Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1965

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	2,827
2	Kimberly	1,845
3	Mary	1,587
4	Karen	1,556
5	Susan	1,291
6	Julie	1,201
7	Michelle	1,061
8	Dawn	1,042
9	Patricia	931
10	Lori	891
11	Kelly	861
12	Laura	848
13	Linda	818
14	Deborah	813
15	Pamela	787
16	Tammy	773
17	Christine	772
18	Cynthia	769
19	Amy	758
20	Sandra	703
21	Brenda	700
22	Cheryl	687
23	Kathleen	681
24	Angela	659
25	Denise	652

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	645
27	Tina	644
28	Barbara	642
29	Donna	635
30	Jennifer	604
31	Wendy	595
32	Nancy	571
33	Diane	564
34	Debra	559
35	Teresa	542
36	Tracy	526
37	Theresa	519
38	Sharon	507
39	Robin	475
40	Jill	470
41	Carol	469
42	Kim	466
43	Michele	457
43	Rebecca	457
45	Jacqueline	418
46	Rhonda	414
47	Ann	409
48	Renee	403
49	Cindy	399
50	Kathy	398
51	Laurie	372
52	Catherine	362
53	Sheila	340
54	Beth	339
55	Paula	337
56	Suzanne	336
57	Janet	333
58	Melissa	332
59	Sherry	329
60	Anne	325
61	Stephanie	320
62	Lynn	311
63	Margaret	298
64	Shelly	296
65	Connie	294
66	Colleen	287
67	Terri	286
68	Andrea	280
69	Annette	269
70	Kristine	259
71	Kathryn	256
71	Tracey	256
73	Katherine	252
74	Carolyn	243
75	Maria	240
76	Debbie	238
77	Valerie	219
78	Janice	217
79	Bonnie	211
80	Sherri	209
81	Heidi	206
82	Jane	204
83	Tamara	198
84	Sheryl	196
85	Kristin	191
86	Judith	189
87	Diana	187
88	Cathy	186
88	Leslie	186
90	Christina	185
91	Deanna	181
91	Jodi	181
93	Monica	180
94	Carla	179
94	Dana	179
94	Penny	179
97	Marie	178
98	Holly	176
99	Jean	170
99	Stacey	170