Top baby names in New Jersey, 1965
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 2,106 |
| 2 | Karen | 1,360 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,174 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,147 |
| 5 | Mary | 1,072 |
| 6 | Donna | 1,016 |
| 7 | Dawn | 867 |
| 8 | Kathleen | 809 |
| 9 | Linda | 785 |
| 10 | Christine | 768 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 669 |
| 12 | Barbara | 651 |
| 13 | Deborah | 646 |
| 14 | Denise | 633 |
| 14 | Laura | 633 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 618 |
| 17 | Sharon | 617 |
| 18 | Nancy | 592 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 563 |
| 20 | Michele | 557 |
| 21 | Diane | 536 |
| 22 | Cheryl | 486 |
| 23 | Debra | 484 |
| 24 | Jennifer | 482 |
| 25 | Sandra | 464 |
| 26 | Maria | 458 |
| 27 | Theresa | 456 |
| 28 | Lori | 436 |
| 29 | Jacqueline | 434 |
| 30 | Kim | 427 |
| 31 | Carol | 421 |
| 32 | Pamela | 420 |
| 33 | Robin | 419 |
| 34 | Kelly | 396 |
| 34 | Michelle | 396 |
| 36 | Margaret | 370 |
| 37 | Jill | 340 |
| 38 | Tracy | 336 |
| 39 | Wendy | 332 |
| 40 | Catherine | 327 |
| 41 | Suzanne | 322 |
| 42 | Maureen | 303 |
| 43 | Amy | 293 |
| 44 | Stephanie | 285 |
| 45 | Angela | 272 |
| 46 | Colleen | 266 |
| 47 | Andrea | 258 |
| 48 | Tracey | 257 |
| 49 | Tammy | 253 |
| 50 | Carolyn | 252 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,267 |
| 2 | John | 3,114 |
| 3 | Robert | 2,784 |
| 4 | James | 2,215 |
| 5 | David | 2,112 |
| 6 | Joseph | 1,767 |
| 7 | William | 1,634 |
| 8 | Thomas | 1,618 |
| 9 | Richard | 1,488 |
| 10 | Mark | 1,155 |
| 11 | Christopher | 1,012 |
| 12 | Paul | 979 |
| 13 | Anthony | 972 |
| 14 | Kevin | 911 |
| 15 | Steven | 894 |
| 16 | Scott | 892 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 889 |
| 18 | Edward | 852 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 852 |
| 20 | Brian | 821 |
| 21 | Daniel | 818 |
| 22 | Charles | 711 |
| 23 | Timothy | 649 |
| 24 | Peter | 631 |
| 25 | Stephen | 621 |
| 26 | Eric | 592 |
| 27 | Frank | 570 |
| 28 | George | 566 |
| 29 | Ronald | 562 |
| 30 | Patrick | 486 |
| 31 | Andrew | 484 |
| 32 | Gary | 465 |
| 33 | Gregory | 463 |
| 34 | Donald | 434 |
| 35 | Keith | 428 |
| 36 | Douglas | 401 |
| 37 | Matthew | 389 |
| 38 | Raymond | 382 |
| 39 | Vincent | 329 |
| 40 | Glenn | 285 |
| 41 | Craig | 269 |
| 42 | Todd | 265 |
| 43 | Louis | 244 |
| 44 | Wayne | 242 |
| 45 | Walter | 229 |
| 46 | Lawrence | 225 |
| 47 | Dennis | 215 |
| 48 | Nicholas | 214 |
| 49 | Bruce | 204 |
| 50 | Darren | 202 |