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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1965

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1965 — 3,625,243 recorded births in total that year.

19641966 The 1960s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1965

Girls’ names

  1. 1Lisa60,2713.4%
  2. 2Mary34,2701.9%
  3. 3Karen32,8691.9%
  4. 4Kimberly28,8361.6%
  5. 5Susan26,3211.5%
  6. 6Patricia23,5521.3%
  7. 7Donna19,7001.1%
  8. 8Linda19,3451.1%
  9. 9Cynthia19,2391.1%
  10. 10Angela18,7541.1%
  11. 11Tammy18,0131.0%
  12. 12Pamela17,4671.0%
  13. 13Deborah17,0811.0%
  14. 14Julie16,9871.0%
  15. 15Sandra16,3710.9%
  16. 16Elizabeth16,3210.9%
  17. 17Laura16,2180.9%
  18. 18Michelle16,2150.9%
  19. 19Lori15,6950.9%
  20. 20Jennifer15,2070.9%
  21. 21Christine15,2040.9%
  22. 22Sharon15,1290.9%
  23. 23Brenda15,0600.9%
  24. 24Teresa14,5780.8%
  25. 25Barbara14,0230.8%
  26. 26Dawn13,3440.8%
  27. 27Debra13,0980.7%
  28. 28Denise13,0360.7%
  29. 29Tina12,8310.7%
  30. 30Kelly12,7630.7%
  31. 31Cheryl12,5500.7%
  32. 32Nancy12,2550.7%
  33. 33Robin11,9950.7%
  34. 34Kathleen11,7780.7%
  35. 35Amy11,5300.7%
  36. 36Tracy11,1740.6%
  37. 37Rhonda10,9490.6%
  38. 38Melissa10,5630.6%
  39. 39Wendy10,4810.6%
  40. 40Diane10,3650.6%
  41. 41Rebecca10,2110.6%
  42. 42Carol10,0970.6%
  43. 43Kim10,0830.6%
  44. 44Stephanie9,7650.6%
  45. 45Theresa9,6850.5%
  46. 46Maria9,4800.5%
  47. 47Jacqueline9,4130.5%
  48. 48Michele8,6610.5%
  49. 49Paula7,9150.4%
  50. 50Sheila7,9040.4%
  51. 51Jill7,8200.4%
  52. 52Margaret7,7990.4%
  53. 53Cindy7,7770.4%
  54. 54Kathy7,7620.4%
  55. 55Janet7,6540.4%
  56. 56Sherry7,3810.4%
  57. 57Catherine7,2430.4%
  58. 58Carolyn6,9650.4%
  59. 59Ann6,7840.4%
  60. 60Laurie6,5330.4%
  61. 61Connie6,1550.3%
  62. 62Debbie6,0880.3%
  63. 63Andrea6,0800.3%
  64. 64Diana5,9260.3%
  65. 65Suzanne5,9120.3%
  66. 66Beth5,7740.3%
  67. 67Valerie5,6480.3%
  68. 68Renee5,4960.3%
  69. 69Terri5,3730.3%
  70. 70Gina5,2670.3%
  71. 71Annette5,2620.3%
  72. 72Monica5,1130.3%
  73. 73Janice5,0290.3%
  74. 74Christina4,9790.3%
  75. 75Leslie4,8750.3%
  76. 76Carla4,7810.3%
  77. 77Anne4,7260.3%
  78. 78Dana4,7220.3%
  79. 79Katherine4,7060.3%
  80. 80Lynn4,6680.3%
  81. 81Wanda4,6540.3%
  82. 82Regina4,5480.3%
  83. 83Darlene4,3560.2%
  84. 84Stacey4,2690.2%
  85. 85Tracey4,2600.2%
  86. 86Judy4,2430.2%
  87. 87Kathryn4,1570.2%
  88. 88Cathy4,1510.2%
  89. 89Bonnie4,1300.2%
  90. 90Joyce4,1280.2%
  91. 91Sherri4,0650.2%
  92. 92Sarah4,0620.2%
  93. 93Colleen4,0280.2%
  94. 94Anita4,0170.2%
  95. 95Jane3,9270.2%
  96. 96Anna3,9200.2%
  97. 97Penny3,8980.2%
  98. 98Shelly3,8500.2%
  99. 99Martha3,8010.2%
  100. 100Melinda3,7960.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael80,9924.4%
  2. 2John71,4933.8%
  3. 3David67,8253.6%
  4. 4James67,6663.6%
  5. 5Robert63,1063.4%
  6. 6William40,1112.2%
  7. 7Mark38,2442.1%
  8. 8Richard36,8172.0%
  9. 9Thomas31,5951.7%
  10. 10Jeffrey29,5741.6%
  11. 11Joseph28,6301.5%
  12. 12Timothy28,3341.5%
  13. 13Kevin28,1771.5%
  14. 14Steven27,9771.5%
  15. 15Scott25,4371.4%
  16. 16Paul24,9191.3%
  17. 17Daniel24,8331.3%
  18. 18Christopher24,6401.3%
  19. 19Brian24,5521.3%
  20. 20Charles23,4941.3%
  21. 21Kenneth22,6771.2%
  22. 22Anthony20,3261.1%
  23. 23Gregory18,2051.0%
  24. 24Ronald17,6190.9%
  25. 25Eric16,8260.9%
  26. 26Donald16,0330.9%
  27. 27Gary15,2590.8%
  28. 28Stephen14,6480.8%
  29. 29Edward14,4040.8%
  30. 30Todd13,9340.7%
  31. 31Patrick12,9290.7%
  32. 32Douglas12,7870.7%
  33. 33Rodney11,0860.6%
  34. 34George10,6800.6%
  35. 35Keith10,6700.6%
  36. 36Matthew9,9820.5%
  37. 37Andrew9,6730.5%
  38. 38Larry9,4030.5%
  39. 39Peter9,3950.5%
  40. 40Terry9,0880.5%
  41. 41Jerry9,0150.5%
  42. 42Randy8,8610.5%
  43. 43Frank8,3190.4%
  44. 44Dennis8,2150.4%
  45. 45Raymond8,0510.4%
  46. 46Craig7,8770.4%
  47. 47Jeffery7,7340.4%
  48. 48Tony6,8150.4%
  49. 49Roger6,4290.3%
  50. 50Bruce6,3250.3%
  51. 51Mike6,0350.3%
  52. 52Darren5,9380.3%
  53. 53Troy5,8560.3%
  54. 54Carl5,7970.3%
  55. 55Steve5,6850.3%
  56. 56Danny5,6750.3%
  57. 57Ricky5,6590.3%
  58. 58Russell5,6450.3%
  59. 59Alan5,6120.3%
  60. 60Chris5,4790.3%
  61. 61Vincent5,4280.3%
  62. 62Jeff5,4060.3%
  63. 63Bryan5,3450.3%
  64. 64Gerald5,2520.3%
  65. 65Wayne5,1120.3%
  66. 66Lawrence4,9610.3%
  67. 67Martin4,9320.3%
  68. 68Darryl4,9250.3%
  69. 69Shawn4,9240.3%
  70. 70Phillip4,8910.3%
  71. 71Joe4,8330.3%
  72. 72Bradley4,7870.3%
  73. 73Randall4,7520.3%
  74. 74Jonathan4,7230.3%
  75. 75Curtis4,6870.3%
  76. 76Johnny4,6870.3%
  77. 77Billy4,6490.2%
  78. 78Jon4,6010.2%
  79. 79Sean4,5940.2%
  80. 80Bobby4,5880.2%
  81. 81Jimmy4,5290.2%
  82. 82Walter4,4830.2%
  83. 83Dale4,3970.2%
  84. 84Samuel4,3950.2%
  85. 85Glenn4,3550.2%
  86. 86Barry4,3240.2%
  87. 87Philip4,2780.2%
  88. 88Dean4,0960.2%
  89. 89Jose3,9660.2%
  90. 90Jay3,9440.2%
  91. 91Darrell3,8880.2%
  92. 92Allen3,8340.2%
  93. 93Willie3,8070.2%
  94. 94Henry3,8010.2%
  95. 95Roy3,7850.2%
  96. 96Arthur3,7790.2%
  97. 97Tim3,7180.2%
  98. 98Victor3,6820.2%
  99. 99Harold3,5390.2%
  100. 100Albert3,4190.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1965 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.