Birth year roster

Top names in 1964

Name: Top baby names in 1964
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 1964 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Lisa and Michael led the 1964 baby-name charts, the top names among baby boom births. Lisa was the #1 girls’ name for 8 years in all (1962–1969); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 160 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Lisa Endangered54,270
#2Mary Endangered40,985
#3Susan Endangered31,515
#4Karen Endangered30,243
#5Patricia Endangered26,091
#6Kimberly Endangered24,128
#7Donna Endangered23,808
#8Linda Endangered23,629
#9Cynthia Endangered20,321
#10Tammy Endangered20,043
#11Pamela Endangered19,823
#12Deborah Endangered19,306
#13Sandra Endangered19,249
#14Laura Endangered18,967
#15Lori Endangered18,624
#16Elizabeth Stable17,294
#17Julie Endangered17,283
#18Brenda Endangered17,106
#19Barbara Endangered16,481
#20Sharon Endangered16,449
#21Teresa Endangered16,420
#22Angela Endangered16,256
#23Michelle Endangered16,180
#24Debra Endangered15,329
#25Denise Endangered14,726
#26Nancy Endangered14,696
#27Robin Endangered14,328
#28Christine Endangered14,270
#29Cheryl Endangered14,081
#30Kathleen Endangered13,231
#31Jennifer Endangered12,955
#32Diane Endangered12,864
#33Dawn Endangered12,613
#34Tina Endangered12,548
#35Kelly Endangered12,470
#36Carol Endangered12,125
#37Jacqueline Endangered11,975
#38Theresa Endangered10,557
#39Kathy Endangered10,377
#40Tracy Endangered10,161
#41Maria Stable10,148
#42Kim Endangered9,980
#43Rhonda Endangered9,713
#44Amy Endangered9,576
#45Paula Endangered9,498
#46Rebecca Endangered9,474
#47Cindy Endangered9,322
#48Janet Endangered9,249
#49Margaret Endangered9,101
#50Sherry Endangered8,496
#51Sheila Endangered8,471
#52Debbie Endangered8,381
#53Melissa Endangered8,318
#54Catherine Endangered8,237
#55Wendy Endangered8,076
#56Carolyn Endangered8,066
#57Stephanie Endangered7,938
#58Michele Endangered7,908
#59Laurie Endangered7,832
#60Ann Endangered7,758
#61Jill Endangered7,242
#62Terri Endangered7,144
#63Diana Stable7,070
#64Connie Endangered7,035
#65Beth Endangered6,686
#66Valerie Stable6,616
#67Suzanne Endangered6,485
#68Annette Endangered6,188
#69Janice Endangered6,161
#70Dana Endangered6,087
#71Renee Endangered6,013
#72Lynn Endangered5,675
#73Leslie Endangered5,598
#74Judy Endangered5,529
#75Cathy Endangered5,502
#76Anne Endangered5,411
#77Andrea Declining5,388
#78Carla Endangered5,378
#79Gina Endangered5,230
#80Darlene Endangered5,175
#81Wanda Endangered5,164
#82Katherine Declining5,074
#83Regina Stable5,001
#84Kathryn Endangered4,924
#85Anita Endangered4,909
#86Sherri Endangered4,871
#87Joyce Endangered4,859
#88Christina Endangered4,701
#89Bonnie Endangered4,686
#90Monica Endangered4,655
#91Beverly Endangered4,606
#92Sarah Endangered4,583
#93Jane Stable4,567
#94Colleen Endangered4,546
#95Martha Endangered4,448
#96Penny Endangered4,396
#97Anna Declining4,292
#98Judith Endangered4,190
#99Joan Endangered4,149
#100Jean Endangered4,097

Boys

#1Michael Past peak82,617
#2John Past peak82,508
#3David Past peak75,043
#4James Stable73,026
#5Robert Endangered69,980
#6Mark Endangered45,261
#7William Declining44,224
#8Richard Endangered40,098
#9Thomas Stable34,463
#10Jeffrey Endangered30,728
#11Joseph Declining30,576
#12Steven Endangered29,707
#13Kevin Endangered29,357
#14Scott Endangered28,506
#15Timothy Endangered28,090
#16Paul Endangered26,874
#17Charles Stable25,908
#18Kenneth Endangered24,850
#19Daniel Declining24,342
#20Brian Endangered24,167
#21Anthony Declining20,126
#22Gregory Endangered19,884
#23Christopher Endangered19,627
#24Ronald Endangered18,844
#25Donald Endangered18,045
#26Gary Endangered17,206
#27Edward Endangered15,609
#28Todd Endangered15,350
#29Stephen Endangered14,968
#30Patrick Declining14,692
#31Douglas Endangered14,600
#32Eric Endangered14,567
#33George Stable11,792
#34Keith Endangered11,655
#35Terry Endangered10,867
#36Larry Endangered10,678
#37Andrew Declining10,494
#38Randy Endangered10,302
#39Peter Stable9,911
#40Jerry Endangered9,606
#41Frank Endangered9,333
#42Dennis Endangered9,327
#43Matthew Declining8,981
#44Raymond Endangered8,592
#45Jeffery Endangered8,360
#46Bruce Endangered7,890
#47Mike Endangered7,767
#48Craig Endangered7,752
#49Roger Endangered7,389
#50Tony Endangered7,199
#51Steve Endangered7,092
#52Jeff Endangered6,933
#53Alan Stable6,810
#54Ricky Endangered6,758
#55Carl Endangered6,661
#56Danny Endangered6,476
#57Troy Endangered6,308
#58Russell Stable6,238
#59Rodney Endangered6,073
#60Gerald Endangered5,869
#61Wayne Endangered5,832
#62Joe Endangered5,821
#63Martin Stable5,727
#64Vincent Stable5,677
#65Chris Endangered5,639
#66Randall Endangered5,511
#67Phillip Endangered5,502
#68Lawrence Endangered5,453
#69Barry Endangered5,368
#70Bryan Declining5,272
#71Billy Endangered5,192
#72Dale Endangered5,158
#73Bobby Endangered5,082
#74Johnny Endangered5,069
#75Curtis Endangered5,064
#76Philip Endangered4,977
#77Bradley Declining4,960
#78Jimmy Endangered4,913
#79Jon Endangered4,911
#80Walter Stable4,843
#81Glenn Endangered4,752
#82Tim Endangered4,695
#83Jonathan Declining4,644
#84Jay Stable4,567
#85Dean Stable4,510
#86Samuel Stable4,462
#87Darryl Endangered4,420
#88Shawn Endangered4,403
#89Roy Endangered4,149
#90Willie Endangered4,148
#91Arthur Rising4,147
#92Henry Stable4,124
#93Allen Endangered4,098
#94Jose Stable3,976
#95Greg Endangered3,972
#96Darrell Endangered3,968
#97Victor Declining3,943
#98Harold Endangered3,875
#99Jack Stable3,809
#100Albert Endangered3,761