Top baby names in Tennessee, 1965
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,582 |
| 2 | Angela | 778 |
| 3 | Karen | 774 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 745 |
| 5 | Tammy | 715 |
| 6 | Mary | 637 |
| 7 | Teresa | 627 |
| 8 | Donna | 554 |
| 9 | Pamela | 528 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 470 |
| 11 | Patricia | 438 |
| 12 | Sharon | 431 |
| 13 | Sandra | 420 |
| 14 | Rhonda | 412 |
| 15 | Melissa | 406 |
| 16 | Linda | 403 |
| 17 | Tina | 391 |
| 18 | Susan | 368 |
| 19 | Brenda | 340 |
| 20 | Deborah | 324 |
| 20 | Sherry | 324 |
| 22 | Jennifer | 306 |
| 23 | Robin | 305 |
| 24 | Elizabeth | 263 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 258 |
| 26 | Connie | 247 |
| 27 | Sheila | 243 |
| 28 | Amy | 241 |
| 29 | Barbara | 234 |
| 30 | Debra | 232 |
| 31 | Tracy | 226 |
| 32 | Kathy | 225 |
| 33 | Stephanie | 216 |
| 34 | Lori | 214 |
| 35 | Cheryl | 210 |
| 36 | Laura | 206 |
| 37 | Paula | 205 |
| 38 | Carolyn | 202 |
| 39 | Jacqueline | 193 |
| 40 | Regina | 187 |
| 41 | Janet | 182 |
| 42 | Cindy | 176 |
| 43 | Nancy | 175 |
| 44 | Janice | 172 |
| 45 | Vickie | 169 |
| 46 | Penny | 161 |
| 47 | Kelly | 157 |
| 48 | Anita | 153 |
| 49 | Shelia | 152 |
| 50 | Michelle | 151 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,887 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,333 |
| 3 | David | 1,204 |
| 4 | John | 1,076 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,053 |
| 6 | William | 1,044 |
| 7 | Timothy | 809 |
| 8 | Charles | 727 |
| 9 | Mark | 680 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 653 |
| 11 | Richard | 535 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 526 |
| 13 | Gregory | 467 |
| 14 | Anthony | 451 |
| 15 | Thomas | 448 |
| 16 | Terry | 440 |
| 17 | Kevin | 416 |
| 18 | Christopher | 405 |
| 19 | Jerry | 394 |
| 20 | Steven | 386 |
| 21 | Jeffery | 367 |
| 22 | Randy | 337 |
| 23 | Tony | 328 |
| 24 | Gary | 327 |
| 25 | Billy | 320 |
| 26 | Paul | 314 |
| 26 | Ronald | 314 |
| 28 | Donald | 313 |
| 29 | Rodney | 306 |
| 30 | Larry | 299 |
| 31 | Joseph | 290 |
| 32 | Ricky | 284 |
| 33 | Bobby | 278 |
| 34 | Stephen | 276 |
| 35 | Johnny | 267 |
| 36 | Danny | 250 |
| 37 | Jimmy | 246 |
| 38 | Brian | 240 |
| 39 | Scott | 228 |
| 40 | Daniel | 216 |
| 41 | Randall | 215 |
| 42 | Keith | 204 |
| 43 | Eric | 198 |
| 44 | George | 197 |
| 45 | Roger | 194 |
| 46 | Barry | 193 |
| 47 | Darrell | 189 |
| 48 | Phillip | 178 |
| 49 | Edward | 176 |
| 50 | Carl | 162 |