Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1962
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,783 |
| 2 | Lisa | 2,347 |
| 3 | Susan | 2,253 |
| 4 | Karen | 2,058 |
| 5 | Linda | 1,935 |
| 6 | Patricia | 1,533 |
| 7 | Laura | 1,490 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 1,447 |
| 9 | Lori | 1,327 |
| 10 | Donna | 1,314 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 1,314 |
| 12 | Debra | 1,299 |
| 13 | Julie | 1,298 |
| 14 | Sandra | 1,244 |
| 15 | Deborah | 1,235 |
| 16 | Nancy | 1,185 |
| 17 | Pamela | 1,148 |
| 18 | Barbara | 1,142 |
| 19 | Sharon | 1,083 |
| 20 | Diane | 1,042 |
| 21 | Brenda | 1,016 |
| 21 | Kathleen | 1,016 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 959 |
| 24 | Cheryl | 948 |
| 25 | Carol | 899 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Denise | 886 |
| 27 | Kathy | 840 |
| 28 | Dawn | 810 |
| 29 | Michelle | 808 |
| 30 | Janet | 773 |
| 31 | Tammy | 765 |
| 32 | Christine | 730 |
| 33 | Teresa | 728 |
| 34 | Debbie | 716 |
| 35 | Margaret | 706 |
| 36 | Theresa | 687 |
| 37 | Tina | 656 |
| 38 | Cindy | 642 |
| 39 | Kelly | 634 |
| 40 | Jennifer | 619 |
| 41 | Robin | 591 |
| 42 | Laurie | 565 |
| 43 | Angela | 559 |
| 44 | Catherine | 558 |
| 45 | Kim | 542 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 530 |
| 47 | Carolyn | 528 |
| 48 | Maria | 500 |
| 49 | Diana | 496 |
| 50 | Sheila | 495 |
| 51 | Jill | 490 |
| 52 | Ann | 489 |
| 53 | Rhonda | 477 |
| 54 | Janice | 462 |
| 54 | Sherry | 462 |
| 56 | Cathy | 454 |
| 57 | Beth | 436 |
| 58 | Lynn | 433 |
| 59 | Connie | 430 |
| 60 | Rebecca | 423 |
| 61 | Renee | 403 |
| 62 | Judith | 391 |
| 63 | Jane | 390 |
| 64 | Kathryn | 387 |
| 65 | Tracy | 386 |
| 66 | Amy | 379 |
| 67 | Valerie | 374 |
| 68 | Paula | 372 |
| 69 | Terri | 363 |
| 70 | Judy | 360 |
| 70 | Michele | 360 |
| 72 | Jean | 352 |
| 73 | Annette | 345 |
| 74 | Suzanne | 341 |
| 75 | Carla | 325 |
| 75 | Katherine | 325 |
| 75 | Wendy | 325 |
| 78 | Joyce | 321 |
| 79 | Peggy | 310 |
| 80 | Maureen | 303 |
| 81 | Vicki | 302 |
| 82 | Joan | 301 |
| 83 | Penny | 295 |
| 84 | Stephanie | 292 |
| 85 | Leslie | 287 |
| 86 | Anne | 286 |
| 86 | Gina | 286 |
| 88 | Bonnie | 277 |
| 89 | Anita | 274 |
| 90 | Beverly | 273 |
| 91 | Regina | 271 |
| 92 | Gail | 269 |
| 93 | Colleen | 265 |
| 93 | Sue | 265 |
| 95 | Ellen | 262 |
| 96 | Andrea | 259 |
| 97 | Rita | 255 |
| 98 | Victoria | 253 |
| 99 | Sherri | 246 |
| 100 | Melissa | 242 |