Top Baby Names of 1962
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1962, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1962)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 21 | Gregory | 21,971 |
| 22 | Gary | 20,888 |
| 23 | Donald | 20,422 |
| 24 | Anthony | 20,108 |
| 25 | Ronald | 19,964 |
| 26 | Christopher | 17,535 |
| 27 | Douglas | 15,926 |
| 28 | Stephen | 15,615 |
| 29 | Edward | 15,515 |
| 30 | Todd | 12,751 |
| 31 | Larry | 12,710 |
| 32 | George | 12,541 |
| 33 | Eric | 12,343 |
| 34 | Terry | 12,304 |
| 35 | Randy | 11,842 |
| 36 | Keith | 11,625 |
| 37 | Dennis | 10,633 |
| 38 | Jerry | 10,576 |
| 39 | Mike | 10,525 |
| 40 | Patrick | 10,498 |
| 41 | Bruce | 10,038 |
| 42 | Frank | 9,760 |
| 43 | Peter | 9,587 |
| 44 | Jeff | 9,424 |
| 45 | Jeffery | 9,281 |
| 46 | Steve | 9,152 |
| 47 | Roger | 9,077 |
| 48 | Raymond | 9,068 |
| 49 | Andrew | 8,696 |
| 50 | Ricky | 8,692 |
| 51 | Craig | 8,548 |
| 52 | Tony | 8,199 |
| 53 | Alan | 7,720 |
| 54 | Danny | 7,646 |
| 55 | Glenn | 7,358 |
| 56 | Matthew | 7,282 |
| 57 | Russell | 7,044 |
| 58 | Carl | 6,851 |
| 59 | Chris | 6,792 |
| 60 | Joe | 6,792 |
| 61 | Barry | 6,584 |
| 62 | Dale | 6,367 |
| 63 | Wayne | 6,322 |
| 64 | Randall | 6,235 |
| 65 | Gerald | 6,233 |
| 66 | Vincent | 6,161 |
| 67 | Troy | 6,047 |
| 68 | Phillip | 5,880 |
| 69 | Johnny | 5,778 |
| 70 | Lawrence | 5,620 |
| 71 | Tim | 5,586 |
| 72 | Billy | 5,585 |
| 73 | Curtis | 5,570 |
| 74 | Martin | 5,541 |
| 75 | Jimmy | 5,519 |
| 76 | Rodney | 5,434 |
| 77 | Greg | 5,367 |
| 78 | Bobby | 5,323 |
| 79 | Walter | 5,280 |
| 80 | Jay | 5,158 |
| 81 | Philip | 5,070 |
| 82 | Bryan | 4,991 |
| 83 | Darryl | 4,968 |
| 84 | Jon | 4,782 |
| 85 | Jim | 4,712 |
| 86 | Dean | 4,656 |
| 87 | Bradley | 4,636 |
| 88 | Samuel | 4,552 |
| 89 | Willie | 4,544 |
| 90 | Roy | 4,477 |
| 91 | Arthur | 4,443 |
| 92 | Henry | 4,347 |
| 93 | Allen | 4,270 |
| 94 | Jonathan | 4,255 |
| 95 | Harold | 4,235 |
| 96 | Victor | 4,209 |
| 97 | Ralph | 4,180 |
| 98 | Tom | 4,172 |
| 99 | Jack | 4,170 |
| 100 | Ronnie | 4,115 |