Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1963
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 2,084 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,658 |
| 3 | Karen | 1,376 |
| 4 | Mary | 1,307 |
| 5 | Donna | 1,073 |
| 6 | Patricia | 1,050 |
| 7 | Linda | 994 |
| 8 | Kathleen | 973 |
| 9 | Christine | 818 |
| 10 | Nancy | 788 |
| 11 | Deborah | 785 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 750 |
| 13 | Cheryl | 727 |
| 14 | Diane | 649 |
| 15 | Pamela | 621 |
| 16 | Lori | 601 |
| 17 | Laura | 597 |
| 18 | Robin | 587 |
| 18 | Sandra | 587 |
| 20 | Debra | 570 |
| 21 | Michelle | 555 |
| 22 | Paula | 552 |
| 23 | Cynthia | 532 |
| 24 | Barbara | 525 |
| 25 | Sharon | 504 |
| 26 | Denise | 500 |
| 27 | Laurie | 497 |
| 28 | Carol | 479 |
| 29 | Ann | 462 |
| 30 | Brenda | 443 |
| 31 | Maureen | 438 |
| 32 | Joanne | 424 |
| 33 | Kimberly | 418 |
| 34 | Jennifer | 397 |
| 35 | Catherine | 394 |
| 36 | Theresa | 390 |
| 37 | Julie | 379 |
| 38 | Anne | 376 |
| 39 | Margaret | 361 |
| 40 | Suzanne | 348 |
| 41 | Judith | 320 |
| 42 | Maria | 309 |
| 43 | Janet | 292 |
| 44 | Wendy | 288 |
| 45 | Jane | 282 |
| 46 | Kelly | 279 |
| 47 | Kim | 269 |
| 48 | Ellen | 264 |
| 49 | Jean | 262 |
| 49 | Lynne | 262 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 3,393 |
| 2 | Michael | 3,211 |
| 3 | David | 2,892 |
| 4 | Robert | 2,646 |
| 5 | James | 2,267 |
| 6 | Paul | 1,807 |
| 7 | Mark | 1,704 |
| 8 | Richard | 1,694 |
| 9 | William | 1,681 |
| 10 | Thomas | 1,438 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1,419 |
| 12 | Scott | 1,174 |
| 13 | Stephen | 1,084 |
| 14 | Brian | 1,080 |
| 14 | Steven | 1,080 |
| 16 | Kevin | 1,074 |
| 17 | Daniel | 989 |
| 18 | Christopher | 932 |
| 19 | Peter | 883 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 818 |
| 21 | Timothy | 703 |
| 22 | Edward | 685 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 674 |
| 24 | Charles | 611 |
| 25 | Gary | 572 |
| 26 | Donald | 525 |
| 27 | Ronald | 499 |
| 28 | Anthony | 480 |
| 29 | Gregory | 434 |
| 30 | Andrew | 428 |
| 31 | George | 406 |
| 32 | Eric | 376 |
| 33 | Douglas | 371 |
| 34 | Patrick | 339 |
| 35 | Matthew | 309 |
| 36 | Raymond | 295 |
| 37 | Keith | 285 |
| 38 | Bruce | 284 |
| 39 | Philip | 268 |
| 40 | Wayne | 267 |
| 41 | Frank | 264 |
| 42 | Alan | 247 |
| 43 | Todd | 243 |
| 44 | Glenn | 239 |
| 45 | Jonathan | 235 |
| 46 | Francis | 226 |
| 47 | Dennis | 214 |
| 48 | Arthur | 209 |
| 49 | Lawrence | 197 |
| 50 | Sean | 183 |