State roster

Top names in New York

The names most likely to appear on 1962 New York birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 338,167 New York births in 1962 across 2,394 distinct names.

Distinctively New York

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say New York more than they say America.

#60Luisoutside the national top 200
#87Gerardoutside the national top 200
#91Angeloutside the national top 200
#92Salvatoreoutside the national top 200
#54Nicholas#155 nationally
#44Eileen#139 nationally
#52Edwin#143 nationally
#62Lorraine#147 nationally
#70Evelyn#153 nationally
#88Carmen#170 nationally
#78Carlos#157 nationally
#70Francis#148 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa4,043US #1
#2Susan3,833US #3
#3Mary3,821US #2
#4Karen3,264US #4
#5Patricia2,975US #6
#6Linda2,698US #5
#7Donna2,581US #7
#8Elizabeth2,336US #20
#9Deborah2,271US #9
#10Nancy2,268US #19
#11Kathleen2,153US #29
#12Barbara2,089US #14
#13Laura1,850US #21
#14Diane1,766US #26
#15Lori1,685US #11
#16Debra1,670US #15
#17Maria1,604US #49
#18Christine1,563US #39
#19Cynthia1,512US #8
#20Denise1,506US #30
#21Sandra1,454US #10
#22Sharon1,416US #17
#23Carol1,347US #28
#24Theresa1,339US #40
#25Robin1,324US #25
#26Pamela1,303US #13
#27Margaret1,277US #43
#28Laurie1,236US #42
#29Jacqueline1,193US #44
#30Cheryl1,188US #24
#31Michelle1,175US #31
#32Catherine1,155US #53
#33Kim1,097US #37
#34Michele1,031US #59
#35Ann1,024US #56
#36Janet1,006US #35
#37Brenda995US #12
#38Dawn986US #50
#39Maureen929US #108
#40Suzanne850US #65
#41Joanne845US #114
#42Amy816US #61
#43Anne814US #83
#44Eileen813US #139
#45Carolyn801US #46
#46Teresa771US #18
#47Julie768US #22
#48Kelly749US #38
#49Jennifer737US #41
#50Lynn735US #71
#51Valerie730US #67
#52Tina728US #33
#53Debbie727US #32
#54Wendy724US #64
#55Kimberly708US #16
#56Angela707US #36
#57Ellen696US #109
#58Diana695US #57
#59Kathy692US #27
#60Jean666US #95
#61Joan627US #94
#62Lorraine617US #147
#63Marie614US #113
#64Cindy597US #34
#65Colleen593US #101
#66Tammy590US #23
#67Tracy590US #55
#68Jill579US #72
#69Andrea576US #99
#70Evelyn564US #153
#71Judith560US #86
#72Annette551US #75
#73Jane550US #73
#74Sheila547US #52
#75Beth541US #66
#76Bonnie532US #79
#77Renee530US #76
#78Stephanie522US #70
#79Leslie518US #80
#80Katherine508US #84
#81Gail496US #103
#82Janice493US #58
#83Darlene491US #88
#84Paula470US #60
#85Cathy467US #62
#86Wanda464US #77
#87Joann461US #137
#88Carmen459US #170
#89Anna453US #100
#90Melissa447US #68
#91Elaine445US #125
#92Regina444US #91
#93Yvonne439US #132
#94Gina434US #102
#95Tracey422US #123
#96Victoria421US #121
#97Judy418US #63
#98Rose415US #116
#99Frances412US #143
#100Jeanne408US #142

Boys

#1Michael8,867US #1
#2John8,592US #3
#3Robert7,094US #5
#4David6,348US #2
#5James6,175US #4
#6Joseph4,590US #13
#7Thomas4,432US #9
#8William4,332US #7
#9Richard4,298US #8
#10Mark3,824US #6
#11Steven2,911US #12
#12Anthony2,865US #24
#13Kevin2,698US #14
#14Daniel2,613US #17
#15Jeffrey2,530US #10
#16Paul2,520US #19
#17Scott2,452US #11
#18Christopher2,306US #26
#19Peter2,144US #43
#20Brian2,133US #20
#21Edward2,056US #29
#22Kenneth2,045US #18
#23Charles2,013US #15
#24Timothy2,012US #16
#25Stephen1,830US #28
#26Frank1,673US #42
#27Ronald1,493US #25
#28Gary1,488US #22
#29Donald1,473US #23
#30Gregory1,443US #21
#31George1,417US #32
#32Andrew1,409US #49
#33Eric1,259US #33
#34Douglas1,201US #27
#35Patrick1,123US #40
#36Raymond1,057US #48
#37Vincent1,018US #66
#38Keith908US #36
#39Glenn853US #55
#40Jose843US #103
#41Matthew835US #56
#42Dennis812US #37
#43Bruce786US #41
#44Lawrence775US #70
#45Philip758US #81
#46Todd711US #30
#47Alan709US #53
#48Craig689US #51
#49Louis659US #107
#50Martin566US #74
#51Wayne564US #63
#52Edwin552US #143
#53Jonathan551US #94
#54Nicholas526US #155
#55Victor496US #96
#56Carl495US #58
#57Marc487US #122
#58Arthur485US #91
#59Walter477US #79
#60Luis472
#61Gerald466US #65
#62Russell463US #57
#63Chris454US #60
#64Larry444US #31
#65Ralph444US #97
#66Barry434US #61
#67Roger433US #47
#68Randy430US #35
#69Howard429US #114
#70Francis425US #148
#71Albert421US #101
#72Darryl421US #83
#73Frederick419US #116
#74Eugene412US #112
#75Jay392US #80
#76Henry390US #92
#77Adam385US #154
#78Carlos378US #157
#79Samuel375US #88
#80Leonard341US #117
#81Harold340US #95
#82Steve340US #46
#83Dean331US #86
#84Jerry329US #38
#85Juan324US #153
#86Mike317US #39
#87Gerard316
#88Jeffery312US #45
#89Mitchell304US #128
#90Terry299US #34
#91Angel297
#92Salvatore296
#93Dale288US #62
#94Jeff286US #44
#95Sean276US #171
#96Theodore275US #146
#97Harry266US #134
#98Alfred262US #156
#99Benjamin254US #140
#100Danny253US #54

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑17Jonathan#53
↑16Tracy#67
↑16Stephanie#78
↑15Kelly#48
↑15Tina#52
↑15Chris#63
↑14Adam#77
↑12Amy#42

Falling

↓15Jeanne#100
↓14Ellen#57
↓14Darlene#83
↓12Kathy#59
↓12Judith#71
↓11Beth#75
↓11Janice#82
↓11Roger#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.