Most Popular Names of 1962
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1962
#1 Lisa46,069 births#2 Mary43,502 births#3 Susan35,752 births#4 Karen35,184 births#5 Linda31,461 births#6 Patricia26,532 births#7 Donna25,719 births#8 Cynthia24,025 births#9 Deborah22,889 births#10 Sandra22,420 births#11 Lori22,395 births#12 Brenda21,274 births#13 Pamela21,270 births#14 Barbara20,641 births#15 Debra20,593 births#16 Kimberly20,363 births#17 Sharon19,630 births#18 Teresa18,517 births#19 Nancy18,027 births#20 Elizabeth17,806 births#21 Laura17,490 births#22 Julie17,090 births#23 Tammy16,743 births#24 Cheryl16,587 births#25 Robin15,128 births#26 Diane14,823 births#27 Kathy14,757 births#28 Carol14,523 births#29 Kathleen14,188 births#30 Denise13,975 births#31 Michelle13,353 births#32 Debbie13,092 births#33 Tina12,781 births#34 Cindy12,297 births#35 Janet12,256 births#36 Angela11,664 births#37 Kim11,657 births#38 Kelly11,530 births#39 Christine11,196 births#40 Theresa11,061 births#41 Jennifer10,977 births#42 Laurie10,675 births#43 Margaret10,075 births#44 Jacqueline9,832 births#45 Rhonda9,803 births#46 Carolyn9,692 births#47 Rebecca9,403 births#48 Sherry9,223 births#49 Maria9,089 births#50 Dawn8,984 births#51 Connie8,882 births#52 Sheila8,778 births#53 Catherine8,697 births#54 Terri8,433 births#55 Tracy8,310 births#56 Ann8,123 births#57 Diana7,842 births#58 Janice7,822 births#59 Michele7,428 births#60 Paula7,193 births#61 Amy7,185 births#62 Cathy7,145 births#63 Judy7,061 births#64 Wendy6,977 births#65 Suzanne6,851 births#66 Beth6,419 births#67 Valerie6,335 births#68 Melissa6,306 births#69 Beverly6,266 births#70 Stephanie6,257 births#71 Lynn6,217 births#72 Jill6,170 births#73 Jane6,114 births#74 Joyce6,096 births#75 Annette6,076 births#76 Renee6,012 births#77 Wanda6,003 births#78 Carla5,820 births#79 Bonnie5,812 births#80 Leslie5,778 births#81 Anita5,521 births#82 Sherri5,363 births#83 Anne5,272 births#83 Katherine5,272 births#85 Vicki5,208 births#86 Judith5,183 births#87 Martha5,159 births#88 Darlene5,107 births#88 Kathryn5,107 births#90 Gloria5,102 births#91 Regina5,002 births#92 Penny5,001 births#93 Peggy4,900 births#94 Joan4,879 births#95 Jean4,877 births#96 Shirley4,869 births#97 Betty4,763 births#98 Sarah4,548 births#99 Andrea4,540 births#100 Anna4,430 births
Popular Boy Names in 1962
#1 Michael85,059 births#2 David81,337 births#3 John78,427 births#4 James72,555 births#5 Robert70,199 births#6 Mark53,520 births#7 William44,853 births#8 Richard39,422 births#9 Thomas36,529 births#10 Jeffrey33,537 births#11 Scott30,703 births#12 Steven30,688 births#13 Joseph30,090 births#14 Kevin28,325 births#15 Charles27,590 births#16 Timothy27,111 births#17 Daniel25,543 births#18 Kenneth25,241 births#19 Paul23,802 births#20 Brian23,221 births#21 Gregory21,976 births#22 Gary20,884 births#23 Donald20,425 births#24 Anthony20,103 births#25 Ronald19,963 births#26 Christopher17,535 births#27 Douglas15,928 births#28 Stephen15,616 births#29 Edward15,518 births#30 Todd12,752 births#31 Larry12,711 births#32 George12,544 births#33 Eric12,348 births#34 Terry12,301 births#35 Randy11,840 births#36 Keith11,626 births#37 Dennis10,633 births#38 Jerry10,576 births#39 Mike10,530 births#40 Patrick10,499 births#41 Bruce10,038 births#42 Frank9,761 births#43 Peter9,585 births#44 Jeff9,424 births#45 Jeffery9,282 births#46 Steve9,154 births#47 Roger9,079 births#48 Raymond9,070 births#49 Andrew8,697 births#50 Ricky8,694 births#51 Craig8,544 births#52 Tony8,197 births#53 Alan7,719 births#54 Danny7,644 births#55 Glenn7,356 births#56 Matthew7,279 births#57 Russell7,042 births#58 Carl6,854 births#59 Joe6,793 births#60 Chris6,791 births#61 Barry6,585 births#62 Dale6,365 births#63 Wayne6,324 births#64 Randall6,236 births#65 Gerald6,232 births#66 Vincent6,159 births#67 Troy6,048 births#68 Phillip5,881 births#69 Johnny5,777 births#70 Lawrence5,619 births#71 Billy5,588 births#72 Tim5,585 births#73 Curtis5,569 births#74 Martin5,538 births#75 Jimmy5,518 births#76 Rodney5,435 births#77 Greg5,365 births#78 Bobby5,323 births#79 Walter5,282 births#80 Jay5,158 births#81 Philip5,069 births#82 Bryan4,992 births#83 Darryl4,969 births#84 Jon4,785 births#85 Jim4,715 births#86 Dean4,655 births#87 Bradley4,637 births#88 Samuel4,552 births#89 Willie4,541 births#90 Roy4,476 births#91 Arthur4,441 births#92 Henry4,346 births#93 Allen4,272 births#94 Jonathan4,253 births#95 Harold4,233 births#96 Victor4,208 births#97 Ralph4,180 births#98 Tom4,171 births#99 Jack4,170 births#100 Ronnie4,113 births