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Baby Names from 1965

3,625,449 registered births | 1,860,304 boys | 1,765,145 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1965

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
81,002 births
2 John
71,499 births
3 David
67,828 births
4 James
67,674 births
5 Robert
63,112 births
6 William
40,111 births
7 Mark
38,245 births
8 Richard
36,826 births
9 Thomas
31,606 births
10 Jeffrey
29,577 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Lisa
60,269 births
2 Mary
34,271 births
3 Karen
32,870 births
4 Kimberly
28,837 births
5 Susan
26,322 births
6 Patricia
23,553 births
7 Donna
19,700 births
8 Linda
19,343 births
9 Cynthia
19,242 births
10 Angela
18,752 births
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Top Unisex Names of 1965

Kelly
2,259 boys 12,763 girls
Tracy
2,931 boys 11,173 girls
Terry
9,090 boys 2,022 girls
Chris
5,480 boys 1,089 girls
Shawn
4,924 boys 1,448 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

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Notable Risers & Fallers in 1965

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Samantha
#474 → #179 (+295)
B Darrin
#272 → #102 (+170)
B Darin
#239 → #123 (+116)
B Erik
#221 → #145 (+76)
B Darren
#127 → #52 (+75)
G Kristin
#206 → #135 (+71)
G Allison
#181 → #128 (+53)
G Kristine
#171 → #120 (+51)

Biggest Fallers

G Pam
#196 → #246 (-50)
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New to the Top 200 in 1965

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Darrin #102 Darin #123 Kristin #135 Erik #145 Traci #168 Samantha #179 Ronda #181 Marcus #184 Kimberley #189 Kristen #191 Wade #194 Angie #195 Mario #197 Ricardo #198
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What Life Was Like in 1965

Economy & Leadership

President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Avg. Home Price
$13,600
Avg. Income
$6,450
Gas Price
$0.31/gal
Minimum Wage
$1.25/hr
US Population
194.3 million

Entertainment

#1 Song
Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
#1 Movie
The Sound of Music
#1 TV Show
Bonanza

Sports

Super Bowl
N/A
World Series
Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3)

Major Events

  • • US sends first combat troops to Vietnam
  • • Malcolm X assassinated
  • • Voting Rights Act signed
  • • Watts riots in Los Angeles
  • • First spacewalk by Ed White

Culture & Style

Fashion Trend
Miniskirts arrive, go-go boots, mod fashion, Beatles-inspired mop tops
Tech Milestone
First commercial communications satellite (Early Bird/Intelsat I)
Generation
Baby Boomer / Generation X cusp

Popular Slang of 1965

"groovy" "flower power" "bummer" "far out" "peace"
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Did You Know? Fun Facts from 1965

1

The Sound of Music became the highest-grossing film ever at the time

2

Miniskirts shocked parents everywhere

3

Vietnam War escalation would influence a generation

4

A dozen eggs cost about 53 cents

5

Michael and Lisa were rising fast in popularity

Someone born in 1965 is 61 years old today.

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