Most Popular Baby Names of 1962

In 1962, Lisa (46,074 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (85,056 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1962
Rank	Name	Births
1	Michael	85,056
2	David	81,335
3	John	78,420
4	James	72,561
5	Robert	70,201
6	Mark	53,527
7	William	44,859
8	Richard	39,418
9	Thomas	36,525
10	Jeffrey	33,536
11	Scott	30,699
12	Steven	30,686
13	Joseph	30,089
14	Kevin	28,331
15	Charles	27,588
16	Timothy	27,107
17	Daniel	25,542
18	Kenneth	25,240
19	Paul	23,806
20	Brian	23,227
21	Gregory	21,971
22	Gary	20,888
23	Donald	20,422
24	Anthony	20,108
25	Ronald	19,964
26	Christopher	17,535
27	Douglas	15,926
28	Stephen	15,615
29	Edward	15,515
30	Todd	12,751
31	Larry	12,710
32	George	12,541
33	Eric	12,343
34	Terry	12,304
35	Randy	11,842
36	Keith	11,625
37	Dennis	10,633
38	Jerry	10,576
39	Mike	10,525
40	Patrick	10,498
41	Bruce	10,038
42	Frank	9,760
43	Peter	9,587
44	Jeff	9,424
45	Jeffery	9,281
46	Steve	9,152
47	Roger	9,077
48	Raymond	9,068
49	Andrew	8,696
50	Ricky	8,692
51	Craig	8,548
52	Tony	8,199
53	Alan	7,720
54	Danny	7,646
55	Glenn	7,358
56	Matthew	7,282
57	Russell	7,044
58	Carl	6,851
59	Chris	6,792
59	Joe	6,792
61	Barry	6,584
62	Dale	6,367
63	Wayne	6,322
64	Randall	6,235
65	Gerald	6,233
66	Vincent	6,161
67	Troy	6,047
68	Phillip	5,880
69	Johnny	5,778
70	Lawrence	5,620
71	Tim	5,586
72	Billy	5,585
73	Curtis	5,570
74	Martin	5,541
75	Jimmy	5,519
76	Rodney	5,434
77	Greg	5,367
78	Bobby	5,323
79	Walter	5,280
80	Jay	5,158
81	Philip	5,070
82	Bryan	4,991
83	Darryl	4,968
84	Jon	4,782
85	Jim	4,712
86	Dean	4,656
87	Bradley	4,636
88	Samuel	4,552
89	Willie	4,544
90	Roy	4,477
91	Arthur	4,443
92	Henry	4,347
93	Allen	4,270
94	Jonathan	4,255
95	Harold	4,235
96	Victor	4,209
97	Ralph	4,180
98	Tom	4,172
99	Jack	4,170
100	Ronnie	4,115

Full Boy list for 1962

Top 100 girl names, 1962
Rank	Name	Births
1	Lisa	46,074
2	Mary	43,498
3	Susan	35,750
4	Karen	35,188
5	Linda	31,463
6	Patricia	26,532
7	Donna	25,722
8	Cynthia	24,024
9	Deborah	22,894
10	Sandra	22,418
11	Lori	22,395
12	Brenda	21,275
13	Pamela	21,271
14	Barbara	20,641
15	Debra	20,593
16	Kimberly	20,362
17	Sharon	19,629
18	Teresa	18,519
19	Nancy	18,024
20	Elizabeth	17,804
21	Laura	17,490
22	Julie	17,089
23	Tammy	16,746
24	Cheryl	16,588
25	Robin	15,129
26	Diane	14,819
27	Kathy	14,757
28	Carol	14,523
29	Kathleen	14,190
30	Denise	13,975
31	Michelle	13,353
32	Debbie	13,094
33	Tina	12,781
34	Cindy	12,300
35	Janet	12,255
36	Angela	11,663
37	Kim	11,658
38	Kelly	11,530
39	Christine	11,197
40	Theresa	11,058
41	Jennifer	10,977
42	Laurie	10,674
43	Margaret	10,073
44	Jacqueline	9,836
45	Rhonda	9,802
46	Carolyn	9,693
47	Rebecca	9,403
48	Sherry	9,223
49	Maria	9,090
50	Dawn	8,982
51	Connie	8,881
52	Sheila	8,777
53	Catherine	8,697
54	Terri	8,432
55	Tracy	8,309
56	Ann	8,123
57	Diana	7,841
58	Janice	7,822
59	Michele	7,429
60	Paula	7,193
61	Amy	7,185
62	Cathy	7,145
63	Judy	7,060
64	Wendy	6,979
65	Suzanne	6,852
66	Beth	6,419
67	Valerie	6,335
68	Melissa	6,308
69	Beverly	6,266
70	Stephanie	6,257
71	Lynn	6,217
72	Jill	6,170
73	Jane	6,116
74	Joyce	6,096
75	Annette	6,076
76	Renee	6,013
77	Wanda	6,004
78	Carla	5,821
79	Bonnie	5,810
80	Leslie	5,778
81	Anita	5,522
82	Sherri	5,362
83	Anne	5,273
84	Katherine	5,271
85	Vicki	5,207
86	Judith	5,182
87	Martha	5,158
88	Darlene	5,107
88	Kathryn	5,107
90	Gloria	5,103
91	Penny	5,003
91	Regina	5,003
93	Peggy	4,899
94	Joan	4,880
95	Jean	4,879
96	Shirley	4,870
97	Betty	4,764
98	Sarah	4,547
99	Andrea	4,543
100	Anna	4,430

Full Girl list for 1962

Biggest movers since 1961

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1961 to 1962
Name	Births 1961	Births 1962	Change	Rank 1961 → 1962
Vincent	4,319	6,161	+43%	98 → 66
Troy	4,260	6,047	+42%	100 → 67
Adam	1,580	2,149	+36%	193 → 153
Todd	9,753	12,751	+31%	46 → 30
Scott	23,941	30,699	+28%	19 → 11
Jonathan	3,483	4,255	+22%	111 → 94
Brett	2,067	2,495	+21%	159 → 141
Glenn	6,269	7,358	+17%	64 → 55
Shawn	2,485	2,867	+15%	143 → 124
Antonio	1,585	1,782	+12%	192 → 174

Falling boy names, 1961 to 1962
Name	Births 1961	Births 1962	Change	Rank 1961 → 1962
Robin	1,852	1,533	-17%	169 → 197
Brad	2,500	2,082	-17%	142 → 158
Craig	10,233	8,548	-16%	43 → 51
Rickey	2,254	1,886	-16%	153 → 169
Calvin	2,864	2,404	-16%	127 → 144
Dave	2,802	2,362	-16%	130 → 145
Dennis	12,498	10,633	-15%	34 → 37
Bob	2,503	2,167	-13%	141 → 151
Perry	2,228	1,931	-13%	154 → 164
Ricky	10,027	8,692	-13%	44 → 50

Rising girl names, 1961 to 1962
Name	Births 1961	Births 1962	Change	Rank 1961 → 1962
Sherri	3,808	5,362	+41%	121 → 82
Tracey	2,801	3,644	+30%	151 → 123
Melissa	4,901	6,308	+29%	95 → 68
Tonya	1,840	2,246	+22%	199 → 174
Tina	10,521	12,781	+21%	41 → 33
Sheri	2,488	2,988	+20%	168 → 145
Kelly	9,641	11,530	+20%	45 → 38
Jamie	2,336	2,787	+19%	171 → 152
Tracy	6,988	8,309	+19%	64 → 55
Jennifer	9,266	10,977	+18%	47 → 41

Falling girl names, 1961 to 1962
Name	Births 1961	Births 1962	Change	Rank 1961 → 1962
Vanessa	2,764	2,244	-19%	153 → 175
Jackie	4,256	3,611	-15%	112 → 126
Ellen	4,844	4,113	-15%	97 → 109
Betty	5,583	4,764	-15%	87 → 97
Loretta	2,922	2,514	-14%	148 → 160
Dorothy	4,731	4,073	-14%	99 → 111
Shirley	5,638	4,870	-14%	85 → 96
Joanne	4,616	4,011	-13%	102 → 114
Nancy	20,728	18,024	-13%	16 → 19
Cathy	8,208	7,145	-13%	55 → 62

Top 100 boy names, 1962

Rank

Name

Births

Michael

85,056

David

81,335

John

78,420

James

72,561

Robert

70,201

Mark

53,527

William

44,859

Richard

39,418

Thomas

36,525

Jeffrey

33,536

Scott

30,699

30,686

30,089

28,331

27,588

27,107

25,542

25,240

23,806

Brian

23,227

Gregory

21,971

Gary

20,888

Donald

20,422

Anthony

20,108

19,964

17,535

15,926

15,615

15,515

Todd

12,751

Larry

12,710

George

12,541

Eric

12,343

Terry

12,304

Randy

11,842

Keith

11,625

Dennis

10,633

Jerry

10,576

Mike

10,525

Patrick

10,498

Bruce

10,038

Frank

9,760

Peter

9,587

Jeff

9,424

Jeffery

9,281

Steve

9,152

Roger

9,077

Raymond

9,068

Andrew

8,696

Ricky

8,692

Craig

8,548

Tony

8,199

Alan

7,720

Danny

7,646

Glenn

7,358

Matthew

7,282

Russell

7,044

Carl

6,851

Chris

6,792

Joe

6,792

Barry

6,584

Dale

6,367

Wayne

6,322

Randall

6,235

Gerald

6,233

Vincent

6,161

Troy

6,047

Phillip

5,880

Johnny

5,778

Lawrence

5,620

Tim

5,586

Billy

5,585

Curtis

5,570

Martin

5,541

Jimmy

5,519

Rodney

5,434

Greg

5,367

Bobby

5,323

Walter

5,280

Jay

5,158

Philip

5,070

Bryan

4,991

Darryl

4,968

Jon

4,782

Jim

4,712

Dean

4,656

Bradley

4,636

Samuel

4,552

Willie

4,544

Roy

4,477

Arthur

4,443

Henry

4,347

Allen

4,270

Jonathan

4,255

Harold

4,235

Victor

4,209

Ralph

4,180

Tom

4,172

Jack

4,170

100

Ronnie

4,115

Top 100 girl names, 1962

Rank

Name

Births

Lisa

46,074

Mary

43,498

Susan

35,750

Karen

35,188

Linda

31,463

Patricia

26,532

Donna

25,722

Cynthia

24,024

Deborah

22,894

Sandra

22,418

Lori

22,395

Brenda

21,275

Pamela

21,271

Barbara

20,641

Debra

20,593

Kimberly

20,362

Sharon

19,629

Teresa

18,519

Nancy

18,024

Elizabeth

17,804

Laura

17,490

Julie

17,089

Tammy

16,746

Cheryl

16,588

Robin

15,129

Diane

14,819

Kathy

14,757

Carol

14,523

Kathleen

14,190

Denise

13,975

Michelle

13,353

Debbie

13,094

Tina

12,781

Cindy

12,300

Janet

12,255

Angela

11,663

Kim

11,658

Kelly

11,530

Christine

11,197

Theresa

11,058

Jennifer

10,977

Laurie

10,674

Margaret

10,073

Jacqueline

9,836

Rhonda

9,802

Carolyn

9,693

Rebecca

9,403

Sherry

9,223

Maria

9,090

Dawn

8,982

Connie

8,881

Sheila

8,777

Catherine

8,697

Terri

8,432

Tracy

8,309

Ann

8,123

Diana

7,841

Janice

7,822

Michele

7,429

Paula

7,193

Amy

7,185

Cathy

7,145

Judy

7,060

Wendy

6,979

Suzanne

6,852

Beth

6,419

Valerie

6,335

Melissa

6,308

Beverly

6,266

Stephanie

6,257

Lynn

6,217

Jill

6,170

Jane

6,116

Joyce

6,096

Annette

6,076

Renee

6,013

Wanda

6,004

Carla

5,821

Bonnie

5,810

Leslie

5,778

Anita

5,522

Sherri

5,362

Anne

5,273

Katherine

5,271

Vicki

5,207

Judith

5,182

Martha

5,158

Darlene

5,107

Kathryn

5,107

Gloria

5,103

Penny

5,003

Regina

5,003

Peggy

4,899

Joan

4,880

Jean

4,879

Shirley

4,870

Betty

4,764

Sarah

4,547

Andrea

4,543

100

Anna

4,430

Biggest movers since 1961

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1961 to 1962
Name	Births 1961	Births 1962	Change	Rank 1961 → 1962
Vincent	4,319	6,161	+43%	98 → 66
Troy	4,260	6,047	+42%	100 → 67
Adam	1,580	2,149	+36%	193 → 153
Todd	9,753	12,751	+31%	46 → 30
Scott	23,941	30,699	+28%	19 → 11
Jonathan	3,483	4,255	+22%	111 → 94
Brett	2,067	2,495	+21%	159 → 141
Glenn	6,269	7,358	+17%	64 → 55
Shawn	2,485	2,867	+15%	143 → 124
Antonio	1,585	1,782	+12%	192 → 174

Falling boy names, 1961 to 1962
Name	Births 1961	Births 1962	Change	Rank 1961 → 1962
Robin	1,852	1,533	-17%	169 → 197
Brad	2,500	2,082	-17%	142 → 158
Craig	10,233	8,548	-16%	43 → 51
Rickey	2,254	1,886	-16%	153 → 169
Calvin	2,864	2,404	-16%	127 → 144
Dave	2,802	2,362	-16%	130 → 145
Dennis	12,498	10,633	-15%	34 → 37
Bob	2,503	2,167	-13%	141 → 151
Perry	2,228	1,931	-13%	154 → 164
Ricky	10,027	8,692	-13%	44 → 50

Rising girl names, 1961 to 1962
Name	Births 1961	Births 1962	Change	Rank 1961 → 1962
Sherri	3,808	5,362	+41%	121 → 82
Tracey	2,801	3,644	+30%	151 → 123
Melissa	4,901	6,308	+29%	95 → 68
Tonya	1,840	2,246	+22%	199 → 174
Tina	10,521	12,781	+21%	41 → 33
Sheri	2,488	2,988	+20%	168 → 145
Kelly	9,641	11,530	+20%	45 → 38
Jamie	2,336	2,787	+19%	171 → 152
Tracy	6,988	8,309	+19%	64 → 55
Jennifer	9,266	10,977	+18%	47 → 41

Falling girl names, 1961 to 1962
Name	Births 1961	Births 1962	Change	Rank 1961 → 1962
Vanessa	2,764	2,244	-19%	153 → 175
Jackie	4,256	3,611	-15%	112 → 126
Ellen	4,844	4,113	-15%	97 → 109
Betty	5,583	4,764	-15%	87 → 97
Loretta	2,922	2,514	-14%	148 → 160
Dorothy	4,731	4,073	-14%	99 → 111
Shirley	5,638	4,870	-14%	85 → 96
Joanne	4,616	4,011	-13%	102 → 114
Nancy	20,728	18,024	-13%	16 → 19
Cathy	8,208	7,145	-13%	55 → 62

Top 100 boy names of 1962

Top 100 girl names of 1962

Biggest movers since 1961

Top 100 boy names of 1962

Top 100 girl names of 1962

Biggest movers since 1961