Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1965
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 2,150 |
| 2 | Karen | 1,503 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,273 |
| 4 | Mary | 1,119 |
| 5 | Christine | 949 |
| 6 | Patricia | 896 |
| 7 | Kathleen | 846 |
| 8 | Donna | 749 |
| 9 | Linda | 742 |
| 10 | Deborah | 684 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 668 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 641 |
| 13 | Nancy | 614 |
| 14 | Cheryl | 603 |
| 15 | Michelle | 589 |
| 16 | Pamela | 575 |
| 17 | Diane | 541 |
| 18 | Laura | 526 |
| 19 | Jennifer | 482 |
| 20 | Julie | 469 |
| 21 | Sharon | 462 |
| 22 | Debra | 459 |
| 23 | Cynthia | 449 |
| 24 | Sandra | 422 |
| 25 | Wendy | 418 |
| 26 | Lori | 414 |
| 27 | Robin | 412 |
| 28 | Kelly | 406 |
| 29 | Barbara | 401 |
| 30 | Denise | 400 |
| 31 | Paula | 389 |
| 32 | Ann | 385 |
| 33 | Carol | 380 |
| 34 | Laurie | 378 |
| 35 | Maureen | 370 |
| 36 | Dawn | 367 |
| 37 | Brenda | 357 |
| 38 | Amy | 353 |
| 39 | Catherine | 338 |
| 40 | Theresa | 333 |
| 41 | Kim | 326 |
| 42 | Maria | 310 |
| 43 | Suzanne | 298 |
| 44 | Margaret | 295 |
| 45 | Michele | 291 |
| 46 | Joanne | 286 |
| 47 | Tracy | 274 |
| 48 | Anne | 270 |
| 49 | Jacqueline | 265 |
| 50 | Tammy | 255 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,180 |
| 2 | John | 3,042 |
| 3 | David | 2,557 |
| 4 | Robert | 2,333 |
| 5 | James | 2,177 |
| 6 | Paul | 1,543 |
| 7 | Mark | 1,541 |
| 8 | Richard | 1,529 |
| 9 | William | 1,448 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,298 |
| 11 | Christopher | 1,288 |
| 12 | Thomas | 1,254 |
| 13 | Scott | 1,054 |
| 14 | Daniel | 1,045 |
| 15 | Brian | 1,020 |
| 15 | Kevin | 1,020 |
| 17 | Steven | 1,014 |
| 18 | Stephen | 979 |
| 19 | Peter | 807 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 801 |
| 21 | Timothy | 778 |
| 22 | Edward | 695 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 634 |
| 24 | Charles | 561 |
| 25 | Eric | 535 |
| 26 | Anthony | 473 |
| 27 | Gary | 457 |
| 28 | Ronald | 441 |
| 29 | Patrick | 421 |
| 30 | Andrew | 418 |
| 31 | Donald | 382 |
| 32 | George | 363 |
| 32 | Matthew | 363 |
| 34 | Gregory | 359 |
| 35 | Douglas | 339 |
| 36 | Sean | 319 |
| 37 | Keith | 276 |
| 38 | Todd | 266 |
| 39 | Frank | 238 |
| 40 | Dennis | 235 |
| 41 | Jonathan | 234 |
| 42 | Raymond | 227 |
| 43 | Philip | 223 |
| 44 | Wayne | 218 |
| 45 | Bruce | 195 |
| 46 | Alan | 188 |
| 47 | Shawn | 185 |
| 48 | Craig | 184 |
| 49 | Francis | 176 |
| 50 | Marc | 174 |