Top Baby Names of 1965
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1965, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1965)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 81,002 |
| 2 | John | 71,499 |
| 3 | David | 67,828 |
| 4 | James | 67,674 |
| 5 | Robert | 63,112 |
| 6 | William | 40,111 |
| 7 | Mark | 38,245 |
| 8 | Richard | 36,826 |
| 9 | Thomas | 31,606 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 29,577 |
| 11 | Joseph | 28,633 |
| 12 | Timothy | 28,332 |
| 13 | Kevin | 28,183 |
| 14 | Steven | 27,977 |
| 15 | Scott | 25,436 |
| 16 | Paul | 24,921 |
| 17 | Daniel | 24,834 |
| 18 | Christopher | 24,639 |
| 19 | Brian | 24,550 |
| 20 | Charles | 23,500 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 22,677 |
| 22 | Anthony | 20,329 |
| 23 | Gregory | 18,205 |
| 24 | Ronald | 17,617 |
| 25 | Eric | 16,830 |
| 26 | Donald | 16,033 |
| 27 | Gary | 15,259 |
| 28 | Stephen | 14,649 |
| 29 | Edward | 14,411 |
| 30 | Todd | 13,934 |
| 31 | Patrick | 12,931 |
| 32 | Douglas | 12,788 |
| 33 | Rodney | 11,086 |
| 34 | George | 10,678 |
| 35 | Keith | 10,671 |
| 36 | Matthew | 9,984 |
| 37 | Andrew | 9,674 |
| 38 | Larry | 9,405 |
| 39 | Peter | 9,396 |
| 40 | Terry | 9,090 |
| 41 | Jerry | 9,014 |
| 42 | Randy | 8,862 |
| 43 | Frank | 8,317 |
| 44 | Dennis | 8,215 |
| 45 | Raymond | 8,050 |
| 46 | Craig | 7,876 |
| 47 | Jeffery | 7,737 |
| 48 | Tony | 6,818 |
| 49 | Roger | 6,432 |
| 50 | Bruce | 6,325 |
| 51 | Mike | 6,037 |
| 52 | Darren | 5,938 |
| 53 | Troy | 5,857 |
| 54 | Carl | 5,797 |
| 55 | Steve | 5,685 |
| 56 | Danny | 5,675 |
| 57 | Ricky | 5,658 |
| 58 | Russell | 5,645 |
| 59 | Alan | 5,613 |
| 60 | Chris | 5,480 |
| 61 | Vincent | 5,428 |
| 62 | Jeff | 5,409 |
| 63 | Bryan | 5,344 |
| 64 | Gerald | 5,252 |
| 65 | Wayne | 5,115 |
| 66 | Lawrence | 4,962 |
| 67 | Martin | 4,934 |
| 68 | Darryl | 4,926 |
| 69 | Shawn | 4,924 |
| 70 | Phillip | 4,891 |
| 71 | Joe | 4,834 |
| 72 | Bradley | 4,787 |
| 73 | Randall | 4,753 |
| 74 | Jonathan | 4,723 |
| 75 | Curtis | 4,687 |
| 76 | Johnny | 4,685 |
| 77 | Billy | 4,650 |
| 78 | Jon | 4,599 |
| 79 | Sean | 4,596 |
| 80 | Bobby | 4,588 |
| 81 | Jimmy | 4,532 |
| 82 | Walter | 4,484 |
| 83 | Dale | 4,397 |
| 84 | Samuel | 4,394 |
| 85 | Glenn | 4,358 |
| 86 | Barry | 4,325 |
| 87 | Philip | 4,279 |
| 88 | Dean | 4,098 |
| 89 | Jose | 3,965 |
| 90 | Jay | 3,942 |
| 91 | Darrell | 3,890 |
| 92 | Allen | 3,836 |
| 93 | Willie | 3,808 |
| 94 | Henry | 3,802 |
| 95 | Roy | 3,784 |
| 96 | Arthur | 3,777 |
| 97 | Tim | 3,718 |
| 98 | Victor | 3,683 |
| 99 | Harold | 3,539 |
| 100 | Albert | 3,419 |