Most popular girls’ 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 | Lori | 349 |
| 2 | Mary | 326 |
| 3 | Lisa | 324 |
| 4 | Susan | 317 |
| 5 | Julie | 300 |
| 6 | Linda | 249 |
| 7 | Karen | 246 |
| 8 | Debra | 230 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 227 |
| 10 | Brenda | 226 |
| 11 | Barbara | 195 |
| 12 | Teresa | 193 |
| 13 | Cynthia | 176 |
| 14 | Nancy | 175 |
| 14 | Pamela | 175 |
| 16 | Patricia | 174 |
| 17 | Diane | 163 |
| 17 | Sandra | 163 |
| 19 | Michelle | 160 |
| 20 | Denise | 157 |
| 21 | Tammy | 149 |
| 22 | Carol | 146 |
| 23 | Kelly | 142 |
| 24 | Cindy | 140 |
| 25 | Christine | 135 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Deborah | 131 |
| 27 | Donna | 130 |
| 27 | Sharon | 130 |
| 29 | Kathy | 125 |
| 30 | Cheryl | 124 |
| 30 | Connie | 124 |
| 30 | Laura | 124 |
| 33 | Kathleen | 120 |
| 33 | Laurie | 120 |
| 35 | Rhonda | 118 |
| 36 | Theresa | 116 |
| 37 | Debbie | 111 |
| 38 | Janet | 109 |
| 39 | Elizabeth | 108 |
| 40 | Kim | 106 |
| 41 | Ann | 103 |
| 42 | Jane | 91 |
| 43 | Terri | 90 |
| 44 | Jennifer | 85 |
| 45 | Robin | 83 |
| 46 | Angela | 82 |
| 46 | Judy | 82 |
| 48 | Jill | 78 |
| 48 | Rebecca | 78 |
| 48 | Vicki | 78 |
| 51 | Amy | 77 |
| 52 | Peggy | 76 |
| 53 | Kathryn | 73 |
| 54 | Catherine | 72 |
| 55 | Shelly | 70 |
| 55 | Sherry | 70 |
| 57 | Renee | 69 |
| 57 | Tracy | 69 |
| 59 | Dawn | 68 |
| 60 | Sheila | 67 |
| 61 | Annette | 62 |
| 61 | Jean | 62 |
| 61 | Joan | 62 |
| 64 | Margaret | 58 |
| 65 | Shari | 57 |
| 66 | Diana | 56 |
| 67 | Paula | 55 |
| 68 | Joyce | 54 |
| 68 | Lynn | 54 |
| 68 | Penny | 54 |
| 68 | Sheri | 54 |
| 72 | Colleen | 52 |
| 73 | Suzanne | 51 |
| 74 | Carolyn | 50 |
| 75 | Becky | 49 |
| 76 | Carla | 48 |
| 77 | Beth | 47 |
| 78 | Deanna | 46 |
| 79 | Michele | 45 |
| 80 | Jacqueline | 44 |
| 80 | Kristine | 44 |
| 80 | Melanie | 44 |
| 83 | Katherine | 43 |
| 84 | Jeanne | 41 |
| 84 | Marcia | 41 |
| 84 | Sherri | 41 |
| 87 | Anne | 40 |
| 87 | Janice | 40 |
| 87 | Shelley | 40 |
| 87 | Stephanie | 40 |
| 87 | Tina | 40 |
| 87 | Valerie | 40 |
| 93 | Sue | 39 |
| 93 | Tamara | 39 |
| 95 | Kay | 38 |
| 96 | Gail | 37 |
| 96 | Jodi | 37 |
| 96 | Sally | 37 |
| 99 | Cathy | 36 |
| 99 | Sheryl | 36 |
| 99 | Tami | 36 |
| 99 | Wendy | 36 |