Top baby names in Tennessee, 1962
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,171 |
| 2 | Teresa | 816 |
| 3 | Mary | 797 |
| 4 | Tammy | 690 |
| 5 | Donna | 686 |
| 6 | Karen | 654 |
| 7 | Pamela | 603 |
| 8 | Patricia | 585 |
| 9 | Sandra | 575 |
| 10 | Linda | 555 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 550 |
| 12 | Sharon | 514 |
| 13 | Angela | 513 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 512 |
| 15 | Deborah | 486 |
| 16 | Brenda | 471 |
| 17 | Susan | 440 |
| 18 | Debra | 416 |
| 19 | Kathy | 411 |
| 20 | Tina | 395 |
| 21 | Sherry | 391 |
| 22 | Debbie | 368 |
| 23 | Connie | 358 |
| 24 | Barbara | 326 |
| 25 | Rhonda | 313 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 306 |
| 27 | Robin | 290 |
| 28 | Sheila | 287 |
| 29 | Cindy | 270 |
| 30 | Carolyn | 267 |
| 31 | Janet | 265 |
| 32 | Carol | 253 |
| 33 | Cheryl | 248 |
| 34 | Beverly | 239 |
| 35 | Lori | 237 |
| 36 | Melissa | 235 |
| 36 | Rebecca | 235 |
| 38 | Janice | 233 |
| 39 | Jacqueline | 225 |
| 40 | Nancy | 223 |
| 41 | Vickie | 221 |
| 42 | Regina | 215 |
| 43 | Judy | 214 |
| 44 | Jennifer | 211 |
| 45 | Laura | 209 |
| 46 | Anita | 208 |
| 47 | Kim | 201 |
| 48 | Betty | 193 |
| 49 | Cathy | 184 |
| 49 | Terri | 184 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,907 |
| 2 | David | 1,425 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,368 |
| 4 | John | 1,183 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,110 |
| 6 | William | 1,102 |
| 7 | Mark | 852 |
| 8 | Charles | 788 |
| 9 | Timothy | 755 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 733 |
| 11 | Richard | 563 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 547 |
| 13 | Terry | 546 |
| 14 | Gregory | 532 |
| 15 | Thomas | 524 |
| 16 | Ricky | 466 |
| 17 | Anthony | 449 |
| 18 | Gary | 443 |
| 19 | Jerry | 442 |
| 20 | Jeffery | 430 |
| 21 | Steven | 407 |
| 22 | Randy | 404 |
| 23 | Tony | 395 |
| 24 | Larry | 386 |
| 25 | Donald | 378 |
| 26 | Billy | 372 |
| 27 | Danny | 361 |
| 28 | Ronald | 355 |
| 29 | Bobby | 336 |
| 30 | Jimmy | 299 |
| 31 | Joseph | 298 |
| 32 | Johnny | 297 |
| 33 | Paul | 282 |
| 34 | Christopher | 278 |
| 35 | Jeff | 277 |
| 36 | Roger | 261 |
| 37 | Barry | 258 |
| 38 | Scott | 253 |
| 39 | Kevin | 248 |
| 40 | Stephen | 242 |
| 41 | Keith | 234 |
| 42 | Steve | 229 |
| 43 | Mike | 227 |
| 43 | Randall | 227 |
| 45 | George | 224 |
| 46 | Ronnie | 223 |
| 47 | Edward | 219 |
| 48 | Phillip | 204 |
| 49 | Dennis | 199 |
| 50 | Daniel | 195 |