Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 1962. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 1962, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 74124 | Lisa | 40624 |
| 2 | David | 72899 | Mary | 35641 |
| 3 | John | 65035 | Susan | 30515 |
| 4 | James | 62030 | Karen | 29899 |
| 5 | Robert | 59267 | Linda | 27142 |
| 6 | Mark | 50061 | Lori | 22027 |
| 7 | William | 37062 | Cynthia | 21716 |
| 8 | Richard | 33811 | Patricia | 21217 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 30877 | Donna | 20294 |
| 10 | Scott | 30217 | Sandra | 19839 |
| 11 | Thomas | 29530 | Kimberly | 19796 |
| 12 | Steven | 27984 | Brenda | 19710 |
| 13 | Kevin | 25619 | Deborah | 19428 |
| 14 | Timothy | 25339 | Pamela | 19245 |
| 15 | Charles | 23149 | Debra | 18814 |
| 16 | Daniel | 23019 | Julie | 18477 |
| 17 | Joseph | 22413 | Teresa | 18138 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 22142 | Barbara | 17252 |
| 19 | Brian | 21328 | Sharon | 16601 |
| 20 | Gregory | 20375 | Tammy | 16174 |
| 21 | Paul | 19183 | Laura | 15250 |
| 22 | Gary | 18875 | Nancy | 14794 |
| 23 | Ronald | 18541 | Cheryl | 14618 |
| 24 | Donald | 18467 | Elizabeth | 14262 |
| 25 | Anthony | 16180 | Kathy | 13921 |
| 26 | Douglas | 14859 | Carol | 12758 |
| 27 | Christopher | 14520 | Denise | 12750 |
| 28 | Stephen | 12368 | Michelle | 12683 |
| 29 | Larry | 12321 | Robin | 12612 |
| 30 | Terry | 12270 | Diane | 12576 |
| 31 | Todd | 12208 | Debbie | 12537 |
| 32 | Edward | 12002 | Tina | 12366 |
| 33 | Randy | 11941 | Cindy | 12324 |
| 34 | Eric | 11767 | Kelly | 11945 |
| 35 | Mike | 11374 | Janet | 10948 |
| 36 | Keith | 10263 | Kathleen | 10768 |
| 37 | Jeff | 10166 | Angela | 10676 |
| 38 | Jerry | 10021 | Kim | 10598 |
| 39 | George | 9677 | Jennifer | 10487 |
| 40 | Steve | 9590 | Rhonda | 9658 |
| 41 | Patrick | 9487 | Theresa | 9335 |
| 42 | Dennis | 9405 | Laurie | 9326 |
| 43 | Jeffery | 9304 | Christine | 9128 |
| 44 | Bruce | 9134 | Rebecca | 9058 |
| 45 | Roger | 8663 | Connie | 8639 |
| 46 | Tony | 7800 | Sherry | 8430 |
| 47 | Ricky | 7759 | Terri | 8425 |
| 48 | Raymond | 7576 | Margaret | 7941 |
| 49 | Craig | 7535 | Tracy | 7910 |
| 50 | Frank | 7485 | Carolyn | 7899 |
| 51 | Danny | 7274 | Sheila | 7615 |
| 52 | Andrew | 6856 | Jacqueline | 7508 |
| 53 | Alan | 6767 | Dawn | 7038 |
| 54 | Randall | 6661 | Catherine | 6980 |
| 55 | Chris | 6573 | Janice | 6930 |
| 56 | Russell | 6441 | Cathy | 6757 |
| 57 | Dale | 6213 | Judy | 6550 |
| 58 | Matthew | 6136 | Diana | 6302 |
| 59 | Peter | 6117 | Paula | 6191 |
| 60 | Carl | 5958 | Ann | 6155 |
| 61 | Troy | 5875 | Stephanie | 5710 |
| 62 | Joe | 5775 | Annette | 5625 |
| 63 | Gerald | 5718 | Wendy | 5489 |
| 64 | Glenn | 5686 | Michele | 5479 |
| 65 | Tim | 5625 | Suzanne | 5460 |
| 66 | Phillip | 5521 | Jill | 5374 |
| 67 | Greg | 5444 | Melissa | 5293 |
| 68 | Wayne | 5372 | Valerie | 5293 |
| 69 | Rodney | 5299 | Amy | 5102 |
| 70 | Barry | 5021 | Vicki | 5056 |
| 71 | Curtis | 4977 | Renee | 5012 |
| 72 | Jon | 4742 | Carla | 4984 |
| 73 | Martin | 4530 | Maria | 4944 |
| 74 | Jay | 4510 | Sherri | 4751 |
| 75 | Jim | 4475 | Lynn | 4569 |
| 76 | Bradley | 4374 | Leslie | 4169 |
| 77 | Johnny | 4330 | Kathryn | 4160 |
| 78 | Bryan | 4086 | Joyce | 4065 |
| 79 | Vincent | 4082 | Beth | 4008 |
| 80 | Dean | 3986 | Katherine | 4003 |
| 81 | Darryl | 3923 | Beverly | 3996 |
| 82 | Tom | 3791 | Bonnie | 3932 |
| 83 | Walter | 3790 | Anita | 3894 |
| 84 | Lawrence | 3757 | Jane | 3681 |
| 85 | Rick | 3500 | Penny | 3618 |
| 86 | Willie | 3356 | Peggy | 3571 |
| 87 | Philip | 3272 | Wanda | 3243 |
| 88 | Jack | 3209 | Colleen | 3241 |
| 89 | Billy | 3178 | Tamara | 3149 |
| 90 | Jimmy | 3115 | Martha | 2982 |
| 91 | Roy | 3056 | Shelly | 2892 |
| 92 | Bill | 3021 | Gloria | 2884 |
| 93 | Bobby | 3000 | Regina | 2648 |
| 94 | Dan | 2984 | Dana | 2545 |
| 95 | Micheal | 2747 | Darlene | 2454 |
| 96 | Arthur | 2721 | Jean | 2407 |
| 97 | Ralph | 2664 | Anne | 2401 |
| 98 | Allen | 2601 | Joan | 2384 |
| 99 | Harold | 2462 | Gina | 2356 |
| 100 | Samuel | 2323 | Andrea | 2336 |
| 101 | Henry | 2286 | Judith | 2333 |
| 102 | Victor | 2244 | Melanie | 2295 |
| 103 | Albert | 2169 | Vickie | 2283 |
| 104 | Darrell | 2157 | Anna | 2134 |
| 105 | Ronnie | 2039 | Gail | 2069 |
| 106 | Stanley | 2030 | Christina | 2052 |
| 107 | Tommy | 1841 | Shirley | 2050 |
| 108 | Eddie | 1809 | Betty | 2008 |
| 109 | Jose | 1784 | Deanna | 2001 |
| 110 | Kurt | 1694 | Becky | 1922 |
| 111 | Tracy | 1691 | Virginia | 1883 |
| 112 | Jonathan | 1427 | Sheri | 1880 |
| 113 | Reginald | 1388 | Sarah | 1790 |
| 114 | Duane | 1357 | Carrie | 1683 |
| 115 | Kent | 1313 | Melinda | 1678 |
| 116 | Kelly | 1278 | Rita | 1593 |
| 117 | Marvin | 1148 | Ruth | 1558 |
| 118 | Joel | 1133 | Sylvia | 1534 |
| 119 | Marc | 1117 | Monica | 1532 |
| 120 | Shawn | 1102 | Victoria | 1523 |
| 121 | Frederick | 1090 | Phyllis | 1331 |
| 122 | Ron | 1071 | Dorothy | 1328 |
| 123 | Jerome | 1062 | Jackie | 1317 |
| 124 | Lee | 1046 | Sue | 1287 |
| 125 | Brad | 1027 | Julia | 1283 |
| 126 | Brent | 1004 | Shelia | 1237 |
| 127 | Kirk | 980 | Gwendolyn | 1223 |
| 128 | Rickey | 979 | Terry | 1218 |
| 129 | Calvin | 948 | Lorraine | 1193 |
| 130 | Dwayne | 945 | Maureen | 1171 |
| 131 | Manuel | 889 | Teri | 1165 |
| 132 | Melvin | 885 | Marilyn | 1067 |
| 133 | Don | 881 | Yvonne | 1014 |
| 134 | Carlos | 863 | Yolanda | 969 |
| 135 | Ruben | 838 | Shari | 947 |
| 136 | Dave | 831 | Ellen | 942 |
| 137 | Eugene | 731 | Charlotte | 935 |
| 138 | Brett | 720 | Sally | 927 |
| 139 | Ernest | 674 | Heidi | 890 |
| 140 | Louis | 660 | Vanessa | 886 |
| 141 | Howard | 577 | Glenda | 875 |
| 142 | Harry | 576 | Sheryl | 857 |
| 143 | Clarence | 558 | Joanne | 841 |
| 144 | Francis | 465 | Rose | 789 |
| 145 | Bob | 460 | Shelley | 750 |
| 146 | Dana | 426 | Belinda | 734 |
| 147 | Karl | 409 | Tami | 733 |
| 148 | Ray | 409 | Elaine | 729 |
| 149 | Gregg | 407 | Marie | 725 |
| 150 | Darren | 402 | Sonya | 686 |
| 151 | Charlie | 374 | Annie | 624 |
| 152 | Norman | 373 | Tonya | 601 |
| 153 | Bernard | 354 | Kay | 573 |
| 154 | Glen | 348 | Marcia | 540 |
| 155 | Benjamin | 326 | Kristine | 515 |
| 156 | Leonard | 302 | Jeanne | 481 |
| 157 | Roderick | 297 | Doris | 459 |
| 158 | Joey | 290 | Veronica | 453 |
| 159 | Mitchell | 288 | Holly | 446 |
| 160 | Doug | 281 | Cassandra | 435 |
| 161 | Alvin | 258 | Jodi | 417 |
| 162 | Jackie | 246 | Alice | 415 |
| 163 | Nicholas | 241 | Tracey | 410 |
| 164 | Andre | 234 | Frances | 402 |
| 165 | Theodore | 216 | Jamie | 382 |
| 166 | Fred | 210 | Eileen | 345 |
| 167 | Timmy | 204 | Joann | 344 |
| 168 | Leroy | 204 | Sandy | 300 |
| 169 | Nathaniel | 170 | Shannon | 275 |
| 170 | Donnie | 168 | Darla | 267 |
| 171 | Franklin | 158 | Felicia | 255 |
| 172 | Ken | 144 | Lynne | 239 |
| 173 | Stuart | 138 | Karla | 228 |
| 174 | Roland | 138 | Louise | 224 |
| 175 | Clifford | 134 | Sara | 223 |
| 176 | Earl | 131 | Ginger | 214 |
| 177 | Wesley | 122 | Stacy | 211 |
| 178 | Byron | 102 | Loretta | 191 |
| 179 | Shane | 83 | Tammie | 190 |
| 180 | Lance | 79 | Helen | 184 |
| 181 | Gilbert | 76 | Vicky | 182 |
| 182 | Alfred | 75 | Jody | 181 |
| 183 | Jesus | 65 | Patty | 173 |
| 184 | Mario | 60 | Jana | 141 |
| 185 | Kim | 60 | Rosa | 126 |
| 186 | Lonnie | 59 | Audrey | 124 |
| 187 | Lynn | 57 | Patti | 117 |
| 188 | Kenny | 55 | Pam | 114 |
| 189 | Kyle | 54 | Ronda | 87 |
| 190 | Wade | 52 | Lynette | 69 |
| 191 | Jason | 51 | Ladonna | 60 |
| 192 | Gordon | 50 | Jan | 56 |
| 193 | Guy | 50 | Doreen | 55 |
| 194 | Bart | 49 | Charlene | 55 |
| 195 | Derek | 49 | Kelli | 55 |
| 196 | Alex | 44 | Norma | 54 |
| 197 | Ted | 41 | Jeanette | 51 |
| 198 | Nathan | 39 | Crystal | 50 |
| 199 | Blake | 39 | Natalie | 49 |
| 200 | Cory | 36 | Shauna | 48 |
| 201 | Chad | 35 | Irene | 44 |
| 202 | Boyd | 31 | Evelyn | 43 |
| 203 | Neil | 30 | Cecilia | 42 |
| 204 | Alexander | 27 | Carmen | 42 |
| 205 | Clayton | 25 | Sherrie | 36 |
| 206 | Edwin | 24 | Robyn | 33 |
| 207 | Robin | 23 | Stacey | 31 |
| 208 | Aaron | 23 | Roberta | 30 |
| 209 | Miles | 23 | Joy | 30 |
| 210 | Ross | 23 | Naomi | 27 |
| 211 | Leslie | 20 | Dianne | 26 |
| 212 | Clyde | 20 | Corinne | 21 |
| 213 | Bret | 17 | Lorna | 21 |
| 214 | Leon | 16 | Iris | 21 |
| 215 | Marcel | 16 | June | 20 |
| 216 | Gerard | 16 | Erin | 19 |
| 217 | Leo | 15 | Ramona | 19 |
| 218 | Adam | 14 | Leilani | 19 |
| 219 | Allan | 13 | Caroline | 19 |
| 220 | Normand | 12 | Roxanne | 19 |
| 221 | Everett | 10 | Kerry | 18 |
| 222 | Sean | 10 | Toni | 18 |
| 223 | Jesse | 8 | Chris | 10 |
| 224 | Chuck | 8 | Melody | 9 |