Popular Baby Names in 1966
The most popular baby names in 1966.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | Boy | 79,984 |
| 2 | David | Boy | 66,417 |
| 3 | James | Boy | 65,163 |
| 4 | John | Boy | 65,015 |
| 5 | Robert | Boy | 59,309 |
| 1 | Lisa | Girl | 56,918 |
| 6 | William | Boy | 38,240 |
| 7 | Mark | Boy | 34,802 |
| 8 | Richard | Boy | 34,458 |
| 2 | Kimberly | Girl | 32,231 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | Boy | 30,199 |
| 10 | Thomas | Boy | 29,005 |
| 11 | Timothy | Boy | 28,927 |
| 3 | Mary | Girl | 28,889 |
| 12 | Christopher | Boy | 27,867 |
| 13 | Steven | Boy | 27,699 |
| 14 | Brian | Boy | 27,255 |
| 4 | Michelle | Girl | 27,159 |
| 15 | Joseph | Boy | 26,983 |
| 16 | Scott | Boy | 26,036 |
| 17 | Kevin | Boy | 25,594 |
| 5 | Karen | Girl | 25,449 |
| 6 | Susan | Girl | 23,775 |
| 18 | Paul | Boy | 23,578 |
| 19 | Daniel | Boy | 23,270 |
| 20 | Charles | Boy | 22,251 |
| 21 | Kenneth | Boy | 20,834 |
| 22 | Anthony | Boy | 20,627 |
| 7 | Patricia | Girl | 20,111 |
| 8 | Tammy | Girl | 18,620 |
| 9 | Angela | Girl | 18,535 |
| 10 | Jennifer | Girl | 18,215 |
| 11 | Cynthia | Girl | 17,417 |
| 12 | Donna | Girl | 17,037 |
| 23 | Gregory | Boy | 17,006 |
| 24 | Ronald | Boy | 16,954 |
| 25 | Eric | Boy | 16,472 |
| 13 | Julie | Girl | 16,332 |
| 14 | Pamela | Girl | 16,250 |
| 15 | Deborah | Girl | 16,248 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | Girl | 15,886 |
| 17 | Sandra | Girl | 15,852 |
| 18 | Linda | Girl | 15,564 |
| 19 | Laura | Girl | 15,553 |
| 20 | Christine | Girl | 15,547 |
| 26 | Stephen | Boy | 14,743 |
| 27 | Donald | Boy | 14,713 |
| 21 | Lori | Girl | 14,671 |
| 22 | Melissa | Girl | 14,253 |
| 28 | Gary | Boy | 14,156 |
| 23 | Tina | Girl | 13,892 |
| 24 | Dawn | Girl | 13,603 |
| 29 | Todd | Boy | 13,557 |
| 25 | Brenda | Girl | 13,295 |
| 30 | Edward | Boy | 13,277 |
| 26 | Kelly | Girl | 13,242 |
| 27 | Barbara | Girl | 13,123 |
| 28 | Sharon | Girl | 13,061 |
| 29 | Teresa | Girl | 13,024 |
| 30 | Amy | Girl | 12,998 |
| 31 | Tracy | Girl | 12,504 |
| 31 | Patrick | Boy | 12,407 |
| 32 | Denise | Girl | 11,795 |
| 33 | Nancy | Girl | 11,730 |
| 34 | Cheryl | Girl | 11,713 |
| 32 | Keith | Boy | 11,614 |
| 33 | Douglas | Boy | 11,403 |
| 35 | Debra | Girl | 11,262 |
| 34 | Matthew | Boy | 10,805 |
| 36 | Michele | Girl | 10,686 |
| 37 | Kathleen | Girl | 10,492 |
| 35 | Rodney | Boy | 10,269 |
| 36 | Andrew | Boy | 10,234 |
| 38 | Stephanie | Girl | 10,161 |
| 37 | George | Boy | 9,942 |
| 39 | Rhonda | Girl | 9,805 |
| 40 | Rebecca | Girl | 9,777 |
| 41 | Wendy | Girl | 9,515 |
| 42 | Robin | Girl | 9,440 |
| 43 | Kim | Girl | 9,194 |
| 44 | Maria | Girl | 9,130 |
| 45 | Diane | Girl | 8,750 |
| 38 | Larry | Boy | 8,707 |
| 46 | Theresa | Girl | 8,700 |
| 39 | Peter | Boy | 8,583 |
| 40 | Terry | Boy | 8,454 |
| 41 | Jerry | Boy | 8,429 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | Girl | 8,359 |
| 48 | Carol | Girl | 8,259 |
| 42 | Jeffery | Boy | 7,899 |
| 49 | Jill | Girl | 7,870 |
| 50 | Paula | Girl | 7,857 |
| 43 | Dennis | Boy | 7,787 |
| 44 | Frank | Boy | 7,787 |
| 45 | Randy | Boy | 7,760 |
| 46 | Craig | Boy | 7,733 |
| 47 | Raymond | Boy | 7,379 |
| 51 | Sheila | Girl | 7,208 |
| 52 | Andrea | Girl | 7,145 |
| 53 | Sherry | Girl | 6,983 |