Top baby names in North Carolina, 1963
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,462 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,062 |
| 3 | Tammy | 998 |
| 4 | Donna | 970 |
| 5 | Teresa | 924 |
| 6 | Sandra | 769 |
| 7 | Angela | 760 |
| 8 | Karen | 755 |
| 9 | Sharon | 751 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 731 |
| 11 | Pamela | 722 |
| 12 | Susan | 714 |
| 13 | Linda | 683 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 671 |
| 15 | Deborah | 670 |
| 16 | Patricia | 611 |
| 17 | Brenda | 563 |
| 18 | Robin | 542 |
| 19 | Sherry | 497 |
| 20 | Lori | 494 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 467 |
| 22 | Barbara | 460 |
| 23 | Wanda | 430 |
| 24 | Debra | 397 |
| 25 | Janet | 357 |
| 26 | Sheila | 356 |
| 27 | Kathy | 351 |
| 28 | Carolyn | 338 |
| 29 | Beverly | 322 |
| 30 | Laura | 316 |
| 31 | Tina | 308 |
| 32 | Rhonda | 306 |
| 33 | Debbie | 291 |
| 34 | Jacqueline | 286 |
| 35 | Cheryl | 277 |
| 36 | Jennifer | 274 |
| 37 | Paula | 273 |
| 38 | Connie | 267 |
| 39 | Kim | 262 |
| 40 | Cindy | 259 |
| 40 | Rebecca | 259 |
| 42 | Carol | 256 |
| 43 | Janice | 254 |
| 44 | Nancy | 245 |
| 45 | Anita | 244 |
| 46 | Gloria | 238 |
| 47 | Melissa | 230 |
| 48 | Margaret | 223 |
| 49 | Kelly | 221 |
| 50 | Cathy | 216 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,382 |
| 2 | David | 1,784 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,757 |
| 4 | William | 1,566 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,532 |
| 6 | John | 1,497 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,024 |
| 8 | Jeffrey | 966 |
| 9 | Mark | 902 |
| 10 | Timothy | 842 |
| 11 | Kenneth | 807 |
| 12 | Richard | 805 |
| 13 | Thomas | 688 |
| 14 | Gregory | 627 |
| 15 | Terry | 586 |
| 16 | Joseph | 558 |
| 17 | Anthony | 552 |
| 18 | Tony | 532 |
| 19 | Donald | 526 |
| 19 | Gary | 526 |
| 21 | Ricky | 516 |
| 22 | Jerry | 479 |
| 23 | Larry | 463 |
| 24 | Christopher | 461 |
| 25 | Steven | 444 |
| 26 | Ronald | 439 |
| 27 | Randy | 425 |
| 28 | Bobby | 420 |
| 29 | Kevin | 386 |
| 30 | Jimmy | 368 |
| 31 | Danny | 357 |
| 32 | Paul | 353 |
| 33 | Jeffery | 346 |
| 34 | Edward | 338 |
| 35 | Scott | 334 |
| 36 | George | 333 |
| 37 | Johnny | 329 |
| 38 | Ronnie | 309 |
| 39 | Eric | 308 |
| 40 | Billy | 303 |
| 40 | Douglas | 303 |
| 42 | Barry | 295 |
| 43 | Keith | 294 |
| 44 | Dennis | 290 |
| 45 | Stephen | 284 |
| 46 | Brian | 274 |
| 47 | Daniel | 258 |
| 48 | Willie | 255 |
| 49 | Roger | 238 |
| 50 | Todd | 236 |