Top baby names in Minnesota, 1965
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,209 |
| 2 | Mary | 821 |
| 3 | Julie | 778 |
| 4 | Susan | 688 |
| 5 | Karen | 619 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 514 |
| 7 | Lori | 486 |
| 8 | Michelle | 462 |
| 9 | Jennifer | 414 |
| 10 | Brenda | 413 |
| 11 | Dawn | 400 |
| 12 | Amy | 380 |
| 13 | Patricia | 366 |
| 14 | Christine | 358 |
| 15 | Linda | 354 |
| 16 | Nancy | 349 |
| 17 | Pamela | 344 |
| 18 | Barbara | 343 |
| 19 | Tammy | 329 |
| 20 | Kelly | 319 |
| 21 | Sandra | 316 |
| 22 | Jill | 314 |
| 23 | Debra | 311 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 311 |
| 25 | Ann | 300 |
| 26 | Wendy | 292 |
| 27 | Laura | 286 |
| 28 | Cynthia | 282 |
| 29 | Denise | 275 |
| 30 | Cheryl | 263 |
| 31 | Rebecca | 257 |
| 32 | Kathleen | 244 |
| 33 | Deborah | 239 |
| 34 | Laurie | 232 |
| 35 | Diane | 231 |
| 36 | Theresa | 221 |
| 37 | Kim | 219 |
| 38 | Tracy | 209 |
| 39 | Jodi | 207 |
| 40 | Sharon | 206 |
| 41 | Carol | 205 |
| 42 | Lynn | 201 |
| 43 | Michele | 199 |
| 44 | Teresa | 193 |
| 45 | Jane | 192 |
| 46 | Sheila | 191 |
| 47 | Heidi | 184 |
| 48 | Angela | 182 |
| 49 | Jean | 178 |
| 50 | Beth | 174 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,652 |
| 2 | David | 1,367 |
| 3 | John | 1,300 |
| 4 | James | 1,140 |
| 5 | Mark | 1,005 |
| 6 | Scott | 981 |
| 7 | Robert | 910 |
| 8 | Thomas | 900 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 870 |
| 10 | Daniel | 846 |
| 11 | Steven | 841 |
| 12 | Paul | 826 |
| 13 | Todd | 767 |
| 14 | Timothy | 759 |
| 15 | Brian | 737 |
| 16 | Richard | 614 |
| 17 | Kevin | 611 |
| 18 | Joseph | 449 |
| 19 | William | 445 |
| 20 | Gregory | 415 |
| 21 | Christopher | 400 |
| 22 | Patrick | 397 |
| 23 | Douglas | 337 |
| 24 | Bradley | 315 |
| 25 | Peter | 299 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 277 |
| 27 | Ronald | 271 |
| 28 | Eric | 264 |
| 29 | Gary | 262 |
| 30 | Craig | 261 |
| 31 | Charles | 254 |
| 32 | Jon | 251 |
| 33 | Donald | 246 |
| 34 | Troy | 232 |
| 35 | Dean | 231 |
| 36 | Anthony | 227 |
| 37 | Randy | 225 |
| 38 | Keith | 224 |
| 39 | Matthew | 208 |
| 40 | Bruce | 207 |
| 41 | Dale | 195 |
| 42 | Stephen | 193 |
| 43 | Terry | 178 |
| 44 | Jay | 176 |
| 45 | Jeff | 175 |
| 46 | Dennis | 164 |
| 47 | Mike | 148 |
| 48 | Chris | 147 |
| 49 | Joel | 145 |
| 50 | Andrew | 144 |