Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1962

Michael and Lisa topped the list in 1962. The 10 most popular names went to 29% of boys and 16% of girls, from 4,630 boy names and 7,583 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1962

  1. Michael 85,059
  2. David 81,337
  3. John 78,427
  4. James 72,555
  5. Robert 70,199
  6. Mark 53,520
  7. William 44,853
  8. Richard 39,422
  9. Thomas 36,529
  10. Jeffrey 33,537
  11. Scott 30,703
  12. Steven 30,688
  13. Joseph 30,090
  14. Kevin 28,325
  15. Charles 27,590
  16. Timothy 27,111
  17. Daniel 25,543
  18. Kenneth 25,241
  19. Paul 23,802
  20. Brian 23,221
  21. Gregory 21,976
  22. Gary 20,884
  23. Donald 20,425
  24. Anthony 20,103
  25. Ronald 19,963
  26. Christopher 17,535
  27. Douglas 15,928
  28. Stephen 15,616
  29. Edward 15,518
  30. Todd 12,752
  31. Larry 12,711
  32. George 12,544
  33. Eric 12,348
  34. Terry 12,301
  35. Randy 11,840
  36. Keith 11,626
  37. Dennis 10,633
  38. Jerry 10,576
  39. Mike 10,530
  40. Patrick 10,499
  41. Bruce 10,038
  42. Frank 9,761
  43. Peter 9,585
  44. Jeff 9,424
  45. Jeffery 9,282
  46. Steve 9,154
  47. Roger 9,079
  48. Raymond 9,070
  49. Andrew 8,697
  50. Ricky 8,694
  51. Craig 8,544
  52. Tony 8,197
  53. Alan 7,719
  54. Danny 7,644
  55. Glenn 7,356
  56. Matthew 7,279
  57. Russell 7,042
  58. Carl 6,854
  59. Joe 6,793
  60. Chris 6,791
  61. Barry 6,585
  62. Dale 6,365
  63. Wayne 6,324
  64. Randall 6,236
  65. Gerald 6,232
  66. Vincent 6,159
  67. Troy 6,048
  68. Phillip 5,881
  69. Johnny 5,777
  70. Lawrence 5,619
  71. Billy 5,588
  72. Tim 5,585
  73. Curtis 5,569
  74. Martin 5,538
  75. Jimmy 5,518
  76. Rodney 5,435
  77. Greg 5,365
  78. Bobby 5,323
  79. Walter 5,282
  80. Jay 5,158
  81. Philip 5,069
  82. Bryan 4,992
  83. Darryl 4,969
  84. Jon 4,785
  85. Jim 4,715
  86. Dean 4,655
  87. Bradley 4,637
  88. Samuel 4,552
  89. Willie 4,541
  90. Roy 4,476
  91. Arthur 4,441
  92. Henry 4,346
  93. Allen 4,272
  94. Jonathan 4,253
  95. Harold 4,233
  96. Victor 4,208
  97. Ralph 4,180
  98. Tom 4,171
  99. Jack 4,170
  100. Ronnie 4,113

Top girl names of 1962

  1. Lisa 46,069
  2. Mary 43,502
  3. Susan 35,752
  4. Karen 35,184
  5. Linda 31,461
  6. Patricia 26,532
  7. Donna 25,719
  8. Cynthia 24,025
  9. Deborah 22,889
  10. Sandra 22,420
  11. Lori 22,395
  12. Brenda 21,274
  13. Pamela 21,270
  14. Barbara 20,641
  15. Debra 20,593
  16. Kimberly 20,363
  17. Sharon 19,630
  18. Teresa 18,517
  19. Nancy 18,027
  20. Elizabeth 17,806
  21. Laura 17,490
  22. Julie 17,090
  23. Tammy 16,743
  24. Cheryl 16,587
  25. Robin 15,128
  26. Diane 14,823
  27. Kathy 14,757
  28. Carol 14,523
  29. Kathleen 14,188
  30. Denise 13,975
  31. Michelle 13,353
  32. Debbie 13,092
  33. Tina 12,781
  34. Cindy 12,297
  35. Janet 12,256
  36. Angela 11,664
  37. Kim 11,657
  38. Kelly 11,530
  39. Christine 11,196
  40. Theresa 11,061
  41. Jennifer 10,977
  42. Laurie 10,675
  43. Margaret 10,075
  44. Jacqueline 9,832
  45. Rhonda 9,803
  46. Carolyn 9,692
  47. Rebecca 9,403
  48. Sherry 9,223
  49. Maria 9,089
  50. Dawn 8,984
  51. Connie 8,882
  52. Sheila 8,778
  53. Catherine 8,697
  54. Terri 8,433
  55. Tracy 8,310
  56. Ann 8,123
  57. Diana 7,842
  58. Janice 7,822
  59. Michele 7,428
  60. Paula 7,193
  61. Amy 7,185
  62. Cathy 7,145
  63. Judy 7,061
  64. Wendy 6,977
  65. Suzanne 6,851
  66. Beth 6,419
  67. Valerie 6,335
  68. Melissa 6,306
  69. Beverly 6,266
  70. Stephanie 6,257
  71. Lynn 6,217
  72. Jill 6,170
  73. Jane 6,114
  74. Joyce 6,096
  75. Annette 6,076
  76. Renee 6,012
  77. Wanda 6,003
  78. Carla 5,820
  79. Bonnie 5,812
  80. Leslie 5,778
  81. Anita 5,521
  82. Sherri 5,363
  83. Anne 5,272
  84. Katherine 5,272
  85. Vicki 5,208
  86. Judith 5,183
  87. Martha 5,159
  88. Darlene 5,107
  89. Kathryn 5,107
  90. Gloria 5,102
  91. Regina 5,002
  92. Penny 5,001
  93. Peggy 4,900
  94. Joan 4,879
  95. Jean 4,877
  96. Shirley 4,869
  97. Betty 4,763
  98. Sarah 4,548
  99. Andrea 4,540
  100. Anna 4,430

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1962?
Michael was the #1 boy name in 1962 (85,059 babies) and Lisa was the #1 girl name (46,069 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1962?
Social Security records list 4,035,375 babies born in 1962 with names given to at least 5 babies: 2,068,772 boys and 1,966,603 girls.