Top baby names in Virginia, 1962
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 943 |
| 2 | Lisa | 876 |
| 3 | Karen | 781 |
| 4 | Cynthia | 753 |
| 5 | Susan | 751 |
| 6 | Donna | 741 |
| 7 | Teresa | 718 |
| 8 | Deborah | 705 |
| 9 | Sharon | 689 |
| 10 | Pamela | 666 |
| 11 | Patricia | 648 |
| 12 | Linda | 625 |
| 13 | Sandra | 619 |
| 14 | Brenda | 580 |
| 15 | Robin | 535 |
| 16 | Kimberly | 515 |
| 17 | Tammy | 491 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 476 |
| 19 | Barbara | 456 |
| 20 | Debra | 424 |
| 21 | Cheryl | 409 |
| 22 | Kathy | 397 |
| 23 | Angela | 362 |
| 24 | Wanda | 355 |
| 25 | Sherry | 329 |
| 26 | Laura | 310 |
| 27 | Jennifer | 308 |
| 28 | Nancy | 303 |
| 29 | Carolyn | 301 |
| 30 | Debbie | 294 |
| 31 | Janet | 293 |
| 32 | Tina | 291 |
| 33 | Lori | 289 |
| 34 | Carol | 277 |
| 35 | Rebecca | 273 |
| 36 | Jacqueline | 252 |
| 36 | Rhonda | 252 |
| 38 | Denise | 240 |
| 39 | Connie | 239 |
| 40 | Cindy | 235 |
| 41 | Catherine | 222 |
| 41 | Sheila | 222 |
| 43 | Theresa | 217 |
| 44 | Margaret | 216 |
| 45 | Joyce | 214 |
| 46 | Diane | 204 |
| 47 | Janice | 201 |
| 48 | Terri | 197 |
| 49 | Michelle | 196 |
| 50 | Beverly | 192 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,939 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,861 |
| 3 | David | 1,728 |
| 4 | John | 1,676 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,543 |
| 6 | William | 1,462 |
| 7 | Mark | 1,003 |
| 8 | Charles | 833 |
| 9 | Richard | 825 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 772 |
| 11 | Thomas | 765 |
| 12 | Timothy | 717 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 661 |
| 14 | Donald | 536 |
| 15 | Joseph | 524 |
| 16 | Gary | 497 |
| 17 | Steven | 478 |
| 18 | Kevin | 466 |
| 19 | Anthony | 455 |
| 19 | Gregory | 455 |
| 21 | Ronald | 439 |
| 22 | Christopher | 426 |
| 23 | George | 399 |
| 24 | Paul | 370 |
| 25 | Larry | 341 |
| 26 | Stephen | 339 |
| 27 | Daniel | 332 |
| 28 | Scott | 331 |
| 29 | Brian | 328 |
| 30 | Douglas | 322 |
| 31 | Keith | 307 |
| 32 | Edward | 304 |
| 33 | Tony | 286 |
| 34 | Ricky | 282 |
| 35 | Jerry | 270 |
| 36 | Terry | 269 |
| 37 | Roger | 266 |
| 38 | Barry | 265 |
| 39 | Jeffery | 264 |
| 40 | Dennis | 242 |
| 41 | Bruce | 225 |
| 42 | Randy | 217 |
| 43 | Raymond | 204 |
| 44 | Wayne | 202 |
| 45 | Eric | 201 |
| 46 | Curtis | 191 |
| 47 | Danny | 189 |
| 48 | Walter | 183 |
| 49 | Samuel | 181 |
| 50 | Glenn | 175 |