Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1962
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,713 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,690 |
| 3 | Karen | 1,402 |
| 4 | Mary | 1,375 |
| 5 | Linda | 1,176 |
| 6 | Donna | 1,083 |
| 7 | Patricia | 1,050 |
| 8 | Kathleen | 929 |
| 9 | Deborah | 879 |
| 10 | Nancy | 877 |
| 11 | Cheryl | 783 |
| 12 | Diane | 735 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 699 |
| 14 | Debra | 677 |
| 15 | Robin | 623 |
| 16 | Christine | 622 |
| 17 | Pamela | 620 |
| 18 | Barbara | 599 |
| 18 | Cynthia | 599 |
| 20 | Laurie | 594 |
| 21 | Sandra | 570 |
| 22 | Laura | 558 |
| 23 | Lori | 541 |
| 24 | Sharon | 514 |
| 25 | Denise | 511 |
| 26 | Carol | 503 |
| 27 | Ann | 501 |
| 28 | Michelle | 499 |
| 29 | Brenda | 445 |
| 30 | Catherine | 422 |
| 31 | Maureen | 419 |
| 32 | Theresa | 403 |
| 33 | Janet | 390 |
| 34 | Margaret | 388 |
| 35 | Suzanne | 387 |
| 36 | Paula | 382 |
| 37 | Joanne | 378 |
| 38 | Julie | 369 |
| 39 | Kimberly | 362 |
| 40 | Jane | 339 |
| 41 | Anne | 334 |
| 42 | Jennifer | 322 |
| 43 | Judith | 316 |
| 44 | Jean | 303 |
| 45 | Kim | 292 |
| 46 | Ellen | 272 |
| 46 | Lynne | 272 |
| 48 | Michele | 270 |
| 48 | Wendy | 270 |
| 50 | Jacqueline | 266 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 3,454 |
| 2 | Michael | 3,299 |
| 3 | David | 3,085 |
| 4 | Robert | 2,857 |
| 5 | James | 2,404 |
| 6 | Mark | 1,894 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,726 |
| 8 | William | 1,593 |
| 9 | Paul | 1,553 |
| 10 | Thomas | 1,521 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1,391 |
| 12 | Scott | 1,148 |
| 13 | Stephen | 1,129 |
| 14 | Steven | 1,072 |
| 15 | Daniel | 1,062 |
| 16 | Kevin | 1,046 |
| 17 | Brian | 999 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 888 |
| 19 | Peter | 841 |
| 20 | Christopher | 801 |
| 21 | Edward | 768 |
| 22 | Charles | 673 |
| 23 | Timothy | 667 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 666 |
| 25 | Donald | 561 |
| 26 | Gary | 534 |
| 27 | Ronald | 511 |
| 28 | Anthony | 486 |
| 29 | George | 427 |
| 30 | Douglas | 419 |
| 31 | Gregory | 412 |
| 32 | Andrew | 363 |
| 33 | Glenn | 349 |
| 34 | Bruce | 346 |
| 35 | Eric | 345 |
| 36 | Alan | 317 |
| 37 | Philip | 299 |
| 38 | Frank | 291 |
| 38 | Raymond | 291 |
| 40 | Patrick | 268 |
| 41 | Keith | 264 |
| 42 | Matthew | 263 |
| 43 | Lawrence | 260 |
| 44 | Wayne | 258 |
| 45 | Dennis | 247 |
| 46 | Francis | 226 |
| 47 | Todd | 224 |
| 48 | Craig | 189 |
| 49 | Russell | 188 |
| 50 | Barry | 187 |