State roster

Top names in Maine

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Maine birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 17,442 Maine births in 1965 across 496 distinct names.

Distinctively Maine

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Maine more than they say America.

#42Danaoutside the national top 200
#82Doreenoutside the national top 200
#95Rolandoutside the national top 200
#99Kelleyoutside the national top 200
#100Kristen#191 nationally
#73Elaine#149 nationally
#58Brent#131 nationally
#90Sally#162 nationally
#94Francis#164 nationally
#45Heidi#105 nationally
#77Norman#134 nationally
#78Gail#134 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa500US #1
#2Karen259US #3
#3Susan180US #5
#4Mary147US #2
#5Tammy138US #11
#6Julie132US #14
#7Kimberly130US #4
#8Lori115US #19
#9Donna110US #7
#10Laurie110US #60
#11Michelle110US #18
#12Pamela108US #12
#13Kelly105US #30
#14Brenda103US #23
#15Tina100US #29
#16Cheryl98US #31
#17Deborah98US #13
#18Debra92US #27
#19Jennifer92US #20
#20Robin91US #33
#21Denise90US #28
#22Sandra90US #15
#23Cynthia89US #9
#24Linda89US #8
#25Elizabeth87US #16
#26Patricia85US #6
#27Wendy83US #39
#28Barbara81US #25
#29Laura77US #17
#30Nancy75US #32
#31Angela73US #10
#32Christine69US #21
#33Rebecca68US #41
#34Rhonda66US #37
#35Sharon66US #22
#36Diane65US #40
#37Kathleen63US #34
#38Dawn60US #26
#39Paula58US #49
#40Stephanie57US #44
#41Melissa56US #38
#42Tracy56US #36
#43Kim55US #43
#44Catherine54US #57
#45Heidi54US #105
#46Jill53US #51
#47Lynn53US #80
#48Anne52US #77
#49Carol50US #42
#50Theresa50US #45
#51Sherry49US #56
#52Amy47US #35
#53Ann47US #59
#54Andrea46US #63
#55Beth45US #66
#56Michele44US #48
#57Cindy43US #53
#58Teresa43US #24
#59Wanda43US #81
#60Holly41US #113
#61Kathy41US #54
#62Suzanne41US #65
#63Darlene40US #83
#64Penny39US #97
#65Janet38US #55
#66Sheila38US #50
#67Valerie38US #67
#68Bonnie34US #89
#69Jacqueline34US #47
#70Margaret34US #52
#71Joyce32US #90
#72Katherine31US #79
#73Elaine30US #149
#74Jane30US #95
#75Annette29US #71
#76Debbie29US #62
#77Terri29US #69
#78Gail28US #134
#79Stacey27US #84
#80Vicki27US #114
#81April26US #136
#82Doreen26
#83Marie26US #106
#84Maureen26US #107
#85Cathy25US #88
#86Jean25US #112
#87Judith25US #102
#88Kathryn25US #87
#89Renee25US #68
#90Sally25US #162
#91Allison24US #128
#92Christina24US #74
#93Deanna24US #110
#94Melanie24US #122
#95Judy23US #86
#96Sarah23US #92
#97Ellen22US #117
#98Shelly22US #98
#99Kelley21
#100Kristen21US #191

Boys

#1Michael459US #1
#2David398US #3
#3James374US #4
#4Robert363US #5
#5John349US #2
#6Mark268US #7
#7Scott263US #15
#8Richard246US #8
#9Jeffrey205US #10
#10Kevin205US #13
#11Timothy204US #12
#12Daniel193US #17
#13Steven175US #14
#14William170US #6
#15Paul169US #16
#16Thomas154US #9
#17Peter150US #39
#18Brian142US #19
#19Joseph141US #11
#20Christopher138US #18
#21Stephen115US #28
#22Donald114US #26
#23Ronald100US #24
#24Gary95US #27
#25Eric94US #25
#26Gregory93US #23
#27Kenneth86US #21
#28Andrew83US #37
#29Charles79US #20
#30Anthony75US #22
#31Patrick74US #31
#32Matthew72US #36
#33Keith71US #35
#34Todd70US #30
#35Bruce69US #50
#36Raymond66US #45
#37Edward65US #29
#38Douglas63US #32
#39Randy63US #42
#40Shawn58US #69
#41Dale56US #83
#42Dana55
#43Alan54US #59
#44George52US #34
#45Roger50US #49
#46Wayne50US #65
#47Glenn45US #85
#48Dennis42US #44
#49Jonathan42US #74
#50Ricky42US #57
#51Philip40US #87
#52Dean39US #88
#53Lawrence39US #66
#54Craig38US #46
#55Randall36US #73
#56Troy36US #53
#57Darren35US #52
#58Brent34US #131
#59Carl33US #54
#60Jon33US #78
#61Russell33US #58
#62Larry32US #38
#63Marc32US #108
#64Rodney32US #33
#65Jeffery31US #47
#66Gerald30US #64
#67Jay30US #90
#68Terry30US #40
#69Danny28US #56
#70Frank28US #43
#71Frederick28US #106
#72Joel27US #114
#73Jason26US #111
#74Walter26US #82
#75Allen24US #92
#76Jerry24US #41
#77Norman24US #134
#78Darrell23US #91
#79Harold23US #99
#80Ralph23US #103
#81Arthur22US #96
#82Barry22US #86
#83Bryan22US #63
#84Chris22US #60
#85Sean22US #79
#86Stanley21US #115
#87Henry20US #94
#88Kurt20US #112
#89Tony20US #48
#90Lee19US #117
#91Martin19US #67
#92Micheal19US #118
#93Adam18US #125
#94Francis18US #164
#95Roland18
#96Darrin17US #102
#97Duane17US #135
#98Glen17US #149
#99Reginald17US #128
#100Darryl16US #68

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑31Darren#57
↑25Valerie#67
↑24Jill#46
↑22Elaine#73
↑21Kim#43
↑21Jonathan#49
↑20Stephanie#40
↑20Amy#52

Falling

↓25Kathy#61
↓21Frank#70
↓19Teresa#58
↓18Linda#24
↓17Patricia#26
↓17Bonnie#68
↓17Arthur#81
↓17Martin#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.