The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1964

7,806 different girls’ names were recorded in 1964, covering 1,894,855 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Lisa	54,270
2	Mary	40,985
3	Susan	31,515
4	Karen	30,243
5	Patricia	26,091
6	Kimberly	24,128
7	Donna	23,808
8	Linda	23,629
9	Cynthia	20,321
10	Tammy	20,043
11	Pamela	19,823
12	Deborah	19,306
13	Sandra	19,249
14	Laura	18,967
15	Lori	18,624
16	Elizabeth	17,294
17	Julie	17,283
18	Brenda	17,106
19	Barbara	16,481
20	Sharon	16,449
21	Teresa	16,420
22	Angela	16,256
23	Michelle	16,180
24	Debra	15,329
25	Denise	14,726
26	Nancy	14,696
27	Robin	14,328
28	Christine	14,270
29	Cheryl	14,081
30	Kathleen	13,231
31	Jennifer	12,955
32	Diane	12,864
33	Dawn	12,613
34	Tina	12,548
35	Kelly	12,470
36	Carol	12,125
37	Jacqueline	11,975
38	Theresa	10,557
39	Kathy	10,377
40	Tracy	10,161
41	Maria	10,148
42	Kim	9,980
43	Rhonda	9,713
44	Amy	9,576
45	Paula	9,498
46	Rebecca	9,474
47	Cindy	9,322
48	Janet	9,249
49	Margaret	9,101
50	Sherry	8,496
51	Sheila	8,471
52	Debbie	8,381
53	Melissa	8,318
54	Catherine	8,237
55	Wendy	8,076
56	Carolyn	8,066
57	Stephanie	7,938
58	Michele	7,908
59	Laurie	7,832
60	Ann	7,758
61	Jill	7,242
62	Terri	7,144
63	Diana	7,070
64	Connie	7,035
65	Beth	6,686
66	Valerie	6,616
67	Suzanne	6,485
68	Annette	6,188
69	Janice	6,161
70	Dana	6,087
71	Renee	6,013
72	Lynn	5,675
73	Leslie	5,598
74	Judy	5,529
75	Cathy	5,502
76	Anne	5,411
77	Andrea	5,388
78	Carla	5,378
79	Gina	5,230
80	Darlene	5,175
81	Wanda	5,164
82	Katherine	5,074
83	Regina	5,001
84	Kathryn	4,924
85	Anita	4,909
86	Sherri	4,871
87	Joyce	4,859
88	Christina	4,701
89	Bonnie	4,686
90	Monica	4,655
91	Beverly	4,606
92	Sarah	4,583
93	Jane	4,567
94	Colleen	4,546
95	Martha	4,448
96	Penny	4,396
97	Anna	4,292
98	Judith	4,190
99	Joan	4,149
100	Jean	4,097
101	Shelly	4,080
102	Betty	4,070
103	Shirley	3,967
104	Gloria	3,966
105	Melanie	3,943
106	Peggy	3,849
107	Maureen	3,836
108	Tamara	3,807
109	Virginia	3,794
110	Marie	3,789
111	Tracey	3,743
112	Vicki	3,716
113	Melinda	3,703
114	Ruth	3,640
115	Joanne	3,575
115	Deanna	3,575
117	Julia	3,541
118	Dorothy	3,533
119	Ellen	3,532
120	Rose	3,480
121	Holly	3,478
122	Rita	3,470
123	Stacy	3,462
124	Heidi	3,452
125	Gail	3,446
126	Stacey	3,360
127	Vickie	3,263
128	Jackie	3,236
129	Victoria	3,157
130	Yvonne	3,133
131	Becky	3,103
132	Helen	3,100
133	Veronica	3,061
134	Carrie	2,975
135	Sheryl	2,957
136	Sylvia	2,945
136	Crystal	2,945
138	Sheri	2,920
139	Terry	2,909
140	Phyllis	2,895
141	Alice	2,842
142	Elaine	2,826
143	Shelley	2,821
144	Charlene	2,807
145	Jodi	2,800
146	Marilyn	2,793
147	Yolanda	2,763
148	Joann	2,736
149	Sally	2,708
150	Tonya	2,698
151	April	2,602
152	Frances	2,599
153	Eileen	2,585
154	Toni	2,555
155	Yvette	2,552
156	Jeanne	2,467
157	Norma	2,429
158	Charlotte	2,422
159	Alicia	2,417
160	Heather	2,386
161	Belinda	2,382
162	Evelyn	2,380
162	Jeanette	2,380
164	Carmen	2,376
165	Lorraine	2,356
166	Sara	2,355
167	Patty	2,348
168	Sandy	2,347
169	Jamie	2,314
170	Shannon	2,299
171	Kristine	2,290
172	Roberta	2,277
173	Rachel	2,261
174	Loretta	2,228
175	Joy	2,219
176	Sue	2,173
177	Natalie	2,127
178	Shari	2,114
179	Caroline	2,106
180	Tammie	2,085
181	Allison	2,077
182	Karla	2,060
183	Vanessa	2,056
184	Jo	2,052
185	Darla	2,044
186	Shelia	2,012
187	Sonya	1,999
188	Lynda	1,985
189	Tanya	1,969
190	Marcia	1,932
191	Doris	1,929
192	Melody	1,897
193	Gwendolyn	1,893
193	Lynne	1,893
195	Robyn	1,882
196	Pam	1,870
197	Audrey	1,868
198	Glenda	1,863
199	Felicia	1,832
199	Traci	1,832

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1964 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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