State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 76,476 Wisconsin births in 1965 across 943 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#100Jodyoutside the national top 200
#92Sue#190 nationally
#86Sara#178 nationally
#37Kurt#112 nationally
#45Kristine#120 nationally
#87Kent#161 nationally
#88Sally#162 nationally
#65Rick#137 nationally
#67Kristin#135 nationally
#60Tom#127 nationally
#68Duane#135 nationally
#61Jodi#127 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,440US #1
#2Mary1,064US #2
#3Julie861US #14
#4Susan782US #5
#5Karen698US #3
#6Lori659US #19
#7Dawn612US #26
#8Christine525US #21
#9Amy512US #35
#10Kim501US #43
#11Linda490US #8
#12Brenda481US #23
#13Patricia475US #6
#14Tammy439US #11
#15Michelle437US #18
#16Debra430US #27
#17Laura425US #17
#18Jennifer415US #20
#19Wendy408US #39
#20Kelly405US #30
#21Kathleen400US #34
#22Ann397US #59
#23Pamela396US #12
#24Sandra382US #15
#25Barbara367US #25
#26Diane347US #40
#27Cheryl340US #31
#28Kimberly333US #4
#29Cynthia326US #9
#30Jill325US #51
#31Nancy302US #32
#32Elizabeth297US #16
#33Denise289US #28
#34Lynn264US #80
#35Laurie263US #60
#36Deborah261US #13
#37Donna254US #7
#38Sharon251US #22
#39Michele248US #48
#40Jane247US #95
#41Carol241US #42
#42Theresa240US #45
#43Tracy240US #36
#44Beth238US #66
#45Kristine233US #120
#46Tina227US #29
#47Cindy223US #53
#48Jean219US #112
#49Rebecca216US #41
#50Renee213US #68
#51Jacqueline210US #47
#52Paula197US #49
#53Angela193US #10
#54Teresa182US #24
#55Heidi181US #105
#56Margaret174US #52
#57Connie173US #61
#58Rhonda168US #37
#59Catherine167US #57
#60Kathryn167US #87
#61Jodi165US #127
#62Terri164US #69
#63Kathy163US #54
#64Robin163US #33
#65Sheila163US #50
#66Colleen160US #93
#67Kristin158US #135
#68Anne154US #77
#69Sarah152US #92
#70Suzanne149US #65
#71Bonnie148US #89
#72Stephanie145US #44
#73Joan138US #116
#74Melissa137US #38
#75Janet135US #55
#76Shelly135US #98
#77Vicki126US #114
#78Peggy122US #124
#79Annette121US #71
#80Katherine120US #79
#81Sherry118US #56
#82Judy116US #86
#83Judith110US #102
#84Debbie109US #62
#85Penny109US #97
#86Sara104US #178
#87Holly101US #113
#88Sally100US #162
#89Carla99US #76
#90Carolyn99US #58
#91Marie98US #106
#92Sue97US #190
#93Gail95US #134
#94Gina95US #70
#95Maria94US #46
#96Shelley93US #148
#97Victoria93US #108
#98Ellen90US #117
#99Carrie89US #152
#100Jody89

Boys

#1Michael1,984US #1
#2David1,714US #3
#3John1,506US #2
#4James1,445US #4
#5Robert1,261US #5
#6Mark1,227US #7
#7Scott1,125US #15
#8Jeffrey1,086US #10
#9Daniel1,074US #17
#10Thomas999US #9
#11Steven978US #14
#12Brian931US #19
#13Timothy896US #12
#14Paul858US #16
#15Todd848US #30
#16Kevin761US #13
#17Richard759US #8
#18William638US #6
#19Joseph608US #11
#20Christopher528US #18
#21Patrick493US #31
#22Kenneth439US #21
#23Gregory438US #23
#24Peter402US #39
#25Douglas349US #32
#26Ronald349US #24
#27Gary344US #27
#28Donald332US #26
#29Eric329US #25
#30Craig304US #46
#31Charles288US #20
#32Andrew286US #37
#33Randy273US #42
#34Dennis271US #44
#35Anthony266US #22
#36Dean252US #88
#37Kurt242US #112
#38Dale233US #83
#39Jeffery231US #47
#40Keith224US #35
#41Bruce216US #50
#42Matthew208US #36
#43Jon205US #78
#44Edward195US #29
#45Terry188US #40
#46Bradley186US #72
#47Rodney186US #33
#48Stephen179US #28
#49Jeff172US #62
#50Randall172US #73
#51Jay160US #90
#52Alan158US #59
#53Tim156US #97
#54Gerald154US #64
#55Roger150US #49
#56Mike144US #51
#57Steve144US #55
#58Russell141US #58
#59Chris136US #60
#60Tom135US #127
#61Larry134US #38
#62Wayne133US #65
#63Joel131US #114
#64Troy127US #53
#65Rick121US #137
#66Jerry120US #41
#67George109US #34
#68Duane107US #135
#69Carl106US #54
#70Bryan104US #63
#71Ricky104US #57
#72Curtis101US #75
#73Tony100US #48
#74Allen99US #92
#75Lawrence94US #66
#76Shawn93US #69
#77Raymond91US #45
#78Martin90US #67
#79Jim89US #116
#80Lee89US #117
#81Frank83US #43
#82Greg83US #105
#83Philip82US #87
#84Glenn81US #85
#85Jerome81US #142
#86Joe80US #71
#87Kent80US #161
#88Jonathan79US #74
#89Brad75US #148
#90Darren73US #52
#91Dan71US #155
#92Karl70US #154
#93Theodore69US #143
#94Barry68US #86
#95Kelly67US #136
#96Phillip66US #70
#97Bill65US #151
#98Sean61US #79
#99Brett60US #132
#100Jack60US #104

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑29Kristin#67
↑21Melissa#74
↑20Rodney#47
↑19Stephanie#72
↑17Michele#39
↑16Kristine#45
↑16Heidi#55
↑15Amy#9

Falling

↓21Janet#75
↓19Carrie#99
↓19Dan#91
↓18Kathy#63
↓18Peggy#78
↓17Sue#92
↓14Robin#64
↓14Jim#79

Every state

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