Top baby names in Louisiana, 1965
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,245 |
| 2 | Mary | 683 |
| 3 | Angela | 632 |
| 4 | Karen | 615 |
| 5 | Donna | 520 |
| 6 | Sharon | 461 |
| 7 | Pamela | 438 |
| 8 | Tammy | 422 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 397 |
| 10 | Patricia | 396 |
| 11 | Melissa | 372 |
| 12 | Linda | 361 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 345 |
| 14 | Rhonda | 341 |
| 15 | Sandra | 333 |
| 16 | Michelle | 316 |
| 17 | Susan | 315 |
| 18 | Stephanie | 299 |
| 19 | Debra | 290 |
| 20 | Tina | 288 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 286 |
| 22 | Brenda | 280 |
| 23 | Jennifer | 270 |
| 24 | Denise | 257 |
| 25 | Paula | 253 |
| 26 | Cheryl | 245 |
| 27 | Julie | 242 |
| 28 | Jacqueline | 241 |
| 29 | Barbara | 230 |
| 30 | Deborah | 229 |
| 31 | Kim | 226 |
| 32 | Carolyn | 218 |
| 33 | Connie | 211 |
| 33 | Laura | 211 |
| 35 | Monica | 209 |
| 36 | Rebecca | 201 |
| 37 | Sheila | 192 |
| 38 | Christine | 184 |
| 39 | Lori | 183 |
| 40 | Robin | 182 |
| 41 | Tracy | 179 |
| 41 | Wanda | 179 |
| 43 | Wendy | 178 |
| 44 | Dawn | 176 |
| 45 | Theresa | 173 |
| 46 | Kelly | 165 |
| 47 | Darlene | 162 |
| 48 | Shelia | 161 |
| 49 | Kathy | 149 |
| 50 | Amy | 147 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,265 |
| 2 | John | 1,256 |
| 3 | James | 1,110 |
| 4 | David | 1,007 |
| 5 | Robert | 914 |
| 6 | Kevin | 695 |
| 7 | Joseph | 627 |
| 8 | Charles | 576 |
| 8 | Mark | 576 |
| 10 | Kenneth | 533 |
| 11 | William | 526 |
| 12 | Richard | 470 |
| 13 | Gregory | 413 |
| 14 | Paul | 398 |
| 15 | Christopher | 392 |
| 16 | Thomas | 386 |
| 17 | Anthony | 383 |
| 18 | Donald | 382 |
| 19 | Patrick | 381 |
| 20 | Timothy | 355 |
| 21 | Brian | 354 |
| 22 | Troy | 344 |
| 23 | Ronald | 327 |
| 24 | Steven | 322 |
| 25 | Eric | 315 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 292 |
| 27 | Gary | 275 |
| 28 | Keith | 266 |
| 29 | Scott | 265 |
| 30 | Rodney | 263 |
| 31 | Darren | 260 |
| 32 | Daniel | 254 |
| 33 | Randy | 251 |
| 34 | Todd | 240 |
| 35 | Terry | 239 |
| 36 | Jerry | 229 |
| 37 | Edward | 227 |
| 38 | Stephen | 224 |
| 39 | Carl | 209 |
| 39 | Larry | 209 |
| 41 | Jeffery | 199 |
| 42 | George | 186 |
| 43 | Willie | 176 |
| 44 | Craig | 173 |
| 44 | Darrell | 173 |
| 44 | Darryl | 173 |
| 47 | Gerald | 169 |
| 48 | Tony | 162 |
| 49 | Raymond | 161 |
| 50 | Bobby | 160 |