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Baby Names from 1962

4,035,372 registered births | 2,068,740 boys | 1,966,632 girls

← 1961 1960s Overview 1963 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1962

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
85,056 births
2 David
81,335 births
3 John
78,420 births
4 James
72,561 births
5 Robert
70,201 births
6 Mark
53,527 births
7 William
44,859 births
8 Richard
39,418 births
9 Thomas
36,525 births
10 Jeffrey
33,536 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Lisa
46,074 births
2 Mary
43,498 births
3 Susan
35,750 births
4 Karen
35,188 births
5 Linda
31,463 births
6 Patricia
26,532 births
7 Donna
25,722 births
8 Cynthia
24,024 births
9 Deborah
22,894 births
10 Sandra
22,418 births

Top Unisex Names of 1962

Robin
1,533 boys 15,129 girls
Terry
12,304 boys 4,038 girls
Kelly
2,856 boys 11,530 girls
Tracy
3,339 boys 8,309 girls
Chris
6,792 boys 1,520 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1962

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Kyle
#232 → #176 (+56)

New to the Top 200 in 1962

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Kyle #176 Stacy #176 Stacey #178 Alicia #187 Derek #188 Darla #190 Natalie #191 Joey #200 Tanya #200
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