The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1962

7,584 different girls’ names were recorded in 1962, covering 1,966,603 births. These are the top 200.

#	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	Katherine	5,272
83	Anne	5,272
85	Vicki	5,208
86	Judith	5,183
87	Martha	5,159
88	Kathryn	5,107
88	Darlene	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
101	Colleen	4,425
102	Gina	4,424
103	Gail	4,380
104	Ruth	4,294
105	Virginia	4,285
106	Melanie	4,281
107	Vickie	4,131
108	Maureen	4,128
109	Ellen	4,113
110	Rita	4,102
111	Dorothy	4,073
112	Terry	4,039
113	Marie	4,024
114	Joanne	4,011
115	Monica	4,010
116	Rose	4,002
117	Dana	3,964
118	Melinda	3,854
119	Tamara	3,822
120	Julia	3,752
121	Victoria	3,705
122	Becky	3,704
123	Tracey	3,643
124	Christina	3,624
125	Elaine	3,614
126	Jackie	3,611
127	Marilyn	3,608
128	Helen	3,586
129	Phyllis	3,496
130	Shelly	3,480
131	Sylvia	3,458
132	Yvonne	3,382
133	Alice	3,249
134	Sheryl	3,240
135	Sue	3,184
136	Sally	3,175
137	Joann	3,112
138	Deanna	3,060
139	Eileen	3,057
140	Sandy	3,054
141	Carrie	3,031
142	Jeanne	3,013
143	Frances	3,004
144	Veronica	2,994
145	Sheri	2,988
146	Shari	2,959
147	Lorraine	2,951
148	Holly	2,922
149	Belinda	2,831
150	Pam	2,811
151	Toni	2,804
152	Jamie	2,786
153	Evelyn	2,780
154	Charlotte	2,678
154	Norma	2,678
156	Heidi	2,662
157	Jeanette	2,611
158	Charlene	2,563
159	Roberta	2,532
160	Loretta	2,513
161	Gwendolyn	2,508
162	Shelley	2,476
163	Sara	2,472
164	Yolanda	2,458
164	Lynne	2,458
166	Glenda	2,457
167	Jo	2,449
168	Marcia	2,428
169	Joy	2,426
170	Carmen	2,411
171	Doris	2,379
172	Patty	2,332
173	Shelia	2,271
174	Tonya	2,247
175	Vanessa	2,244
176	Stacy	2,227
177	Tami	2,209
178	Stacey	2,181
179	Tammie	2,173
180	Crystal	2,100
181	Teri	2,075
182	Marsha	2,072
183	Dianne	2,066
184	Vicky	2,033
185	Melody	2,026
186	Caroline	1,989
187	Alicia	1,976
188	Audrey	1,973
189	Patti	1,968
190	Darla	1,964
191	Natalie	1,949
192	Karla	1,947
193	Juanita	1,943
194	Rachel	1,941
195	Rosemary	1,939
196	Yvette	1,925
197	Kay	1,878
198	Jodi	1,851
199	April	1,814
200	Tanya	1,809

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1962 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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