Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1962
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,107 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,876 |
| 3 | Karen | 1,802 |
| 4 | Susan | 1,745 |
| 5 | Linda | 1,510 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 1,386 |
| 7 | Lori | 1,385 |
| 8 | Julie | 1,254 |
| 9 | Patricia | 1,026 |
| 10 | Nancy | 1,018 |
| 11 | Pamela | 986 |
| 12 | Deborah | 981 |
| 13 | Laura | 972 |
| 14 | Brenda | 971 |
| 15 | Cynthia | 949 |
| 16 | Sandra | 945 |
| 17 | Barbara | 932 |
| 18 | Debra | 914 |
| 19 | Cheryl | 893 |
| 20 | Michelle | 851 |
| 21 | Diane | 841 |
| 22 | Donna | 791 |
| 23 | Denise | 789 |
| 24 | Kathy | 771 |
| 25 | Dawn | 752 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kathleen | 750 |
| 27 | Sharon | 746 |
| 28 | Tammy | 721 |
| 29 | Carol | 706 |
| 30 | Kelly | 702 |
| 31 | Laurie | 678 |
| 32 | Elizabeth | 661 |
| 33 | Kim | 629 |
| 34 | Christine | 628 |
| 35 | Robin | 620 |
| 36 | Cindy | 614 |
| 37 | Teresa | 563 |
| 38 | Tina | 559 |
| 39 | Theresa | 547 |
| 40 | Debbie | 545 |
| 41 | Janet | 499 |
| 42 | Ann | 490 |
| 43 | Renee | 463 |
| 44 | Sherry | 442 |
| 45 | Margaret | 440 |
| 46 | Amy | 438 |
| 47 | Catherine | 429 |
| 48 | Tracy | 418 |
| 49 | Jill | 416 |
| 49 | Terri | 416 |
| 51 | Michele | 411 |
| 52 | Connie | 406 |
| 53 | Jennifer | 405 |
| 54 | Jacqueline | 400 |
| 55 | Suzanne | 398 |
| 55 | Wendy | 398 |
| 57 | Beth | 378 |
| 58 | Rhonda | 371 |
| 59 | Rebecca | 370 |
| 60 | Lynn | 365 |
| 60 | Sheila | 365 |
| 62 | Carolyn | 361 |
| 63 | Janice | 353 |
| 64 | Angela | 352 |
| 65 | Jane | 340 |
| 66 | Annette | 337 |
| 67 | Judy | 335 |
| 68 | Colleen | 334 |
| 69 | Anne | 331 |
| 69 | Cathy | 331 |
| 71 | Paula | 303 |
| 72 | Bonnie | 286 |
| 73 | Kathryn | 284 |
| 74 | Sue | 279 |
| 75 | Valerie | 278 |
| 76 | Jean | 261 |
| 77 | Shelly | 258 |
| 78 | Sherri | 256 |
| 79 | Penny | 253 |
| 80 | Diana | 251 |
| 81 | Katherine | 250 |
| 82 | Leslie | 248 |
| 83 | Peggy | 245 |
| 84 | Ruth | 244 |
| 85 | Gail | 232 |
| 85 | Vicki | 232 |
| 87 | Judith | 231 |
| 88 | Sally | 217 |
| 89 | Melissa | 212 |
| 90 | Darlene | 211 |
| 91 | Joan | 208 |
| 92 | Tamara | 207 |
| 93 | Maria | 206 |
| 93 | Sheryl | 206 |
| 95 | Joyce | 204 |
| 96 | Andrea | 199 |
| 97 | Maureen | 197 |
| 98 | Carla | 190 |
| 98 | Stephanie | 190 |
| 100 | Beverly | 186 |
| 100 | Carrie | 186 |