Birth year roster

Top names in 1962

Name: Top baby names in 1962
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 1962 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Lisa and Michael led the 1962 baby-name charts, the top names among baby boom births. Lisa was the #1 girls’ name for 8 years in all (1962–1969); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 160 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Lisa Endangered46,069
#2Mary Endangered43,502
#3Susan Endangered35,752
#4Karen Endangered35,184
#5Linda Endangered31,461
#6Patricia Endangered26,532
#7Donna Endangered25,719
#8Cynthia Endangered24,025
#9Deborah Endangered22,889
#10Sandra Endangered22,420
#11Lori Endangered22,395
#12Brenda Endangered21,274
#13Pamela Endangered21,270
#14Barbara Endangered20,641
#15Debra Endangered20,593
#16Kimberly Endangered20,363
#17Sharon Endangered19,630
#18Teresa Endangered18,517
#19Nancy Endangered18,027
#20Elizabeth Stable17,806
#21Laura Endangered17,490
#22Julie Endangered17,090
#23Tammy Endangered16,743
#24Cheryl Endangered16,587
#25Robin Endangered15,128
#26Diane Endangered14,823
#27Kathy Endangered14,757
#28Carol Endangered14,523
#29Kathleen Endangered14,188
#30Denise Endangered13,975
#31Michelle Endangered13,353
#32Debbie Endangered13,092
#33Tina Endangered12,781
#34Cindy Endangered12,297
#35Janet Endangered12,256
#36Angela Endangered11,664
#37Kim Endangered11,657
#38Kelly Endangered11,530
#39Christine Endangered11,196
#40Theresa Endangered11,061
#41Jennifer Endangered10,977
#42Laurie Endangered10,675
#43Margaret Endangered10,075
#44Jacqueline Endangered9,832
#45Rhonda Endangered9,803
#46Carolyn Endangered9,692
#47Rebecca Endangered9,403
#48Sherry Endangered9,223
#49Maria Stable9,089
#50Dawn Endangered8,984
#51Connie Endangered8,882
#52Sheila Endangered8,778
#53Catherine Endangered8,697
#54Terri Endangered8,433
#55Tracy Endangered8,310
#56Ann Endangered8,123
#57Diana Stable7,842
#58Janice Endangered7,822
#59Michele Endangered7,428
#60Paula Endangered7,193
#61Amy Endangered7,185
#62Cathy Endangered7,145
#63Judy Endangered7,061
#64Wendy Endangered6,977
#65Suzanne Endangered6,851
#66Beth Endangered6,419
#67Valerie Stable6,335
#68Melissa Endangered6,306
#69Beverly Endangered6,266
#70Stephanie Endangered6,257
#71Lynn Endangered6,217
#72Jill Endangered6,170
#73Jane Stable6,114
#74Joyce Endangered6,096
#75Annette Endangered6,076
#76Renee Endangered6,012
#77Wanda Endangered6,003
#78Carla Endangered5,820
#79Bonnie Endangered5,812
#80Leslie Endangered5,778
#81Anita Endangered5,521
#82Sherri Endangered5,363
#83Anne Endangered5,272
#84Katherine Declining5,272
#85Vicki Declining5,208
#86Judith Endangered5,183
#87Martha Endangered5,159
#88Darlene Endangered5,107
#89Kathryn Endangered5,107
#90Gloria Endangered5,102
#91Regina Stable5,002
#92Penny Endangered5,001
#93Peggy Endangered4,900
#94Joan Endangered4,879
#95Jean Endangered4,877
#96Shirley Endangered4,869
#97Betty Endangered4,763
#98Sarah Endangered4,548
#99Andrea Declining4,540
#100Anna Declining4,430

Boys

#1Michael Past peak85,059
#2David Past peak81,337
#3John Past peak78,427
#4James Stable72,555
#5Robert Endangered70,199
#6Mark Endangered53,520
#7William Declining44,853
#8Richard Endangered39,422
#9Thomas Stable36,529
#10Jeffrey Endangered33,537
#11Scott Endangered30,703
#12Steven Endangered30,688
#13Joseph Declining30,090
#14Kevin Endangered28,325
#15Charles Stable27,590
#16Timothy Endangered27,111
#17Daniel Declining25,543
#18Kenneth Endangered25,241
#19Paul Endangered23,802
#20Brian Endangered23,221
#21Gregory Endangered21,976
#22Gary Endangered20,884
#23Donald Endangered20,425
#24Anthony Declining20,103
#25Ronald Endangered19,963
#26Christopher Endangered17,535
#27Douglas Endangered15,928
#28Stephen Endangered15,616
#29Edward Endangered15,518
#30Todd Endangered12,752
#31Larry Endangered12,711
#32George Stable12,544
#33Eric Endangered12,348
#34Terry Endangered12,301
#35Randy Endangered11,840
#36Keith Endangered11,626
#37Dennis Endangered10,633
#38Jerry Endangered10,576
#39Mike Endangered10,530
#40Patrick Declining10,499
#41Bruce Endangered10,038
#42Frank Endangered9,761
#43Peter Stable9,585
#44Jeff Endangered9,424
#45Jeffery Endangered9,282
#46Steve Endangered9,154
#47Roger Endangered9,079
#48Raymond Endangered9,070
#49Andrew Declining8,697
#50Ricky Endangered8,694
#51Craig Endangered8,544
#52Tony Endangered8,197
#53Alan Stable7,719
#54Danny Endangered7,644
#55Glenn Endangered7,356
#56Matthew Declining7,279
#57Russell Stable7,042
#58Carl Endangered6,854
#59Joe Endangered6,793
#60Chris Endangered6,791
#61Barry Endangered6,585
#62Dale Endangered6,365
#63Wayne Endangered6,324
#64Randall Endangered6,236
#65Gerald Endangered6,232
#66Vincent Stable6,159
#67Troy Endangered6,048
#68Phillip Endangered5,881
#69Johnny Endangered5,777
#70Lawrence Endangered5,619
#71Billy Endangered5,588
#72Tim Endangered5,585
#73Curtis Endangered5,569
#74Martin Stable5,538
#75Jimmy Endangered5,518
#76Rodney Endangered5,435
#77Greg Endangered5,365
#78Bobby Endangered5,323
#79Walter Stable5,282
#80Jay Stable5,158
#81Philip Endangered5,069
#82Bryan Declining4,992
#83Darryl Endangered4,969
#84Jon Endangered4,785
#85Jim Endangered4,715
#86Dean Stable4,655
#87Bradley Declining4,637
#88Samuel Stable4,552
#89Willie Endangered4,541
#90Roy Endangered4,476
#91Arthur Rising4,441
#92Henry Stable4,346
#93Allen Endangered4,272
#94Jonathan Declining4,253
#95Harold Endangered4,233
#96Victor Declining4,208
#97Ralph Endangered4,180
#98Tom Endangered4,171
#99Jack Stable4,170
#100Ronnie Endangered4,113