Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1962
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 763 |
| 2 | David | 715 |
| 3 | Mark | 593 |
| 4 | John | 544 |
| 5 | James | 504 |
| 6 | Robert | 501 |
| 7 | Scott | 450 |
| 8 | Kevin | 372 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 322 |
| 10 | Steven | 319 |
| 11 | Thomas | 307 |
| 12 | Timothy | 286 |
| 12 | William | 286 |
| 14 | Daniel | 282 |
| 15 | Richard | 267 |
| 16 | Todd | 241 |
| 17 | Douglas | 237 |
| 18 | Brian | 236 |
| 19 | Gary | 192 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 171 |
| 21 | Donald | 168 |
| 22 | Ronald | 161 |
| 23 | Joseph | 157 |
| 24 | Randy | 156 |
| 25 | Terry | 150 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Charles | 147 |
| 26 | Larry | 147 |
| 28 | Gregory | 146 |
| 29 | Paul | 145 |
| 30 | Patrick | 135 |
| 31 | Mike | 130 |
| 32 | Jerry | 113 |
| 33 | Randall | 111 |
| 34 | Bruce | 108 |
| 35 | Jeff | 104 |
| 36 | Bradley | 103 |
| 36 | Roger | 103 |
| 38 | Keith | 100 |
| 39 | Troy | 99 |
| 40 | Dale | 98 |
| 41 | Steve | 93 |
| 42 | Christopher | 92 |
| 42 | Russell | 92 |
| 44 | Craig | 91 |
| 45 | Dennis | 90 |
| 45 | Jay | 90 |
| 47 | Alan | 88 |
| 48 | Anthony | 86 |
| 49 | Rodney | 84 |
| 50 | Edward | 78 |
| 50 | Jon | 78 |
| 52 | Stephen | 76 |
| 53 | Chris | 75 |
| 54 | Tim | 73 |
| 55 | Eric | 72 |
| 56 | Ricky | 71 |
| 57 | Danny | 68 |
| 57 | Jeffery | 68 |
| 57 | Matthew | 68 |
| 60 | Rick | 67 |
| 61 | Tony | 62 |
| 62 | Dan | 61 |
| 63 | Bryan | 60 |
| 63 | Martin | 60 |
| 65 | Greg | 59 |
| 65 | Tom | 59 |
| 67 | Gerald | 58 |
| 68 | Curtis | 57 |
| 68 | Dean | 57 |
| 70 | Jim | 55 |
| 71 | Raymond | 53 |
| 72 | Kent | 51 |
| 73 | Andrew | 50 |
| 73 | Duane | 50 |
| 75 | Barry | 49 |
| 75 | Joe | 49 |
| 77 | Joel | 47 |
| 78 | Kurt | 45 |
| 79 | Kelly | 43 |
| 79 | Kirk | 43 |
| 81 | Wayne | 41 |
| 82 | Shawn | 40 |
| 83 | Brad | 39 |
| 83 | George | 39 |
| 83 | Lawrence | 39 |
| 86 | Frank | 38 |
| 86 | Gregg | 38 |
| 88 | Lee | 37 |
| 89 | Carl | 36 |
| 89 | Mitchell | 36 |
| 91 | Micheal | 34 |
| 92 | Bill | 33 |
| 93 | Allen | 32 |
| 93 | Darrell | 32 |
| 93 | Philip | 32 |
| 93 | Phillip | 32 |
| 93 | Roy | 32 |
| 98 | Don | 31 |
| 98 | Peter | 31 |
| 100 | Glenn | 30 |