Top baby names of 1962

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1962, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1Michael85,056
  2. 2David81,335
  3. 3John78,420
  4. 4James72,561
  5. 5Robert70,201
  6. 6Mark53,527
  7. 7William44,859
  8. 8Richard39,418
  9. 9Thomas36,525
  10. 10Jeffrey33,536
  11. 11Scott30,699
  12. 12Steven30,686
  13. 13Joseph30,089
  14. 14Kevin28,331
  15. 15Charles27,588
  16. 16Timothy27,107
  17. 17Daniel25,542
  18. 18Kenneth25,240
  19. 19Paul23,806
  20. 20Brian23,227
  21. 21Gregory21,971
  22. 22Gary20,888
  23. 23Donald20,422
  24. 24Anthony20,108
  25. 25Ronald19,964
  26. 26Christopher17,535
  27. 27Douglas15,926
  28. 28Stephen15,615
  29. 29Edward15,515
  30. 30Todd12,751
  31. 31Larry12,710
  32. 32George12,541
  33. 33Eric12,343
  34. 34Terry12,304
  35. 35Randy11,842
  36. 36Keith11,625
  37. 37Dennis10,633
  38. 38Jerry10,576
  39. 39Mike10,525
  40. 40Patrick10,498
  41. 41Bruce10,038
  42. 42Frank9,760
  43. 43Peter9,587
  44. 44Jeff9,424
  45. 45Jeffery9,281
  46. 46Steve9,152
  47. 47Roger9,077
  48. 48Raymond9,068
  49. 49Andrew8,696
  50. 50Ricky8,692
  51. 51Craig8,548
  52. 52Tony8,199
  53. 53Alan7,720
  54. 54Danny7,646
  55. 55Glenn7,358
  56. 56Matthew7,282
  57. 57Russell7,044
  58. 58Carl6,851
  59. 59Chris6,792
  60. 60Joe6,792
  61. 61Barry6,584
  62. 62Dale6,367
  63. 63Wayne6,322
  64. 64Randall6,235
  65. 65Gerald6,233
  66. 66Vincent6,161
  67. 67Troy6,047
  68. 68Phillip5,880
  69. 69Johnny5,778
  70. 70Lawrence5,620
  71. 71Tim5,586
  72. 72Billy5,585
  73. 73Curtis5,570
  74. 74Martin5,541
  75. 75Jimmy5,519
  76. 76Rodney5,434
  77. 77Greg5,367
  78. 78Bobby5,323
  79. 79Walter5,280
  80. 80Jay5,158
  81. 81Philip5,070
  82. 82Bryan4,991
  83. 83Darryl4,968
  84. 84Jon4,782
  85. 85Jim4,712
  86. 86Dean4,656
  87. 87Bradley4,636
  88. 88Samuel4,552
  89. 89Willie4,544
  90. 90Roy4,477
  91. 91Arthur4,443
  92. 92Henry4,347
  93. 93Allen4,270
  94. 94Jonathan4,255
  95. 95Harold4,235
  96. 96Victor4,209
  97. 97Ralph4,180
  98. 98Tom4,172
  99. 99Jack4,170
  100. 100Ronnie4,115

Top girl names

  1. 1Lisa46,074
  2. 2Mary43,498
  3. 3Susan35,750
  4. 4Karen35,188
  5. 5Linda31,463
  6. 6Patricia26,532
  7. 7Donna25,722
  8. 8Cynthia24,024
  9. 9Deborah22,894
  10. 10Sandra22,418
  11. 11Lori22,395
  12. 12Brenda21,275
  13. 13Pamela21,271
  14. 14Barbara20,641
  15. 15Debra20,593
  16. 16Kimberly20,362
  17. 17Sharon19,629
  18. 18Teresa18,519
  19. 19Nancy18,024
  20. 20Elizabeth17,804
  21. 21Laura17,490
  22. 22Julie17,089
  23. 23Tammy16,746
  24. 24Cheryl16,588
  25. 25Robin15,129
  26. 26Diane14,819
  27. 27Kathy14,757
  28. 28Carol14,523
  29. 29Kathleen14,190
  30. 30Denise13,975
  31. 31Michelle13,353
  32. 32Debbie13,094
  33. 33Tina12,781
  34. 34Cindy12,300
  35. 35Janet12,255
  36. 36Angela11,663
  37. 37Kim11,658
  38. 38Kelly11,530
  39. 39Christine11,197
  40. 40Theresa11,058
  41. 41Jennifer10,977
  42. 42Laurie10,674
  43. 43Margaret10,073
  44. 44Jacqueline9,836
  45. 45Rhonda9,802
  46. 46Carolyn9,693
  47. 47Rebecca9,403
  48. 48Sherry9,223
  49. 49Maria9,090
  50. 50Dawn8,982
  51. 51Connie8,881
  52. 52Sheila8,777
  53. 53Catherine8,697
  54. 54Terri8,432
  55. 55Tracy8,309
  56. 56Ann8,123
  57. 57Diana7,841
  58. 58Janice7,822
  59. 59Michele7,429
  60. 60Paula7,193
  61. 61Amy7,185
  62. 62Cathy7,145
  63. 63Judy7,060
  64. 64Wendy6,979
  65. 65Suzanne6,852
  66. 66Beth6,419
  67. 67Valerie6,335
  68. 68Melissa6,308
  69. 69Beverly6,266
  70. 70Stephanie6,257
  71. 71Lynn6,217
  72. 72Jill6,170
  73. 73Jane6,116
  74. 74Joyce6,096
  75. 75Annette6,076
  76. 76Renee6,013
  77. 77Wanda6,004
  78. 78Carla5,821
  79. 79Bonnie5,810
  80. 80Leslie5,778
  81. 81Anita5,522
  82. 82Sherri5,362
  83. 83Anne5,273
  84. 84Katherine5,271
  85. 85Vicki5,207
  86. 86Judith5,182
  87. 87Martha5,158
  88. 88Darlene5,107
  89. 89Kathryn5,107
  90. 90Gloria5,103
  91. 91Penny5,003
  92. 92Regina5,003
  93. 93Peggy4,899
  94. 94Joan4,880
  95. 95Jean4,879
  96. 96Shirley4,870
  97. 97Betty4,764
  98. 98Sarah4,547
  99. 99Andrea4,543
  100. 100Anna4,430