Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,209
2	Mary	821
3	Julie	778
4	Susan	688
5	Karen	619
6	Kimberly	514
7	Lori	486
8	Michelle	462
9	Jennifer	414
10	Brenda	413
11	Dawn	400
12	Amy	380
13	Patricia	366
14	Christine	358
15	Linda	354
16	Nancy	349
17	Pamela	344
18	Barbara	343
19	Tammy	329
20	Kelly	319
21	Sandra	316
22	Jill	314
23	Debra	311
23	Elizabeth	311
25	Ann	300

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Wendy	292
27	Laura	286
28	Cynthia	282
29	Denise	275
30	Cheryl	263
31	Rebecca	257
32	Kathleen	244
33	Deborah	239
34	Laurie	232
35	Diane	231
36	Theresa	221
37	Kim	219
38	Tracy	209
39	Jodi	207
40	Sharon	206
41	Carol	205
42	Lynn	201
43	Michele	199
44	Teresa	193
45	Jane	192
46	Sheila	191
47	Heidi	184
48	Angela	182
49	Jean	178
50	Beth	174
51	Cindy	172
52	Anne	168
53	Paula	165
54	Donna	164
55	Jacqueline	163
56	Robin	160
57	Connie	159
58	Kristin	158
58	Kristine	158
58	Renee	158
58	Rhonda	158
62	Catherine	156
62	Melissa	156
64	Stephanie	149
65	Shelly	145
66	Kathryn	139
67	Debbie	137
68	Colleen	134
69	Joan	133
70	Janet	128
71	Sarah	125
72	Bonnie	124
73	Kari	122
73	Kathy	122
73	Margaret	122
73	Suzanne	122
77	Judy	110
78	Becky	107
79	Jody	106
79	Tamara	106
81	Andrea	101
82	Annette	100
83	Stacy	99
84	Carolyn	92
85	Katherine	91
86	Terri	90
87	Holly	89
88	Karla	88
88	Peggy	88
88	Vicki	88
91	Kristen	87
91	Maria	87
93	Gail	86
93	Jeanne	86
95	Sara	85
96	Kristi	84
96	Shannon	84
96	Stacey	84
99	Tina	82
100	Shelley	81