NameTides

The names of 1962

The ten most popular names given in 1962, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Lisa 46,069
  2. Mary 43,502
  3. Susan 35,752
  4. Karen 35,184
  5. Linda 31,461
  6. Patricia 26,532
  7. Donna 25,719
  8. Cynthia 24,025
  9. Deborah 22,889
  10. Sandra 22,420

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US: boys

  1. Michael 85,059
  2. David 81,337
  3. John 78,427
  4. James 72,555
  5. Robert 70,199
  6. Mark 53,520
  7. William 44,853
  8. Richard 39,422
  9. Thomas 36,529
  10. Jeffrey 33,537

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NSW: girls

  1. Jennifer 1,079
  2. Karen 1,041
  3. Susan 1,009
  4. Sharon 880
  5. Julie 816
  6. Deborah 684
  7. Donna 677
  8. Michelle 668
  9. Catherine 664
  10. Joanne 600

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NSW: boys

  1. David 2,660
  2. Peter 1,960
  3. Mark 1,905
  4. Michael 1,886
  5. John 1,649
  6. Stephen 1,425
  7. Paul 1,292
  8. Robert 1,181
  9. Gregory 1,065
  10. Anthony 1,038

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Canadian provinces in 1962

US states in 1962