Name Yearbook

Top baby names in District of Columbia, 1962

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Karen	353
2	Mary	319
3	Lisa	315
4	Linda	249
5	Susan	240
6	Deborah	214
7	Sharon	207
8	Donna	197
9	Cynthia	196
10	Patricia	187
11	Pamela	185
12	Elizabeth	162
13	Angela	157
14	Michelle	155
14	Robin	155
16	Cheryl	144
17	Barbara	126
18	Sandra	118
18	Theresa	118
20	Laura	117
21	Kathleen	115
22	Denise	114
23	Carolyn	110
23	Jennifer	110
25	Margaret	109
25	Sheila	109
27	Teresa	108
28	Jacqueline	107
29	Diane	106
30	Kimberly	105
31	Brenda	104
32	Carol	103
32	Debra	103
34	Stephanie	99
35	Catherine	98
36	Nancy	93
37	Lori	91
38	Christine	90
39	Kim	88
40	Maria	85
41	Ann	84
42	Wanda	82
43	Julie	81
43	Renee	81
45	Leslie	75
46	Kathy	74
47	Terri	70
48	Janet	69
48	Tina	69
48	Valerie	69

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	762
2	John	637
3	David	599
4	James	578
5	Robert	547
6	William	432
7	Mark	345
8	Kevin	323
9	Thomas	300
10	Charles	283
11	Anthony	273
12	Joseph	262
13	Richard	258
14	Kenneth	225
15	Gregory	206
16	Jeffrey	198
17	Steven	193
18	Christopher	192
19	Paul	175
20	Timothy	160
21	Brian	156
22	Ronald	152
23	Stephen	148
24	Eric	146
25	Daniel	145
26	Donald	143
27	Edward	140
28	George	132
29	Gary	122
30	Keith	117
31	Scott	110
32	Patrick	94
33	Bruce	92
34	Andrew	90
35	Andre	80
36	Lawrence	76
36	Raymond	76
38	Larry	75
38	Vincent	75
40	Darryl	72
40	Frank	72
40	Peter	72
40	Wayne	72
44	Douglas	68
44	Reginald	68
46	Dennis	67
47	Matthew	58
48	Jonathan	56
48	Walter	56
50	Carl	55