Most popular boys’ names in Rhode Island, 1962
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 595 |
| 2 | David | 557 |
| 3 | John | 533 |
| 4 | Robert | 503 |
| 5 | James | 362 |
| 6 | Mark | 261 |
| 7 | Richard | 255 |
| 7 | Thomas | 255 |
| 9 | Joseph | 246 |
| 10 | William | 241 |
| 11 | Steven | 209 |
| 12 | Paul | 196 |
| 13 | Stephen | 174 |
| 14 | Kevin | 166 |
| 15 | Daniel | 132 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 131 |
| 16 | Scott | 131 |
| 18 | Raymond | 127 |
| 19 | Edward | 120 |
| 20 | Brian | 117 |
| 20 | Gary | 117 |
| 22 | Jeffrey | 115 |
| 23 | Peter | 112 |
| 24 | Ronald | 105 |
| 25 | Timothy | 103 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Anthony | 102 |
| 27 | Charles | 100 |
| 28 | Christopher | 99 |
| 28 | Donald | 99 |
| 30 | George | 82 |
| 31 | Gregory | 76 |
| 32 | Marc | 69 |
| 33 | Frank | 64 |
| 34 | Keith | 60 |
| 35 | Bruce | 57 |
| 36 | Russell | 55 |
| 37 | Andrew | 50 |
| 38 | Douglas | 48 |
| 39 | Glenn | 47 |
| 39 | Roger | 47 |
| 39 | Todd | 47 |
| 42 | Patrick | 46 |
| 43 | Eric | 45 |
| 44 | Arthur | 44 |
| 44 | Dennis | 44 |
| 46 | Alan | 42 |
| 46 | Wayne | 42 |
| 48 | Gerald | 38 |
| 48 | Philip | 38 |
| 50 | Louis | 34 |
| 50 | Matthew | 34 |
| 52 | Vincent | 32 |
| 53 | Alfred | 31 |
| 54 | Craig | 30 |
| 55 | Walter | 27 |
| 56 | Carl | 25 |
| 56 | Norman | 25 |
| 58 | Jonathan | 24 |
| 59 | Albert | 23 |
| 59 | Francis | 23 |
| 61 | Lawrence | 22 |
| 62 | Barry | 21 |
| 62 | Dean | 21 |
| 62 | Steve | 21 |
| 65 | Frederick | 20 |
| 65 | Mike | 20 |
| 67 | Ralph | 19 |
| 68 | Bryan | 18 |
| 68 | Eugene | 18 |
| 70 | Gerard | 16 |
| 70 | Glen | 16 |
| 70 | Henry | 16 |
| 70 | Jon | 16 |
| 70 | Nicholas | 16 |
| 75 | Leo | 15 |
| 76 | Allen | 14 |
| 76 | Neil | 14 |
| 78 | Allan | 13 |
| 78 | Jay | 13 |
| 78 | Jerry | 13 |
| 78 | Kurt | 13 |
| 78 | Martin | 13 |
| 83 | Earl | 12 |
| 83 | Ernest | 12 |
| 83 | Harold | 12 |
| 83 | Karl | 12 |
| 83 | Normand | 12 |
| 83 | Randall | 12 |
| 83 | Randy | 12 |
| 83 | Theodore | 12 |
| 91 | Bob | 11 |
| 91 | Chris | 11 |
| 91 | Greg | 11 |
| 91 | Joe | 11 |
| 91 | Larry | 11 |
| 91 | Leonard | 11 |
| 91 | Mario | 11 |
| 91 | Phillip | 11 |
| 99 | Dan | 10 |
| 99 | Everett | 10 |
| 99 | Harry | 10 |
| 99 | Jack | 10 |
| 99 | Jeffery | 10 |
| 99 | Joel | 10 |
| 99 | Roy | 10 |
| 99 | Sean | 10 |
| 99 | Shawn | 10 |