Top baby names in North Carolina, 1962
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,216 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,085 |
| 3 | Teresa | 1,013 |
| 4 | Donna | 945 |
| 5 | Karen | 849 |
| 6 | Sandra | 818 |
| 7 | Cynthia | 806 |
| 8 | Sharon | 786 |
| 9 | Linda | 767 |
| 9 | Pamela | 767 |
| 11 | Susan | 746 |
| 12 | Tammy | 718 |
| 13 | Deborah | 696 |
| 14 | Patricia | 656 |
| 15 | Angela | 653 |
| 16 | Kimberly | 639 |
| 17 | Brenda | 637 |
| 18 | Robin | 559 |
| 19 | Barbara | 549 |
| 20 | Kathy | 478 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 463 |
| 22 | Debra | 440 |
| 23 | Sherry | 416 |
| 24 | Wanda | 407 |
| 25 | Debbie | 406 |
| 26 | Carolyn | 396 |
| 27 | Lori | 395 |
| 28 | Sheila | 393 |
| 29 | Janet | 365 |
| 30 | Rhonda | 350 |
| 31 | Beverly | 348 |
| 32 | Tina | 347 |
| 33 | Jacqueline | 316 |
| 34 | Carol | 314 |
| 34 | Nancy | 314 |
| 36 | Laura | 309 |
| 37 | Cheryl | 301 |
| 38 | Janice | 288 |
| 39 | Betty | 283 |
| 40 | Rebecca | 278 |
| 41 | Cathy | 274 |
| 42 | Connie | 266 |
| 43 | Cindy | 264 |
| 44 | Jennifer | 257 |
| 45 | Gloria | 255 |
| 46 | Anita | 248 |
| 47 | Kim | 247 |
| 48 | Joyce | 238 |
| 48 | Shelia | 238 |
| 50 | Vickie | 235 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,360 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,950 |
| 3 | David | 1,829 |
| 4 | William | 1,654 |
| 5 | John | 1,547 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,543 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,010 |
| 8 | Jeffrey | 974 |
| 9 | Mark | 966 |
| 10 | Timothy | 885 |
| 11 | Kenneth | 809 |
| 12 | Richard | 763 |
| 13 | Thomas | 708 |
| 14 | Ricky | 626 |
| 15 | Donald | 617 |
| 16 | Gregory | 607 |
| 17 | Terry | 583 |
| 18 | Anthony | 571 |
| 19 | Tony | 567 |
| 20 | Jerry | 548 |
| 21 | Joseph | 543 |
| 22 | Gary | 534 |
| 23 | Randy | 497 |
| 24 | Larry | 486 |
| 25 | Ronald | 475 |
| 26 | Christopher | 447 |
| 27 | Steven | 431 |
| 28 | Bobby | 427 |
| 29 | Danny | 400 |
| 30 | George | 399 |
| 31 | Jimmy | 383 |
| 32 | Johnny | 382 |
| 33 | Jeffery | 366 |
| 34 | Billy | 342 |
| 35 | Edward | 336 |
| 36 | Kevin | 326 |
| 37 | Keith | 318 |
| 38 | Roger | 317 |
| 39 | Paul | 312 |
| 40 | Ronnie | 310 |
| 41 | Dennis | 307 |
| 42 | Barry | 302 |
| 43 | Scott | 297 |
| 44 | Douglas | 282 |
| 45 | Eric | 278 |
| 46 | Daniel | 275 |
| 47 | Stephen | 264 |
| 48 | Phillip | 251 |
| 49 | Willie | 246 |
| 50 | Brian | 244 |