State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 87,846 Wisconsin births in 1962 across 977 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#69Kay#197 nationally
#86Kristineoutside the national top 200
#88Jodi#198 nationally
#100Jodyoutside the national top 200
#91Patti#189 nationally
#53Sue#135 nationally
#78Heidi#156 nationally
#87Sara#163 nationally
#47Kurt#121 nationally
#94Gregg#167 nationally
#76Duane#135 nationally
#82Carrie#141 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,463US #2
#2Susan1,132US #3
#3Lisa1,104US #1
#4Lori981US #11
#5Julie929US #22
#6Linda884US #5
#7Karen825US #4
#8Debra700US #15
#9Sandra591US #10
#10Barbara585US #14
#11Patricia535US #6
#12Dawn514US #50
#13Kathleen511US #29
#14Pamela509US #13
#15Diane506US #26
#16Cheryl495US #24
#17Kim491US #37
#18Laurie484US #42
#19Brenda480US #12
#20Ann460US #56
#21Nancy452US #19
#22Christine436US #39
#23Laura434US #21
#24Lynn393US #71
#25Carol388US #28
#26Cynthia388US #8
#27Donna372US #7
#28Sharon369US #17
#29Cindy368US #34
#30Tammy368US #23
#31Deborah354US #9
#32Jane348US #73
#33Kathy346US #27
#34Denise344US #30
#35Michelle344US #31
#36Kelly324US #38
#37Jean323US #95
#38Elizabeth309US #20
#39Connie284US #51
#40Jill284US #72
#41Amy277US #61
#42Wendy277US #64
#43Theresa275US #40
#44Renee262US #76
#45Margaret261US #43
#46Debbie260US #32
#47Janet252US #35
#48Jennifer252US #41
#49Beth241US #66
#50Jacqueline238US #44
#51Joan231US #94
#52Teresa231US #18
#53Sue227US #135
#54Kathryn223US #89
#55Kimberly213US #16
#56Catherine211US #53
#57Robin211US #25
#58Peggy205US #93
#59Rebecca205US #47
#60Bonnie202US #79
#61Terri191US #54
#62Colleen190US #101
#63Judy190US #63
#64Vicki186US #85
#65Michele180US #59
#66Tina174US #33
#67Annette169US #75
#68Paula168US #60
#69Kay167US #197
#70Anne163US #83
#71Tracy158US #55
#72Sheila157US #52
#73Judith155US #86
#74Gail154US #103
#75Suzanne151US #65
#76Janice146US #58
#77Ellen143US #109
#78Heidi143US #156
#79Carolyn142US #46
#80Sherry138US #48
#81Rhonda136US #45
#82Carrie135US #141
#83Penny133US #92
#84Carla132US #78
#85Cathy132US #62
#86Kristine127
#87Sara123US #163
#88Jodi121US #198
#89Katherine121US #84
#90Jeanne120US #142
#91Patti117US #189
#92Sarah116US #98
#93Sally115US #136
#94Angela114US #36
#95Diana104US #57
#96Ruth102US #104
#97Valerie102US #67
#98Tamara101US #119
#99Joanne99US #114
#100Jody98

Boys

#1Michael2,091US #1
#2David2,068US #2
#3John1,800US #3
#4Mark1,669US #6
#5James1,632US #4
#6Robert1,472US #5
#7Scott1,389US #11
#8Jeffrey1,260US #10
#9Thomas1,241US #9
#10Daniel1,218US #17
#11Steven1,160US #12
#12Brian947US #20
#13Timothy903US #16
#14Richard872US #8
#15Todd795US #30
#16Paul776US #19
#17Kevin758US #14
#18William745US #7
#19Joseph648US #13
#20Gary535US #22
#21Gregory515US #21
#22Kenneth452US #18
#23Ronald446US #25
#24Donald443US #23
#25Douglas433US #27
#26Patrick403US #40
#27Charles392US #15
#28Peter377US #43
#29Christopher375US #26
#30Randy375US #35
#31Dennis327US #37
#32Bruce320US #41
#33Anthony317US #24
#34Dale317US #62
#35Jeffery297US #45
#36Keith292US #36
#37Jeff280US #44
#38Dean279US #86
#39Craig276US #51
#40Eric270US #33
#41Terry252US #34
#42Mike249US #39
#43Steve242US #46
#44Jay227US #80
#45Larry223US #31
#46Alan215US #53
#47Kurt215US #121
#48Edward214US #29
#49Randall213US #64
#50Andrew211US #49
#51Roger204US #47
#52Stephen203US #28
#53Jon198US #84
#54Russell196US #57
#55Tim194US #72
#56Chris178US #60
#57Bradley172US #87
#58Gerald172US #65
#59Tom170US #98
#60Jim167US #85
#61Rick160US #110
#62Ricky157US #50
#63Wayne156US #63
#64Matthew154US #56
#65Greg144US #77
#66Dan143US #120
#67Glenn139US #55
#68Jerry136US #38
#69Joel133US #113
#70George132US #32
#71Troy128US #67
#72Rodney124US #76
#73Allen123US #93
#74Bryan119US #82
#75Philip119US #81
#76Duane112US #135
#77Carl109US #58
#78Frank109US #42
#79Barry108US #61
#80Lawrence106US #70
#81Kelly104US #125
#82Jerome103US #131
#83Joe103US #59
#84Martin100US #74
#85Raymond100US #48
#86Curtis98US #73
#87Danny97US #54
#88Kent97US #136
#89Lee97US #115
#90Dave93US #145
#91Phillip93US #68
#92Tony92US #52
#93Micheal91US #104
#94Gregg89US #167
#95Bill88US #108
#96Jack86US #99
#97Glen81US #129
#98Karl76US #142
#99Eugene70US #112
#100Brad69US #158

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑27Troy#71
↑23Sheila#72
↑19Kelly#81
↑18Tracy#71
↑16Renee#44
↑16Tina#66
↑14Annette#67
↑13Jennifer#48

Falling

↓16Jeanne#90
↓16Bill#95
↓14Sally#93
↓12Tony#92
↓12Jack#96
↓11Robin#57
↓11Judith#73
↓11Gail#74

Every state

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