | Stephen | 14,967 |
| 30 | Patrick | 14,694 |
| 31 | Douglas | 14,603 |
| 32 | Eric | 14,567 |
| 33 | George | 11,792 |
| 34 | Keith | 11,655 |
| 35 | Terry | 10,868 |
| 36 | Larry | 10,677 |
| 37 | Andrew | 10,495 |
| 38 | Randy | 10,302 |
| 39 | Peter | 9,908 |
| 40 | Jerry | 9,608 |
| 41 | Frank | 9,338 |
| 42 | Dennis | 9,329 |
| 43 | Matthew | 8,983 |
| 44 | Raymond | 8,590 |
| 45 | Jeffery | 8,360 |
| 46 | Bruce | 7,893 |
| 47 | Mike | 7,768 |
| 48 | Craig | 7,751 |
| 49 | Roger | 7,387 |
| 50 | Tony | 7,196 |
| 51 | Steve | 7,091 |
| 52 | Jeff | 6,932 |
| 53 | Alan | 6,811 |
| 54 | Ricky | 6,756 |
| 55 | Carl | 6,661 |
| 56 | Danny | 6,475 |
| 57 | Troy | 6,307 |
| 58 | Russell | 6,241 |
| 59 | Rodney | 6,073 |
| 60 | Gerald | 5,870 |
| 61 | Wayne | 5,833 |
| 62 | Joe | 5,821 |
| 63 | Martin | 5,729 |
| 64 | Vincent | 5,677 |
| 65 | Chris | 5,638 |
| 66 | Randall | 5,511 |
| 67 | Phillip | 5,503 |
| 68 | Lawrence | 5,453 |
| 69 | Barry | 5,367 |
| 70 | Bryan | 5,274 |
| 71 | Billy | 5,193 |
| 72 | Dale | 5,161 |
| 73 | Bobby | 5,083 |
| 74 | Johnny | 5,068 |
| 75 | Curtis | 5,065 |
| 76 | Philip | 4,975 |
| 77 | Bradley | 4,960 |
| 78 | Jon | 4,912 |
| 79 | Jimmy | 4,911 |
| 80 | Walter | 4,844 |
| 81 | Glenn | 4,752 |
| 82 | Tim | 4,696 |
| 83 | Jonathan | 4,646 |
| 84 | Jay | 4,570 |
| 85 | Dean | 4,510 |
| 86 | Samuel | 4,463 |
| 87 | Darryl | 4,421 |
| 88 | Shawn | 4,402 |
| 89 | Arthur | 4,150 |
| 89 | Roy | 4,150 |
| 91 | Willie | 4,148 |
| 92 | Henry | 4,123 |
| 93 | Allen | 4,098 |
| 94 | Jose | 3,974 |
| 95 | Greg | 3,971 |
| 96 | Darrell | 3,969 |
| 97 | Victor | 3,945 |
| 98 | Harold | 3,874 |
| 99 | Jack | 3,808 |
| 100 | Albert | 3,761 |
Top 100 girl names of 1964
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 54,271 |
| 2 | Mary | 40,987 |
| 3 | Susan | 31,515 |
| 4 | Karen | 30,247 |
| 5 | Patricia | 26,090 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 24,131 |
| 7 | Donna | 23,807 |
| 8 | Linda | 23,632 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 20,319 |
| 10 | Tammy | 20,045 |
| 11 | Pamela | 19,824 |
| 12 | Deborah | 19,305 |
| 13 | Sandra | 19,249 |
| 14 | Laura | 18,967 |
| 15 | Lori | 18,620 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 17,294 |
| 17 | Julie | 17,283 |
| 18 | Brenda | 17,105 |
| 19 | Barbara | 16,483 |
| 20 | Sharon | 16,447 |
| 21 | Teresa | 16,422 |
| 22 | Angela | 16,257 |
| 23 | Michelle | 16,181 |
| 24 | Debra | 15,329 |
| 25 | Denise | 14,727 |
| 26 | Nancy | 14,695 |
| 27 | Robin | 14,329 |
| 28 | Christine | 14,268 |
| 29 | Cheryl | 14,079 |
| 30 | Kathleen | 13,232 |
| 31 | Jennifer | 12,956 |
| 32 | Diane | 12,866 |
| 33 | Dawn | 12,614 |
| 34 | Tina | 12,550 |
| 35 | Kelly | 12,469 |
| 36 | Carol | 12,125 |
| 37 | Jacqueline | 11,976 |
| 38 | Theresa | 10,557 |
| 39 | Kathy | 10,377 |
| 40 | Tracy | 10,161 |
| 41 | Maria | 10,147 |
| 42 | Kim | 9,980 |
| 43 | Rhonda | 9,713 |
| 44 | Amy | 9,575 |
| 45 | Paula | 9,501 |
| 46 | Rebecca | 9,475 |
| 47 | Cindy | 9,322 |
| 48 | Janet | 9,249 |
| 49 | Margaret | 9,100 |
| 50 | Sherry | 8,496 |
| 51 | Sheila | 8,473 |
| 52 | Debbie | 8,381 |
| 53 | Melissa | 8,318 |
| 54 | Catherine | 8,237 |
| 55 | Wendy | 8,077 |
| 56 | Carolyn | 8,066 |
| 57 | Stephanie | 7,938 |
| 58 | Michele | 7,905 |
| 59 | Laurie | 7,833 |
| 60 | Ann | 7,758 |
| 61 | Jill | 7,242 |
| 62 | Terri | 7,142 |
| 63 | Diana | 7,070 |
| 64 | Connie | 7,035 |
| 65 | Beth | 6,686 |
| 66 | Valerie | 6,616 |
| 67 | Suzanne | 6,485 |
| 68 | Annette | 6,189 |
| 69 | Janice | 6,162 |
| 70 | Dana | 6,086 |
| 71 | Renee | 6,011 |
| 72 | Lynn | 5,675 |
| 73 | Leslie | 5,598 |
| 74 | Judy | 5,531 |
| 75 | Cathy | 5,502 |
| 76 | Anne | 5,412 |
| 77 | Andrea | 5,387 |
| 78 | Carla | 5,378 |
| 79 | Gina | 5,229 |
| 80 | Darlene | 5,173 |
| 81 | Wanda | 5,165 |
| 82 | Katherine | 5,073 |
| 83 | Regina | 5,000 |
| 84 | Kathryn | 4,924 |
| 85 | Anita | 4,909 |
| 86 | Sherri | 4,872 |
| 87 | Joyce | 4,861 |
| 88 | Christina | 4,702 |
| 89 | Bonnie | 4,687 |
| 90 | Monica | 4,655 |
| 91 | Beverly | 4,606 |
| 92 | Sarah | 4,584 |
| 93 | Jane | 4,568 |
| 94 | Colleen | 4,544 |
| 95 | Martha | 4,450 |
| 96 | Penny | 4,396 |
| 97 | Anna | 4,292 |
| 98 | Judith | 4,191 |
| 99 | Joan | 4,149 |
| 100 | Jean | 4,097 |
Biggest movers since 1963
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1963 | Births 1964 | Change | Rank 1963 → 1964 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason | 1,501 | 2,105 | +40% | 197 → 155 |
| Sean | 2,195 | 3,008 | +37% | 151 → 118 |
| Shawn | 3,459 | 4,402 | +27% | 108 → 88 |
| Darren | 2,081 | 2,644 | +27% | 158 → 127 |
| Patrick | 12,069 | 14,694 | +22% | 35 → 30 |
| Adam | 2,346 | 2,850 | +21% | 145 → 122 |
| Rodney | 5,190 | 6,073 | +17% | 76 → 59 |
| Aaron | 2,079 | 2,381 | +15% | 160 → 138 |
| Lance | 1,865 | 2,089 | +12% | 166 → 157 |
| Matthew | 8,034 | 8,983 | +12% | 50 → 43 |
| Name | Births 1963 | Births 1964 | Change | Rank 1963 → 1964 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave | 1,996 | 1,535 | -23% | 161 → 179 |
| Bob | 1,844 | 1,432 | -22% | 167 → 198 |
| Glenn | 5,974 | 4,752 | -20% | 64 → 81 |
| Greg | 4,853 | 3,971 | -18% | 81 → 95 |
| Ricky | 8,113 | 6,756 | -17% | 47 → 54 |
| Doug | 1,689 | 1,409 | -17% | 174 → 199 |
| Dan | 2,823 | 2,369 | -16% | 124 → 139 |
| Bruce | 9,273 | 7,893 | -15% | 43 → 46 |
| Gordon | 2,081 | 1,772 | -15% | 158 → 167 |
| Jeff | 8,108 | 6,932 | -15% | 48 → 52 |
| Name | Births 1963 | Births 1964 | Change | Rank 1963 → 1964 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn | 8,414 | 12,614 | +50% | 52 → 33 |
| Jodi | 1,899 | 2,801 | +47% | 196 → 145 |
| Jacqueline | 8,560 | 11,976 | +40% | 51 → 37 |
| Angela | 13,278 | 16,257 | +22% | 30 → 22 |
| Dana | 5,049 | 6,086 | +21% | 88 → 70 |
| April | 2,195 | 2,601 | +18% | 175 → 151 |
| Heidi | 2,938 | 3,453 | +18% | 140 → 124 |
| Christina | 4,026 | 4,702 | +17% | 107 → 88 |
| Monica | 3,996 | 4,655 | +16% | 110 → 90 |
| Amy | 8,228 | 9,575 | +16% | 54 → 44 |
| Name | Births 1963 | Births 1964 | Change | Rank 1963 → 1964 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori | 23,903 | 18,620 | -22% | 8 → 15 |
| Pam | 2,385 | 1,869 | -22% | 166 → 196 |
| Jane | 5,764 | 4,568 | -21% | 75 → 93 |
| Debbie | 10,444 | 8,381 | -20% | 41 → 52 |
| Terry | 3,521 | 2,908 | -17% | 123 → 139 |
| Sandy | 2,800 | 2,347 | -16% | 145 → 167 |
| Sue | 2,591 | 2,173 | -16% | 155 → 176 |
| Gwendolyn | 2,257 | 1,893 | -16% | 171 → 193 |
| Gail | 4,103 | 3,446 | -16% | 106 → 125 |
| Cindy | 11,087 | 9,322 | -16% | 37 → 47 |