Most popular boys’ names in District of Columbia, 1962
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 762 |
| 2 | John | 637 |
| 3 | David | 599 |
| 4 | James | 578 |
| 5 | Robert | 547 |
| 6 | William | 432 |
| 7 | Mark | 345 |
| 8 | Kevin | 323 |
| 9 | Thomas | 300 |
| 10 | Charles | 283 |
| 11 | Anthony | 273 |
| 12 | Joseph | 262 |
| 13 | Richard | 258 |
| 14 | Kenneth | 225 |
| 15 | Gregory | 206 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 198 |
| 17 | Steven | 193 |
| 18 | Christopher | 192 |
| 19 | Paul | 175 |
| 20 | Timothy | 160 |
| 21 | Brian | 156 |
| 22 | Ronald | 152 |
| 23 | Stephen | 148 |
| 24 | Eric | 146 |
| 25 | Daniel | 145 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Donald | 143 |
| 27 | Edward | 140 |
| 28 | George | 132 |
| 29 | Gary | 122 |
| 30 | Keith | 117 |
| 31 | Scott | 110 |
| 32 | Patrick | 94 |
| 33 | Bruce | 92 |
| 34 | Andrew | 90 |
| 35 | Andre | 80 |
| 36 | Lawrence | 76 |
| 36 | Raymond | 76 |
| 38 | Larry | 75 |
| 38 | Vincent | 75 |
| 40 | Darryl | 72 |
| 40 | Frank | 72 |
| 40 | Peter | 72 |
| 40 | Wayne | 72 |
| 44 | Douglas | 68 |
| 44 | Reginald | 68 |
| 46 | Dennis | 67 |
| 47 | Matthew | 58 |
| 48 | Jonathan | 56 |
| 48 | Walter | 56 |
| 50 | Carl | 55 |
| 50 | Glenn | 55 |
| 52 | Alan | 53 |
| 53 | Tyrone | 51 |
| 54 | Craig | 50 |
| 54 | Tony | 50 |
| 56 | Russell | 49 |
| 57 | Gerald | 47 |
| 57 | Maurice | 47 |
| 59 | Jerome | 46 |
| 59 | Rodney | 46 |
| 59 | Steve | 46 |
| 62 | Jeffery | 45 |
| 62 | Terry | 45 |
| 64 | Martin | 43 |
| 64 | Mike | 43 |
| 64 | Phillip | 43 |
| 67 | Derrick | 41 |
| 67 | Marc | 41 |
| 69 | Roger | 40 |
| 70 | Barry | 39 |
| 70 | Eugene | 39 |
| 70 | Ricky | 39 |
| 70 | Victor | 39 |
| 74 | Melvin | 38 |
| 74 | Philip | 38 |
| 76 | Dwayne | 37 |
| 76 | Harold | 37 |
| 78 | Antonio | 36 |
| 78 | Calvin | 36 |
| 78 | Todd | 36 |
| 81 | Arthur | 34 |
| 81 | Samuel | 34 |
| 81 | Troy | 34 |
| 84 | Aaron | 33 |
| 84 | Bernard | 33 |
| 84 | Frederick | 33 |
| 84 | Kelvin | 33 |
| 84 | Theodore | 33 |
| 89 | Curtis | 32 |
| 89 | Ernest | 32 |
| 91 | Chris | 31 |
| 91 | Ralph | 31 |
| 91 | Willie | 31 |
| 94 | Bryan | 30 |
| 95 | Albert | 29 |
| 95 | Derek | 29 |
| 95 | Henry | 29 |
| 95 | Ronnie | 29 |
| 95 | Tracy | 29 |
| 100 | Earl | 28 |
| 100 | Greg | 28 |
| 100 | Jack | 28 |
| 100 | Jerry | 28 |
| 100 | Ricardo | 28 |