The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1965
7,535 different girls’ names were recorded in 1965, covering 1,765,164 births. These are the top 200.
| # | 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 |
| 51 | Jill | 7,820 |
| 52 | Margaret | 7,799 |
| 53 | Cindy | 7,777 |
| 54 | Kathy | 7,762 |
| 55 | Janet | 7,654 |
| 56 | Sherry | 7,381 |
| 57 | Catherine | 7,243 |
| 58 | Carolyn | 6,965 |
| 59 | Ann | 6,784 |
| 60 | Laurie | 6,533 |
| 61 | Connie | 6,155 |
| 62 | Debbie | 6,088 |
| 63 | Andrea | 6,080 |
| 64 | Diana | 5,926 |
| 65 | Suzanne | 5,912 |
| 66 | Beth | 5,774 |
| 67 | Valerie | 5,648 |
| 68 | Renee | 5,496 |
| 69 | Terri | 5,373 |
| 70 | Gina | 5,267 |
| 71 | Annette | 5,262 |
| 72 | Monica | 5,113 |
| 73 | Janice | 5,029 |
| 74 | Christina | 4,979 |
| 75 | Leslie | 4,875 |
| 76 | Carla | 4,781 |
| 77 | Anne | 4,726 |
| 78 | Dana | 4,722 |
| 79 | Katherine | 4,706 |
| 80 | Lynn | 4,668 |
| 81 | Wanda | 4,654 |
| 82 | Regina | 4,548 |
| 83 | Darlene | 4,356 |
| 84 | Stacey | 4,269 |
| 85 | Tracey | 4,260 |
| 86 | Judy | 4,243 |
| 87 | Kathryn | 4,157 |
| 88 | Cathy | 4,151 |
| 89 | Bonnie | 4,130 |
| 90 | Joyce | 4,128 |
| 91 | Sherri | 4,065 |
| 92 | Sarah | 4,062 |
| 93 | Colleen | 4,028 |
| 94 | Anita | 4,017 |
| 95 | Jane | 3,927 |
| 96 | Anna | 3,920 |
| 97 | Penny | 3,898 |
| 98 | Shelly | 3,850 |
| 99 | Martha | 3,801 |
| 100 | Melinda | 3,796 |
| 101 | Beverly | 3,770 |
| 102 | Judith | 3,580 |
| 103 | Betty | 3,566 |
| 104 | Tamara | 3,562 |
| 105 | Heidi | 3,559 |
| 106 | Marie | 3,487 |
| 107 | Maureen | 3,481 |
| 108 | Victoria | 3,480 |
| 109 | Gloria | 3,437 |
| 110 | Deanna | 3,406 |
| 111 | Shirley | 3,370 |
| 112 | Jean | 3,364 |
| 113 | Holly | 3,359 |
| 114 | Vicki | 3,333 |
| 115 | Virginia | 3,296 |
| 116 | Joan | 3,279 |
| 117 | Ellen | 3,251 |
| 118 | Ruth | 3,231 |
| 119 | Stacy | 3,205 |
| 120 | Kristine | 3,162 |
| 121 | Joanne | 3,148 |
| 122 | Melanie | 3,116 |
| 123 | Julia | 3,102 |
| 123 | Peggy | 3,102 |
| 125 | Veronica | 3,074 |
| 126 | Rita | 3,067 |
| 127 | Jodi | 3,054 |
| 128 | Allison | 3,044 |
| 129 | Tonya | 2,968 |
| 130 | Dorothy | 2,961 |
| 131 | Sylvia | 2,960 |
| 132 | Yvonne | 2,954 |
| 133 | Rose | 2,865 |
| 134 | Gail | 2,859 |
| 135 | Kristin | 2,829 |
| 136 | April | 2,812 |
| 137 | Helen | 2,800 |
| 138 | Vickie | 2,784 |
| 139 | Yolanda | 2,759 |
| 140 | Jamie | 2,748 |
| 141 | Sheri | 2,629 |
| 142 | Charlene | 2,590 |
| 143 | Becky | 2,589 |
| 144 | Shannon | 2,570 |
| 145 | Alice | 2,564 |
| 146 | Crystal | 2,543 |
| 147 | Sheryl | 2,535 |
| 148 | Shelley | 2,528 |
| 149 | Elaine | 2,498 |
| 149 | Heather | 2,498 |
| 151 | Marilyn | 2,490 |
| 152 | Carrie | 2,484 |
| 153 | Charlotte | 2,471 |
| 154 | Yvette | 2,465 |
| 155 | Phyllis | 2,464 |
| 156 | Jackie | 2,441 |
| 157 | Eileen | 2,418 |
| 158 | Joann | 2,395 |
| 159 | Alicia | 2,354 |
| 160 | Sonya | 2,351 |
| 161 | Toni | 2,326 |
| 162 | Sally | 2,318 |
| 163 | Frances | 2,262 |
| 164 | Felicia | 2,191 |
| 165 | Carmen | 2,148 |
| 166 | Jeanne | 2,147 |
| 167 | Roberta | 2,129 |
| 168 | Traci | 2,081 |
| 169 | Jeanette | 2,070 |
| 170 | Lorraine | 2,060 |
| 171 | Norma | 2,049 |
| 172 | Belinda | 2,026 |
| 173 | Terry | 2,021 |
| 173 | Tanya | 2,021 |
| 175 | Rachel | 2,011 |
| 176 | Evelyn | 2,003 |
| 177 | Joy | 1,975 |
| 178 | Sara | 1,973 |
| 179 | Samantha | 1,961 |
| 180 | Natalie | 1,940 |
| 181 | Ronda | 1,913 |
| 182 | Shelia | 1,892 |
| 183 | Jo | 1,852 |
| 184 | Shari | 1,847 |
| 185 | Loretta | 1,839 |
| 186 | Constance | 1,836 |
| 187 | Caroline | 1,815 |
| 188 | Karla | 1,804 |
| 189 | Kimberley | 1,799 |
| 190 | Sue | 1,775 |
| 191 | Kristen | 1,726 |
| 192 | Tami | 1,722 |
| 193 | Sandy | 1,706 |
| 194 | Gwendolyn | 1,702 |
| 195 | Angie | 1,697 |
| 196 | Tammie | 1,696 |
| 197 | Juanita | 1,666 |
| 198 | Patty | 1,664 |
| 198 | Melody | 1,664 |
| 200 | Audrey | 1,660 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1965 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.