Most Popular Names of 1965
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1965
#1 Lisa60,271 births#2 Mary34,270 births#3 Karen32,869 births#4 Kimberly28,836 births#5 Susan26,321 births#6 Patricia23,552 births#7 Donna19,700 births#8 Linda19,345 births#9 Cynthia19,239 births#10 Angela18,754 births#11 Tammy18,013 births#12 Pamela17,467 births#13 Deborah17,081 births#14 Julie16,987 births#15 Sandra16,371 births#16 Elizabeth16,321 births#17 Laura16,218 births#18 Michelle16,215 births#19 Lori15,695 births#20 Jennifer15,207 births#21 Christine15,204 births#22 Sharon15,129 births#23 Brenda15,060 births#24 Teresa14,578 births#25 Barbara14,023 births#26 Dawn13,344 births#27 Debra13,098 births#28 Denise13,036 births#29 Tina12,831 births#30 Kelly12,763 births#31 Cheryl12,550 births#32 Nancy12,255 births#33 Robin11,995 births#34 Kathleen11,778 births#35 Amy11,530 births#36 Tracy11,174 births#37 Rhonda10,949 births#38 Melissa10,563 births#39 Wendy10,481 births#40 Diane10,365 births#41 Rebecca10,211 births#42 Carol10,097 births#43 Kim10,083 births#44 Stephanie9,765 births#45 Theresa9,685 births#46 Maria9,480 births#47 Jacqueline9,413 births#48 Michele8,661 births#49 Paula7,915 births#50 Sheila7,904 births#51 Jill7,820 births#52 Margaret7,799 births#53 Cindy7,777 births#54 Kathy7,762 births#55 Janet7,654 births#56 Sherry7,381 births#57 Catherine7,243 births#58 Carolyn6,965 births#59 Ann6,784 births#60 Laurie6,533 births#61 Connie6,155 births#62 Debbie6,088 births#63 Andrea6,080 births#64 Diana5,926 births#65 Suzanne5,912 births#66 Beth5,774 births#67 Valerie5,648 births#68 Renee5,496 births#69 Terri5,373 births#70 Gina5,267 births#71 Annette5,262 births#72 Monica5,113 births#73 Janice5,029 births#74 Christina4,979 births#75 Leslie4,875 births#76 Carla4,781 births#77 Anne4,726 births#78 Dana4,722 births#79 Katherine4,706 births#80 Lynn4,668 births#81 Wanda4,654 births#82 Regina4,548 births#83 Darlene4,356 births#84 Stacey4,269 births#85 Tracey4,260 births#86 Judy4,243 births#87 Kathryn4,157 births#88 Cathy4,151 births#89 Bonnie4,130 births#90 Joyce4,128 births#91 Sherri4,065 births#92 Sarah4,062 births#93 Colleen4,028 births#94 Anita4,017 births#95 Jane3,927 births#96 Anna3,920 births#97 Penny3,898 births#98 Shelly3,850 births#99 Martha3,801 births#100 Melinda3,796 births
Popular Boy Names in 1965
#1 Michael80,992 births#2 John71,493 births#3 David67,825 births#4 James67,666 births#5 Robert63,106 births#6 William40,111 births#7 Mark38,244 births#8 Richard36,817 births#9 Thomas31,595 births#10 Jeffrey29,574 births#11 Joseph28,630 births#12 Timothy28,334 births#13 Kevin28,177 births#14 Steven27,977 births#15 Scott25,437 births#16 Paul24,919 births#17 Daniel24,833 births#18 Christopher24,640 births#19 Brian24,552 births#20 Charles23,494 births#21 Kenneth22,677 births#22 Anthony20,326 births#23 Gregory18,205 births#24 Ronald17,619 births#25 Eric16,826 births#26 Donald16,033 births#27 Gary15,259 births#28 Stephen14,648 births#29 Edward14,404 births#30 Todd13,934 births#31 Patrick12,929 births#32 Douglas12,787 births#33 Rodney11,086 births#34 George10,680 births#35 Keith10,670 births#36 Matthew9,982 births#37 Andrew9,673 births#38 Larry9,403 births#39 Peter9,395 births#40 Terry9,088 births#41 Jerry9,015 births#42 Randy8,861 births#43 Frank8,319 births#44 Dennis8,215 births#45 Raymond8,051 births#46 Craig7,877 births#47 Jeffery7,734 births#48 Tony6,815 births#49 Roger6,429 births#50 Bruce6,325 births#51 Mike6,035 births#52 Darren5,938 births#53 Troy5,856 births#54 Carl5,797 births#55 Steve5,685 births#56 Danny5,675 births#57 Ricky5,659 births#58 Russell5,645 births#59 Alan5,612 births#60 Chris5,479 births#61 Vincent5,428 births#62 Jeff5,406 births#63 Bryan5,345 births#64 Gerald5,252 births#65 Wayne5,112 births#66 Lawrence4,961 births#67 Martin4,932 births#68 Darryl4,925 births#69 Shawn4,924 births#70 Phillip4,891 births#71 Joe4,833 births#72 Bradley4,787 births#73 Randall4,752 births#74 Jonathan4,723 births#75 Curtis4,687 births#75 Johnny4,687 births#77 Billy4,649 births#78 Jon4,601 births#79 Sean4,594 births#80 Bobby4,588 births#81 Jimmy4,529 births#82 Walter4,483 births#83 Dale4,397 births#84 Samuel4,395 births#85 Glenn4,355 births#86 Barry4,324 births#87 Philip4,278 births#88 Dean4,096 births#89 Jose3,966 births#90 Jay3,944 births#91 Darrell3,888 births#92 Allen3,834 births#93 Willie3,807 births#94 Henry3,801 births#95 Roy3,785 births#96 Arthur3,779 births#97 Tim3,718 births#98 Victor3,682 births#99 Harold3,539 births#100 Albert3,419 births