Top baby names of 1965

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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
  11. Tammy18,012
  12. Pamela17,468
  13. Deborah17,084
  14. Julie16,988
  15. Sandra16,370
  16. Elizabeth16,323
  17. Laura16,218
  18. Michelle16,215
  19. Lori15,700
  20. Jennifer15,206
  21. Christine15,201
  22. Sharon15,130
  23. Brenda15,057
  24. Teresa14,577
  25. Barbara14,023
  26. Dawn13,341
  27. Debra13,098
  28. Denise13,034
  29. Tina12,831
  30. Kelly12,763
  31. Cheryl12,552
  32. Nancy12,257
  33. Robin11,995
  34. Kathleen11,778
  35. Amy11,530
  36. Tracy11,173
  37. Rhonda10,947
  38. Melissa10,564
  39. Wendy10,481
  40. Diane10,364
  41. Rebecca10,210
  42. Carol10,096
  43. Kim10,084
  44. Stephanie9,763
  45. Theresa9,684
  46. Maria9,479
  47. Jacqueline9,411
  48. Michele8,665
  49. Paula7,914
  50. Sheila7,902

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
  11. Joseph28,633
  12. Timothy28,332
  13. Kevin28,183
  14. Steven27,977
  15. Scott25,436
  16. Paul24,921
  17. Daniel24,834
  18. Christopher24,639
  19. Brian24,550
  20. Charles23,500
  21. Kenneth22,677
  22. Anthony20,329
  23. Gregory18,205
  24. Ronald17,617
  25. Eric16,830
  26. Donald16,033
  27. Gary15,259
  28. Stephen14,649
  29. Edward14,411
  30. Todd13,934
  31. Patrick12,931
  32. Douglas12,788
  33. Rodney11,086
  34. George10,678
  35. Keith10,671
  36. Matthew9,984
  37. Andrew9,674
  38. Larry9,405
  39. Peter9,396
  40. Terry9,090
  41. Jerry9,014
  42. Randy8,862
  43. Frank8,317
  44. Dennis8,215
  45. Raymond8,050
  46. Craig7,876
  47. Jeffery7,737
  48. Tony6,818
  49. Roger6,432
  50. Bruce6,325