NameTides

The names of 1965

The ten most popular names given in 1965, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Lisa 60,271
  2. Mary 34,270
  3. Karen 32,869
  4. Kimberly 28,836
  5. Susan 26,321
  6. Patricia 23,552
  7. Donna 19,700
  8. Linda 19,345
  9. Cynthia 19,239
  10. Angela 18,754

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US: boys

  1. Michael 80,992
  2. John 71,493
  3. David 67,825
  4. James 67,666
  5. Robert 63,106
  6. William 40,111
  7. Mark 38,244
  8. Richard 36,817
  9. Thomas 31,595
  10. Jeffrey 29,574

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NSW: girls

  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

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NSW: boys

  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

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 3,229
  2. Margaret 1,395
  3. Catherine 1,351
  4. Anne 840
  5. Ann 807
  6. Elizabeth 779
  7. Geraldine 591
  8. Patricia 581
  9. Bridget 555
  10. Caroline 501

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 3,360
  2. Patrick 2,281
  3. Michael 2,057
  4. James 1,464
  5. Thomas 1,367
  6. Paul 1,323
  7. David 1,102
  8. William 1,000
  9. Martin 843
  10. Gerard 837

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Canadian provinces in 1965

US states in 1965