Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1965

The top girls’ name was Karen, given to 1,060 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 2,288 babies.

The top 100 as published, with the number of babies given each name.

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Karen	1,060
2	Sharon	815
3	Michelle	762
4	Jennifer	738
5	Donna	710
6	Susan	707
7	Leanne	694
8	Julie	679
9	Lisa	668
10	Joanne	594
11	Catherine	583
12	Kim	582
13	Tracey	509
14	Elizabeth	488
15	Linda	485
16	Sandra	444
17	Deborah	441
18	Maria	420
19	Helen	394
20	Robyn	376
21	Wendy	359
22	Suzanne	343
23	Christine	337
24	Margaret	333
25	Louise	311
26	Anne	299
27	Alison	288
28	Jane	281
29	Patricia	279
30	Kathryn	275
31	Fiona	272
32	Amanda	264
33	Tracy	261
34	Debra	254
35	Vicki	254
36	Jacqueline	253
37	Mary	239
38	Angela	237
39	Cheryl	224
40	Kerry	222
41	Melissa	219
42	Lynette	217
43	Dianne	212
44	Carolyn	206
45	Annette	202
46	Kathleen	198
47	Kerrie	192
48	Belinda	188
49	Diane	185
50	Judith	185
51	Debbie	179
52	Megan	173
53	Janelle	167
54	Nicole	161
55	Carol	160
56	Anna	159
57	Katherine	158
58	Tanya	151
59	Ann	147
60	Leonie	146
61	Denise	144
62	Narelle	142
63	Natalie	137
64	Tania	136
65	Rhonda	131
66	Maree	129
67	Bronwyn	128
68	Sally	126
69	Katrina	117
70	Cindy	113
71	Diana	109
72	Jodie	107
73	Michele	104
74	Heather	103
75	Roslyn	102
76	Barbara	100
77	Lynda	93
78	Pauline	93
79	Vanessa	91
80	Colleen	90
81	Bernadette	89
82	Janet	89
83	Caroline	88
84	Kylie	86
85	Sarah	86
86	Gail	85
87	Janine	85
88	Toni	85
89	Ruth	84
90	Therese	84
91	Rosemary	83
92	Cathy	81
93	Lee	80
94	Stephanie	80
95	Teresa	80
96	Simone	79
97	Allison	78
98	Frances	77
99	Paula	75
100	Marie	74

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	2,288
2	Michael	1,756
3	Peter	1,614
4	Mark	1,484
5	John	1,442
6	Paul	1,441
7	Robert	1,104
8	Stephen	1,063
9	Andrew	1,049
10	Anthony	968
11	Craig	813
12	Gregory	748
13	Darren	665
14	Steven	581
15	Scott	580
16	James	574
17	Wayne	565
18	Christopher	561
19	Richard	549
20	Brett	534
21	Ian	528
22	Rodney	487
23	Glenn	353
24	Phillip	342
25	Gary	319
26	Matthew	317
27	Kevin	313
28	William	308
29	Timothy	303
30	Shane	285
31	Brian	283
32	Geoffrey	277
33	Bradley	254
34	Colin	249
35	Warren	243
36	Bruce	235
37	Stuart	232
38	George	230
39	Philip	219
40	Garry	218
41	Graham	218
42	Grant	217
43	Jeffrey	209
44	Adam	208
45	Simon	206
46	Raymond	199
47	Martin	198
48	Glen	194
49	Kenneth	192
50	Joseph	188
51	Alan	182
52	Daniel	181
53	Trevor	177
54	Patrick	170
55	Dean	168
56	Neil	155
57	Sean	151
58	Ronald	150
59	Tony	149
60	Allan	148
61	Graeme	148
62	Ross	144
63	Barry	139
64	Malcolm	114
65	Russell	108
66	Thomas	108
67	Nicholas	104
68	Darrin	103
69	Douglas	102
70	Jason	102
71	Darryl	99
72	Terry	99
73	Adrian	96
74	Leslie	96
75	Edward	92
76	Dennis	86
77	Keith	84
78	Murray	84
79	Charles	81
80	Daryl	79
81	Roger	79
82	Donald	78
83	Gavin	76
84	Shaun	72
85	Alexander	70
86	Troy	70
87	Dale	69
88	Gordon	68
89	Bernard	67
90	Danny	66
91	Jamie	66
92	Stewart	65
93	Todd	64
94	Antonio	63
95	Frank	63
96	Jonathan	62
97	Eric	61
98	Ricky	60
99	Brendan	58
100	Benjamin	57