Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1962
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(85,056) |
Michael |
85,056 |
| 2(81,335) |
David |
81,335 |
| 3(78,420) |
John |
78,420 |
| 4(72,561) |
James |
72,561 |
| 5(70,201) |
Robert |
70,201 |
| 6(53,527) |
Mark |
53,527 |
| 7(44,859) |
William |
44,859 |
| 8(39,418) |
Richard |
39,418 |
| 9(36,525) |
Thomas |
36,525 |
| 10(33,536) |
Jeffrey |
33,536 |
| 11(30,699) |
Scott |
30,699 |
| 12(30,686) |
Steven |
30,686 |
| 13(30,089) |
Joseph |
30,089 |
| 14(28,331) |
Kevin |
28,331 |
| 15(27,588) |
Charles |
27,588 |
| 16(27,107) |
Timothy |
27,107 |
| 17(25,542) |
Daniel |
25,542 |
| 18(25,240) |
Kenneth |
25,240 |
| 19(23,806) |
Paul |
23,806 |
| 20(23,227) |
Brian |
23,227 |
| 21(21,971) |
Gregory |
21,971 |
| 22(20,888) |
Gary |
20,888 |
| 23(20,422) |
Donald |
20,422 |
| 24(20,108) |
Anthony |
20,108 |
| 25(19,964) |
Ronald |
19,964 |
| 26(17,535) |
Christopher |
17,535 |
| 27(15,926) |
Douglas |
15,926 |
| 28(15,615) |
Stephen |
15,615 |
| 29(15,515) |
Edward |
15,515 |
| 30(12,751) |
Todd |
12,751 |
| 31(12,710) |
Larry |
12,710 |
| 32(12,541) |
George |
12,541 |
| 33(12,343) |
Eric |
12,343 |
| 34(12,304) |
Terry |
12,304 |
| 35(11,842) |
Randy |
11,842 |
| 36(11,625) |
Keith |
11,625 |
| 37(10,633) |
Dennis |
10,633 |
| 38(10,576) |
Jerry |
10,576 |
| 39(10,525) |
Mike |
10,525 |
| 40(10,498) |
Patrick |
10,498 |
| 41(10,038) |
Bruce |
10,038 |
| 42(9,760) |
Frank |
9,760 |
| 43(9,587) |
Peter |
9,587 |
| 44(9,424) |
Jeff |
9,424 |
| 45(9,281) |
Jeffery |
9,281 |
| 46(9,152) |
Steve |
9,152 |
| 47(9,077) |
Roger |
9,077 |
| 48(9,068) |
Raymond |
9,068 |
| 49(8,696) |
Andrew |
8,696 |
| 50(8,692) |
Ricky |
8,692 |
| 51(8,548) |
Craig |
8,548 |
| 52(8,199) |
Tony |
8,199 |
| 53(7,720) |
Alan |
7,720 |
| 54(7,646) |
Danny |
7,646 |
| 55(7,358) |
Glenn |
7,358 |
| 56(7,282) |
Matthew |
7,282 |
| 57(7,044) |
Russell |
7,044 |
| 58(6,851) |
Carl |
6,851 |
| 59(6,792) |
Chris |
6,792 |
| 59(6,792) |
Joe |
6,792 |
| 61(6,584) |
Barry |
6,584 |
| 62(6,367) |
Dale |
6,367 |
| 63(6,322) |
Wayne |
6,322 |
| 64(6,235) |
Randall |
6,235 |
| 65(6,233) |
Gerald |
6,233 |
| 66(6,161) |
Vincent |
6,161 |
| 67(6,047) |
Troy |
6,047 |
| 68(5,880) |
Phillip |
5,880 |
| 69(5,778) |
Johnny |
5,778 |
| 70(5,620) |
Lawrence |
5,620 |
| 71(5,586) |
Tim |
5,586 |
| 72(5,585) |
Billy |
5,585 |
| 73(5,570) |
Curtis |
5,570 |
| 74(5,541) |
Martin |
5,541 |
| 75(5,519) |
Jimmy |
5,519 |
| 76(5,434) |
Rodney |
5,434 |
| 77(5,367) |
Greg |
5,367 |
| 78(5,323) |
Bobby |
5,323 |
| 79(5,280) |
Walter |
5,280 |
| 80(5,158) |
Jay |
5,158 |
| 81(5,070) |
Philip |
5,070 |
| 82(4,991) |
Bryan |
4,991 |
| 83(4,968) |
Darryl |
4,968 |
| 84(4,782) |
Jon |
4,782 |
| 85(4,712) |
Jim |
4,712 |
| 86(4,656) |
Dean |
4,656 |
| 87(4,636) |
Bradley |
4,636 |
| 88(4,552) |
Samuel |
4,552 |
| 89(4,544) |
Willie |
4,544 |
| 90(4,477) |
Roy |
4,477 |
| 91(4,443) |
Arthur |
4,443 |
| 92(4,347) |
Henry |
4,347 |
| 93(4,270) |
Allen |
4,270 |
| 94(4,255) |
Jonathan |
4,255 |
| 95(4,235) |
Harold |
4,235 |
| 96(4,209) |
Victor |
4,209 |
| 97(4,180) |
Ralph |
4,180 |
| 98(4,172) |
Tom |
4,172 |
| 99(4,170) |
Jack |
4,170 |
| 100(4,115) |
Ronnie |
4,115 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(46,074) |
Lisa |
46,074 |
| 2(43,498) |
Mary |
43,498 |
| 3(35,750) |
Susan |
35,750 |
| 4(35,188) |
Karen |
35,188 |
| 5(31,463) |
Linda |
31,463 |
| 6(26,532) |
Patricia |
26,532 |
| 7(25,722) |
Donna |
25,722 |
| 8(24,024) |
Cynthia |
24,024 |
| 9(22,894) |
Deborah |
22,894 |
| 10(22,418) |
Sandra |
22,418 |
| 11(22,395) |
Lori |
22,395 |
| 12(21,275) |
Brenda |
21,275 |
| 13(21,271) |
Pamela |
21,271 |
| 14(20,641) |
Barbara |
20,641 |
| 15(20,593) |
Debra |
20,593 |
| 16(20,362) |
Kimberly |
20,362 |
| 17(19,629) |
Sharon |
19,629 |
| 18(18,519) |
Teresa |
18,519 |
| 19(18,024) |
Nancy |
18,024 |
| 20(17,804) |
Elizabeth |
17,804 |
| 21(17,490) |
Laura |
17,490 |
| 22(17,089) |
Julie |
17,089 |
| 23(16,746) |
Tammy |
16,746 |
| 24(16,588) |
Cheryl |
16,588 |
| 25(15,129) |
Robin |
15,129 |
| 26(14,819) |
Diane |
14,819 |
| 27(14,757) |
Kathy |
14,757 |
| 28(14,523) |
Carol |
14,523 |
| 29(14,190) |
Kathleen |
14,190 |
| 30(13,975) |
Denise |
13,975 |
| 31(13,353) |
Michelle |
13,353 |
| 32(13,094) |
Debbie |
13,094 |
| 33(12,781) |
Tina |
12,781 |
| 34(12,300) |
Cindy |
12,300 |
| 35(12,255) |
Janet |
12,255 |
| 36(11,663) |
Angela |
11,663 |
| 37(11,658) |
Kim |
11,658 |
| 38(11,530) |
Kelly |
11,530 |
| 39(11,197) |
Christine |
11,197 |
| 40(11,058) |
Theresa |
11,058 |
| 41(10,977) |
Jennifer |
10,977 |
| 42(10,674) |
Laurie |
10,674 |
| 43(10,073) |
Margaret |
10,073 |
| 44(9,836) |
Jacqueline |
9,836 |
| 45(9,802) |
Rhonda |
9,802 |
| 46(9,693) |
Carolyn |
9,693 |
| 47(9,403) |
Rebecca |
9,403 |
| 48(9,223) |
Sherry |
9,223 |
| 49(9,090) |
Maria |
9,090 |
| 50(8,982) |
Dawn |
8,982 |
| 51(8,881) |
Connie |
8,881 |
| 52(8,777) |
Sheila |
8,777 |
| 53(8,697) |
Catherine |
8,697 |
| 54(8,432) |
Terri |
8,432 |
| 55(8,309) |
Tracy |
8,309 |
| 56(8,123) |
Ann |
8,123 |
| 57(7,841) |
Diana |
7,841 |
| 58(7,822) |
Janice |
7,822 |
| 59(7,429) |
Michele |
7,429 |
| 60(7,193) |
Paula |
7,193 |
| 61(7,185) |
Amy |
7,185 |
| 62(7,145) |
Cathy |
7,145 |
| 63(7,060) |
Judy |
7,060 |
| 64(6,979) |
Wendy |
6,979 |
| 65(6,852) |
Suzanne |
6,852 |
| 66(6,419) |
Beth |
6,419 |
| 67(6,335) |
Valerie |
6,335 |
| 68(6,308) |
Melissa |
6,308 |
| 69(6,266) |
Beverly |
6,266 |
| 70(6,257) |
Stephanie |
6,257 |
| 71(6,217) |
Lynn |
6,217 |
| 72(6,170) |
Jill |
6,170 |
| 73(6,116) |
Jane |
6,116 |
| 74(6,096) |
Joyce |
6,096 |
| 75(6,076) |
Annette |
6,076 |
| 76(6,013) |
Renee |
6,013 |
| 77(6,004) |
Wanda |
6,004 |
| 78(5,821) |
Carla |
5,821 |
| 79(5,810) |
Bonnie |
5,810 |
| 80(5,778) |
Leslie |
5,778 |
| 81(5,522) |
Anita |
5,522 |
| 82(5,362) |
Sherri |
5,362 |
| 83(5,273) |
Anne |
5,273 |
| 84(5,271) |
Katherine |
5,271 |
| 85(5,207) |
Vicki |
5,207 |
| 86(5,182) |
Judith |
5,182 |
| 87(5,158) |
Martha |
5,158 |
| 88(5,107) |
Darlene |
5,107 |
| 88(5,107) |
Kathryn |
5,107 |
| 90(5,103) |
Gloria |
5,103 |
| 91(5,003) |
Penny |
5,003 |
| 91(5,003) |
Regina |
5,003 |
| 93(4,899) |
Peggy |
4,899 |
| 94(4,880) |
Joan |
4,880 |
| 95(4,879) |
Jean |
4,879 |
| 96(4,870) |
Shirley |
4,870 |
| 97(4,764) |
Betty |
4,764 |
| 98(4,547) |
Sarah |
4,547 |
| 99(4,543) |
Andrea |
4,543 |
| 100(4,430) |
Anna |
4,430 |
