Names That Peaked In 1962

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1962 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Lisa and Michael — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 1961 Peaked in 1963 Full 1962 top 100 The 1960s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Lisa	256#991	Up 46 rank positions in five years	1965
Gregory	493#593	Down 158 rank positions in five years	1962
Robin	400#704	Up 197 rank positions in five years	1961
Glenn	124#1,443	Down 42 rank positions in five years	1962
Sherry	23#5,531	Down 1,935 rank positions in five years	1962
Barry	114#1,520	Down 195 rank positions in five years	1962
Jeff	35#3,341	Down 526 rank positions in five years	1961
Kent	101#1,659	Down 227 rank positions in five years	1962
Kirk	52#2,551	Down 447 rank positions in five years	1962
Gregg	5#12,678	Down 1,604 rank positions in five years	1962
Sherrie	5#16,907	Up 250 rank positions in five years	1962
Marty	43#2,913	Down 173 rank positions in five years	1962
Dewayne	55#2,457	Down 311 rank positions in five years	1962
Doug	—Unranked	—	1962
Rene	13#8,242	Down 2,210 rank positions in five years	1962
Lorrie	7#12,643	Down 3,919 rank positions in five years	1961
Dee	—Unranked	—	1961
Leeann	33#4,306	Down 992 rank positions in five years	1962
Renae	48#3,287	Up 480 rank positions in five years	1970
Vince	137#1,364	Up 161 rank positions in five years	1963
Lesa	—Unranked	—	1962
Marybeth	20#6,044	Up 1,063 rank positions in five years	1961
Tana	5#17,013	Down 10,120 rank positions in five years	1962
Tod	5#13,699	new	1962
Boris	37#3,188	Down 637 rank positions in five years	1970
Gigi	60#2,831	Down 355 rank positions in five years	1962
Rich	27#4,016	Down 621 rank positions in five years	1962
Suzy	21#5,887	Up 1,300 rank positions in five years	1962
Suzie	29#4,743	Up 403 rank positions in five years	1962
Kirt	—Unranked	—	1962
Chip	24#4,273	Down 1,609 rank positions in five years	1962
Deedee	—Unranked	—	1962
Raynard	—Unranked	—	1962
Gwyn	10#9,678	Up 1,774 rank positions in five years	1962
Geoff	—Unranked	—	1962
Dwyane	—Unranked	—	1962
Marnita	6#14,316	new	1962

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1962 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.