Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1965
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(81,002) |
Michael |
81,002 |
| 2(71,499) |
John |
71,499 |
| 3(67,828) |
David |
67,828 |
| 4(67,674) |
James |
67,674 |
| 5(63,112) |
Robert |
63,112 |
| 6(40,111) |
William |
40,111 |
| 7(38,245) |
Mark |
38,245 |
| 8(36,826) |
Richard |
36,826 |
| 9(31,606) |
Thomas |
31,606 |
| 10(29,577) |
Jeffrey |
29,577 |
| 11(28,633) |
Joseph |
28,633 |
| 12(28,332) |
Timothy |
28,332 |
| 13(28,183) |
Kevin |
28,183 |
| 14(27,977) |
Steven |
27,977 |
| 15(25,436) |
Scott |
25,436 |
| 16(24,921) |
Paul |
24,921 |
| 17(24,834) |
Daniel |
24,834 |
| 18(24,639) |
Christopher |
24,639 |
| 19(24,550) |
Brian |
24,550 |
| 20(23,500) |
Charles |
23,500 |
| 21(22,677) |
Kenneth |
22,677 |
| 22(20,329) |
Anthony |
20,329 |
| 23(18,205) |
Gregory |
18,205 |
| 24(17,617) |
Ronald |
17,617 |
| 25(16,830) |
Eric |
16,830 |
| 26(16,033) |
Donald |
16,033 |
| 27(15,259) |
Gary |
15,259 |
| 28(14,649) |
Stephen |
14,649 |
| 29(14,411) |
Edward |
14,411 |
| 30(13,934) |
Todd |
13,934 |
| 31(12,931) |
Patrick |
12,931 |
| 32(12,788) |
Douglas |
12,788 |
| 33(11,086) |
Rodney |
11,086 |
| 34(10,678) |
George |
10,678 |
| 35(10,671) |
Keith |
10,671 |
| 36(9,984) |
Matthew |
9,984 |
| 37(9,674) |
Andrew |
9,674 |
| 38(9,405) |
Larry |
9,405 |
| 39(9,396) |
Peter |
9,396 |
| 40(9,090) |
Terry |
9,090 |
| 41(9,014) |
Jerry |
9,014 |
| 42(8,862) |
Randy |
8,862 |
| 43(8,317) |
Frank |
8,317 |
| 44(8,215) |
Dennis |
8,215 |
| 45(8,050) |
Raymond |
8,050 |
| 46(7,876) |
Craig |
7,876 |
| 47(7,737) |
Jeffery |
7,737 |
| 48(6,818) |
Tony |
6,818 |
| 49(6,432) |
Roger |
6,432 |
| 50(6,325) |
Bruce |
6,325 |
| 51(6,037) |
Mike |
6,037 |
| 52(5,938) |
Darren |
5,938 |
| 53(5,857) |
Troy |
5,857 |
| 54(5,797) |
Carl |
5,797 |
| 55(5,685) |
Steve |
5,685 |
| 56(5,675) |
Danny |
5,675 |
| 57(5,658) |
Ricky |
5,658 |
| 58(5,645) |
Russell |
5,645 |
| 59(5,613) |
Alan |
5,613 |
| 60(5,480) |
Chris |
5,480 |
| 61(5,428) |
Vincent |
5,428 |
| 62(5,409) |
Jeff |
5,409 |
| 63(5,344) |
Bryan |
5,344 |
| 64(5,252) |
Gerald |
5,252 |
| 65(5,115) |
Wayne |
5,115 |
| 66(4,962) |
Lawrence |
4,962 |
| 67(4,934) |
Martin |
4,934 |
| 68(4,926) |
Darryl |
4,926 |
| 69(4,924) |
Shawn |
4,924 |
| 70(4,891) |
Phillip |
4,891 |
| 71(4,834) |
Joe |
4,834 |
| 72(4,787) |
Bradley |
4,787 |
| 73(4,753) |
Randall |
4,753 |
| 74(4,723) |
Jonathan |
4,723 |
| 75(4,687) |
Curtis |
4,687 |
| 76(4,685) |
Johnny |
4,685 |
| 77(4,650) |
Billy |
4,650 |
| 78(4,599) |
Jon |
4,599 |
| 79(4,596) |
Sean |
4,596 |
| 80(4,588) |
Bobby |
4,588 |
| 81(4,532) |
Jimmy |
4,532 |
| 82(4,484) |
Walter |
4,484 |
| 83(4,397) |
Dale |
4,397 |
| 84(4,394) |
Samuel |
4,394 |
| 85(4,358) |
Glenn |
4,358 |
| 86(4,325) |
Barry |
4,325 |
| 87(4,279) |
Philip |
4,279 |
| 88(4,098) |
Dean |
4,098 |
| 89(3,965) |
Jose |
3,965 |
| 90(3,942) |
Jay |
3,942 |
| 91(3,890) |
Darrell |
3,890 |
| 92(3,836) |
Allen |
3,836 |
| 93(3,808) |
Willie |
3,808 |
| 94(3,802) |
Henry |
3,802 |
| 95(3,784) |
Roy |
3,784 |
| 96(3,777) |
Arthur |
3,777 |
| 97(3,718) |
Tim |
3,718 |
| 98(3,683) |
Victor |
3,683 |
| 99(3,539) |
Harold |
3,539 |
| 100(3,419) |
Albert |
3,419 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(60,269) |
Lisa |
60,269 |
| 2(34,271) |
Mary |
34,271 |
| 3(32,870) |
Karen |
32,870 |
| 4(28,837) |
Kimberly |
28,837 |
| 5(26,322) |
Susan |
26,322 |
| 6(23,553) |
Patricia |
23,553 |
| 7(19,700) |
Donna |
19,700 |
| 8(19,343) |
Linda |
19,343 |
| 9(19,242) |
Cynthia |
19,242 |
| 10(18,752) |
Angela |
18,752 |
| 11(18,012) |
Tammy |
18,012 |
| 12(17,468) |
Pamela |
17,468 |
| 13(17,084) |
Deborah |
17,084 |
| 14(16,988) |
Julie |
16,988 |
| 15(16,370) |
Sandra |
16,370 |
| 16(16,323) |
Elizabeth |
16,323 |
| 17(16,218) |
Laura |
16,218 |
| 18(16,215) |
Michelle |
16,215 |
| 19(15,700) |
Lori |
15,700 |
| 20(15,206) |
Jennifer |
15,206 |
| 21(15,201) |
Christine |
15,201 |
| 22(15,130) |
Sharon |
15,130 |
| 23(15,057) |
Brenda |
15,057 |
| 24(14,577) |
Teresa |
14,577 |
| 25(14,023) |
Barbara |
14,023 |
| 26(13,341) |
Dawn |
13,341 |
| 27(13,098) |
Debra |
13,098 |
| 28(13,034) |
Denise |
13,034 |
| 29(12,831) |
Tina |
12,831 |
| 30(12,763) |
Kelly |
12,763 |
| 31(12,552) |
Cheryl |
12,552 |
| 32(12,257) |
Nancy |
12,257 |
| 33(11,995) |
Robin |
11,995 |
| 34(11,778) |
Kathleen |
11,778 |
| 35(11,530) |
Amy |
11,530 |
| 36(11,173) |
Tracy |
11,173 |
| 37(10,947) |
Rhonda |
10,947 |
| 38(10,564) |
Melissa |
10,564 |
| 39(10,481) |
Wendy |
10,481 |
| 40(10,364) |
Diane |
10,364 |
| 41(10,210) |
Rebecca |
10,210 |
| 42(10,096) |
Carol |
10,096 |
| 43(10,084) |
Kim |
10,084 |
| 44(9,763) |
Stephanie |
9,763 |
| 45(9,684) |
Theresa |
9,684 |
| 46(9,479) |
Maria |
9,479 |
| 47(9,411) |
Jacqueline |
9,411 |
| 48(8,665) |
Michele |
8,665 |
| 49(7,914) |
Paula |
7,914 |
| 50(7,902) |
Sheila |
7,902 |
| 51(7,821) |
Jill |
7,821 |
| 52(7,796) |
Margaret |
7,796 |
| 53(7,778) |
Cindy |
7,778 |
| 54(7,762) |
Kathy |
7,762 |
| 55(7,654) |
Janet |
7,654 |
| 56(7,381) |
Sherry |
7,381 |
| 57(7,243) |
Catherine |
7,243 |
| 58(6,966) |
Carolyn |
6,966 |
| 59(6,782) |
Ann |
6,782 |
| 60(6,533) |
Laurie |
6,533 |
| 61(6,155) |
Connie |
6,155 |
| 62(6,088) |
Debbie |
6,088 |
| 63(6,081) |
Andrea |
6,081 |
| 64(5,927) |
Diana |
5,927 |
| 65(5,912) |
Suzanne |
5,912 |
| 66(5,774) |
Beth |
5,774 |
| 67(5,649) |
Valerie |
5,649 |
| 68(5,497) |
Renee |
5,497 |
| 69(5,375) |
Terri |
5,375 |
| 70(5,266) |
Gina |
5,266 |
| 71(5,262) |
Annette |
5,262 |
| 72(5,113) |
Monica |
5,113 |
| 73(5,031) |
Janice |
5,031 |
| 74(4,977) |
Christina |
4,977 |
| 75(4,875) |
Leslie |
4,875 |
| 76(4,781) |
Carla |
4,781 |
| 77(4,725) |
Anne |
4,725 |
| 78(4,722) |
Dana |
4,722 |
| 79(4,706) |
Katherine |
4,706 |
| 80(4,668) |
Lynn |
4,668 |
| 81(4,655) |
Wanda |
4,655 |
| 82(4,549) |
Regina |
4,549 |
| 83(4,358) |
Darlene |
4,358 |
| 84(4,268) |
Stacey |
4,268 |
| 85(4,258) |
Tracey |
4,258 |
| 86(4,242) |
Judy |
4,242 |
| 87(4,157) |
Kathryn |
4,157 |
| 88(4,151) |
Cathy |
4,151 |
| 89(4,129) |
Bonnie |
4,129 |
| 90(4,128) |
Joyce |
4,128 |
| 91(4,064) |
Sherri |
4,064 |
| 92(4,061) |
Sarah |
4,061 |
| 93(4,029) |
Colleen |
4,029 |
| 94(4,017) |
Anita |
4,017 |
| 95(3,927) |
Jane |
3,927 |
| 96(3,920) |
Anna |
3,920 |
| 97(3,899) |
Penny |
3,899 |
| 98(3,850) |
Shelly |
3,850 |
| 99(3,799) |
Martha |
3,799 |
| 100(3,796) |
Melinda |
3,796 |
