The 1965 Baby Name Report

3,625,449 babies, 10,841 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1965

👑 #1 girls: Lisa (4 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Michael (5 years running) 411 debuts

Top girls

  1. Lisa60,269
  2. Mary34,271
  3. Karen32,870
  4. Kimberly28,837
  5. Susan26,322
  6. Patricia23,553
  7. Donna19,700
  8. Linda19,343
  9. Cynthia19,242
  10. Angela18,752

Top boys

  1. Michael81,002
  2. John71,499
  3. David67,828
  4. James67,674
  5. Robert63,112
  6. William40,111
  7. Mark38,245
  8. Richard36,826
  9. Thomas31,606
  10. Jeffrey29,577

Full top-50 rankings for 1965 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Dionne #1,283 → #627 (+656)
  2. Marnie #1,020 → #584 (+436)
  3. Mia #570 → #267 (+303)
  4. Samantha #474 → #179 (+295)
  5. Kecia #617 → #392 (+225)
  6. Daron #713 → #493 (+220)
  7. Deron #684 → #479 (+205)
  8. Shana #785 → #587 (+198)
  9. Darron #602 → #408 (+194)
  10. Trevor #718 → #529 (+189)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Shirl #715 → #1,108 (−393)
  2. Deneen #216 → #465 (−249)
  3. Pat #607 → #781 (−174)
  4. Zina #338 → #498 (−160)
  5. Kennedy #518 → #677 (−159)
  6. Zena #691 → #838 (−147)
  7. Nannette #580 → #726 (−146)
  8. Pattie #686 → #831 (−145)
  9. Johnna #517 → #654 (−137)
  10. Maryjo #642 → #777 (−135)

✨ Never recorded before 1965

Latrenda (90) Tatia (43) Xan (38) Illya (35) Endora (28) Liesl (24) Fanita (21) Jarrod (21) Petula (19) Kiesha (16)

411 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1965.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1965?
Lisa was the #1 girl name and Michael the #1 boy name in 1965, out of 3,625,449 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1965?
Dionne made the biggest jump in 1965, climbing 656 spots to #627.
How many new baby names appeared in 1965?
411 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1965.