Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1962
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 3,187 |
| 2 | Mary | 2,631 |
| 3 | Susan | 2,567 |
| 4 | Karen | 2,402 |
| 5 | Linda | 2,112 |
| 6 | Donna | 1,769 |
| 7 | Patricia | 1,721 |
| 8 | Lori | 1,550 |
| 9 | Deborah | 1,511 |
| 10 | Barbara | 1,497 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 1,462 |
| 12 | Kathleen | 1,314 |
| 13 | Diane | 1,296 |
| 14 | Sharon | 1,284 |
| 15 | Cynthia | 1,219 |
| 16 | Sandra | 1,147 |
| 17 | Denise | 1,142 |
| 18 | Pamela | 1,081 |
| 19 | Debra | 1,079 |
| 20 | Brenda | 1,068 |
| 21 | Nancy | 1,064 |
| 22 | Carol | 1,062 |
| 23 | Christine | 992 |
| 24 | Cheryl | 972 |
| 25 | Robin | 964 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Elizabeth | 925 |
| 27 | Michele | 852 |
| 28 | Tammy | 851 |
| 29 | Michelle | 783 |
| 30 | Theresa | 782 |
| 31 | Tina | 733 |
| 32 | Margaret | 715 |
| 33 | Kathy | 705 |
| 34 | Janet | 682 |
| 35 | Beth | 678 |
| 36 | Kim | 660 |
| 37 | Cindy | 635 |
| 38 | Jacqueline | 628 |
| 39 | Amy | 619 |
| 40 | Kelly | 617 |
| 41 | Laura | 592 |
| 42 | Wendy | 569 |
| 43 | Teresa | 566 |
| 44 | Laurie | 554 |
| 45 | Catherine | 545 |
| 46 | Maria | 534 |
| 47 | Debbie | 527 |
| 48 | Ann | 516 |
| 49 | Suzanne | 506 |
| 50 | Tracy | 499 |
| 51 | Dawn | 494 |
| 52 | Carolyn | 480 |
| 53 | Jennifer | 470 |
| 54 | Bonnie | 466 |
| 55 | Judith | 465 |
| 56 | Julie | 455 |
| 57 | Sherry | 452 |
| 58 | Lynn | 441 |
| 59 | Joan | 439 |
| 60 | Terri | 430 |
| 61 | Joanne | 425 |
| 62 | Janice | 424 |
| 63 | Joyce | 419 |
| 64 | Renee | 416 |
| 65 | Colleen | 413 |
| 66 | Maureen | 409 |
| 66 | Rebecca | 409 |
| 68 | Jane | 403 |
| 69 | Cathy | 401 |
| 70 | Valerie | 395 |
| 71 | Darlene | 385 |
| 72 | Jean | 381 |
| 73 | Angela | 372 |
| 74 | Stephanie | 367 |
| 75 | Anne | 366 |
| 76 | Judy | 365 |
| 77 | Paula | 360 |
| 78 | Jill | 357 |
| 79 | Diana | 355 |
| 80 | Sheila | 354 |
| 81 | Connie | 346 |
| 82 | Tracey | 337 |
| 83 | Marie | 335 |
| 84 | Annette | 323 |
| 85 | Eileen | 322 |
| 86 | Leslie | 321 |
| 87 | Beverly | 314 |
| 88 | Sherri | 311 |
| 89 | Rhonda | 307 |
| 90 | Andrea | 304 |
| 91 | Melissa | 298 |
| 91 | Ruth | 298 |
| 93 | Ellen | 292 |
| 94 | Anna | 283 |
| 95 | Elaine | 282 |
| 96 | Gail | 279 |
| 97 | Kathryn | 277 |
| 98 | Lorraine | 274 |
| 99 | Carla | 266 |
| 100 | Joann | 264 |