Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1965
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 3,072 |
| 2 | Mary | 2,101 |
| 3 | Karen | 1,756 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 1,737 |
| 5 | Susan | 1,712 |
| 6 | Julie | 1,399 |
| 7 | Laura | 1,343 |
| 8 | Patricia | 1,329 |
| 9 | Linda | 1,099 |
| 10 | Christine | 1,031 |
| 11 | Angela | 1,025 |
| 12 | Michelle | 1,023 |
| 13 | Cynthia | 1,004 |
| 14 | Deborah | 992 |
| 15 | Donna | 979 |
| 16 | Pamela | 954 |
| 17 | Dawn | 952 |
| 18 | Jennifer | 946 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 925 |
| 20 | Sandra | 906 |
| 21 | Tammy | 895 |
| 22 | Lori | 851 |
| 23 | Sharon | 821 |
| 24 | Kathleen | 804 |
| 25 | Denise | 794 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Nancy | 791 |
| 27 | Debra | 782 |
| 28 | Barbara | 755 |
| 29 | Tina | 727 |
| 30 | Cheryl | 723 |
| 31 | Amy | 717 |
| 32 | Diane | 715 |
| 33 | Kelly | 666 |
| 34 | Carol | 635 |
| 35 | Brenda | 629 |
| 36 | Tracy | 590 |
| 37 | Theresa | 579 |
| 38 | Teresa | 564 |
| 39 | Jill | 562 |
| 40 | Margaret | 529 |
| 41 | Rhonda | 524 |
| 42 | Janet | 516 |
| 43 | Jacqueline | 512 |
| 44 | Maria | 499 |
| 45 | Robin | 498 |
| 46 | Wendy | 491 |
| 47 | Kathy | 486 |
| 48 | Rebecca | 459 |
| 49 | Kim | 453 |
| 50 | Beth | 451 |
| 51 | Catherine | 444 |
| 52 | Michele | 437 |
| 53 | Paula | 429 |
| 54 | Sheila | 428 |
| 55 | Stephanie | 407 |
| 56 | Cindy | 392 |
| 57 | Melissa | 384 |
| 58 | Sherry | 376 |
| 59 | Diana | 374 |
| 60 | Ann | 367 |
| 61 | Renee | 351 |
| 62 | Gina | 349 |
| 63 | Carolyn | 343 |
| 64 | Annette | 339 |
| 65 | Lynn | 334 |
| 65 | Suzanne | 334 |
| 67 | Debbie | 326 |
| 68 | Christina | 311 |
| 69 | Connie | 306 |
| 70 | Laurie | 300 |
| 71 | Andrea | 289 |
| 72 | Janice | 282 |
| 73 | Victoria | 280 |
| 74 | Valerie | 279 |
| 75 | Anne | 277 |
| 76 | Anita | 273 |
| 77 | Monica | 271 |
| 78 | Tamara | 267 |
| 79 | Kathryn | 265 |
| 80 | Katherine | 255 |
| 81 | Colleen | 249 |
| 82 | Jean | 247 |
| 82 | Sarah | 247 |
| 84 | Cathy | 246 |
| 85 | Maureen | 241 |
| 86 | Joyce | 238 |
| 87 | Peggy | 235 |
| 88 | Carla | 233 |
| 88 | Sherri | 233 |
| 90 | Penny | 230 |
| 91 | Leslie | 228 |
| 92 | Judith | 224 |
| 93 | Dana | 220 |
| 94 | Kristine | 219 |
| 94 | Yolanda | 219 |
| 96 | Jane | 217 |
| 97 | Tracey | 215 |
| 98 | Terri | 204 |
| 99 | Stacey | 203 |
| 100 | Vicki | 202 |