Names by year · United States
The names of 1962
In 1962, the SSA recorded 4,035,375 babies with names given at least five times. Lisa was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa1 in 43 | 46,069 | #991 |
| 2 | Mary1 in 45 | 43,502 | #125 |
| 3 | Susan1 in 55 | 35,752 | #1,091 |
| 4 | Karen1 in 56 | 35,184 | #1,281 |
| 5 | Linda1 in 63 | 31,461 | #902 |
| 6 | Patricia1 in 74 | 26,532 | #1,336 |
| 7 | Donna1 in 76 | 25,719 | #1,965 |
| 8 | Cynthia1 in 82 | 24,025 | #1,014 |
| 9 | Deborah1 in 86 | 22,889 | #864 |
| 10 | Sandra1 in 88 | 22,420 | #1,210 |
| 11 | Lori1 in 88 | 22,395 | #1,726 |
| 12 | Brenda1 in 92 | 21,274 | #1,527 |
| 13 | Pamela1 in 92 | 21,270 | #2,251 |
| 14 | Barbara1 in 95 | 20,641 | #968 |
| 15 | Debra1 in 95 | 20,593 | #4,478 |
| 16 | Kimberly1 in 97 | 20,363 | #303 |
| 17 | Sharon1 in 100 | 19,630 | #1,256 |
| 18 | Teresa1 in 106 | 18,517 | #911 |
| 19 | Nancy1 in 109 | 18,027 | #967 |
| 20 | Elizabeth1 in 110 | 17,806 | #17 |
| 21 | Laura1 in 112 | 17,490 | #379 |
| 22 | Julie1 in 115 | 17,090 | #873 |
| 23 | Tammy1 in 117 | 16,743 | #3,703 |
| 24 | Cheryl1 in 119 | 16,587 | #4,376 |
| 25 | Robin1 in 130 | 15,128 | #704 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 24 | 85,059 | #21 |
| 2 | David1 in 25 | 81,337 | #35 |
| 3 | John1 in 26 | 78,427 | #23 |
| 4 | James1 in 29 | 72,555 | #6 |
| 5 | Robert1 in 29 | 70,199 | #92 |
| 6 | Mark1 in 39 | 53,520 | #245 |
| 7 | William1 in 46 | 44,853 | #9 |
| 8 | Richard1 in 52 | 39,422 | #234 |
| 9 | Thomas1 in 57 | 36,529 | #34 |
| 10 | Jeffrey1 in 62 | 33,537 | #552 |
| 11 | Scott1 in 67 | 30,703 | #534 |
| 12 | Steven1 in 67 | 30,688 | #271 |
| 13 | Joseph1 in 69 | 30,090 | #29 |
| 14 | Kevin1 in 73 | 28,325 | #221 |
| 15 | Charles1 in 75 | 27,590 | #48 |
| 16 | Timothy1 in 76 | 27,111 | #203 |
| 17 | Daniel1 in 81 | 25,543 | #22 |
| 18 | Kenneth1 in 82 | 25,241 | #294 |
| 19 | Paul1 in 87 | 23,802 | #262 |
| 20 | Brian1 in 89 | 23,221 | #339 |
| 21 | Gregory1 in 94 | 21,976 | #593 |
| 22 | Gary1 in 99 | 20,884 | #1,073 |
| 23 | Donald1 in 101 | 20,425 | #690 |
| 24 | Anthony1 in 103 | 20,103 | #46 |
| 25 | Ronald1 in 104 | 19,963 | #638 |
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