Top baby names in Michigan, 1965
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 2,827 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 1,845 |
| 3 | Mary | 1,587 |
| 4 | Karen | 1,556 |
| 5 | Susan | 1,291 |
| 6 | Julie | 1,201 |
| 7 | Michelle | 1,061 |
| 8 | Dawn | 1,042 |
| 9 | Patricia | 931 |
| 10 | Lori | 891 |
| 11 | Kelly | 861 |
| 12 | Laura | 848 |
| 13 | Linda | 818 |
| 14 | Deborah | 813 |
| 15 | Pamela | 787 |
| 16 | Tammy | 773 |
| 17 | Christine | 772 |
| 18 | Cynthia | 769 |
| 19 | Amy | 758 |
| 20 | Sandra | 703 |
| 21 | Brenda | 700 |
| 22 | Cheryl | 687 |
| 23 | Kathleen | 681 |
| 24 | Angela | 659 |
| 25 | Denise | 652 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 645 |
| 27 | Tina | 644 |
| 28 | Barbara | 642 |
| 29 | Donna | 635 |
| 30 | Jennifer | 604 |
| 31 | Wendy | 595 |
| 32 | Nancy | 571 |
| 33 | Diane | 564 |
| 34 | Debra | 559 |
| 35 | Teresa | 542 |
| 36 | Tracy | 526 |
| 37 | Theresa | 519 |
| 38 | Sharon | 507 |
| 39 | Robin | 475 |
| 40 | Jill | 470 |
| 41 | Carol | 469 |
| 42 | Kim | 466 |
| 43 | Michele | 457 |
| 43 | Rebecca | 457 |
| 45 | Jacqueline | 418 |
| 46 | Rhonda | 414 |
| 47 | Ann | 409 |
| 48 | Renee | 403 |
| 49 | Cindy | 399 |
| 50 | Kathy | 398 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,849 |
| 2 | David | 3,418 |
| 3 | John | 3,105 |
| 4 | James | 2,967 |
| 5 | Robert | 2,859 |
| 6 | Mark | 2,031 |
| 7 | Jeffrey | 1,769 |
| 8 | Thomas | 1,656 |
| 9 | Steven | 1,618 |
| 10 | William | 1,607 |
| 11 | Scott | 1,605 |
| 12 | Timothy | 1,562 |
| 13 | Richard | 1,556 |
| 14 | Kevin | 1,528 |
| 15 | Brian | 1,471 |
| 16 | Daniel | 1,464 |
| 17 | Paul | 1,356 |
| 18 | Joseph | 1,227 |
| 19 | Christopher | 1,169 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 1,094 |
| 21 | Todd | 955 |
| 22 | Ronald | 943 |
| 23 | Charles | 897 |
| 24 | Eric | 874 |
| 25 | Gregory | 869 |
| 26 | Donald | 824 |
| 27 | Anthony | 756 |
| 28 | Douglas | 742 |
| 29 | Gary | 712 |
| 30 | Matthew | 709 |
| 31 | Patrick | 696 |
| 32 | Edward | 591 |
| 33 | Keith | 545 |
| 34 | Stephen | 532 |
| 35 | Craig | 497 |
| 36 | Rodney | 463 |
| 37 | Dennis | 461 |
| 38 | Jeffery | 440 |
| 39 | Andrew | 434 |
| 40 | Randy | 412 |
| 41 | Larry | 403 |
| 42 | Terry | 396 |
| 43 | Peter | 367 |
| 44 | Raymond | 360 |
| 45 | Gerald | 352 |
| 46 | Bruce | 331 |
| 46 | Frank | 331 |
| 48 | George | 324 |
| 49 | Jerry | 315 |
| 50 | Mike | 314 |