Top baby names in North Carolina, 1965
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,706 |
| 2 | Angela | 1,196 |
| 3 | Mary | 894 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 875 |
| 5 | Karen | 819 |
| 6 | Tammy | 799 |
| 7 | Donna | 784 |
| 8 | Teresa | 750 |
| 9 | Sharon | 749 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 648 |
| 11 | Pamela | 640 |
| 12 | Susan | 587 |
| 13 | Patricia | 555 |
| 14 | Sandra | 505 |
| 15 | Linda | 494 |
| 16 | Deborah | 455 |
| 17 | Robin | 445 |
| 18 | Brenda | 429 |
| 19 | Rhonda | 416 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 401 |
| 21 | Wanda | 366 |
| 22 | Sherry | 361 |
| 23 | Wendy | 350 |
| 24 | Tina | 339 |
| 25 | Amy | 326 |
| 25 | Jennifer | 326 |
| 27 | Barbara | 325 |
| 28 | Melissa | 301 |
| 29 | Sheila | 294 |
| 30 | Tracy | 284 |
| 31 | Laura | 282 |
| 32 | Jacqueline | 264 |
| 33 | Lori | 261 |
| 34 | Debra | 260 |
| 35 | Kathy | 258 |
| 36 | Carolyn | 240 |
| 37 | Janet | 235 |
| 38 | Connie | 234 |
| 39 | Kelly | 229 |
| 40 | Rebecca | 227 |
| 41 | Cheryl | 222 |
| 41 | Julie | 222 |
| 43 | Paula | 219 |
| 44 | Beverly | 218 |
| 44 | Carol | 218 |
| 46 | Nancy | 215 |
| 46 | Stephanie | 215 |
| 48 | Michelle | 204 |
| 49 | Kim | 203 |
| 50 | Regina | 199 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,165 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,752 |
| 3 | David | 1,495 |
| 4 | John | 1,466 |
| 5 | William | 1,402 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,300 |
| 7 | Timothy | 934 |
| 8 | Jeffrey | 890 |
| 9 | Charles | 865 |
| 10 | Mark | 774 |
| 11 | Kenneth | 760 |
| 12 | Richard | 723 |
| 13 | Anthony | 618 |
| 14 | Thomas | 597 |
| 15 | Rodney | 572 |
| 16 | Christopher | 569 |
| 17 | Joseph | 534 |
| 18 | Gregory | 497 |
| 19 | Donald | 480 |
| 20 | Jerry | 459 |
| 20 | Steven | 459 |
| 22 | Kevin | 457 |
| 23 | Terry | 434 |
| 24 | Gary | 431 |
| 25 | Tony | 402 |
| 26 | Larry | 399 |
| 27 | Randy | 398 |
| 28 | Bobby | 395 |
| 29 | Ronald | 389 |
| 30 | Paul | 359 |
| 31 | Brian | 345 |
| 32 | Johnny | 325 |
| 33 | George | 324 |
| 33 | Ricky | 324 |
| 35 | Stephen | 315 |
| 36 | Edward | 309 |
| 37 | Eric | 306 |
| 38 | Jeffery | 290 |
| 39 | Scott | 288 |
| 40 | Keith | 276 |
| 41 | Billy | 274 |
| 42 | Danny | 271 |
| 42 | Douglas | 271 |
| 44 | Daniel | 266 |
| 44 | Jimmy | 266 |
| 46 | Darryl | 246 |
| 47 | Ronnie | 244 |
| 48 | Dennis | 223 |
| 49 | Phillip | 220 |
| 50 | Roger | 219 |