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United States · 4,035,375 recorded births

Top baby names of 1962

Lisa and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Sherri (up 39), Tracey (up 28), Adam (up 39), Troy (up 33).

Girls

#NameBirthsvs 1961
1 Lisa 46,069 ▲ 1
2 Mary 43,502 ▼ 1
3 Susan 35,752 ·
4 Karen 35,184 ▲ 1
5 Linda 31,461 ▼ 1
6 Patricia 26,532 ·
7 Donna 25,719 ·
8 Cynthia 24,025 ·
9 Deborah 22,889 ▲ 1
10 Sandra 22,420 ▼ 1
11 Lori 22,395 ▲ 3
12 Brenda 21,274 ▼ 1
13 Pamela 21,270 ▲ 2
14 Barbara 20,641 ▼ 2
15 Debra 20,593 ▼ 2
16 Kimberly 20,363 ▲ 6
17 Sharon 19,630 ·
18 Teresa 18,517 ·
19 Nancy 18,027 ▼ 3
20 Elizabeth 17,806 ▼ 1
21 Laura 17,490 ·
22 Julie 17,090 ▲ 1
23 Tammy 16,743 ▲ 5
24 Cheryl 16,587 ▼ 4
25 Robin 15,128 ▲ 2
26 Diane 14,823 ·
27 Kathy 14,757 ▼ 2
28 Carol 14,523 ▼ 4
29 Kathleen 14,188 ·
30 Denise 13,975 ·
31 Michelle 13,353 ▲ 3
32 Debbie 13,092 ▼ 1
33 Tina 12,781 ▲ 8
34 Cindy 12,297 ▼ 1
35 Janet 12,256 ▼ 3
36 Angela 11,664 ▲ 2
37 Kim 11,657 ▼ 1
38 Kelly 11,530 ▲ 7
39 Christine 11,196 ·
40 Theresa 11,061 ▼ 5
41 Jennifer 10,977 ▲ 6
42 Laurie 10,675 ▲ 1
43 Margaret 10,075 ▼ 3
44 Jacqueline 9,832 ▼ 7
45 Rhonda 9,803 ▲ 1
46 Carolyn 9,692 ▼ 4
47 Rebecca 9,403 ▼ 3
48 Sherry 9,223 ▲ 5
49 Maria 9,089 ▲ 8
50 Dawn 8,984 ▼ 1
51 Connie 8,882 ▼ 1
52 Sheila 8,778 ▲ 7
53 Catherine 8,697 ▼ 5
54 Terri 8,433 ▼ 3
55 Tracy 8,310 ▲ 9
56 Ann 8,123 ▼ 2
57 Diana 7,842 ▼ 1
58 Janice 7,822 ▼ 6
59 Michele 7,428 ▲ 4
60 Paula 7,193 ·
61 Amy 7,185 ▲ 8
62 Cathy 7,145 ▼ 7
63 Judy 7,061 ▼ 5
64 Wendy 6,977 ▼ 3
65 Suzanne 6,851 ▲ 3
66 Beth 6,419 ▼ 1
67 Valerie 6,335 ·
68 Melissa 6,306 ▲ 27
69 Beverly 6,266 ▼ 3
70 Stephanie 6,257 ▲ 8
71 Lynn 6,217 ·
72 Jill 6,170 ▲ 2
73 Jane 6,114 ▼ 1
74 Joyce 6,096 ▼ 12
75 Annette 6,076 ▼ 2
76 Renee 6,012 ▲ 3
77 Wanda 6,003 ▼ 7
78 Carla 5,820 ▼ 1
79 Bonnie 5,812 ▼ 4
80 Leslie 5,778 ▲ 4
81 Anita 5,521 ▲ 10
82 Sherri 5,363 ▲ 39
83 Anne 5,272 ▲ 7
84 Katherine 5,272 ▲ 2
85 Vicki 5,208 ▼ 9
86 Judith 5,183 ▼ 3
87 Martha 5,159 ▼ 6
88 Darlene 5,107 ▼ 8
89 Kathryn 5,107 ▲ 4
90 Gloria 5,102 ▼ 8
91 Regina 5,002 ▲ 7
92 Penny 5,001 ▲ 9
93 Peggy 4,900 ▼ 5
94 Joan 4,879 ▼ 5
95 Jean 4,877 ▼ 3
96 Shirley 4,869 ▼ 11
97 Betty 4,763 ▼ 10
98 Sarah 4,548 ▲ 15
99 Andrea 4,540 ▲ 11
100 Anna 4,430 ·

Boys

#NameBirthsvs 1961
1 Michael 85,059 ·
2 David 81,337 ·
3 John 78,427 ·
4 James 72,555 ·
5 Robert 70,199 ·
6 Mark 53,520 ·
7 William 44,853 ·
8 Richard 39,422 ·
9 Thomas 36,529 ·
10 Jeffrey 33,537 ▲ 1
11 Scott 30,703 ▲ 8
12 Steven 30,688 ▼ 2
13 Joseph 30,090 ▼ 1
14 Kevin 28,325 ·
15 Charles 27,590 ▼ 2
16 Timothy 27,111 ▼ 1
17 Daniel 25,543 ·
18 Kenneth 25,241 ▼ 2
19 Paul 23,802 ▼ 1
20 Brian 23,221 ·
21 Gregory 21,976 ▲ 2
22 Gary 20,884 ▼ 1
23 Donald 20,425 ▼ 1
24 Anthony 20,103 ▲ 1
25 Ronald 19,963 ▼ 1
26 Christopher 17,535 ·
27 Douglas 15,928 ▲ 1
28 Stephen 15,616 ▼ 1
29 Edward 15,518 ·
30 Todd 12,752 ▲ 16
31 Larry 12,711 ▼ 1
32 George 12,544 ▼ 1
33 Eric 12,348 ▲ 5
34 Terry 12,301 ▼ 2
35 Randy 11,840 ▼ 2
36 Keith 11,626 ▼ 1
37 Dennis 10,633 ▼ 3
38 Jerry 10,576 ▼ 1
39 Mike 10,530 ▼ 3
40 Patrick 10,499 ▼ 1
41 Bruce 10,038 ▼ 1
42 Frank 9,761 ▼ 1
43 Peter 9,585 ▼ 1
44 Jeff 9,424 ▲ 5
45 Jeffery 9,282 ▲ 5
46 Steve 9,154 ▼ 1
47 Roger 9,079 ·
48 Raymond 9,070 ·
49 Andrew 8,697 ▲ 3
50 Ricky 8,694 ▼ 6
51 Craig 8,544 ▼ 8
52 Tony 8,197 ▲ 1
53 Alan 7,719 ▼ 2
54 Danny 7,644 ·
55 Glenn 7,356 ▲ 9
56 Matthew 7,279 ▲ 3
57 Russell 7,042 ▼ 2
58 Carl 6,854 ▼ 2
59 Joe 6,793 ▲ 1
60 Chris 6,791 ▼ 3
61 Barry 6,585 ▲ 5
62 Dale 6,365 ▼ 4
63 Wayne 6,324 ▼ 2
64 Randall 6,236 ▼ 1
65 Gerald 6,232 ▼ 3
66 Vincent 6,159 ▲ 32
67 Troy 6,048 ▲ 33
68 Phillip 5,881 ▲ 1
69 Johnny 5,777 ▲ 1
70 Lawrence 5,619 ▼ 3
71 Billy 5,588 ▼ 3
72 Tim 5,585 ▼ 7
73 Curtis 5,569 ▲ 2
74 Martin 5,538 ▼ 1
75 Jimmy 5,518 ▼ 4
76 Rodney 5,435 ▼ 4
77 Greg 5,365 ·
78 Bobby 5,323 ▼ 2
79 Walter 5,282 ▼ 5
80 Jay 5,158 ▲ 1
81 Philip 5,069 ▼ 2
82 Bryan 4,992 ·
83 Darryl 4,969 ▼ 3
84 Jon 4,785 ▲ 9
85 Jim 4,715 ▼ 7
86 Dean 4,655 ▼ 2
87 Bradley 4,637 ·
88 Samuel 4,552 ▲ 1
89 Willie 4,541 ▼ 3
90 Roy 4,476 ▼ 7
91 Arthur 4,441 ▼ 6
92 Henry 4,346 ·
93 Allen 4,272 ▲ 3
94 Jonathan 4,253 ▲ 18
95 Harold 4,233 ▼ 1
96 Victor 4,208 ▲ 3
97 Ralph 4,180 ▼ 2
98 Tom 4,171 ▼ 10
99 Jack 4,170 ▼ 9
100 Ronnie 4,113 ▼ 9

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