Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1962
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1961
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Michael
|
85,056 |
| 2 |
David
|
81,335 |
| 3 |
John
|
78,420 |
| 4 |
James
|
72,561 |
| 5 |
Robert
|
70,201 |
| 6 |
Mark
|
53,527 |
| 7 |
William
|
44,859 |
| 8 |
Richard
|
39,418 |
| 9 |
Thomas
|
36,525 |
| 10 |
Jeffrey
|
33,536 |
| 11 |
Scott
|
30,699 |
| 12 |
Steven
|
30,686 |
| 13 |
Joseph
|
30,089 |
| 14 |
Kevin
|
28,331 |
| 15 |
Charles
|
27,588 |
| 16 |
Timothy
|
27,107 |
| 17 |
Daniel
|
25,542 |
| 18 |
Kenneth
|
25,240 |
| 19 |
Paul
|
23,806 |
| 20 |
Brian
|
23,227 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Lisa
|
46,074 |
| 2 |
Mary
|
43,498 |
| 3 |
Susan
|
35,750 |
| 4 |
Karen
|
35,188 |
| 5 |
Linda
|
31,463 |
| 6 |
Patricia
|
26,532 |
| 7 |
Donna
|
25,722 |
| 8 |
Cynthia
|
24,024 |
| 9 |
Deborah
|
22,894 |
| 10 |
Sandra
|
22,418 |
| 11 |
Lori
|
22,395 |
| 12 |
Brenda
|
21,275 |
| 13 |
Pamela
|
21,271 |
| 14 |
Barbara
|
20,641 |
| 15 |
Debra
|
20,593 |
| 16 |
Kimberly
|
20,362 |
| 17 |
Sharon
|
19,629 |
| 18 |
Teresa
|
18,519 |
| 19 |
Nancy
|
18,024 |
| 20 |
Elizabeth
|
17,804 |