United States · 1965
Baby names of 1965
Lisa and Michael topped 1965.
Top girls' names of 1965
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 60,271 |
| 2 | Mary | 34,270 |
| 3 | Karen | 32,869 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 28,836 |
| 5 | Susan | 26,321 |
| 6 | Patricia | 23,552 |
| 7 | Donna | 19,700 |
| 8 | Linda | 19,345 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 19,239 |
| 10 | Angela | 18,754 |
| 11 | Tammy | 18,013 |
| 12 | Pamela | 17,467 |
| 13 | Deborah | 17,081 |
| 14 | Julie | 16,987 |
| 15 | Sandra | 16,371 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 16,321 |
| 17 | Laura | 16,218 |
| 18 | Michelle | 16,215 |
| 19 | Lori | 15,695 |
| 20 | Jennifer | 15,207 |
| 21 | Christine | 15,204 |
| 22 | Sharon | 15,129 |
| 23 | Brenda | 15,060 |
| 24 | Teresa | 14,578 |
| 25 | Barbara | 14,023 |
| 26 | Dawn | 13,344 |
| 27 | Debra | 13,098 |
| 28 | Denise | 13,036 |
| 29 | Tina | 12,831 |
| 30 | Kelly | 12,763 |
| 31 | Cheryl | 12,550 |
| 32 | Nancy | 12,255 |
| 33 | Robin | 11,995 |
| 34 | Kathleen | 11,778 |
| 35 | Amy | 11,530 |
| 36 | Tracy | 11,174 |
| 37 | Rhonda | 10,949 |
| 38 | Melissa | 10,563 |
| 39 | Wendy | 10,481 |
| 40 | Diane | 10,365 |
| 41 | Rebecca | 10,211 |
| 42 | Carol | 10,097 |
| 43 | Kim | 10,083 |
| 44 | Stephanie | 9,765 |
| 45 | Theresa | 9,685 |
| 46 | Maria | 9,480 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 9,413 |
| 48 | Michele | 8,661 |
| 49 | Paula | 7,915 |
| 50 | Sheila | 7,904 |
Top boys' names of 1965
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 80,992 |
| 2 | John | 71,493 |
| 3 | David | 67,825 |
| 4 | James | 67,666 |
| 5 | Robert | 63,106 |
| 6 | William | 40,111 |
| 7 | Mark | 38,244 |
| 8 | Richard | 36,817 |
| 9 | Thomas | 31,595 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 29,574 |
| 11 | Joseph | 28,630 |
| 12 | Timothy | 28,334 |
| 13 | Kevin | 28,177 |
| 14 | Steven | 27,977 |
| 15 | Scott | 25,437 |
| 16 | Paul | 24,919 |
| 17 | Daniel | 24,833 |
| 18 | Christopher | 24,640 |
| 19 | Brian | 24,552 |
| 20 | Charles | 23,494 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 22,677 |
| 22 | Anthony | 20,326 |
| 23 | Gregory | 18,205 |
| 24 | Ronald | 17,619 |
| 25 | Eric | 16,826 |
| 26 | Donald | 16,033 |
| 27 | Gary | 15,259 |
| 28 | Stephen | 14,648 |
| 29 | Edward | 14,404 |
| 30 | Todd | 13,934 |
| 31 | Patrick | 12,929 |
| 32 | Douglas | 12,787 |
| 33 | Rodney | 11,086 |
| 34 | George | 10,680 |
| 35 | Keith | 10,670 |
| 36 | Matthew | 9,982 |
| 37 | Andrew | 9,673 |
| 38 | Larry | 9,403 |
| 39 | Peter | 9,395 |
| 40 | Terry | 9,088 |
| 41 | Jerry | 9,015 |
| 42 | Randy | 8,861 |
| 43 | Frank | 8,319 |
| 44 | Dennis | 8,215 |
| 45 | Raymond | 8,051 |
| 46 | Craig | 7,877 |
| 47 | Jeffery | 7,734 |
| 48 | Tony | 6,815 |
| 49 | Roger | 6,429 |
| 50 | Bruce | 6,325 |
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026