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Most popular baby names in the US, 1962

The hundred most-given girls' and boys' names in America in 1962, straight from Social Security card applications. Lisa and Michael led the year.

Girls

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

Boys

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

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Source: US Social Security Administration national data, 2025 release.