Most Popular Baby Names of 1965
In 1965, Lisa (60,269 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (81,002 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1965
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 81,002 |
| 2 | John | 71,499 |
| 3 | David | 67,828 |
| 4 | James | 67,674 |
| 5 | Robert | 63,112 |
| 6 | William | 40,111 |
| 7 | Mark | 38,245 |
| 8 | Richard | 36,826 |
| 9 | Thomas | 31,606 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 29,577 |
| 11 | Joseph | 28,633 |
| 12 | Timothy | 28,332 |
| 13 | Kevin | 28,183 |
| 14 | Steven | 27,977 |
| 15 | Scott | 25,436 |
| 16 | Paul | 24,921 |
| 17 | Daniel | 24,834 |
| 18 | Christopher | 24,639 |
| 19 | Brian | 24,550 |
| 20 | Charles | 23,500 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 22,677 |
| 22 | Anthony | 20,329 |
| 23 | Gregory | 18,205 |
| 24 | Ronald | 17,617 |
| 25 | Eric | 16,830 |
| 26 | Donald | 16,033 |
| 27 | Gary | 15,259 |
| 28 | Stephen | 14,649 |
| 29 | Edward | 14,411 |
| 30 | Todd | 13,934 |
| 31 | Patrick | 12,931 |
| 32 | Douglas | 12,788 |
| 33 | Rodney | 11,086 |
| 34 | George | 10,678 |
| 35 | Keith | 10,671 |
| 36 | Matthew | 9,984 |
| 37 | Andrew | 9,674 |
| 38 | Larry | 9,405 |
| 39 | Peter | 9,396 |
| 40 | Terry | 9,090 |
| 41 | Jerry | 9,014 |
| 42 | Randy | 8,862 |
| 43 | Frank | 8,317 |
| 44 | Dennis | 8,215 |
| 45 | Raymond | 8,050 |
| 46 | Craig | 7,876 |
| 47 | Jeffery | 7,737 |
| 48 | Tony | 6,818 |
| 49 | Roger | 6,432 |
| 50 | Bruce | 6,325 |
| 51 | Mike | 6,037 |
| 52 | Darren | 5,938 |
| 53 | Troy | 5,857 |
| 54 | Carl | 5,797 |
| 55 | Steve | 5,685 |
| 56 | Danny | 5,675 |
| 57 | Ricky | 5,658 |
| 58 | Russell | 5,645 |
| 59 | Alan | 5,613 |
| 60 | Chris | 5,480 |
| 61 | Vincent | 5,428 |
| 62 | Jeff | 5,409 |
| 63 | Bryan | 5,344 |
| 64 | Gerald | 5,252 |
| 65 | Wayne | 5,115 |
| 66 | Lawrence | 4,962 |
| 67 | Martin | 4,934 |
| 68 | Darryl | 4,926 |
| 69 | Shawn | 4,924 |
| 70 | Phillip | 4,891 |
| 71 | Joe | 4,834 |
| 72 | Bradley | 4,787 |
| 73 | Randall | 4,753 |
| 74 | Jonathan | 4,723 |
| 75 | Curtis | 4,687 |
| 76 | Johnny | 4,685 |
| 77 | Billy | 4,650 |
| 78 | Jon | 4,599 |
| 79 | Sean | 4,596 |
| 80 | Bobby | 4,588 |
| 81 | Jimmy | 4,532 |
| 82 | Walter | 4,484 |
| 83 | Dale | 4,397 |
| 84 | Samuel | 4,394 |
| 85 | Glenn | 4,358 |
| 86 | Barry | 4,325 |
| 87 | Philip | 4,279 |
| 88 | Dean | 4,098 |
| 89 | Jose | 3,965 |
| 90 | Jay | 3,942 |
| 91 | Darrell | 3,890 |
| 92 | Allen | 3,836 |
| 93 | Willie | 3,808 |
| 94 | Henry | 3,802 |
| 95 | Roy | 3,784 |
| 96 | Arthur | 3,777 |
| 97 | Tim | 3,718 |
| 98 | Victor | 3,683 |
| 99 | Harold | 3,539 |
| 100 | Albert | 3,419 |
Top 100 girl names of 1965
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 60,269 |
| 2 | Mary | 34,271 |
| 3 | Karen | 32,870 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 28,837 |
| 5 | Susan | 26,322 |
| 6 | Patricia | 23,553 |
| 7 | Donna | 19,700 |
| 8 | Linda | 19,343 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 19,242 |
| 10 | Angela | 18,752 |
| 11 | Tammy | 18,012 |
| 12 | Pamela | 17,468 |
| 13 | Deborah | 17,084 |
| 14 | Julie | 16,988 |
| 15 | Sandra | 16,370 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 16,323 |
| 17 | Laura | 16,218 |
| 18 | Michelle | 16,215 |
| 19 | Lori | 15,700 |
| 20 | Jennifer | 15,206 |
| 21 | Christine | 15,201 |
| 22 | Sharon | 15,130 |
| 23 | Brenda | 15,057 |
| 24 | Teresa | 14,577 |
| 25 | Barbara | 14,023 |
| 26 | Dawn | 13,341 |
| 27 | Debra | 13,098 |
| 28 | Denise | 13,034 |
| 29 | Tina | 12,831 |
| 30 | Kelly | 12,763 |
| 31 | Cheryl | 12,552 |
| 32 | Nancy | 12,257 |
| 33 | Robin | 11,995 |
| 34 | Kathleen | 11,778 |
| 35 | Amy | 11,530 |
| 36 | Tracy | 11,173 |
| 37 | Rhonda | 10,947 |
| 38 | Melissa | 10,564 |
| 39 | Wendy | 10,481 |
| 40 | Diane | 10,364 |
| 41 | Rebecca | 10,210 |
| 42 | Carol | 10,096 |
| 43 | Kim | 10,084 |
| 44 | Stephanie | 9,763 |
| 45 | Theresa | 9,684 |
| 46 | Maria | 9,479 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 9,411 |
| 48 | Michele | 8,665 |
| 49 | Paula | 7,914 |
| 50 | Sheila | 7,902 |
| 51 | Jill | 7,821 |
| 52 | Margaret | 7,796 |
| 53 | Cindy | 7,778 |
| 54 | Kathy | 7,762 |
| 55 | Janet | 7,654 |
| 56 | Sherry | 7,381 |
| 57 | Catherine | 7,243 |
| 58 | Carolyn | 6,966 |
| 59 | Ann | 6,782 |
| 60 | Laurie | 6,533 |
| 61 | Connie | 6,155 |
| 62 | Debbie | 6,088 |
| 63 | Andrea | 6,081 |
| 64 | Diana | 5,927 |
| 65 | Suzanne | 5,912 |
| 66 | Beth | 5,774 |
| 67 | Valerie | 5,649 |
| 68 | Renee | 5,497 |
| 69 | Terri | 5,375 |
| 70 | Gina | 5,266 |
| 71 | Annette | 5,262 |
| 72 | Monica | 5,113 |
| 73 | Janice | 5,031 |
| 74 | Christina | 4,977 |
| 75 | Leslie | 4,875 |
| 76 | Carla | 4,781 |
| 77 | Anne | 4,725 |
| 78 | Dana | 4,722 |
| 79 | Katherine | 4,706 |
| 80 | Lynn | 4,668 |
| 81 | Wanda | 4,655 |
| 82 | Regina | 4,549 |
| 83 | Darlene | 4,358 |
| 84 | Stacey | 4,268 |
| 85 | Tracey | 4,258 |
| 86 | Judy | 4,242 |
| 87 | Kathryn | 4,157 |
| 88 | Cathy | 4,151 |
| 89 | Bonnie | 4,129 |
| 90 | Joyce | 4,128 |
| 91 | Sherri | 4,064 |
| 92 | Sarah | 4,061 |
| 93 | Colleen | 4,029 |
| 94 | Anita | 4,017 |
| 95 | Jane | 3,927 |
| 96 | Anna | 3,920 |
| 97 | Penny | 3,899 |
| 98 | Shelly | 3,850 |
| 99 | Martha | 3,799 |
| 100 | Melinda | 3,796 |
Biggest movers since 1964
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1964 | Births 1965 | Change | Rank 1964 → 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren | 2,644 | 5,938 | +125% | 127 → 52 |
| Rodney | 6,073 | 11,086 | +83% | 59 → 33 |
| Sean | 3,008 | 4,596 | +53% | 118 → 79 |
| Jason | 2,105 | 2,890 | +37% | 155 → 111 |
| Christopher | 19,628 | 24,639 | +26% | 23 → 18 |
| Derrick | 2,092 | 2,420 | +16% | 156 → 129 |
| Eric | 14,567 | 16,830 | +16% | 32 → 25 |
| Derek | 1,588 | 1,801 | +13% | 172 → 167 |
| Shawn | 4,402 | 4,924 | +12% | 88 → 69 |
| Darryl | 4,421 | 4,926 | +11% | 87 → 68 |
| Name | Births 1964 | Births 1965 | Change | Rank 1964 → 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | 2,739 | 2,060 | -25% | 126 → 151 |
| Tom | 3,294 | 2,497 | -24% | 107 → 127 |
| Jim | 3,645 | 2,772 | -24% | 101 → 117 |
| Mike | 7,768 | 6,037 | -22% | 47 → 51 |
| Jeff | 6,932 | 5,409 | -22% | 52 → 62 |
| Mitchell | 2,383 | 1,881 | -21% | 137 → 159 |
| Rick | 2,853 | 2,254 | -21% | 121 → 137 |
| Tim | 4,696 | 3,718 | -21% | 82 → 97 |
| Greg | 3,971 | 3,181 | -20% | 95 → 105 |
| Bruce | 7,893 | 6,325 | -20% | 46 → 50 |
| Name | Births 1964 | Births 1965 | Change | Rank 1964 → 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison | 2,077 | 3,044 | +47% | 181 → 128 |
| Kristine | 2,289 | 3,163 | +38% | 171 → 120 |
| Wendy | 8,077 | 10,481 | +30% | 55 → 39 |
| Melissa | 8,318 | 10,564 | +27% | 53 → 38 |
| Stacey | 3,361 | 4,268 | +27% | 126 → 84 |
| Stephanie | 7,938 | 9,763 | +23% | 57 → 44 |
| Amy | 9,575 | 11,530 | +20% | 44 → 35 |
| Felicia | 1,832 | 2,191 | +20% | 199 → 164 |
| Kimberly | 24,131 | 28,837 | +20% | 6 → 4 |
| Jamie | 2,314 | 2,748 | +19% | 169 → 140 |
| Name | Births 1964 | Births 1965 | Change | Rank 1964 → 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry | 2,908 | 2,022 | -30% | 139 → 173 |
| Patty | 2,347 | 1,665 | -29% | 167 → 198 |
| Debbie | 8,381 | 6,088 | -27% | 52 → 62 |
| Sandy | 2,347 | 1,706 | -27% | 167 → 193 |
| Kathy | 10,377 | 7,762 | -25% | 39 → 54 |
| Terri | 7,142 | 5,375 | -25% | 62 → 69 |
| Cathy | 5,502 | 4,151 | -25% | 75 → 88 |
| Jackie | 3,235 | 2,443 | -24% | 128 → 156 |
| Judy | 5,531 | 4,242 | -23% | 74 → 86 |
| Dana | 6,086 | 4,722 | -22% | 70 → 78 |