Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Arkansas, 1962

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	436
2	Lisa	416
3	Brenda	367
4	Karen	349
5	Donna	332
6	Linda	307
7	Teresa	294
8	Sandra	285
9	Tammy	282
10	Cynthia	273
11	Patricia	260
12	Sharon	258
13	Barbara	241
14	Pamela	240
15	Debra	237
16	Deborah	202
17	Sherry	199
18	Susan	193
19	Debbie	190
20	Sheila	185
21	Kimberly	181
22	Kathy	173
23	Angela	170
24	Rhonda	169
25	Carolyn	166
26	Tina	153
27	Cheryl	141
28	Janet	140
29	Cindy	136
30	Connie	134
31	Rebecca	133
32	Elizabeth	128
33	Carol	124
34	Judy	119
34	Robin	119
34	Shirley	119
37	Beverly	118
38	Carla	117
39	Jacqueline	114
40	Anita	111
41	Terri	109
42	Laura	105
43	Betty	104
44	Janice	102
44	Paula	102
46	Kim	100
46	Lori	100
46	Melissa	100
49	Vickie	98
50	Nancy	97

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	839
2	David	674
2	Michael	674
4	Robert	562
5	John	549
6	Charles	439
7	Mark	403
8	William	395
9	Kenneth	323
10	Terry	288
11	Gary	272
12	Jerry	238
13	Billy	236
13	Jimmy	236
13	Ricky	236
16	Richard	233
17	Larry	232
18	Gregory	230
19	Steven	223
20	Timothy	215
21	Randy	208
22	Donald	196
23	Anthony	190
23	Thomas	190
25	Tony	179
26	Paul	177
27	Bobby	176
28	Jeffrey	163
28	Ronald	163
30	Danny	162
31	Willie	156
32	Johnny	155
33	Scott	144
34	Kevin	143
35	Dennis	142
36	Carl	141
37	Joe	136
37	Roger	136
39	Steve	131
40	Tommy	127
41	Ronnie	125
42	Douglas	124
42	Jeffery	124
44	Joseph	122
45	Phillip	118
46	George	117
46	Keith	117
48	Edward	114
48	Mike	114
50	Rickey	112