EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1962

United States · 4,035,375 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Lisa46,069↑1
#2Mary43,502↓1
#3Susan35,752—
#4Karen35,184↑1
#5Linda31,461↓1
#6Patricia26,532—
#7Donna25,719—
#8Cynthia24,025—
#9Deborah22,889↑1
#10Sandra22,420↓1
#11Lori22,395↑3
#12Brenda21,274↓1
#13Pamela21,270↑2
#14Barbara20,641↓2
#15Debra20,593↓2
#16Kimberly20,363↑6
#17Sharon19,630—
#18Teresa18,517—
#19Nancy18,027↓3
#20Elizabeth17,806↓1
#21Laura17,490—
#22Julie17,090↑1
#23Tammy16,743↑5
#24Cheryl16,587↓4
#25Robin15,128↑2
#26Diane14,823—
#27Kathy14,757↓2
#28Carol14,523↓4
#29Kathleen14,188—
#30Denise13,975—
#31Michelle13,353↑3
#32Debbie13,092↓1
#33Tina12,781↑8
#34Cindy12,297↓1
#35Janet12,256↓3
#36Angela11,664↑2
#37Kim11,657↓1
#38Kelly11,530↑7
#39Christine11,196—
#40Theresa11,061↓5
#41Jennifer10,977↑6
#42Laurie10,675↑1
#43Margaret10,075↓3
#44Jacqueline9,832↓7
#45Rhonda9,803↑1
#46Carolyn9,692↓4
#47Rebecca9,403↓3
#48Sherry9,223↑5
#49Maria9,089↑8
#50Dawn8,984↓1
#51Connie8,882↓1
#52Sheila8,778↑7
#53Catherine8,697↓5
#54Terri8,433↓3
#55Tracy8,310↑9
#56Ann8,123↓2
#57Diana7,842↓1
#58Janice7,822↓6
#59Michele7,428↑4
#60Paula7,193—
#61Amy7,185↑8
#62Cathy7,145↓7
#63Judy7,061↓5
#64Wendy6,977↓3
#65Suzanne6,851↑3
#66Beth6,419↓1
#67Valerie6,335—
#68Melissa6,306↑27
#69Beverly6,266↓3
#70Stephanie6,257↑8
#71Lynn6,217—
#72Jill6,170↑2
#73Jane6,114↓1
#74Joyce6,096↓12
#75Annette6,076↓2
#76Renee6,012↑3
#77Wanda6,003↓7
#78Carla5,820↓1
#79Bonnie5,812↓4
#80Leslie5,778↑4
#81Anita5,521↑10
#82Sherri5,363
#83Anne5,272↑7
#83Katherine5,272↑3
#85Vicki5,208↓9
#86Judith5,183↓3
#87Martha5,159↓6
#88Darlene5,107↓8
#88Kathryn5,107↑5
#90Gloria5,102↓8
#91Regina5,002↑7
#92Penny5,001
#93Peggy4,900↓5
#94Joan4,879↓5
#95Jean4,877↓3
#96Shirley4,869↓11
#97Betty4,763↓10
#98Sarah4,548
#99Andrea4,540
#100Anna4,430—

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Michael85,059—
#2David81,337—
#3John78,427—
#4James72,555—
#5Robert70,199—
#6Mark53,520—
#7William44,853—
#8Richard39,422—
#9Thomas36,529—
#10Jeffrey33,537↑1
#11Scott30,703↑8
#12Steven30,688↓2
#13Joseph30,090↓1
#14Kevin28,325—
#15Charles27,590↓2
#16Timothy27,111↓1
#17Daniel25,543—
#18Kenneth25,241↓2
#19Paul23,802↓1
#20Brian23,221—
#21Gregory21,976↑2
#22Gary20,884↓1
#23Donald20,425↓1
#24Anthony20,103↑1
#25Ronald19,963↓1
#26Christopher17,535—
#27Douglas15,928↑1
#28Stephen15,616↓1
#29Edward15,518—
#30Todd12,752↑16
#31Larry12,711↓1
#32George12,544↓1
#33Eric12,348↑5
#34Terry12,301↓2
#35Randy11,840↓2
#36Keith11,626↓1
#37Dennis10,633↓3
#38Jerry10,576↓1
#39Mike10,530↓3
#40Patrick10,499↓1
#41Bruce10,038↓1
#42Frank9,761↓1
#43Peter9,585↓1
#44Jeff9,424↑5
#45Jeffery9,282↑5
#46Steve9,154↓1
#47Roger9,079—
#48Raymond9,070—
#49Andrew8,697↑3
#50Ricky8,694↓6
#51Craig8,544↓8
#52Tony8,197↑1
#53Alan7,719↓2
#54Danny7,644—
#55Glenn7,356↑9
#56Matthew7,279↑3
#57Russell7,042↓2
#58Carl6,854↓2
#59Joe6,793↑1
#60Chris6,791↓3
#61Barry6,585↑5
#62Dale6,365↓4
#63Wayne6,324↓2
#64Randall6,236↓1
#65Gerald6,232↓3
#66Vincent6,159↑32
#67Troy6,048↑33
#68Phillip5,881↑1
#69Johnny5,777↑1
#70Lawrence5,619↓3
#71Billy5,588↓3
#72Tim5,585↓7
#73Curtis5,569↑2
#74Martin5,538↓1
#75Jimmy5,518↓4
#76Rodney5,435↓4
#77Greg5,365—
#78Bobby5,323↓2
#79Walter5,282↓5
#80Jay5,158↑1
#81Philip5,069↓2
#82Bryan4,992—
#83Darryl4,969↓3
#84Jon4,785↑9
#85Jim4,715↓7
#86Dean4,655↓2
#87Bradley4,637—
#88Samuel4,552↑1
#89Willie4,541↓3
#90Roy4,476↓7
#91Arthur4,441↓6
#92Henry4,346—
#93Allen4,272↑3
#94Jonathan4,253
#95Harold4,233↓1
#96Victor4,208↑3
#97Ralph4,180↓2
#98Tom4,171↓10
#99Jack4,170↓9
#100Ronnie4,113↓9