Top baby names in Mississippi, 1965
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 647 |
| 2 | Mary | 617 |
| 3 | Angela | 444 |
| 4 | Patricia | 426 |
| 5 | Linda | 413 |
| 6 | Brenda | 360 |
| 7 | Cynthia | 318 |
| 7 | Sandra | 318 |
| 9 | Tammy | 271 |
| 10 | Sharon | 265 |
| 11 | Pamela | 261 |
| 12 | Teresa | 251 |
| 13 | Donna | 249 |
| 14 | Karen | 248 |
| 15 | Barbara | 247 |
| 16 | Jacqueline | 235 |
| 17 | Deborah | 215 |
| 18 | Melissa | 205 |
| 19 | Debra | 203 |
| 20 | Carolyn | 202 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 201 |
| 22 | Rhonda | 189 |
| 23 | Wanda | 174 |
| 24 | Shirley | 170 |
| 25 | Jennifer | 163 |
| 25 | Sherry | 163 |
| 27 | Tina | 156 |
| 28 | Betty | 155 |
| 29 | Susan | 149 |
| 30 | Janice | 146 |
| 31 | Gloria | 142 |
| 32 | Elizabeth | 138 |
| 33 | Shelia | 131 |
| 34 | Dorothy | 130 |
| 35 | Joyce | 127 |
| 36 | Janet | 124 |
| 37 | Sheila | 122 |
| 38 | Rebecca | 121 |
| 39 | Sarah | 120 |
| 40 | Connie | 118 |
| 41 | Stephanie | 114 |
| 42 | Beverly | 112 |
| 42 | Cheryl | 112 |
| 44 | Robin | 111 |
| 45 | Laura | 105 |
| 46 | Regina | 103 |
| 47 | Carol | 102 |
| 48 | Tracy | 101 |
| 49 | Margaret | 99 |
| 49 | Nancy | 99 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,161 |
| 2 | Robert | 763 |
| 3 | John | 728 |
| 4 | Michael | 695 |
| 5 | David | 573 |
| 6 | Charles | 531 |
| 7 | William | 520 |
| 8 | Willie | 416 |
| 9 | Kenneth | 346 |
| 10 | Richard | 318 |
| 11 | Anthony | 290 |
| 12 | Timothy | 288 |
| 13 | Thomas | 276 |
| 14 | Jerry | 274 |
| 15 | Terry | 266 |
| 16 | Larry | 251 |
| 17 | Gregory | 236 |
| 18 | Mark | 229 |
| 19 | Johnny | 224 |
| 20 | Joseph | 216 |
| 21 | Bobby | 205 |
| 22 | Billy | 204 |
| 23 | George | 197 |
| 24 | Donald | 195 |
| 25 | Jimmy | 188 |
| 26 | Tony | 186 |
| 27 | Christopher | 175 |
| 28 | Paul | 167 |
| 28 | Ronald | 167 |
| 30 | Ricky | 164 |
| 31 | Steven | 158 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 154 |
| 32 | Randy | 154 |
| 34 | Gary | 150 |
| 35 | Kevin | 138 |
| 36 | Edward | 137 |
| 37 | Tommy | 135 |
| 38 | Eddie | 134 |
| 39 | Jeffery | 131 |
| 39 | Joe | 131 |
| 41 | Melvin | 130 |
| 42 | Danny | 129 |
| 43 | Patrick | 127 |
| 44 | Carl | 121 |
| 44 | Rodney | 121 |
| 46 | Curtis | 119 |
| 47 | Eric | 117 |
| 48 | Dennis | 112 |
| 49 | Daniel | 109 |
| 50 | Calvin | 108 |