1962

Top Baby Names of 1962

The most popular baby names in the United States

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Girl Names

Top 100 in 1962

1
Lisa 46,074
2
Mary 43,498
3
Susan 35,750
4
Karen 35,188
5
Linda 31,463
6
Patricia 26,532
7
Donna 25,722
8
Cynthia 24,024
9
Deborah 22,894
10
Sandra 22,418
11
Lori 22,395
12
Brenda 21,275
13
Pamela 21,271
14
Barbara 20,641
15
Debra 20,593
16
Kimberly 20,362
17
Sharon 19,629
18
Teresa 18,519
19
Nancy 18,024
20
Elizabeth 17,804
21
Laura 17,490
22
Julie 17,089
23
Tammy 16,746
24
Cheryl 16,588
25
Robin 15,129
26
Diane 14,819
27
Kathy 14,757
28
Carol 14,523
29
Kathleen 14,190
30
Denise 13,975
31
Michelle 13,353
32
Debbie 13,094
33
Tina 12,781
34
Cindy 12,300
35
Janet 12,255
36
Angela 11,663
37
Kim 11,658
38
Kelly 11,530
39
Christine 11,197
40
Theresa 11,058
41
Jennifer 10,977
42
Laurie 10,674
43
Margaret 10,073
44
Jacqueline 9,836
45
Rhonda 9,802
46
Carolyn 9,693
47
Rebecca 9,403
48
Sherry 9,223
49
Maria 9,090
50
Dawn 8,982
51
Connie 8,881
52
Sheila 8,777
53
Catherine 8,697
54
Terri 8,432
55
Tracy 8,309
56
Ann 8,123
57
Diana 7,841
58
Janice 7,822
59
Michele 7,429
60
Paula 7,193
61
Amy 7,185
62
Cathy 7,145
63
Judy 7,060
64
Wendy 6,979
65
Suzanne 6,852
66
Beth 6,419
67
Valerie 6,335
68
Melissa 6,308
69
Beverly 6,266
70
Stephanie 6,257
71
Lynn 6,217
72
Jill 6,170
73
Jane 6,116
74
Joyce 6,096
75
Annette 6,076
76
Renee 6,013
77
Wanda 6,004
78
Carla 5,821
79
Bonnie 5,810
80
Leslie 5,778
81
Anita 5,522
82
Sherri 5,362
83
Anne 5,273
84
Katherine 5,271
85
Vicki 5,207
86
Judith 5,182
87
Martha 5,158
88
Kathryn 5,107
88
Darlene 5,107
90
Gloria 5,103
91
Regina 5,003
91
Penny 5,003
93
Peggy 4,899
94
Joan 4,880
95
Jean 4,879
96
Shirley 4,870
97
Betty 4,764
98
Sarah 4,547
99
Andrea 4,543
100
Anna 4,430
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Boy Names

Top 100 in 1962

1
Michael 85,056
2
David 81,335
3
John 78,420
4
James 72,561
5
Robert 70,201
6
Mark 53,527
7
William 44,859
8
Richard 39,418
9
Thomas 36,525
10
Jeffrey 33,536
11
Scott 30,699
12
Steven 30,686
13
Joseph 30,089
14
Kevin 28,331
15
Charles 27,588
16
Timothy 27,107
17
Daniel 25,542
18
Kenneth 25,240
19
Paul 23,806
20
Brian 23,227
21
Gregory 21,971
22
Gary 20,888
23
Donald 20,422
24
Anthony 20,108
25
Ronald 19,964
26
Christopher 17,535
27
Douglas 15,926
28
Stephen 15,615
29
Edward 15,515
30
Todd 12,751
31
Larry 12,710
32
George 12,541
33
Eric 12,343
34
Terry 12,304
35
Randy 11,842
36
Keith 11,625
37
Dennis 10,633
38
Jerry 10,576
39
Mike 10,525
40
Patrick 10,498
41
Bruce 10,038
42
Frank 9,760
43
Peter 9,587
44
Jeff 9,424
45
Jeffery 9,281
46
Steve 9,152
47
Roger 9,077
48
Raymond 9,068
49
Andrew 8,696
50
Ricky 8,692
51
Craig 8,548
52
Tony 8,199
53
Alan 7,720
54
Danny 7,646
55
Glenn 7,358
56
Matthew 7,282
57
Russell 7,044
58
Carl 6,851
59
Joe 6,792
59
Chris 6,792
61
Barry 6,584
62
Dale 6,367
63
Wayne 6,322
64
Randall 6,235
65
Gerald 6,233
66
Vincent 6,161
67
Troy 6,047
68
Phillip 5,880
69
Johnny 5,778
70
Lawrence 5,620
71
Tim 5,586
72
Billy 5,585
73
Curtis 5,570
74
Martin 5,541
75
Jimmy 5,519
76
Rodney 5,434
77
Greg 5,367
78
Bobby 5,323
79
Walter 5,280
80
Jay 5,158
81
Philip 5,070
82
Bryan 4,991
83
Darryl 4,968
84
Jon 4,782
85
Jim 4,712
86
Dean 4,656
87
Bradley 4,636
88
Samuel 4,552
89
Willie 4,544
90
Roy 4,477
91
Arthur 4,443
92
Henry 4,347
93
Allen 4,270
94
Jonathan 4,255
95
Harold 4,235
96
Victor 4,209
97
Ralph 4,180
98
Tom 4,172
99
Jack 4,170
100
Ronnie 4,115

About 1962 Baby Name Rankings

These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States for 1962, based on Social Security Administration data. The list includes all babies born in the U.S. whose names were registered with the SSA.

Names are ranked by the number of babies given each name during the year. Click on any name to see its complete history, including popularity trends over 147 years and regional data across all 50 states.