Top baby names in New Jersey, 1963
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 2,155 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,403 |
| 3 | Mary | 1,299 |
| 4 | Donna | 1,297 |
| 4 | Karen | 1,297 |
| 6 | Patricia | 1,227 |
| 7 | Linda | 1,124 |
| 8 | Nancy | 877 |
| 9 | Kathleen | 837 |
| 10 | Barbara | 798 |
| 11 | Deborah | 758 |
| 12 | Sharon | 713 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 702 |
| 14 | Diane | 699 |
| 15 | Laura | 684 |
| 16 | Lori | 671 |
| 17 | Denise | 659 |
| 18 | Cynthia | 608 |
| 19 | Sandra | 598 |
| 20 | Christine | 570 |
| 21 | Cheryl | 542 |
| 22 | Carol | 534 |
| 23 | Debra | 528 |
| 23 | Robin | 528 |
| 25 | Theresa | 519 |
| 26 | Michele | 507 |
| 26 | Pamela | 507 |
| 28 | Maria | 488 |
| 29 | Kimberly | 410 |
| 30 | Margaret | 408 |
| 31 | Dawn | 392 |
| 31 | Jacqueline | 392 |
| 33 | Catherine | 383 |
| 33 | Kim | 383 |
| 35 | Michelle | 366 |
| 36 | Jennifer | 363 |
| 37 | Janet | 336 |
| 38 | Maureen | 326 |
| 38 | Suzanne | 326 |
| 40 | Tammy | 295 |
| 41 | Laurie | 292 |
| 42 | Brenda | 291 |
| 43 | Joanne | 287 |
| 44 | Kelly | 285 |
| 44 | Wendy | 285 |
| 46 | Eileen | 279 |
| 47 | Lynn | 274 |
| 48 | Debbie | 273 |
| 48 | Judith | 273 |
| 50 | Carolyn | 270 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 3,455 |
| 2 | Michael | 3,136 |
| 3 | Robert | 3,019 |
| 4 | James | 2,309 |
| 5 | David | 2,285 |
| 6 | Joseph | 1,908 |
| 7 | William | 1,876 |
| 8 | Thomas | 1,752 |
| 9 | Richard | 1,638 |
| 10 | Mark | 1,521 |
| 11 | Paul | 1,058 |
| 12 | Kevin | 1,011 |
| 13 | Scott | 976 |
| 14 | Anthony | 966 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 909 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 888 |
| 16 | Steven | 888 |
| 18 | Edward | 885 |
| 19 | Christopher | 844 |
| 20 | Brian | 817 |
| 21 | Charles | 810 |
| 21 | Daniel | 810 |
| 23 | Ronald | 692 |
| 24 | Stephen | 667 |
| 25 | Frank | 666 |
| 26 | Timothy | 617 |
| 27 | George | 613 |
| 28 | Peter | 606 |
| 29 | Gregory | 593 |
| 30 | Gary | 558 |
| 31 | Donald | 551 |
| 32 | Douglas | 471 |
| 33 | Eric | 447 |
| 34 | Andrew | 423 |
| 35 | Glenn | 402 |
| 35 | Patrick | 402 |
| 37 | Keith | 394 |
| 38 | Raymond | 392 |
| 39 | Vincent | 364 |
| 40 | Bruce | 300 |
| 41 | Todd | 297 |
| 42 | Matthew | 293 |
| 43 | Louis | 285 |
| 44 | Dennis | 266 |
| 45 | Lawrence | 248 |
| 46 | Craig | 242 |
| 47 | Wayne | 234 |
| 48 | Alan | 223 |
| 49 | Walter | 220 |
| 50 | Carl | 209 |