Years · 1960s · Evolution

Top baby names of 1962

In 1962, Lisa and Michael were the most popular names in the United States. 4,035,213 births in the Social Security records that year.

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Most popular girl names in 1962
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Lisa	46,069	1 in 90	1 places up
2	Mary	43,502	1 in 90	1 places down
3	Susan	35,752	1 in 113	= same rank
4	Karen	35,184	1 in 115	1 places up
5	Linda	31,461	1 in 128	1 places down
6	Patricia	26,532	1 in 152	= same rank
7	Donna	25,719	1 in 157	= same rank
8	Cynthia	24,025	1 in 168	= same rank
9	Deborah	22,889	1 in 176	1 places up
10	Sandra	22,420	1 in 180	1 places down
11	Lori	22,395	1 in 180	3 places up
12	Brenda	21,274	1 in 190	1 places down
13	Pamela	21,270	1 in 190	2 places up
14	Barbara	20,641	1 in 195	2 places down
15	Debra	20,593	1 in 196	2 places down
16	Kimberly	20,363	1 in 198	6 places up
17	Sharon	19,630	1 in 206	= same rank
18	Teresa	18,517	1 in 218	= same rank
19	Nancy	18,027	1 in 224	3 places down
20	Elizabeth	17,806	1 in 227	1 places down
21	Laura	17,490	1 in 231	= same rank
22	Julie	17,090	1 in 236	1 places up
23	Tammy	16,743	1 in 241	5 places up
24	Cheryl	16,587	1 in 243	4 places down
25	Robin	15,128	1 in 267	2 places up
26	Diane	14,823	1 in 272	= same rank
27	Kathy	14,757	1 in 273	2 places down
28	Carol	14,523	1 in 278	4 places down
29	Kathleen	14,188	1 in 284	= same rank
30	Denise	13,975	1 in 289	= same rank
31	Michelle	13,353	1 in 302	3 places up
32	Debbie	13,092	1 in 308	1 places down
33	Tina	12,781	1 in 316	8 places up
34	Cindy	12,297	1 in 328	1 places down
35	Janet	12,256	1 in 329	3 places down
36	Angela	11,664	1 in 346	2 places up
37	Kim	11,657	1 in 346	1 places down
38	Kelly	11,530	1 in 350	7 places up
39	Christine	11,196	1 in 360	= same rank
40	Theresa	11,061	1 in 365	5 places down
41	Jennifer	10,977	1 in 368	6 places up
42	Laurie	10,675	1 in 378	1 places up
43	Margaret	10,075	1 in 401	3 places down
44	Jacqueline	9,832	1 in 410	7 places down
45	Rhonda	9,803	1 in 412	1 places up
46	Carolyn	9,692	1 in 416	4 places down
47	Rebecca	9,403	1 in 429	3 places down
48	Sherry	9,223	1 in 438	5 places up
49	Maria	9,089	1 in 444	8 places up
50	Dawn	8,984	1 in 449	1 places down

Most popular boy names in 1962
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Michael	85,059	1 in 50	= same rank
2	David	81,337	1 in 50	= same rank
3	John	78,427	1 in 50	= same rank
4	James	72,555	1 in 60	= same rank
5	Robert	70,199	1 in 60	= same rank
6	Mark	53,520	1 in 80	= same rank
7	William	44,853	1 in 90	= same rank
8	Richard	39,422	1 in 102	= same rank
9	Thomas	36,529	1 in 110	= same rank
10	Jeffrey	33,537	1 in 120	1 places up
11	Scott	30,703	1 in 131	8 places up
12	Steven	30,688	1 in 131	2 places down
13	Joseph	30,090	1 in 134	1 places down
14	Kevin	28,325	1 in 142	= same rank
15	Charles	27,590	1 in 146	2 places down
16	Timothy	27,111	1 in 149	1 places down
17	Daniel	25,543	1 in 158	= same rank
18	Kenneth	25,241	1 in 160	2 places down
19	Paul	23,802	1 in 170	1 places down
20	Brian	23,221	1 in 174	= same rank
21	Gregory	21,976	1 in 184	2 places up
22	Gary	20,884	1 in 193	1 places down
23	Donald	20,425	1 in 198	1 places down
24	Anthony	20,103	1 in 201	1 places up
25	Ronald	19,963	1 in 202	1 places down
26	Christopher	17,535	1 in 230	= same rank
27	Douglas	15,928	1 in 253	1 places up
28	Stephen	15,616	1 in 258	1 places down
29	Edward	15,518	1 in 260	= same rank
30	Todd	12,752	1 in 316	16 places up
31	Larry	12,711	1 in 317	1 places down
32	George	12,544	1 in 322	1 places down
33	Eric	12,348	1 in 327	5 places up
34	Terry	12,301	1 in 328	2 places down
35	Randy	11,840	1 in 341	2 places down
36	Keith	11,626	1 in 347	1 places down
37	Dennis	10,633	1 in 379	3 places down
38	Jerry	10,576	1 in 382	1 places down
39	Mike	10,530	1 in 383	3 places down
40	Patrick	10,499	1 in 384	1 places down
41	Bruce	10,038	1 in 402	1 places down
42	Frank	9,761	1 in 413	1 places down
43	Peter	9,585	1 in 421	1 places down
44	Jeff	9,424	1 in 428	5 places up
45	Jeffery	9,282	1 in 435	5 places up
46	Steve	9,154	1 in 441	1 places down
47	Roger	9,079	1 in 444	= same rank
48	Raymond	9,070	1 in 445	= same rank
49	Andrew	8,697	1 in 464	3 places up
50	Ricky	8,694	1 in 464	6 places down

Share: number of babies born in 1962, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1961. Tied names share the same rank.