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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1965, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1960s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1965 and what is climbing now.

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The 1965 lists

Girls100

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

US babies given each name in 1965.

Boys100

  1. 1Michael80,992
  2. 2John71,493
  3. 3David67,825
  4. 4James67,666
  5. 5Robert63,106
  6. 6William40,111
  7. 7Mark38,244
  8. 8Richard36,817
  9. 9Thomas31,595
  10. 10Jeffrey29,574
  11. 11Joseph28,630
  12. 12Timothy28,334
  13. 13Kevin28,177
  14. 14Steven27,977
  15. 15Scott25,437
  16. 16Paul24,919
  17. 17Daniel24,833
  18. 18Christopher24,640
  19. 19Brian24,552
  20. 20Charles23,494
  21. 21Kenneth22,677
  22. 22Anthony20,326
  23. 23Gregory18,205
  24. 24Ronald17,619
  25. 25Eric16,826
  26. 26Donald16,033
  27. 27Gary15,259
  28. 28Stephen14,648
  29. 29Edward14,404
  30. 30Todd13,934
  31. 31Patrick12,929
  32. 32Douglas12,787
  33. 33Rodney11,086
  34. 34George10,680
  35. 35Keith10,670
  36. 36Matthew9,982
  37. 37Andrew9,673
  38. 38Larry9,403
  39. 39Peter9,395
  40. 40Terry9,088
  41. 41Jerry9,015
  42. 42Randy8,861
  43. 43Frank8,319
  44. 44Dennis8,215
  45. 45Raymond8,051
  46. 46Craig7,877
  47. 47Jeffery7,734
  48. 48Tony6,815
  49. 49Roger6,429
  50. 50Bruce6,325
  51. 51Mike6,035
  52. 52Darren5,938
  53. 53Troy5,856
  54. 54Carl5,797
  55. 55Steve5,685
  56. 56Danny5,675
  57. 57Ricky5,659
  58. 58Russell5,645
  59. 59Alan5,612
  60. 60Chris5,479
  61. 61Vincent5,428
  62. 62Jeff5,406
  63. 63Bryan5,345
  64. 64Gerald5,252
  65. 65Wayne5,112
  66. 66Lawrence4,961
  67. 67Martin4,932
  68. 68Darryl4,925
  69. 69Shawn4,924
  70. 70Phillip4,891
  71. 71Joe4,833
  72. 72Bradley4,787
  73. 73Randall4,752
  74. 74Jonathan4,723
  75. 75Curtis4,687
  76. 76Johnny4,687
  77. 77Billy4,649
  78. 78Jon4,601
  79. 79Sean4,594
  80. 80Bobby4,588
  81. 81Jimmy4,529
  82. 82Walter4,483
  83. 83Dale4,397
  84. 84Samuel4,395
  85. 85Glenn4,355
  86. 86Barry4,324
  87. 87Philip4,278
  88. 88Dean4,096
  89. 89Jose3,966
  90. 90Jay3,944
  91. 91Darrell3,888
  92. 92Allen3,834
  93. 93Willie3,807
  94. 94Henry3,801
  95. 95Roy3,785
  96. 96Arthur3,779
  97. 97Tim3,718
  98. 98Victor3,682
  99. 99Harold3,539
  100. 100Albert3,419

US babies given each name in 1965.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1965?
Lisa was the #1 girl name in the US in 1965, given to 60,271 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1965?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1965, given to 80,992 babies.

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