Names by year · United States
The names of 1965
In 1965, the SSA recorded 3,625,307 babies with names given at least five times. Lisa was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa1 in 29 | 60,271 | #991 |
| 2 | Mary1 in 52 | 34,270 | #125 |
| 3 | Karen1 in 54 | 32,869 | #1,281 |
| 4 | Kimberly1 in 61 | 28,836 | #303 |
| 5 | Susan1 in 67 | 26,321 | #1,091 |
| 6 | Patricia1 in 75 | 23,552 | #1,336 |
| 7 | Donna1 in 90 | 19,700 | #1,965 |
| 8 | Linda1 in 91 | 19,345 | #902 |
| 9 | Cynthia1 in 92 | 19,239 | #1,014 |
| 10 | Angela1 in 94 | 18,754 | #408 |
| 11 | Tammy1 in 98 | 18,013 | #3,703 |
| 12 | Pamela1 in 101 | 17,467 | #2,251 |
| 13 | Deborah1 in 103 | 17,081 | #864 |
| 14 | Julie1 in 104 | 16,987 | #873 |
| 15 | Sandra1 in 108 | 16,371 | #1,210 |
| 16 | Elizabeth1 in 108 | 16,321 | #17 |
| 17 | Laura1 in 109 | 16,218 | #379 |
| 18 | Michelle1 in 109 | 16,215 | #465 |
| 19 | Lori1 in 112 | 15,695 | #1,726 |
| 20 | Jennifer1 in 116 | 15,207 | #586 |
| 21 | Christine1 in 116 | 15,204 | #1,274 |
| 22 | Sharon1 in 117 | 15,129 | #1,256 |
| 23 | Brenda1 in 117 | 15,060 | #1,527 |
| 24 | Teresa1 in 121 | 14,578 | #911 |
| 25 | Barbara1 in 126 | 14,023 | #968 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 23 | 80,992 | #21 |
| 2 | John1 in 26 | 71,493 | #23 |
| 3 | David1 in 27 | 67,825 | #35 |
| 4 | James1 in 27 | 67,666 | #6 |
| 5 | Robert1 in 29 | 63,106 | #92 |
| 6 | William1 in 46 | 40,111 | #9 |
| 7 | Mark1 in 49 | 38,244 | #245 |
| 8 | Richard1 in 51 | 36,817 | #234 |
| 9 | Thomas1 in 59 | 31,595 | #34 |
| 10 | Jeffrey1 in 63 | 29,574 | #552 |
| 11 | Joseph1 in 65 | 28,630 | #29 |
| 12 | Timothy1 in 66 | 28,334 | #203 |
| 13 | Kevin1 in 66 | 28,177 | #221 |
| 14 | Steven1 in 66 | 27,977 | #271 |
| 15 | Scott1 in 73 | 25,437 | #534 |
| 16 | Paul1 in 75 | 24,919 | #262 |
| 17 | Daniel1 in 75 | 24,833 | #22 |
| 18 | Christopher1 in 75 | 24,640 | #68 |
| 19 | Brian1 in 76 | 24,552 | #339 |
| 20 | Charles1 in 79 | 23,494 | #48 |
| 21 | Kenneth1 in 82 | 22,677 | #294 |
| 22 | Anthony1 in 92 | 20,326 | #46 |
| 23 | Gregory1 in 102 | 18,205 | #593 |
| 24 | Ronald1 in 106 | 17,619 | #638 |
| 25 | Eric1 in 111 | 16,826 | #273 |
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