United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1965

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Michael 80,992 babies =
  2. 2 John 71,493 babies =
  3. 3 David 67,825 babies =
  4. 4 James 67,666 babies =
  5. 5 Robert 63,106 babies =
  6. 6 William 40,111 babies 1
  7. 7 Mark 38,244 babies 1
  8. 8 Richard 36,817 babies =
  9. 9 Thomas 31,595 babies =
  10. 10 Jeffrey 29,574 babies =
  11. 11 Joseph 28,630 babies =
  12. 12 Timothy 28,334 babies 3
  13. 13 Kevin 28,177 babies =
  14. 14 Steven 27,977 babies 2
  15. 15 Scott 25,437 babies 1
  16. 16 Paul 24,919 babies =
  17. 17 Daniel 24,833 babies 2
  18. 18 Christopher 24,640 babies 5
  19. 19 Brian 24,552 babies 1
  20. 20 Charles 23,494 babies 3
  21. 21 Kenneth 22,677 babies 3
  22. 22 Anthony 20,326 babies 1
  23. 23 Gregory 18,205 babies 1
  24. 24 Ronald 17,619 babies =
  25. 25 Eric 16,826 babies 7
  26. 26 Donald 16,033 babies 1
  27. 27 Gary 15,259 babies 1
  28. 28 Stephen 14,648 babies 1
  29. 29 Edward 14,404 babies 2
  30. 30 Todd 13,934 babies 2
  31. 31 Patrick 12,929 babies 1
  32. 32 Douglas 12,787 babies 1
  33. 33 Rodney 11,086 babies 26
  34. 34 George 10,680 babies 1
  35. 35 Keith 10,670 babies 1
  36. 36 Matthew 9,982 babies 7
  37. 37 Andrew 9,673 babies =
  38. 38 Larry 9,403 babies 2
  39. 39 Peter 9,395 babies =
  40. 40 Terry 9,088 babies 5
  41. 41 Jerry 9,015 babies 1
  42. 42 Randy 8,861 babies 4
  43. 43 Frank 8,319 babies 2
  44. 44 Dennis 8,215 babies 2
  45. 45 Raymond 8,051 babies 1
  46. 46 Craig 7,877 babies 2
  47. 47 Jeffery 7,734 babies 2
  48. 48 Tony 6,815 babies 2
  49. 49 Roger 6,429 babies =
  50. 50 Bruce 6,325 babies 4
  51. 51 Mike 6,035 babies 4
  52. 52 Darren 5,938 babies 75
  53. 53 Troy 5,856 babies 4
  54. 54 Carl 5,797 babies 1
  55. 55 Steve 5,685 babies 4
  56. 56 Danny 5,675 babies =
  57. 57 Ricky 5,659 babies 3
  58. 58 Russell 5,645 babies =
  59. 59 Alan 5,612 babies 6
  60. 60 Chris 5,479 babies 5
  61. 61 Vincent 5,428 babies 3
  62. 62 Jeff 5,406 babies 10
  63. 63 Bryan 5,345 babies 7
  64. 64 Gerald 5,252 babies 4
  65. 65 Wayne 5,112 babies 4
  66. 66 Lawrence 4,961 babies 2
  67. 67 Martin 4,932 babies 4
  68. 68 Darryl 4,925 babies 19
  69. 69 Shawn 4,924 babies 19
  70. 70 Phillip 4,891 babies 3
  71. 71 Joe 4,833 babies 9
  72. 72 Bradley 4,787 babies 5
  73. 73 Randall 4,752 babies 7
  74. 74 Jonathan 4,723 babies 9
  75. 75 Curtis 4,687 babies =
  76. 76 Johnny 4,687 babies 2
  77. 77 Billy 4,649 babies 6
  78. 78 Jon 4,601 babies 1
  79. 79 Sean 4,594 babies 39
  80. 80 Bobby 4,588 babies 7
  81. 81 Jimmy 4,529 babies 3
  82. 82 Walter 4,483 babies 2
  83. 83 Dale 4,397 babies 11
  84. 84 Samuel 4,395 babies 2
  85. 85 Glenn 4,355 babies 4
  86. 86 Barry 4,324 babies 17
  87. 87 Philip 4,278 babies 11
  88. 88 Dean 4,096 babies 3
  89. 89 Jose 3,966 babies 5
  90. 90 Jay 3,944 babies 6
  91. 91 Darrell 3,888 babies 5
  92. 92 Allen 3,834 babies 1
  93. 93 Willie 3,807 babies 3
  94. 94 Henry 3,801 babies 2
  95. 95 Roy 3,785 babies 6
  96. 96 Arthur 3,779 babies 5
  97. 97 Tim 3,718 babies 15
  98. 98 Victor 3,682 babies 1
  99. 99 Harold 3,539 babies 1
  100. 100 Albert 3,419 babies =

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Lisa 60,271 babies =
  2. 2 Mary 34,270 babies =
  3. 3 Karen 32,869 babies 1
  4. 4 Kimberly 28,836 babies 2
  5. 5 Susan 26,321 babies 2
  6. 6 Patricia 23,552 babies 1
  7. 7 Donna 19,700 babies =
  8. 8 Linda 19,345 babies =
  9. 9 Cynthia 19,239 babies =
  10. 10 Angela 18,754 babies 12
  11. 11 Tammy 18,013 babies 1
  12. 12 Pamela 17,467 babies 1
  13. 13 Deborah 17,081 babies 1
  14. 14 Julie 16,987 babies 3
  15. 15 Sandra 16,371 babies 2
  16. 16 Elizabeth 16,321 babies =
  17. 17 Laura 16,218 babies 3
  18. 18 Michelle 16,215 babies 5
  19. 19 Lori 15,695 babies 4
  20. 20 Jennifer 15,207 babies 11
  21. 21 Christine 15,204 babies 7
  22. 22 Sharon 15,129 babies 2
  23. 23 Brenda 15,060 babies 5
  24. 24 Teresa 14,578 babies 3
  25. 25 Barbara 14,023 babies 6
  26. 26 Dawn 13,344 babies 7
  27. 27 Debra 13,098 babies 3
  28. 28 Denise 13,036 babies 3
  29. 29 Tina 12,831 babies 5
  30. 30 Kelly 12,763 babies 5
  31. 31 Cheryl 12,550 babies 2
  32. 32 Nancy 12,255 babies 6
  33. 33 Robin 11,995 babies 6
  34. 34 Kathleen 11,778 babies 4
  35. 35 Amy 11,530 babies 9
  36. 36 Tracy 11,174 babies 4
  37. 37 Rhonda 10,949 babies 6
  38. 38 Melissa 10,563 babies 15
  39. 39 Wendy 10,481 babies 16
  40. 40 Diane 10,365 babies 8
  41. 41 Rebecca 10,211 babies 5
  42. 42 Carol 10,097 babies 6
  43. 43 Kim 10,083 babies 1
  44. 44 Stephanie 9,765 babies 13
  45. 45 Theresa 9,685 babies 7
  46. 46 Maria 9,480 babies 5
  47. 47 Jacqueline 9,413 babies 10
  48. 48 Michele 8,661 babies 10
  49. 49 Paula 7,915 babies 4
  50. 50 Sheila 7,904 babies 1
  51. 51 Jill 7,820 babies 10
  52. 52 Margaret 7,799 babies 3
  53. 53 Cindy 7,777 babies 6
  54. 54 Kathy 7,762 babies 15
  55. 55 Janet 7,654 babies 7
  56. 56 Sherry 7,381 babies 6
  57. 57 Catherine 7,243 babies 3
  58. 58 Carolyn 6,965 babies 2
  59. 59 Ann 6,784 babies 1
  60. 60 Laurie 6,533 babies 1
  61. 61 Connie 6,155 babies 3
  62. 62 Debbie 6,088 babies 10
  63. 63 Andrea 6,080 babies 14
  64. 64 Diana 5,926 babies 1
  65. 65 Suzanne 5,912 babies 2
  66. 66 Beth 5,774 babies 1
  67. 67 Valerie 5,648 babies 1
  68. 68 Renee 5,496 babies 3
  69. 69 Terri 5,373 babies 7
  70. 70 Gina 5,267 babies 9
  71. 71 Annette 5,262 babies 3
  72. 72 Monica 5,113 babies 18
  73. 73 Janice 5,029 babies 4
  74. 74 Christina 4,979 babies 14
  75. 75 Leslie 4,875 babies 2
  76. 76 Carla 4,781 babies 2
  77. 77 Anne 4,726 babies 1
  78. 78 Dana 4,722 babies 8
  79. 79 Katherine 4,706 babies 3
  80. 80 Lynn 4,668 babies 8
  81. 81 Wanda 4,654 babies =
  82. 82 Regina 4,548 babies 1
  83. 83 Darlene 4,356 babies 3
  84. 84 Stacey 4,269 babies 42
  85. 85 Tracey 4,260 babies 26
  86. 86 Judy 4,243 babies 12
  87. 87 Kathryn 4,157 babies 3
  88. 88 Cathy 4,151 babies 13
  89. 89 Bonnie 4,130 babies =
  90. 90 Joyce 4,128 babies 3
  91. 91 Sherri 4,065 babies 5
  92. 92 Sarah 4,062 babies =
  93. 93 Colleen 4,028 babies 1
  94. 94 Anita 4,017 babies 9
  95. 95 Jane 3,927 babies 2
  96. 96 Anna 3,920 babies 1
  97. 97 Penny 3,898 babies 1
  98. 98 Shelly 3,850 babies 3
  99. 99 Martha 3,801 babies 4
  100. 100 Melinda 3,796 babies 13

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Source: Social Security Administration

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