Top baby names in Maryland, 1962
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 814 |
| 2 | Karen | 694 |
| 3 | Lisa | 650 |
| 4 | Donna | 592 |
| 5 | Susan | 562 |
| 6 | Linda | 525 |
| 7 | Patricia | 512 |
| 8 | Deborah | 503 |
| 9 | Sharon | 497 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 436 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 432 |
| 12 | Barbara | 415 |
| 13 | Brenda | 409 |
| 14 | Robin | 405 |
| 15 | Pamela | 373 |
| 16 | Sandra | 363 |
| 17 | Cheryl | 360 |
| 18 | Teresa | 296 |
| 19 | Carol | 287 |
| 20 | Denise | 272 |
| 21 | Tammy | 269 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 265 |
| 23 | Tina | 261 |
| 24 | Laura | 257 |
| 25 | Kathleen | 251 |
| 26 | Kathy | 244 |
| 27 | Debra | 242 |
| 28 | Nancy | 231 |
| 29 | Michelle | 229 |
| 30 | Wanda | 227 |
| 31 | Lori | 225 |
| 32 | Theresa | 224 |
| 33 | Jacqueline | 216 |
| 34 | Angela | 213 |
| 35 | Michele | 207 |
| 36 | Dawn | 206 |
| 37 | Kim | 200 |
| 38 | Diane | 196 |
| 39 | Debbie | 193 |
| 40 | Janet | 188 |
| 41 | Margaret | 181 |
| 42 | Jennifer | 174 |
| 43 | Cindy | 168 |
| 44 | Valerie | 162 |
| 45 | Kelly | 160 |
| 46 | Sheila | 159 |
| 47 | Carolyn | 157 |
| 48 | Christine | 155 |
| 49 | Darlene | 151 |
| 50 | Joyce | 150 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 1,548 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,541 |
| 3 | James | 1,393 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,346 |
| 5 | David | 1,341 |
| 6 | William | 1,032 |
| 7 | Mark | 889 |
| 8 | Charles | 684 |
| 9 | Richard | 666 |
| 10 | Thomas | 660 |
| 11 | Joseph | 632 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 578 |
| 13 | Kevin | 552 |
| 14 | Steven | 470 |
| 15 | Timothy | 456 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 410 |
| 17 | Brian | 399 |
| 18 | Paul | 388 |
| 19 | Anthony | 386 |
| 20 | Donald | 379 |
| 21 | Ronald | 371 |
| 22 | Scott | 339 |
| 23 | Gregory | 332 |
| 24 | Gary | 325 |
| 25 | Stephen | 317 |
| 26 | Edward | 305 |
| 27 | Daniel | 301 |
| 28 | George | 289 |
| 29 | Douglas | 268 |
| 30 | Christopher | 265 |
| 31 | Eric | 245 |
| 32 | Keith | 211 |
| 33 | Raymond | 183 |
| 34 | Wayne | 174 |
| 35 | Patrick | 163 |
| 36 | Larry | 162 |
| 37 | Bruce | 161 |
| 38 | Dennis | 157 |
| 39 | Glenn | 156 |
| 40 | Frank | 147 |
| 41 | Barry | 135 |
| 42 | Terry | 125 |
| 43 | Lawrence | 124 |
| 44 | Andrew | 122 |
| 45 | Craig | 120 |
| 46 | Jerry | 117 |
| 47 | Troy | 115 |
| 47 | Vincent | 115 |
| 49 | Jeffery | 113 |
| 49 | Roger | 113 |