United States · 3,625,307 recorded births
Top baby names of 1965
Lisa and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Allison (up 53), Kristine (up 51), Darren (up 75), Jason (up 44).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1964 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 60,271 | · |
| 2 | Mary | 34,270 | · |
| 3 | Karen | 32,869 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 28,836 | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | Susan | 26,321 | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | Patricia | 23,552 | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Donna | 19,700 | · |
| 8 | Linda | 19,345 | · |
| 9 | Cynthia | 19,239 | · |
| 10 | Angela | 18,754 | ▲ 12 |
| 11 | Tammy | 18,013 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Pamela | 17,467 | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Deborah | 17,081 | ▼ 1 |
| 14 | Julie | 16,987 | ▲ 3 |
| 15 | Sandra | 16,371 | ▼ 2 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 16,321 | · |
| 17 | Laura | 16,218 | ▼ 3 |
| 18 | Michelle | 16,215 | ▲ 5 |
| 19 | Lori | 15,695 | ▼ 4 |
| 20 | Jennifer | 15,207 | ▲ 11 |
| 21 | Christine | 15,204 | ▲ 7 |
| 22 | Sharon | 15,129 | ▼ 2 |
| 23 | Brenda | 15,060 | ▼ 5 |
| 24 | Teresa | 14,578 | ▼ 3 |
| 25 | Barbara | 14,023 | ▼ 6 |
| 26 | Dawn | 13,344 | ▲ 7 |
| 27 | Debra | 13,098 | ▼ 3 |
| 28 | Denise | 13,036 | ▼ 3 |
| 29 | Tina | 12,831 | ▲ 5 |
| 30 | Kelly | 12,763 | ▲ 5 |
| 31 | Cheryl | 12,550 | ▼ 2 |
| 32 | Nancy | 12,255 | ▼ 6 |
| 33 | Robin | 11,995 | ▼ 6 |
| 34 | Kathleen | 11,778 | ▼ 4 |
| 35 | Amy | 11,530 | ▲ 9 |
| 36 | Tracy | 11,174 | ▲ 4 |
| 37 | Rhonda | 10,949 | ▲ 6 |
| 38 | Melissa | 10,563 | ▲ 15 |
| 39 | Wendy | 10,481 | ▲ 16 |
| 40 | Diane | 10,365 | ▼ 8 |
| 41 | Rebecca | 10,211 | ▲ 5 |
| 42 | Carol | 10,097 | ▼ 6 |
| 43 | Kim | 10,083 | ▼ 1 |
| 44 | Stephanie | 9,765 | ▲ 13 |
| 45 | Theresa | 9,685 | ▼ 7 |
| 46 | Maria | 9,480 | ▼ 5 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 9,413 | ▼ 10 |
| 48 | Michele | 8,661 | ▲ 10 |
| 49 | Paula | 7,915 | ▼ 4 |
| 50 | Sheila | 7,904 | ▲ 1 |
| 51 | Jill | 7,820 | ▲ 10 |
| 52 | Margaret | 7,799 | ▼ 3 |
| 53 | Cindy | 7,777 | ▼ 6 |
| 54 | Kathy | 7,762 | ▼ 15 |
| 55 | Janet | 7,654 | ▼ 7 |
| 56 | Sherry | 7,381 | ▼ 6 |
| 57 | Catherine | 7,243 | ▼ 3 |
| 58 | Carolyn | 6,965 | ▼ 2 |
| 59 | Ann | 6,784 | ▲ 1 |
| 60 | Laurie | 6,533 | ▼ 1 |
| 61 | Connie | 6,155 | ▲ 3 |
| 62 | Debbie | 6,088 | ▼ 10 |
| 63 | Andrea | 6,080 | ▲ 14 |
| 64 | Diana | 5,926 | ▼ 1 |
| 65 | Suzanne | 5,912 | ▲ 2 |
| 66 | Beth | 5,774 | ▼ 1 |
| 67 | Valerie | 5,648 | ▼ 1 |
| 68 | Renee | 5,496 | ▲ 3 |
| 69 | Terri | 5,373 | ▼ 7 |
| 70 | Gina | 5,267 | ▲ 9 |
| 71 | Annette | 5,262 | ▼ 3 |
| 72 | Monica | 5,113 | ▲ 18 |
| 73 | Janice | 5,029 | ▼ 4 |
| 74 | Christina | 4,979 | ▲ 14 |
| 75 | Leslie | 4,875 | ▼ 2 |
| 76 | Carla | 4,781 | ▲ 2 |
| 77 | Anne | 4,726 | ▼ 1 |
| 78 | Dana | 4,722 | ▼ 8 |
| 79 | Katherine | 4,706 | ▲ 3 |
| 80 | Lynn | 4,668 | ▼ 8 |
| 81 | Wanda | 4,654 | · |
| 82 | Regina | 4,548 | ▲ 1 |
| 83 | Darlene | 4,356 | ▼ 3 |
| 84 | Stacey | 4,269 | ▲ 42 |
| 85 | Tracey | 4,260 | ▲ 26 |
| 86 | Judy | 4,243 | ▼ 12 |
| 87 | Kathryn | 4,157 | ▼ 3 |
| 88 | Cathy | 4,151 | ▼ 13 |
| 89 | Bonnie | 4,130 | · |
| 90 | Joyce | 4,128 | ▼ 3 |
| 91 | Sherri | 4,065 | ▼ 5 |
| 92 | Sarah | 4,062 | · |
| 93 | Colleen | 4,028 | ▲ 1 |
| 94 | Anita | 4,017 | ▼ 9 |
| 95 | Jane | 3,927 | ▼ 2 |
| 96 | Anna | 3,920 | ▲ 1 |
| 97 | Penny | 3,898 | ▼ 1 |
| 98 | Shelly | 3,850 | ▲ 3 |
| 99 | Martha | 3,801 | ▼ 4 |
| 100 | Melinda | 3,796 | ▲ 13 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1964 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 80,992 | · |
| 2 | John | 71,493 | · |
| 3 | David | 67,825 | · |
| 4 | James | 67,666 | · |
| 5 | Robert | 63,106 | · |
| 6 | William | 40,111 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Mark | 38,244 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Richard | 36,817 | · |
| 9 | Thomas | 31,595 | · |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 29,574 | · |
| 11 | Joseph | 28,630 | · |
| 12 | Timothy | 28,334 | ▲ 3 |
| 13 | Kevin | 28,177 | · |
| 14 | Steven | 27,977 | ▼ 2 |
| 15 | Scott | 25,437 | ▼ 1 |
| 16 | Paul | 24,919 | · |
| 17 | Daniel | 24,833 | ▲ 2 |
| 18 | Christopher | 24,640 | ▲ 5 |
| 19 | Brian | 24,552 | ▲ 1 |
| 20 | Charles | 23,494 | ▼ 3 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 22,677 | ▼ 3 |
| 22 | Anthony | 20,326 | ▼ 1 |
| 23 | Gregory | 18,205 | ▼ 1 |
| 24 | Ronald | 17,619 | · |
| 25 | Eric | 16,826 | ▲ 7 |
| 26 | Donald | 16,033 | ▼ 1 |
| 27 | Gary | 15,259 | ▼ 1 |
| 28 | Stephen | 14,648 | ▲ 1 |
| 29 | Edward | 14,404 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Todd | 13,934 | ▼ 2 |
| 31 | Patrick | 12,929 | ▼ 1 |
| 32 | Douglas | 12,787 | ▼ 1 |
| 33 | Rodney | 11,086 | ▲ 26 |
| 34 | George | 10,680 | ▼ 1 |
| 35 | Keith | 10,670 | ▼ 1 |
| 36 | Matthew | 9,982 | ▲ 7 |
| 37 | Andrew | 9,673 | · |
| 38 | Larry | 9,403 | ▼ 2 |
| 39 | Peter | 9,395 | · |
| 40 | Terry | 9,088 | ▼ 5 |
| 41 | Jerry | 9,015 | ▼ 1 |
| 42 | Randy | 8,861 | ▼ 4 |
| 43 | Frank | 8,319 | ▼ 2 |
| 44 | Dennis | 8,215 | ▼ 2 |
| 45 | Raymond | 8,051 | ▼ 1 |
| 46 | Craig | 7,877 | ▲ 2 |
| 47 | Jeffery | 7,734 | ▼ 2 |
| 48 | Tony | 6,815 | ▲ 2 |
| 49 | Roger | 6,429 | · |
| 50 | Bruce | 6,325 | ▼ 4 |
| 51 | Mike | 6,035 | ▼ 4 |
| 52 | Darren | 5,938 | ▲ 75 |
| 53 | Troy | 5,856 | ▲ 4 |
| 54 | Carl | 5,797 | ▲ 1 |
| 55 | Steve | 5,685 | ▼ 4 |
| 56 | Danny | 5,675 | · |
| 57 | Ricky | 5,659 | ▼ 3 |
| 58 | Russell | 5,645 | · |
| 59 | Alan | 5,612 | ▼ 6 |
| 60 | Chris | 5,479 | ▲ 5 |
| 61 | Vincent | 5,428 | ▲ 3 |
| 62 | Jeff | 5,406 | ▼ 10 |
| 63 | Bryan | 5,345 | ▲ 7 |
| 64 | Gerald | 5,252 | ▼ 4 |
| 65 | Wayne | 5,112 | ▼ 4 |
| 66 | Lawrence | 4,961 | ▲ 2 |
| 67 | Martin | 4,932 | ▼ 4 |
| 68 | Darryl | 4,925 | ▲ 19 |
| 69 | Shawn | 4,924 | ▲ 19 |
| 70 | Phillip | 4,891 | ▼ 3 |
| 71 | Joe | 4,833 | ▼ 9 |
| 72 | Bradley | 4,787 | ▲ 5 |
| 73 | Randall | 4,752 | ▼ 7 |
| 74 | Jonathan | 4,723 | ▲ 9 |
| 75 | Curtis | 4,687 | · |
| 76 | Johnny | 4,687 | ▼ 2 |
| 77 | Billy | 4,649 | ▼ 6 |
| 78 | Jon | 4,601 | ▲ 1 |
| 79 | Sean | 4,594 | ▲ 39 |
| 80 | Bobby | 4,588 | ▼ 7 |
| 81 | Jimmy | 4,529 | ▼ 3 |
| 82 | Walter | 4,483 | ▼ 2 |
| 83 | Dale | 4,397 | ▼ 11 |
| 84 | Samuel | 4,395 | ▲ 2 |
| 85 | Glenn | 4,355 | ▼ 4 |
| 86 | Barry | 4,324 | ▼ 17 |
| 87 | Philip | 4,278 | ▼ 11 |
| 88 | Dean | 4,096 | ▼ 3 |
| 89 | Jose | 3,966 | ▲ 5 |
| 90 | Jay | 3,944 | ▼ 6 |
| 91 | Darrell | 3,888 | ▲ 5 |
| 92 | Allen | 3,834 | ▲ 1 |
| 93 | Willie | 3,807 | ▼ 3 |
| 94 | Henry | 3,801 | ▼ 2 |
| 95 | Roy | 3,785 | ▼ 6 |
| 96 | Arthur | 3,779 | ▼ 5 |
| 97 | Tim | 3,718 | ▼ 15 |
| 98 | Victor | 3,682 | ▼ 1 |
| 99 | Harold | 3,539 | ▼ 1 |
| 100 | Albert | 3,419 | · |