Top baby names in Virginia, 1965
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,570 |
| 2 | Karen | 869 |
| 3 | Mary | 822 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 783 |
| 5 | Angela | 657 |
| 6 | Donna | 613 |
| 7 | Patricia | 598 |
| 8 | Teresa | 595 |
| 9 | Susan | 582 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 560 |
| 11 | Pamela | 549 |
| 12 | Tammy | 529 |
| 13 | Sharon | 523 |
| 14 | Deborah | 469 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 450 |
| 16 | Linda | 414 |
| 17 | Sandra | 405 |
| 18 | Robin | 396 |
| 19 | Jennifer | 378 |
| 20 | Barbara | 353 |
| 21 | Brenda | 350 |
| 22 | Melissa | 324 |
| 23 | Laura | 323 |
| 24 | Tina | 302 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 291 |
| 26 | Cheryl | 289 |
| 27 | Sherry | 283 |
| 28 | Rhonda | 278 |
| 29 | Tracy | 263 |
| 30 | Michelle | 244 |
| 31 | Stephanie | 236 |
| 32 | Amy | 233 |
| 32 | Kathy | 233 |
| 34 | Wanda | 228 |
| 35 | Carolyn | 226 |
| 35 | Debra | 226 |
| 37 | Sheila | 224 |
| 38 | Nancy | 217 |
| 39 | Jacqueline | 216 |
| 40 | Janet | 212 |
| 41 | Dawn | 210 |
| 41 | Wendy | 210 |
| 43 | Theresa | 209 |
| 44 | Denise | 201 |
| 45 | Kelly | 198 |
| 46 | Carol | 193 |
| 47 | Lori | 187 |
| 48 | Valerie | 184 |
| 49 | Julie | 183 |
| 50 | Christine | 182 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,787 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,622 |
| 3 | David | 1,487 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,486 |
| 5 | John | 1,451 |
| 6 | William | 1,311 |
| 7 | Richard | 792 |
| 8 | Timothy | 769 |
| 9 | Charles | 759 |
| 10 | Mark | 754 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 714 |
| 12 | Thomas | 706 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 613 |
| 14 | Kevin | 579 |
| 15 | Christopher | 569 |
| 16 | Joseph | 515 |
| 17 | Steven | 472 |
| 18 | Anthony | 456 |
| 19 | Brian | 437 |
| 20 | Donald | 436 |
| 21 | Gregory | 434 |
| 22 | Paul | 418 |
| 23 | Ronald | 408 |
| 24 | Gary | 361 |
| 25 | Rodney | 360 |
| 26 | Daniel | 342 |
| 26 | Stephen | 342 |
| 28 | George | 338 |
| 29 | Edward | 321 |
| 30 | Eric | 304 |
| 31 | Scott | 297 |
| 32 | Keith | 272 |
| 33 | Douglas | 253 |
| 34 | Larry | 251 |
| 35 | Jerry | 226 |
| 36 | Tony | 212 |
| 37 | Ricky | 208 |
| 38 | Roger | 202 |
| 39 | Terry | 195 |
| 40 | Patrick | 189 |
| 41 | Barry | 183 |
| 42 | Jeffery | 175 |
| 43 | Dennis | 172 |
| 44 | Darryl | 171 |
| 45 | Randy | 167 |
| 46 | Carl | 166 |
| 47 | Wayne | 162 |
| 48 | Andrew | 161 |
| 49 | Matthew | 160 |
| 50 | Raymond | 157 |