Top baby names in New Jersey, 1962
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,792 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,486 |
| 3 | Karen | 1,311 |
| 4 | Mary | 1,274 |
| 5 | Patricia | 1,234 |
| 6 | Donna | 1,218 |
| 7 | Linda | 1,123 |
| 8 | Nancy | 927 |
| 9 | Kathleen | 890 |
| 10 | Barbara | 849 |
| 11 | Deborah | 783 |
| 12 | Diane | 781 |
| 13 | Sharon | 726 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 666 |
| 15 | Laura | 631 |
| 16 | Cynthia | 627 |
| 17 | Debra | 607 |
| 18 | Carol | 605 |
| 19 | Lori | 588 |
| 20 | Denise | 570 |
| 21 | Sandra | 541 |
| 22 | Robin | 524 |
| 23 | Theresa | 509 |
| 24 | Christine | 505 |
| 25 | Michele | 503 |
| 26 | Cheryl | 502 |
| 27 | Margaret | 497 |
| 28 | Jacqueline | 485 |
| 29 | Pamela | 476 |
| 30 | Maria | 467 |
| 31 | Dawn | 426 |
| 32 | Catherine | 406 |
| 33 | Janet | 388 |
| 33 | Kim | 388 |
| 35 | Kimberly | 360 |
| 36 | Joanne | 350 |
| 37 | Laurie | 337 |
| 38 | Michelle | 330 |
| 39 | Suzanne | 321 |
| 40 | Carolyn | 320 |
| 41 | Maureen | 318 |
| 42 | Debbie | 315 |
| 43 | Kathy | 311 |
| 44 | Brenda | 310 |
| 45 | Judith | 304 |
| 46 | Jennifer | 302 |
| 47 | Eileen | 286 |
| 48 | Lynn | 283 |
| 49 | Ann | 276 |
| 50 | Tracy | 273 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 3,399 |
| 2 | Michael | 3,154 |
| 3 | Robert | 3,029 |
| 4 | James | 2,313 |
| 5 | David | 2,305 |
| 6 | William | 1,955 |
| 7 | Joseph | 1,896 |
| 8 | Thomas | 1,815 |
| 9 | Mark | 1,576 |
| 10 | Richard | 1,557 |
| 11 | Kevin | 989 |
| 12 | Anthony | 983 |
| 13 | Scott | 957 |
| 14 | Steven | 946 |
| 15 | Jeffrey | 931 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 871 |
| 17 | Edward | 851 |
| 18 | Paul | 848 |
| 19 | Charles | 792 |
| 20 | Brian | 771 |
| 21 | Christopher | 756 |
| 22 | Daniel | 709 |
| 23 | Stephen | 692 |
| 24 | Peter | 681 |
| 25 | Frank | 652 |
| 26 | George | 632 |
| 27 | Ronald | 585 |
| 28 | Gregory | 584 |
| 29 | Donald | 578 |
| 30 | Gary | 566 |
| 31 | Timothy | 565 |
| 32 | Douglas | 486 |
| 33 | Andrew | 477 |
| 34 | Glenn | 457 |
| 35 | Keith | 437 |
| 36 | Raymond | 407 |
| 37 | Eric | 390 |
| 38 | Vincent | 355 |
| 39 | Patrick | 352 |
| 40 | Bruce | 302 |
| 41 | Wayne | 273 |
| 42 | Dennis | 270 |
| 43 | Craig | 267 |
| 44 | Louis | 262 |
| 45 | Matthew | 257 |
| 46 | Walter | 250 |
| 47 | Alan | 239 |
| 48 | Todd | 226 |
| 49 | Lawrence | 214 |
| 50 | Philip | 209 |