Top baby names in Minnesota, 1962
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,241 |
| 2 | Susan | 968 |
| 3 | Lisa | 950 |
| 4 | Julie | 903 |
| 5 | Lori | 849 |
| 6 | Karen | 703 |
| 7 | Nancy | 595 |
| 8 | Linda | 581 |
| 9 | Brenda | 542 |
| 10 | Pamela | 509 |
| 11 | Barbara | 504 |
| 11 | Debra | 504 |
| 13 | Patricia | 467 |
| 14 | Michelle | 453 |
| 15 | Sandra | 441 |
| 16 | Dawn | 419 |
| 17 | Diane | 403 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 389 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 365 |
| 20 | Laurie | 363 |
| 21 | Kathleen | 353 |
| 22 | Cindy | 343 |
| 23 | Denise | 342 |
| 24 | Ann | 338 |
| 25 | Carol | 334 |
| 26 | Cheryl | 333 |
| 27 | Jane | 324 |
| 28 | Tammy | 323 |
| 29 | Elizabeth | 308 |
| 29 | Kim | 308 |
| 31 | Kathy | 306 |
| 32 | Kelly | 297 |
| 33 | Deborah | 291 |
| 33 | Teresa | 291 |
| 35 | Laura | 285 |
| 36 | Sharon | 281 |
| 37 | Jill | 275 |
| 38 | Debbie | 269 |
| 38 | Lynn | 269 |
| 40 | Wendy | 261 |
| 41 | Theresa | 255 |
| 42 | Beth | 245 |
| 43 | Jean | 240 |
| 44 | Christine | 238 |
| 45 | Donna | 234 |
| 45 | Janet | 234 |
| 47 | Robin | 231 |
| 48 | Connie | 229 |
| 49 | Rebecca | 215 |
| 50 | Jennifer | 213 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,862 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,704 |
| 3 | Mark | 1,530 |
| 4 | John | 1,515 |
| 5 | Scott | 1,379 |
| 6 | James | 1,295 |
| 7 | Thomas | 1,109 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,071 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 980 |
| 9 | Steven | 980 |
| 11 | Daniel | 956 |
| 12 | Brian | 812 |
| 13 | Timothy | 804 |
| 14 | Todd | 795 |
| 15 | Paul | 778 |
| 16 | Kevin | 761 |
| 17 | Richard | 728 |
| 18 | Gregory | 545 |
| 19 | William | 540 |
| 20 | Joseph | 493 |
| 21 | Douglas | 465 |
| 22 | Gary | 413 |
| 23 | Patrick | 374 |
| 23 | Ronald | 374 |
| 25 | Bruce | 368 |
| 26 | Randy | 353 |
| 27 | Charles | 345 |
| 28 | Donald | 341 |
| 29 | Bradley | 330 |
| 30 | Craig | 305 |
| 31 | Kenneth | 297 |
| 32 | Jeff | 295 |
| 33 | Jon | 282 |
| 34 | Peter | 280 |
| 35 | Mike | 266 |
| 36 | Dean | 262 |
| 37 | Dale | 261 |
| 38 | Christopher | 255 |
| 39 | Dennis | 254 |
| 40 | Keith | 249 |
| 41 | Steve | 242 |
| 42 | Terry | 236 |
| 43 | Stephen | 227 |
| 44 | Tim | 223 |
| 45 | Tom | 209 |
| 46 | Eric | 201 |
| 47 | Alan | 198 |
| 48 | Jay | 197 |
| 49 | Larry | 196 |
| 50 | Anthony | 195 |