Most Popular Baby Names of 1967
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Lisa and Michael were the most popular baby names of 1967 in the US: 52,437 girls were named Lisa and 82,411 boys were named Michael, about 1 in 31 girls and 1 in 21 boys born that year. It was Lisa's 6th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1962), and it was Michael's 7th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1961).
Social Security records list 1,651,025 girls and 1,743,811 boys born in 1967, with 7,851 different girl names and 4,549 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1966
- Melissa joined the girls' top 10; Christopher and Brian joined the boys' top 10.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Heather (#125 to #87), April (#108 to #79) and Tonya (#96 to #68).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Jason (#89 to #54), Jose (#79 to #64) and Samuel (#81 to #69).
- 5 girl names and 2 boy names left the top 100, among them Bonnie (#90 to #102) and Harold (#99 to #104).
- 545 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1967
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1966, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1967
| # | Name | Babies | In 1966 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 52,437 | #1 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 33,097 | #2 |
| 3 | Michelle | 30,827 | #4 |
| 4 | Mary | 25,316 | #3 |
| 5 | Susan | 22,262 | #6 |
| 6 | Karen | 21,537 | #5 |
| 7 | Angela | 19,555 | #9 |
| 8 | Tammy | 18,652 | #8 |
| 9 | Melissa | 18,377 | #22 |
| 10 | Jennifer | 18,236 | #10 |
| 11 | Patricia | 17,753 | #7 |
| 12 | Amy | 16,122 | #30 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 16,116 | #16 |
| 14 | Christine | 15,991 | #20 |
| 15 | Laura | 15,819 | #19 |
| 16 | Julie | 15,547 | #13 |
| 17 | Pamela | 15,368 | #15 |
| 18 | Cynthia | 15,340 | #11 |
| 19 | Donna | 14,787 | #12 |
| 20 | Sandra | 14,738 | #17 |
| 21 | Tina | 14,160 | #23 |
| 22 | Deborah | 14,012 | #14 |
| 23 | Kelly | 13,717 | #26 |
| 24 | Lori | 13,564 | #21 |
| 25 | Stephanie | 13,354 | #38 |
| 26 | Linda | 13,196 | #18 |
| 27 | Dawn | 13,167 | #24 |
| 28 | Teresa | 12,272 | #29 |
| 29 | Tracy | 11,951 | #31 |
| 30 | Sharon | 11,923 | #28 |
| 31 | Brenda | 11,479 | #25 |
| 32 | Wendy | 11,223 | #41 |
| 33 | Barbara | 11,203 | #27 |
| 34 | Denise | 11,078 | #32 |
| 35 | Cheryl | 10,767 | #34 |
| 36 | Michele | 10,416 | #36 |
| 37 | Nancy | 10,268 | #33 |
| 38 | Debra | 10,217 | #35 |
| 39 | Rebecca | 9,823 | #40 |
| 40 | Kathleen | 9,209 | #37 |
| 41 | Rhonda | 9,072 | #39 |
| 42 | Maria | 8,878 | #44 |
| 43 | Theresa | 8,105 | #46 |
| 44 | Diane | 7,818 | #45 |
| 45 | Robin | 7,696 | #42 |
| 46 | Paula | 7,694 | #50 |
| 47 | Carol | 7,491 | #48 |
| 48 | Andrea | 7,418 | #52 |
| 49 | Kim | 7,408 | #43 |
| 50 | Jill | 7,398 | #49 |
| 51 | Sherry | 7,130 | #53 |
| 52 | Jacqueline | 6,954 | #47 |
| 53 | Christina | 6,600 | #67 |
| 54 | Gina | 6,358 | #58 |
| 55 | Catherine | 6,345 | #54 |
| 56 | Sheila | 6,326 | #51 |
| 57 | Ann | 6,247 | #61 |
| 58 | Margaret | 6,226 | #55 |
| 59 | Cindy | 5,781 | #56 |
| 60 | Carolyn | 5,719 | #60 |
| 61 | Janet | 5,657 | #57 |
| 62 | Renee | 5,564 | #66 |
| 63 | Suzanne | 5,489 | #62 |
| 64 | Kathy | 5,406 | #59 |
| 65 | Diana | 5,340 | #64 |
| 66 | Leslie | 5,318 | #71 |
| 67 | Beth | 5,186 | #65 |
| 68 | Tonya | 5,164 | #96 |
| 69 | Stacey | 5,117 | #76 |
| 70 | Monica | 4,966 | #75 |
| 71 | Dana | 4,935 | #68 |
| 72 | Laurie | 4,921 | #63 |
| 73 | Valerie | 4,757 | #74 |
| 74 | Stacy | 4,597 | #91 |
| 75 | Connie | 4,583 | #70 |
| 76 | Katherine | 4,560 | #78 |
| 77 | Terri | 4,523 | #72 |
| 78 | Tracey | 4,498 | #69 |
| 79 | April | 4,466 | #108 |
| 80 | Regina | 4,362 | #82 |
| 81 | Lynn | 4,196 | #81 |
| 82 | Carla | 4,185 | #77 |
| 83 | Sarah | 4,139 | #85 |
| 84 | Anne | 4,102 | #83 |
| 85 | Annette | 4,005 | #79 |
| 86 | Tamara | 4,000 | #98 |
| 87 | Heather | 3,904 | #125 |
| 88 | Heidi | 3,865 | #87 |
| 89 | Sherri | 3,841 | #92 |
| 90 | Debbie | 3,742 | #73 |
| 91 | Anna | 3,728 | #95 |
| 92 | Kathryn | 3,695 | #86 |
| 93 | Victoria | 3,664 | #103 |
| 94 | Shelly | 3,648 | #89 |
| 95 | Melinda | 3,632 | #102 |
| 96 | Colleen | 3,621 | #93 |
| 97 | Kristin | 3,600 | #107 |
| 98 | Anita | 3,518 | #88 |
| 99 | Janice | 3,514 | #80 |
| 100 | Wanda | 3,473 | #84 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1967
| # | Name | Babies | In 1966 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 82,411 | #1 |
| 2 | David | 66,806 | #2 |
| 3 | James | 61,683 | #3 |
| 4 | John | 61,600 | #4 |
| 5 | Robert | 56,369 | #5 |
| 6 | William | 37,615 | #6 |
| 7 | Mark | 34,910 | #7 |
| 8 | Richard | 33,585 | #8 |
| 9 | Christopher | 29,413 | #12 |
| 10 | Brian | 28,646 | #14 |
| 11 | Timothy | 28,587 | #11 |
| 12 | Thomas | 28,247 | #10 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 28,083 | #9 |
| 14 | Steven | 27,031 | #13 |
| 15 | Joseph | 25,926 | #15 |
| 16 | Scott | 25,535 | #16 |
| 17 | Kevin | 24,603 | #17 |
| 18 | Paul | 22,821 | #18 |
| 19 | Daniel | 22,192 | #19 |
| 20 | Charles | 21,288 | #20 |
| 21 | Anthony | 20,887 | #22 |
| 22 | Kenneth | 19,263 | #21 |
| 23 | Eric | 17,830 | #25 |
| 24 | Ronald | 16,443 | #24 |
| 25 | Gregory | 15,775 | #23 |
| 26 | Stephen | 15,087 | #26 |
| 27 | Donald | 14,226 | #27 |
| 28 | Matthew | 13,568 | #34 |
| 29 | Todd | 13,453 | #29 |
| 30 | Patrick | 12,976 | #31 |
| 31 | Edward | 12,652 | #30 |
| 32 | Gary | 12,616 | #28 |
| 33 | Douglas | 11,434 | #33 |
| 34 | Keith | 11,006 | #32 |
| 35 | Andrew | 9,967 | #36 |
| 36 | George | 9,699 | #37 |
| 37 | Rodney | 8,440 | #35 |
| 38 | Larry | 8,332 | #38 |
| 39 | Peter | 8,311 | #39 |
| 40 | Troy | 7,933 | #48 |
| 41 | Jerry | 7,780 | #41 |
| 42 | Terry | 7,685 | #40 |
| 43 | Dennis | 7,636 | #44 |
| 44 | Sean | 7,496 | #50 |
| 45 | Frank | 7,426 | #43 |
| 46 | Craig | 7,311 | #46 |
| 47 | Jeffery | 7,226 | #42 |
| 48 | Raymond | 7,065 | #47 |
| 49 | Randy | 6,799 | #45 |
| 50 | Tony | 6,220 | #49 |
| 51 | Shawn | 6,138 | #54 |
| 52 | Bryan | 6,017 | #52 |
| 53 | Roger | 5,723 | #51 |
| 54 | Jason | 5,336 | #89 |
| 55 | Bruce | 5,067 | #53 |
| 56 | Jonathan | 4,920 | #65 |
| 57 | Carl | 4,890 | #56 |
| 58 | Russell | 4,889 | #61 |
| 59 | Gerald | 4,873 | #60 |
| 60 | Chris | 4,618 | #55 |
| 61 | Alan | 4,572 | #57 |
| 62 | Wayne | 4,470 | #59 |
| 63 | Darren | 4,440 | #63 |
| 64 | Jose | 4,417 | #79 |
| 65 | Vincent | 4,393 | #58 |
| 66 | Bradley | 4,342 | #68 |
| 67 | Lawrence | 4,341 | #66 |
| 68 | Danny | 4,310 | #62 |
| 69 | Samuel | 4,232 | #81 |
| 70 | Johnny | 4,169 | #73 |
| 71 | Jon | 4,160 | #76 |
| 72 | Randall | 4,062 | #70 |
| 73 | Phillip | 4,049 | #71 |
| 74 | Jimmy | 4,021 | #77 |
| 75 | Ricky | 4,019 | #64 |
| 76 | Billy | 3,984 | #80 |
| 77 | Curtis | 3,966 | #75 |
| 78 | Dean | 3,914 | #84 |
| 79 | Steve | 3,909 | #67 |
| 80 | Martin | 3,834 | #78 |
| 81 | Walter | 3,808 | #83 |
| 82 | Philip | 3,786 | #86 |
| 83 | Bobby | 3,779 | #82 |
| 84 | Mike | 3,757 | #69 |
| 85 | Joe | 3,717 | #74 |
| 86 | Darrell | 3,652 | #95 |
| 87 | Jay | 3,612 | #91 |
| 88 | Jeff | 3,591 | #72 |
| 89 | Dale | 3,537 | #85 |
| 90 | Joel | 3,476 | #102 |
| 91 | Glenn | 3,440 | #90 |
| 92 | Willie | 3,391 | #93 |
| 93 | Henry | 3,332 | #92 |
| 94 | Arthur | 3,312 | #96 |
| 95 | Roy | 3,276 | #94 |
| 96 | Barry | 3,208 | #87 |
| 97 | Victor | 3,194 | #101 |
| 98 | Albert | 3,169 | #100 |
| 99 | Tracy | 3,168 | #98 |
| 100 | Allen | 3,123 | #97 |
Open a name to see how many people with it are alive today and how its popularity changed. See the year before, 1966, or the year after, 1968, the top 100 of the whole 1960s, or let the random name generator pick names from the 1960s. For more on how the top names changed, read Most Popular Names by Decade.