Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1962
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 4,043 |
| 2 | Susan | 3,833 |
| 3 | Mary | 3,822 |
| 4 | Karen | 3,264 |
| 5 | Patricia | 2,975 |
| 6 | Linda | 2,697 |
| 7 | Donna | 2,581 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 2,337 |
| 9 | Deborah | 2,271 |
| 10 | Nancy | 2,268 |
| 11 | Kathleen | 2,153 |
| 12 | Barbara | 2,090 |
| 13 | Laura | 1,850 |
| 14 | Diane | 1,765 |
| 15 | Lori | 1,684 |
| 16 | Debra | 1,670 |
| 17 | Maria | 1,606 |
| 18 | Christine | 1,563 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 1,512 |
| 20 | Denise | 1,505 |
| 21 | Sandra | 1,454 |
| 22 | Sharon | 1,416 |
| 23 | Carol | 1,347 |
| 24 | Theresa | 1,340 |
| 25 | Robin | 1,323 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 26 | Pamela | 1,303 |
| 27 | Margaret | 1,277 |
| 28 | Laurie | 1,236 |
| 29 | Jacqueline | 1,193 |
| 30 | Cheryl | 1,188 |
| 31 | Michelle | 1,175 |
| 32 | Catherine | 1,155 |
| 33 | Kim | 1,097 |
| 34 | Michele | 1,031 |
| 35 | Ann | 1,026 |
| 36 | Janet | 1,006 |
| 37 | Brenda | 995 |
| 38 | Dawn | 986 |
| 39 | Maureen | 929 |
| 40 | Suzanne | 850 |
| 41 | Joanne | 845 |
| 42 | Amy | 816 |
| 43 | Anne | 814 |
| 44 | Eileen | 812 |
| 45 | Carolyn | 801 |
| 46 | Teresa | 771 |
| 47 | Julie | 768 |
| 48 | Kelly | 749 |
| 49 | Jennifer | 737 |
| 50 | Lynn | 735 |
| 51 | Valerie | 729 |
| 52 | Debbie | 727 |
| 52 | Tina | 727 |
| 54 | Wendy | 724 |
| 55 | Kimberly | 708 |
| 56 | Angela | 707 |
| 57 | Ellen | 696 |
| 58 | Diana | 695 |
| 59 | Kathy | 692 |
| 60 | Jean | 666 |
| 61 | Joan | 627 |
| 62 | Lorraine | 617 |
| 63 | Marie | 614 |
| 64 | Cindy | 597 |
| 65 | Colleen | 593 |
| 66 | Tammy | 590 |
| 66 | Tracy | 590 |
| 68 | Jill | 579 |
| 69 | Andrea | 576 |
| 70 | Evelyn | 565 |
| 71 | Judith | 560 |
| 72 | Annette | 551 |
| 73 | Jane | 550 |
| 74 | Sheila | 547 |
| 75 | Beth | 540 |
| 76 | Bonnie | 532 |
| 77 | Renee | 530 |
| 78 | Stephanie | 522 |
| 79 | Leslie | 517 |
| 80 | Katherine | 508 |
| 81 | Gail | 496 |
| 82 | Janice | 493 |
| 83 | Darlene | 491 |
| 84 | Paula | 470 |
| 85 | Cathy | 468 |
| 86 | Wanda | 465 |
| 87 | Joann | 461 |
| 88 | Carmen | 459 |
| 89 | Anna | 452 |
| 90 | Melissa | 447 |
| 91 | Elaine | 445 |
| 92 | Regina | 444 |
| 93 | Yvonne | 439 |
| 94 | Gina | 434 |
| 95 | Tracey | 422 |
| 96 | Victoria | 421 |
| 97 | Judy | 418 |
| 98 | Rose | 415 |
| 99 | Frances | 412 |
| 100 | Jeanne | 409 |