The names of 1964

The ten most popular names given in 1964, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  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

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US: boys

  1. Michael 82,617
  2. John 82,508
  3. David 75,043
  4. James 73,026
  5. Robert 69,980
  6. Mark 45,261
  7. William 44,224
  8. Richard 40,098
  9. Thomas 34,463
  10. Jeffrey 30,728

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NSW: girls

  1. Karen 1,032
  2. Jennifer 873
  3. Sharon 831
  4. Susan 831
  5. Donna 744
  6. Michelle 737
  7. Julie 728
  8. Leanne 661
  9. Joanne 584
  10. Catherine 579

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NSW: boys

  1. David 2,393
  2. Michael 1,765
  3. Peter 1,754
  4. Mark 1,599
  5. John 1,449
  6. Paul 1,441
  7. Stephen 1,168
  8. Robert 1,155
  9. Craig 1,017
  10. Anthony 967

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 3,471
  2. Catherine 1,412
  3. Margaret 1,392
  4. Ann 866
  5. Anne 834
  6. Elizabeth 722
  7. Caroline 617
  8. Bridget 595
  9. Geraldine 579
  10. Patricia 536

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 3,696
  2. Patrick 2,235
  3. Michael 2,157
  4. Paul 1,814
  5. James 1,554
  6. Thomas 1,349
  7. David 936
  8. William 875
  9. Martin 849
  10. Gerard 815

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Canadian provinces in 1964

US states in 1964