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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1962

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1962 — 4,035,213 recorded births in total that year.

19611963 The 1960s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1962

Girls’ names

  1. 1Lisa46,0692.3%
  2. 2Mary43,5022.2%
  3. 3Susan35,7521.8%
  4. 4Karen35,1841.8%
  5. 5Linda31,4611.6%
  6. 6Patricia26,5321.3%
  7. 7Donna25,7191.3%
  8. 8Cynthia24,0251.2%
  9. 9Deborah22,8891.2%
  10. 10Sandra22,4201.1%
  11. 11Lori22,3951.1%
  12. 12Brenda21,2741.1%
  13. 13Pamela21,2701.1%
  14. 14Barbara20,6411.0%
  15. 15Debra20,5931.0%
  16. 16Kimberly20,3631.0%
  17. 17Sharon19,6301.0%
  18. 18Teresa18,5170.9%
  19. 19Nancy18,0270.9%
  20. 20Elizabeth17,8060.9%
  21. 21Laura17,4900.9%
  22. 22Julie17,0900.9%
  23. 23Tammy16,7430.9%
  24. 24Cheryl16,5870.8%
  25. 25Robin15,1280.8%
  26. 26Diane14,8230.8%
  27. 27Kathy14,7570.8%
  28. 28Carol14,5230.7%
  29. 29Kathleen14,1880.7%
  30. 30Denise13,9750.7%
  31. 31Michelle13,3530.7%
  32. 32Debbie13,0920.7%
  33. 33Tina12,7810.6%
  34. 34Cindy12,2970.6%
  35. 35Janet12,2560.6%
  36. 36Angela11,6640.6%
  37. 37Kim11,6570.6%
  38. 38Kelly11,5300.6%
  39. 39Christine11,1960.6%
  40. 40Theresa11,0610.6%
  41. 41Jennifer10,9770.6%
  42. 42Laurie10,6750.5%
  43. 43Margaret10,0750.5%
  44. 44Jacqueline9,8320.5%
  45. 45Rhonda9,8030.5%
  46. 46Carolyn9,6920.5%
  47. 47Rebecca9,4030.5%
  48. 48Sherry9,2230.5%
  49. 49Maria9,0890.5%
  50. 50Dawn8,9840.5%
  51. 51Connie8,8820.5%
  52. 52Sheila8,7780.4%
  53. 53Catherine8,6970.4%
  54. 54Terri8,4330.4%
  55. 55Tracy8,3100.4%
  56. 56Ann8,1230.4%
  57. 57Diana7,8420.4%
  58. 58Janice7,8220.4%
  59. 59Michele7,4280.4%
  60. 60Paula7,1930.4%
  61. 61Amy7,1850.4%
  62. 62Cathy7,1450.4%
  63. 63Judy7,0610.4%
  64. 64Wendy6,9770.4%
  65. 65Suzanne6,8510.3%
  66. 66Beth6,4190.3%
  67. 67Valerie6,3350.3%
  68. 68Melissa6,3060.3%
  69. 69Beverly6,2660.3%
  70. 70Stephanie6,2570.3%
  71. 71Lynn6,2170.3%
  72. 72Jill6,1700.3%
  73. 73Jane6,1140.3%
  74. 74Joyce6,0960.3%
  75. 75Annette6,0760.3%
  76. 76Renee6,0120.3%
  77. 77Wanda6,0030.3%
  78. 78Carla5,8200.3%
  79. 79Bonnie5,8120.3%
  80. 80Leslie5,7780.3%
  81. 81Anita5,5210.3%
  82. 82Sherri5,3630.3%
  83. 83Anne5,2720.3%
  84. 84Katherine5,2720.3%
  85. 85Vicki5,2080.3%
  86. 86Judith5,1830.3%
  87. 87Martha5,1590.3%
  88. 88Darlene5,1070.3%
  89. 89Kathryn5,1070.3%
  90. 90Gloria5,1020.3%
  91. 91Regina5,0020.3%
  92. 92Penny5,0010.3%
  93. 93Peggy4,9000.2%
  94. 94Joan4,8790.2%
  95. 95Jean4,8770.2%
  96. 96Shirley4,8690.2%
  97. 97Betty4,7630.2%
  98. 98Sarah4,5480.2%
  99. 99Andrea4,5400.2%
  100. 100Anna4,4300.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael85,0594.1%
  2. 2David81,3373.9%
  3. 3John78,4273.8%
  4. 4James72,5553.5%
  5. 5Robert70,1993.4%
  6. 6Mark53,5202.6%
  7. 7William44,8532.2%
  8. 8Richard39,4221.9%
  9. 9Thomas36,5291.8%
  10. 10Jeffrey33,5371.6%
  11. 11Scott30,7031.5%
  12. 12Steven30,6881.5%
  13. 13Joseph30,0901.5%
  14. 14Kevin28,3251.4%
  15. 15Charles27,5901.3%
  16. 16Timothy27,1111.3%
  17. 17Daniel25,5431.2%
  18. 18Kenneth25,2411.2%
  19. 19Paul23,8021.2%
  20. 20Brian23,2211.1%
  21. 21Gregory21,9761.1%
  22. 22Gary20,8841.0%
  23. 23Donald20,4251.0%
  24. 24Anthony20,1031.0%
  25. 25Ronald19,9631.0%
  26. 26Christopher17,5350.8%
  27. 27Douglas15,9280.8%
  28. 28Stephen15,6160.8%
  29. 29Edward15,5180.8%
  30. 30Todd12,7520.6%
  31. 31Larry12,7110.6%
  32. 32George12,5440.6%
  33. 33Eric12,3480.6%
  34. 34Terry12,3010.6%
  35. 35Randy11,8400.6%
  36. 36Keith11,6260.6%
  37. 37Dennis10,6330.5%
  38. 38Jerry10,5760.5%
  39. 39Mike10,5300.5%
  40. 40Patrick10,4990.5%
  41. 41Bruce10,0380.5%
  42. 42Frank9,7610.5%
  43. 43Peter9,5850.5%
  44. 44Jeff9,4240.5%
  45. 45Jeffery9,2820.4%
  46. 46Steve9,1540.4%
  47. 47Roger9,0790.4%
  48. 48Raymond9,0700.4%
  49. 49Andrew8,6970.4%
  50. 50Ricky8,6940.4%
  51. 51Craig8,5440.4%
  52. 52Tony8,1970.4%
  53. 53Alan7,7190.4%
  54. 54Danny7,6440.4%
  55. 55Glenn7,3560.4%
  56. 56Matthew7,2790.4%
  57. 57Russell7,0420.3%
  58. 58Carl6,8540.3%
  59. 59Joe6,7930.3%
  60. 60Chris6,7910.3%
  61. 61Barry6,5850.3%
  62. 62Dale6,3650.3%
  63. 63Wayne6,3240.3%
  64. 64Randall6,2360.3%
  65. 65Gerald6,2320.3%
  66. 66Vincent6,1590.3%
  67. 67Troy6,0480.3%
  68. 68Phillip5,8810.3%
  69. 69Johnny5,7770.3%
  70. 70Lawrence5,6190.3%
  71. 71Billy5,5880.3%
  72. 72Tim5,5850.3%
  73. 73Curtis5,5690.3%
  74. 74Martin5,5380.3%
  75. 75Jimmy5,5180.3%
  76. 76Rodney5,4350.3%
  77. 77Greg5,3650.3%
  78. 78Bobby5,3230.3%
  79. 79Walter5,2820.3%
  80. 80Jay5,1580.2%
  81. 81Philip5,0690.2%
  82. 82Bryan4,9920.2%
  83. 83Darryl4,9690.2%
  84. 84Jon4,7850.2%
  85. 85Jim4,7150.2%
  86. 86Dean4,6550.2%
  87. 87Bradley4,6370.2%
  88. 88Samuel4,5520.2%
  89. 89Willie4,5410.2%
  90. 90Roy4,4760.2%
  91. 91Arthur4,4410.2%
  92. 92Henry4,3460.2%
  93. 93Allen4,2720.2%
  94. 94Jonathan4,2530.2%
  95. 95Harold4,2330.2%
  96. 96Victor4,2080.2%
  97. 97Ralph4,1800.2%
  98. 98Tom4,1710.2%
  99. 99Jack4,1700.2%
  100. 100Ronnie4,1130.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1962 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.