Virginia · 1962

Top 100 names in Virginia, 1962, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#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
#37	Rhonda	252
#38	Denise	240
#39	Connie	239
#40	Cindy	235
#41	Sheila	222
#42	Catherine	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
#51	Betty	186
#52	Cathy	185
#53	Kim	185
#54	Bonnie	180
#55	Julie	171
#56	Katherine	169
#57	Valerie	167
#58	Regina	166
#59	Melissa	165
#60	Tracy	163
#61	Anita	162
#62	Terry	158
#63	Kelly	157
#64	Sarah	156
#65	Virginia	155
#66	Dawn	152
#67	Martha	152
#68	Annette	151
#69	Judy	151
#70	Shirley	149
#71	Stephanie	147
#72	Ann	146
#73	Gloria	145
#74	Kathleen	145
#75	Vickie	140
#76	Sherri	138
#77	Christine	135
#78	Penny	132
#79	Suzanne	128
#80	Paula	126
#81	Laurie	123
#82	Anne	123
#83	Diana	123
#84	Wendy	122
#85	Darlene	118
#86	Amy	117
#87	Peggy	116
#88	Leslie	116
#89	Michele	114
#90	Shelia	108
#91	Ruth	107
#92	Kathryn	107
#93	Jane	107
#94	Melanie	106
#95	Rita	106
#96	Judith	106
#97	Alice	105
#98	Ellen	102
#99	Dana	101
#100	Julia	101

Uniquely popular in Virginia

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Shelby	43	11	2
Velvet	20	5	1
Glenna	21	5	2
Delores	67	17	5
Alesia	23	6	2
Wanda	355	88	31
Ella	36	9	3
Faye	30	7	3
Thelma	40	10	4
Della	27	7	3
Bernice	38	9	4
Shelia	108	27	12

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.