Top baby names in New York, 1965

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Lisa5,611
2Mary3,077
3Karen3,033
4Susan2,779
5Patricia2,633
6Christine2,251
7Elizabeth2,110
8Donna1,996
9Kathleen1,824
10Linda1,768
11Deborah1,732
12Denise1,692
13Maria1,678
14Nancy1,663
15Laura1,599
16Dawn1,571
17Barbara1,489
18Diane1,371
19Michelle1,326
20Kimberly1,320
21Jennifer1,311
22Kim1,294
23Jacqueline1,261
24Debra1,234
25Cynthia1,230
26Lori1,217
27Theresa1,206
28Sharon1,187
29Michele1,184
30Sandra1,154
31Pamela1,140
32Margaret1,046
33Cheryl1,029
34Amy1,023
35Robin1,009
36Catherine979
37Wendy964
38Carol959
39Julie951
40Kelly927
41Brenda867
42Ann852
43Stephanie841
44Tammy827
45Suzanne818
46Tina805
47Angela804
48Jill773
49Tracy771
50Laurie738

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael8,672
2John7,896
3Robert6,396
4David5,625
5James5,612
6Joseph4,429
7Richard3,911
8Thomas3,877
8William3,877
10Christopher3,188
11Mark2,878
12Anthony2,870
13Paul2,621
14Steven2,613
15Daniel2,610
16Kevin2,516
17Jeffrey2,212
18Timothy2,189
19Scott2,150
20Peter2,062
21Kenneth1,981
22Brian1,942
23Edward1,831
24Eric1,759
25Charles1,735
26Stephen1,691
27Andrew1,550
28Patrick1,398
29Ronald1,371
30Frank1,360
31Gregory1,308
32George1,246
33Donald1,112
34Matthew1,107
35Gary1,100
36Douglas969
37Vincent965
38Keith956
39Raymond950
40Jose872
41Todd862
42Lawrence749
43Dennis692
44Craig690
45Rodney637
46Philip615
47Louis610
48Jonathan591
49Sean590
50Marc557