EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1965

United States · 3,625,307 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Lisa60,271—
#2Mary34,270—
#3Karen32,869↑1
#4Kimberly28,836↑2
#5Susan26,321↓2
#6Patricia23,552↓1
#7Donna19,700—
#8Linda19,345—
#9Cynthia19,239—
#10Angela18,754↑12
#11Tammy18,013↓1
#12Pamela17,467↓1
#13Deborah17,081↓1
#14Julie16,987↑3
#15Sandra16,371↓2
#16Elizabeth16,321—
#17Laura16,218↓3
#18Michelle16,215↑5
#19Lori15,695↓4
#20Jennifer15,207↑11
#21Christine15,204↑7
#22Sharon15,129↓2
#23Brenda15,060↓5
#24Teresa14,578↓3
#25Barbara14,023↓6
#26Dawn13,344↑7
#27Debra13,098↓3
#28Denise13,036↓3
#29Tina12,831↑5
#30Kelly12,763↑5
#31Cheryl12,550↓2
#32Nancy12,255↓6
#33Robin11,995↓6
#34Kathleen11,778↓4
#35Amy11,530↑9
#36Tracy11,174↑4
#37Rhonda10,949↑6
#38Melissa10,563↑15
#39Wendy10,481↑16
#40Diane10,365↓8
#41Rebecca10,211↑5
#42Carol10,097↓6
#43Kim10,083↓1
#44Stephanie9,765↑13
#45Theresa9,685↓7
#46Maria9,480↓5
#47Jacqueline9,413↓10
#48Michele8,661↑10
#49Paula7,915↓4
#50Sheila7,904↑1
#51Jill7,820↑10
#52Margaret7,799↓3
#53Cindy7,777↓6
#54Kathy7,762↓15
#55Janet7,654↓7
#56Sherry7,381↓6
#57Catherine7,243↓3
#58Carolyn6,965↓2
#59Ann6,784↑1
#60Laurie6,533↓1
#61Connie6,155↑3
#62Debbie6,088↓10
#63Andrea6,080↑14
#64Diana5,926↓1
#65Suzanne5,912↑2
#66Beth5,774↓1
#67Valerie5,648↓1
#68Renee5,496↑3
#69Terri5,373↓7
#70Gina5,267↑9
#71Annette5,262↓3
#72Monica5,113↑18
#73Janice5,029↓4
#74Christina4,979↑14
#75Leslie4,875↓2
#76Carla4,781↑2
#77Anne4,726↓1
#78Dana4,722↓8
#79Katherine4,706↑3
#80Lynn4,668↓8
#81Wanda4,654—
#82Regina4,548↑1
#83Darlene4,356↓3
#84Stacey4,269
#85Tracey4,260
#86Judy4,243↓12
#87Kathryn4,157↓3
#88Cathy4,151↓13
#89Bonnie4,130—
#90Joyce4,128↓3
#91Sherri4,065↓5
#92Sarah4,062—
#93Colleen4,028↑1
#94Anita4,017↓9
#95Jane3,927↓2
#96Anna3,920↑1
#97Penny3,898↓1
#98Shelly3,850
#99Martha3,801↓4
#100Melinda3,796

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Michael80,992—
#2John71,493—
#3David67,825—
#4James67,666—
#5Robert63,106—
#6William40,111↑1
#7Mark38,244↓1
#8Richard36,817—
#9Thomas31,595—
#10Jeffrey29,574—
#11Joseph28,630—
#12Timothy28,334↑3
#13Kevin28,177—
#14Steven27,977↓2
#15Scott25,437↓1
#16Paul24,919—
#17Daniel24,833↑2
#18Christopher24,640↑5
#19Brian24,552↑1
#20Charles23,494↓3
#21Kenneth22,677↓3
#22Anthony20,326↓1
#23Gregory18,205↓1
#24Ronald17,619—
#25Eric16,826↑7
#26Donald16,033↓1
#27Gary15,259↓1
#28Stephen14,648↑1
#29Edward14,404↓2
#30Todd13,934↓2
#31Patrick12,929↓1
#32Douglas12,787↓1
#33Rodney11,086↑26
#34George10,680↓1
#35Keith10,670↓1
#36Matthew9,982↑7
#37Andrew9,673—
#38Larry9,403↓2
#39Peter9,395—
#40Terry9,088↓5
#41Jerry9,015↓1
#42Randy8,861↓4
#43Frank8,319↓2
#44Dennis8,215↓2
#45Raymond8,051↓1
#46Craig7,877↑2
#47Jeffery7,734↓2
#48Tony6,815↑2
#49Roger6,429—
#50Bruce6,325↓4
#51Mike6,035↓4
#52Darren5,938
#53Troy5,856↑4
#54Carl5,797↑1
#55Steve5,685↓4
#56Danny5,675—
#57Ricky5,659↓3
#58Russell5,645—
#59Alan5,612↓6
#60Chris5,479↑5
#61Vincent5,428↑3
#62Jeff5,406↓10
#63Bryan5,345↑7
#64Gerald5,252↓4
#65Wayne5,112↓4
#66Lawrence4,961↑2
#67Martin4,932↓4
#68Darryl4,925↑19
#69Shawn4,924↑19
#70Phillip4,891↓3
#71Joe4,833↓9
#72Bradley4,787↑5
#73Randall4,752↓7
#74Jonathan4,723↑9
#75Curtis4,687—
#75Johnny4,687↓1
#77Billy4,649↓6
#78Jon4,601↑1
#79Sean4,594
#80Bobby4,588↓7
#81Jimmy4,529↓3
#82Walter4,483↓2
#83Dale4,397↓11
#84Samuel4,395↑2
#85Glenn4,355↓4
#86Barry4,324↓17
#87Philip4,278↓11
#88Dean4,096↓3
#89Jose3,966↑5
#90Jay3,944↓6
#91Darrell3,888↑5
#92Allen3,834↑1
#93Willie3,807↓3
#94Henry3,801↓2
#95Roy3,785↓6
#96Arthur3,779↓5
#97Tim3,718↓15
#98Victor3,682↓1
#99Harold3,539↓1
#100Albert3,419—