Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1962
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1961.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 85,059 | 0 |
| 2 | David | 81,337 | 0 |
| 3 | John | 78,427 | 0 |
| 4 | James | 72,555 | 0 |
| 5 | Robert | 70,199 | 0 |
| 6 | Mark | 53,520 | 0 |
| 7 | William | 44,853 | 0 |
| 8 | Richard | 39,422 | 0 |
| 9 | Thomas | 36,529 | 0 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 33,537 | +1 |
| 11 | Scott | 30,703 | +8 |
| 12 | Steven | 30,688 | -2 |
| 13 | Joseph | 30,090 | -1 |
| 14 | Kevin | 28,325 | 0 |
| 15 | Charles | 27,590 | -2 |
| 16 | Timothy | 27,111 | -1 |
| 17 | Daniel | 25,543 | 0 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 25,241 | -2 |
| 19 | Paul | 23,802 | -1 |
| 20 | Brian | 23,221 | 0 |
| 21 | Gregory | 21,976 | +2 |
| 22 | Gary | 20,884 | -1 |
| 23 | Donald | 20,425 | -1 |
| 24 | Anthony | 20,103 | +1 |
| 25 | Ronald | 19,963 | -1 |
| 26 | Christopher | 17,535 | 0 |
| 27 | Douglas | 15,928 | +1 |
| 28 | Stephen | 15,616 | -1 |
| 29 | Edward | 15,518 | 0 |
| 30 | Todd | 12,752 | +16 |
| 31 | Larry | 12,711 | -1 |
| 32 | George | 12,544 | -1 |
| 33 | Eric | 12,348 | +5 |
| 34 | Terry | 12,301 | -2 |
| 35 | Randy | 11,840 | -2 |
| 36 | Keith | 11,626 | -1 |
| 37 | Dennis | 10,633 | -3 |
| 38 | Jerry | 10,576 | -1 |
| 39 | Mike | 10,530 | -3 |
| 40 | Patrick | 10,499 | -1 |
| 41 | Bruce | 10,038 | -1 |
| 42 | Frank | 9,761 | -1 |
| 43 | Peter | 9,585 | -1 |
| 44 | Jeff | 9,424 | +5 |
| 45 | Jeffery | 9,282 | +5 |
| 46 | Steve | 9,154 | -1 |
| 47 | Roger | 9,079 | 0 |
| 48 | Raymond | 9,070 | 0 |
| 49 | Andrew | 8,697 | +3 |
| 50 | Ricky | 8,694 | -6 |
| 51 | Craig | 8,544 | -8 |
| 52 | Tony | 8,197 | +1 |
| 53 | Alan | 7,719 | -2 |
| 54 | Danny | 7,644 | 0 |
| 55 | Glenn | 7,356 | +9 |
| 56 | Matthew | 7,279 | +3 |
| 57 | Russell | 7,042 | -2 |
| 58 | Carl | 6,854 | -2 |
| 59 | Joe | 6,793 | +1 |
| 60 | Chris | 6,791 | -3 |
| 61 | Barry | 6,585 | +5 |
| 62 | Dale | 6,365 | -4 |
| 63 | Wayne | 6,324 | -2 |
| 64 | Randall | 6,236 | -1 |
| 65 | Gerald | 6,232 | -3 |
| 66 | Vincent | 6,159 | +32 |
| 67 | Troy | 6,048 | +33 |
| 68 | Phillip | 5,881 | +1 |
| 69 | Johnny | 5,777 | +1 |
| 70 | Lawrence | 5,619 | -3 |
| 71 | Billy | 5,588 | -3 |
| 72 | Tim | 5,585 | -7 |
| 73 | Curtis | 5,569 | +2 |
| 74 | Martin | 5,538 | -1 |
| 75 | Jimmy | 5,518 | -4 |
| 76 | Rodney | 5,435 | -4 |
| 77 | Greg | 5,365 | 0 |
| 78 | Bobby | 5,323 | -2 |
| 79 | Walter | 5,282 | -5 |
| 80 | Jay | 5,158 | +1 |
| 81 | Philip | 5,069 | -2 |
| 82 | Bryan | 4,992 | 0 |
| 83 | Darryl | 4,969 | -3 |
| 84 | Jon | 4,785 | +9 |
| 85 | Jim | 4,715 | -7 |
| 86 | Dean | 4,655 | -2 |
| 87 | Bradley | 4,637 | 0 |
| 88 | Samuel | 4,552 | +1 |
| 89 | Willie | 4,541 | -3 |
| 90 | Roy | 4,476 | -7 |
| 91 | Arthur | 4,441 | -6 |
| 92 | Henry | 4,346 | 0 |
| 93 | Allen | 4,272 | +3 |
| 94 | Jonathan | 4,253 | +18 |
| 95 | Harold | 4,233 | -1 |
| 96 | Victor | 4,208 | +3 |
| 97 | Ralph | 4,180 | -2 |
| 98 | Tom | 4,171 | -10 |
| 99 | Jack | 4,170 | -9 |
| 100 | Ronnie | 4,113 | -9 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.