Most Popular Baby Names of 1962
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Lisa | +1 |
| 2 | David | 0 | 2 | Mary | -1 |
| 3 | John | 0 | 3 | Susan | 0 |
| 4 | James | 0 | 4 | Karen | +1 |
| 5 | Robert | 0 | 5 | Linda | -1 |
| 6 | Mark | 0 | 6 | Patricia | 0 |
| 7 | William | 0 | 7 | Donna | 0 |
| 8 | Richard | 0 | 8 | Cynthia | 0 |
| 9 | Thomas | 0 | 9 | Deborah | +1 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | +1 | 10 | Sandra | -1 |
| 11 | Scott | +8 | 11 | Lori | +3 |
| 12 | Steven | -2 | 12 | Pamela | +3 |
| 13 | Joseph | -1 | 13 | Brenda | -2 |
| 14 | Kevin | 0 | 14 | Barbara | -2 |
| 15 | Charles | -2 | 15 | Debra | -2 |
| 16 | Timothy | -1 | 16 | Kimberly | +6 |
| 17 | Daniel | 0 | 17 | Sharon | 0 |
| 18 | Kenneth | -2 | 18 | Teresa | 0 |
| 19 | Paul | -1 | 19 | Nancy | -3 |
| 20 | Brian | 0 | 20 | Elizabeth | -1 |
| 21 | Gregory | +2 | 21 | Laura | 0 |
| 22 | Gary | -1 | 22 | Julie | +1 |
| 23 | Donald | -1 | 23 | Tammy | +5 |
| 24 | Anthony | +1 | 24 | Cheryl | -4 |
| 25 | Ronald | -1 | 25 | Robin | +2 |
| 26 | Christopher | 0 | 26 | Diane | 0 |
| 27 | Douglas | +1 | 27 | Kathy | -2 |
| 28 | Stephen | -1 | 28 | Carol | -4 |
| 29 | Edward | 0 | 29 | Kathleen | 0 |
| 30 | Todd | +16 | 30 | Denise | 0 |
| 31 | Larry | -1 | 31 | Michelle | +3 |
| 32 | George | -1 | 32 | Debbie | -1 |
| 33 | Eric | +5 | 33 | Tina | +8 |
| 34 | Terry | -2 | 34 | Cindy | -1 |
| 35 | Randy | -2 | 35 | Janet | -3 |
| 36 | Keith | -1 | 36 | Angela | +2 |
| 37 | Dennis | -3 | 37 | Kim | -1 |
| 38 | Jerry | -1 | 38 | Kelly | +7 |
| 39 | Mike | -3 | 39 | Christine | 0 |
| 40 | Patrick | -1 | 40 | Theresa | -5 |
| 41 | Bruce | -1 | 41 | Jennifer | +6 |
| 42 | Frank | -1 | 42 | Laurie | +1 |
| 43 | Peter | -1 | 43 | Margaret | -3 |
| 44 | Jeff | +5 | 44 | Jacqueline | -7 |
| 45 | Jeffery | +5 | 45 | Rhonda | +1 |
| 46 | Steve | -1 | 46 | Carolyn | -4 |
| 47 | Raymond | +1 | 47 | Rebecca | -3 |
| 48 | Roger | -1 | 48 | Sherry | +5 |
| 49 | Ricky | -5 | 49 | Maria | +9 |
| 50 | Andrew | +2 | 50 | Dawn | -1 |
| 51 | Craig | -8 | 51 | Connie | -1 |
| 52 | Tony | +1 | 52 | Sheila | +7 |
| 53 | Alan | -2 | 53 | Catherine | -5 |
| 54 | Danny | 0 | 54 | Terri | -3 |
| 55 | Glenn | +9 | 55 | Tracy | +9 |
| 56 | Matthew | +3 | 56 | Ann | -2 |
| 57 | Russell | -2 | 57 | Diana | -1 |
| 58 | Carl | -2 | 58 | Janice | -6 |
| 59 | Chris | -2 | 59 | Michele | +4 |
| 60 | Joe | 0 | 60 | Paula | 0 |
| 61 | Barry | +5 | 61 | Amy | +7 |
| 62 | Dale | -4 | 62 | Cathy | -7 |
| 63 | Wayne | -2 | 63 | Judy | -6 |
| 64 | Gerald | -2 | 64 | Wendy | -3 |
| 65 | Randall | -2 | 65 | Suzanne | +4 |
| 66 | Vincent | +32 | 66 | Beth | -1 |
| 67 | Troy | +33 | 67 | Valerie | 0 |
| 68 | Phillip | +1 | 68 | Melissa | +27 |
| 69 | Johnny | +1 | 69 | Stephanie | +9 |
| 70 | Lawrence | -3 | 70 | Beverly | -4 |
| 71 | Tim | -6 | 71 | Lynn | 0 |
| 72 | Billy | -4 | 72 | Jill | +2 |
| 73 | Curtis | +2 | 73 | Jane | -1 |
| 74 | Martin | -1 | 74 | Joyce | -12 |
| 75 | Jimmy | -4 | 75 | Annette | -2 |
| 76 | Rodney | -4 | 76 | Renee | +3 |
| 77 | Greg | 0 | 77 | Wanda | -7 |
| 78 | Bobby | -2 | 78 | Carla | -1 |
| 79 | Walter | -5 | 79 | Bonnie | -4 |
| 80 | Jay | +1 | 80 | Leslie | +4 |
| 81 | Philip | -2 | 81 | Anita | +10 |
| 82 | Bryan | 0 | 82 | Sherri | +39 |
| 83 | Darryl | -3 | 83 | Anne | +7 |
| 84 | Jon | +8 | 84 | Katherine | +1 |
| 85 | Jim | -7 | 85 | Vicki | -9 |
| 86 | Dean | -2 | 86 | Judith | -4 |
| 87 | Bradley | 0 | 87 | Martha | -6 |
| 88 | Samuel | +1 | 88 | Kathryn | +5 |
| 89 | Willie | -3 | 89 | Darlene | -9 |
| 90 | Roy | -7 | 90 | Gloria | -7 |
| 91 | Arthur | -6 | 91 | Regina | +7 |
| 92 | Henry | -1 | 92 | Penny | +9 |
| 93 | Allen | +3 | 93 | Peggy | -5 |
| 94 | Jonathan | +17 | 94 | Joan | -5 |
| 95 | Harold | -1 | 95 | Jean | -3 |
| 96 | Victor | +3 | 96 | Shirley | -10 |
| 97 | Ralph | -2 | 97 | Betty | -10 |
| 98 | Jack | -8 | 98 | Sarah | +15 |
| 99 | Tom | -11 | 99 | Andrea | +11 |
| 100 | Ronnie | -7 | 100 | Anna | 0 |