Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 1965. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 1965, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 69568 | Lisa | 51813 |
| 2 | David | 59887 | Mary | 28143 |
| 3 | John | 59451 | Karen | 27304 |
| 4 | James | 58709 | Kimberly | 26825 |
| 5 | Robert | 53702 | Susan | 21950 |
| 6 | Mark | 35113 | Patricia | 18723 |
| 7 | William | 33116 | Angela | 17735 |
| 8 | Richard | 31697 | Julie | 17692 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 27103 | Cynthia | 17551 |
| 10 | Timothy | 26034 | Tammy | 17049 |
| 11 | Steven | 25688 | Linda | 16291 |
| 12 | Thomas | 25164 | Michelle | 15599 |
| 13 | Kevin | 24804 | Pamela | 15556 |
| 14 | Scott | 24440 | Donna | 15450 |
| 15 | Brian | 22613 | Lori | 15181 |
| 16 | Daniel | 22185 | Sandra | 14377 |
| 17 | Joseph | 21363 | Deborah | 14293 |
| 18 | Paul | 20463 | Jennifer | 14141 |
| 19 | Christopher | 20300 | Teresa | 14106 |
| 20 | Charles | 19648 | Brenda | 13861 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 19619 | Laura | 13766 |
| 22 | Gregory | 16737 | Elizabeth | 12936 |
| 23 | Anthony | 16332 | Tina | 12578 |
| 24 | Ronald | 16292 | Sharon | 12425 |
| 25 | Eric | 15379 | Kelly | 12217 |
| 26 | Donald | 14649 | Christine | 12179 |
| 27 | Todd | 13854 | Barbara | 11628 |
| 28 | Gary | 13467 | Debra | 11625 |
| 29 | Douglas | 11829 | Denise | 11432 |
| 30 | Stephen | 11549 | Cheryl | 10750 |
| 31 | Patrick | 11469 | Rhonda | 10702 |
| 32 | Edward | 11066 | Dawn | 10598 |
| 33 | Rodney | 10459 | Tracy | 10541 |
| 34 | Terry | 9047 | Robin | 10129 |
| 35 | Larry | 8994 | Amy | 9884 |
| 36 | Keith | 8948 | Nancy | 9677 |
| 37 | Randy | 8755 | Wendy | 9587 |
| 38 | Jerry | 8599 | Rebecca | 9536 |
| 39 | Matthew | 8571 | Melissa | 9188 |
| 40 | George | 8296 | Stephanie | 8967 |
| 41 | Jeffery | 7984 | Kim | 8699 |
| 42 | Andrew | 7791 | Kathleen | 8675 |
| 43 | Dennis | 7515 | Carol | 8605 |
| 44 | Craig | 6932 | Diane | 8254 |
| 45 | Raymond | 6857 | Theresa | 7900 |
| 46 | Tony | 6539 | Cindy | 7705 |
| 47 | Frank | 6397 | Jacqueline | 7330 |
| 48 | Peter | 6356 | Kathy | 7317 |
| 49 | Mike | 6102 | Jill | 7030 |
| 50 | Roger | 6096 | Sheila | 7011 |
| 51 | Steve | 5958 | Paula | 6826 |
| 52 | Darren | 5865 | Sherry | 6766 |
| 53 | Bruce | 5716 | Janet | 6696 |
| 54 | Jeff | 5706 | Michele | 6665 |
| 55 | Troy | 5602 | Margaret | 6133 |
| 56 | Danny | 5326 | Maria | 5673 |
| 57 | Chris | 5307 | Catherine | 5632 |
| 58 | Bryan | 5296 | Connie | 5589 |
| 59 | Russell | 5185 | Debbie | 5570 |
| 60 | Alan | 5025 | Carolyn | 5538 |
| 61 | Ricky | 4945 | Laurie | 5447 |
| 62 | Carl | 4902 | Andrea | 5196 |
| 63 | Shawn | 4654 | Terri | 5144 |
| 64 | Phillip | 4568 | Ann | 4872 |
| 65 | Gerald | 4540 | Valerie | 4730 |
| 66 | Bradley | 4497 | Annette | 4653 |
| 67 | Jon | 4396 | Monica | 4567 |
| 68 | Curtis | 4267 | Diana | 4488 |
| 69 | Randall | 4161 | Gina | 4460 |
| 70 | Joe | 4049 | Christina | 4447 |
| 71 | Darryl | 4004 | Suzanne | 4386 |
| 72 | Wayne | 3827 | Renee | 4297 |
| 73 | Vincent | 3806 | Beth | 3895 |
| 74 | Martin | 3657 | Leslie | 3846 |
| 75 | Jonathan | 3573 | Dana | 3760 |
| 76 | Sean | 3467 | Katherine | 3655 |
| 77 | Tim | 3385 | Shelly | 3493 |
| 78 | Johnny | 3358 | Carla | 3311 |
| 79 | Dale | 3356 | Tamara | 3185 |
| 80 | Dean | 3332 | Regina | 3172 |
| 81 | Lawrence | 3263 | Stacey | 3101 |
| 82 | Billy | 3194 | Anne | 3048 |
| 83 | Samuel | 3194 | Kathryn | 2999 |
| 84 | Glenn | 3019 | Cathy | 2840 |
| 85 | Bobby | 2997 | Janice | 2748 |
| 86 | Barry | 2987 | Judy | 2640 |
| 87 | Allen | 2773 | Kristine | 2566 |
| 88 | Willie | 2740 | Joyce | 2555 |
| 89 | Philip | 2638 | Deanna | 2508 |
| 90 | Darrin | 2633 | Sherri | 2474 |
| 91 | Arthur | 2569 | Lynn | 2445 |
| 92 | Jimmy | 2560 | Wanda | 2394 |
| 93 | Greg | 2559 | Heidi | 2321 |
| 94 | Jim | 2538 | Anita | 2212 |
| 95 | Walter | 2494 | Jane | 2159 |
| 96 | Jay | 2468 | Penny | 2133 |
| 97 | Roy | 2455 | Darlene | 2062 |
| 98 | Jose | 2137 | Tracey | 2045 |
| 99 | Jack | 2129 | Melinda | 2024 |
| 100 | Rick | 2108 | Colleen | 1996 |
| 101 | Harold | 2039 | Martha | 1945 |
| 102 | Darrell | 2022 | Sarah | 1828 |
| 103 | Victor | 1973 | Gloria | 1813 |
| 104 | Kurt | 1884 | Shannon | 1755 |
| 105 | Tracy | 1753 | Kristin | 1705 |
| 106 | Henry | 1720 | Tonya | 1629 |
| 107 | Marc | 1637 | Marie | 1608 |
| 108 | Jason | 1506 | Vicki | 1602 |
| 109 | Ralph | 1463 | Anna | 1600 |
| 110 | Eddie | 1433 | Yolanda | 1584 |
| 111 | Ronnie | 1423 | Stacy | 1559 |
| 112 | Albert | 1421 | Jodi | 1544 |
| 113 | Marvin | 1382 | Betty | 1492 |
| 114 | Reginald | 1341 | Veronica | 1466 |
| 115 | Stanley | 1334 | Holly | 1426 |
| 116 | Frederick | 1333 | Shirley | 1400 |
| 117 | Darin | 1321 | Victoria | 1376 |
| 118 | Tommy | 1313 | Sylvia | 1354 |
| 119 | Brent | 1255 | Beverly | 1352 |
| 120 | Duane | 1211 | Judith | 1349 |
| 121 | Tom | 1154 | Peggy | 1310 |
| 122 | Erik | 1112 | Melanie | 1276 |
| 123 | Micheal | 1076 | Jean | 1266 |
| 124 | Brad | 1031 | Yvonne | 1239 |
| 125 | Aaron | 1020 | Sheri | 1236 |
| 126 | Manuel | 970 | Bonnie | 1230 |
| 127 | Kent | 954 | Heather | 1167 |
| 128 | Derrick | 949 | Shelia | 1105 |
| 129 | Juan | 945 | Sonya | 996 |
| 130 | Kelly | 940 | Vickie | 977 |
| 131 | Joel | 939 | Carrie | 966 |
| 132 | Carlos | 863 | Becky | 958 |
| 133 | Melvin | 800 | Shelley | 932 |
| 134 | Brett | 754 | Phyllis | 900 |
| 135 | Calvin | 722 | Yvette | 897 |
| 136 | Louis | 600 | Maureen | 882 |
| 137 | Lee | 597 | Allison | 877 |
| 138 | Dan | 585 | Joan | 860 |
| 139 | Francis | 538 | Charlotte | 792 |
| 140 | Ernest | 532 | Rita | 777 |
| 141 | Kirk | 467 | Dorothy | 767 |
| 142 | Bill | 454 | Felicia | 700 |
| 143 | Clarence | 449 | Julia | 674 |
| 144 | Harry | 407 | Jamie | 663 |
| 145 | Howard | 388 | Kristi | 612 |
| 146 | Dwayne | 348 | Gwendolyn | 595 |
| 147 | Dana | 346 | Karla | 562 |
| 148 | Theodore | 318 | Virginia | 546 |
| 149 | Leonard | 317 | April | 519 |
| 150 | Eugene | 300 | Ruth | 485 |
| 151 | Bernard | 297 | Samantha | 478 |
| 152 | Lance | 291 | Marilyn | 468 |
| 153 | Cedric | 264 | Joanne | 438 |
| 154 | Roderick | 261 | Jody | 426 |
| 155 | Benjamin | 258 | Glenda | 414 |
| 156 | Leroy | 250 | Cassandra | 396 |
| 157 | Nicholas | 233 | Ronda | 395 |
| 158 | Charlie | 210 | Gail | 362 |
| 159 | Rickey | 204 | Angelia | 340 |
| 160 | Kerry | 201 | Traci | 329 |
| 161 | Norman | 187 | Vanessa | 320 |
| 162 | Ray | 184 | Sally | 309 |
| 163 | Doug | 184 | Shari | 303 |
| 164 | Andre | 182 | Belinda | 300 |
| 165 | Timmy | 180 | Jeanne | 296 |
| 166 | Glen | 165 | Kristen | 295 |
| 167 | Don | 159 | Tammie | 290 |
| 168 | Marty | 156 | Jackie | 287 |
| 169 | Franklin | 152 | Annie | 273 |
| 170 | Jackie | 148 | Loretta | 272 |
| 171 | Ron | 147 | Ellen | 269 |
| 172 | Donnie | 144 | Tami | 267 |
| 173 | Marion | 132 | Crystal | 267 |
| 174 | Roland | 129 | Angie | 258 |
| 175 | Wesley | 125 | Eileen | 251 |
| 176 | Adam | 119 | Sheryl | 242 |
| 177 | Shane | 117 | Frances | 213 |
| 178 | Tyrone | 107 | Terry | 211 |
| 179 | Jesse | 98 | Doreen | 207 |
| 180 | Byron | 97 | Elaine | 207 |
| 181 | Maurice | 96 | Kelli | 180 |
| 182 | Alvin | 91 | Kelley | 146 |
| 183 | Chad | 88 | Charlene | 141 |
| 184 | Ryan | 82 | Monique | 140 |
| 185 | Jerome | 81 | Alice | 136 |
| 186 | Wade | 71 | Doris | 120 |
| 187 | Karl | 70 | Amanda | 114 |
| 188 | Guy | 66 | Jana | 107 |
| 189 | Gilbert | 56 | Sara | 104 |
| 190 | Nathan | 55 | Sue | 97 |
| 191 | Kyle | 53 | Toni | 96 |
| 192 | Francisco | 46 | Ladonna | 81 |
| 193 | Derek | 45 | Rose | 76 |
| 194 | Jesus | 42 | Darla | 72 |
| 195 | Ruben | 40 | Teri | 55 |
| 196 | Herbert | 40 | Shauna | 49 |
| 197 | Earl | 39 | Lynne | 44 |
| 198 | Dave | 39 | Norma | 43 |
| 199 | Alex | 38 | Joann | 43 |
| 200 | Edwin | 37 | Lorraine | 39 |
| 201 | Shaun | 36 | Juanita | 38 |
| 202 | Cory | 35 | Kari | 37 |
| 203 | Robin | 31 | Sherrie | 37 |
| 204 | Bret | 27 | Robyn | 34 |
| 205 | Lynn | 26 | Roberta | 31 |
| 206 | Neil | 25 | Joy | 25 |
| 207 | Clark | 25 | Marsha | 24 |
| 208 | Alfred | 25 | Natalie | 24 |
| 209 | Warren | 24 | Roxanne | 23 |
| 210 | Neal | 19 | Malia | 22 |
| 211 | Loren | 18 | Kimberley | 22 |
| 212 | Vernon | 18 | Erin | 21 |
| 213 | Gerard | 17 | Candace | 20 |
| 214 | Bob | 16 | Lynette | 19 |
| 215 | Lonnie | 15 | Shawna | 19 |
| 216 | Leo | 15 | Nadine | 19 |
| 217 | Blaine | 14 | Alison | 17 |
| 218 | Travis | 14 | Bernadette | 17 |
| 219 | Stuart | 12 | Grace | 17 |
| 220 | Gene | 12 | Patty | 15 |
| 221 | Allan | 10 | Rachel | 14 |
| 222 | Gregg | 10 | Helen | 8 |
| 223 | Joshua | 9 | Misty | 8 |