Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1962
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,437 |
| 2 | Lisa | 2,084 |
| 3 | Cynthia | 1,771 |
| 4 | Maria | 1,737 |
| 5 | Sandra | 1,560 |
| 6 | Linda | 1,555 |
| 7 | Karen | 1,528 |
| 8 | Patricia | 1,414 |
| 9 | Donna | 1,331 |
| 10 | Susan | 1,295 |
| 11 | Brenda | 1,205 |
| 12 | Debra | 1,125 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 1,102 |
| 13 | Sharon | 1,102 |
| 15 | Teresa | 1,081 |
| 16 | Pamela | 1,073 |
| 17 | Deborah | 1,057 |
| 18 | Laura | 1,029 |
| 19 | Kimberly | 1,005 |
| 20 | Tammy | 961 |
| 21 | Diana | 951 |
| 22 | Barbara | 874 |
| 23 | Debbie | 817 |
| 24 | Norma | 807 |
| 25 | Kathy | 778 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Sylvia | 778 |
| 27 | Cheryl | 765 |
| 28 | Rhonda | 749 |
| 29 | Lori | 738 |
| 30 | Rebecca | 733 |
| 31 | Cindy | 723 |
| 32 | Angela | 688 |
| 33 | Julie | 685 |
| 34 | Carol | 682 |
| 35 | Tina | 678 |
| 36 | Gloria | 649 |
| 37 | Nancy | 620 |
| 38 | Sherry | 585 |
| 39 | Terri | 584 |
| 40 | Connie | 575 |
| 41 | Martha | 572 |
| 42 | Carolyn | 568 |
| 43 | Melissa | 552 |
| 44 | Robin | 542 |
| 45 | Janet | 540 |
| 46 | Paula | 518 |
| 47 | Kelly | 493 |
| 48 | Yolanda | 476 |
| 49 | Kim | 474 |
| 50 | Sheila | 467 |
| 51 | Michelle | 462 |
| 52 | Diane | 459 |
| 53 | Margaret | 458 |
| 54 | Rosa | 456 |
| 55 | Denise | 449 |
| 56 | Jacqueline | 437 |
| 57 | Judy | 430 |
| 58 | Theresa | 429 |
| 59 | Laurie | 426 |
| 60 | Carla | 419 |
| 61 | Tracy | 417 |
| 62 | Jennifer | 410 |
| 63 | Beverly | 409 |
| 63 | Janice | 409 |
| 65 | Melinda | 408 |
| 66 | Leticia | 405 |
| 67 | Belinda | 403 |
| 68 | Dana | 393 |
| 69 | Virginia | 388 |
| 70 | Anna | 382 |
| 71 | Anita | 361 |
| 72 | Becky | 357 |
| 73 | Cathy | 352 |
| 74 | Sherri | 348 |
| 75 | Irma | 346 |
| 76 | Stephanie | 341 |
| 77 | Vickie | 335 |
| 78 | Leslie | 331 |
| 79 | Vicki | 329 |
| 80 | Regina | 322 |
| 80 | Rose | 322 |
| 80 | Veronica | 322 |
| 83 | Betty | 314 |
| 84 | Terry | 308 |
| 85 | Irene | 307 |
| 86 | Shirley | 296 |
| 87 | Juanita | 290 |
| 88 | Wanda | 289 |
| 89 | Catherine | 285 |
| 90 | Rita | 281 |
| 91 | Amy | 272 |
| 91 | Monica | 272 |
| 91 | Penny | 272 |
| 94 | Alice | 271 |
| 94 | Sarah | 271 |
| 96 | Joyce | 270 |
| 97 | Annette | 268 |
| 97 | Gina | 268 |
| 99 | Melanie | 266 |
| 100 | Rachel | 265 |