Most Popular Names of 1966
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1966
#1 Lisa56,918 births#2 Kimberly32,232 births#3 Mary28,890 births#4 Michelle27,159 births#5 Karen25,450 births#6 Susan23,776 births#7 Patricia20,112 births#8 Tammy18,621 births#9 Angela18,532 births#10 Jennifer18,215 births#11 Cynthia17,418 births#12 Donna17,037 births#13 Julie16,331 births#14 Deborah16,250 births#15 Pamela16,249 births#16 Elizabeth15,887 births#17 Sandra15,851 births#18 Linda15,566 births#19 Laura15,553 births#20 Christine15,546 births#21 Lori14,671 births#22 Melissa14,254 births#23 Tina13,892 births#24 Dawn13,603 births#25 Brenda13,294 births#26 Kelly13,242 births#27 Barbara13,123 births#28 Sharon13,063 births#29 Teresa13,024 births#30 Amy12,998 births#31 Tracy12,504 births#32 Denise11,797 births#33 Nancy11,729 births#34 Cheryl11,713 births#35 Debra11,261 births#36 Michele10,689 births#37 Kathleen10,491 births#38 Stephanie10,160 births#39 Rhonda9,805 births#40 Rebecca9,777 births#41 Wendy9,516 births#42 Robin9,440 births#43 Kim9,194 births#44 Maria9,132 births#45 Diane8,750 births#46 Theresa8,699 births#47 Jacqueline8,360 births#48 Carol8,259 births#49 Jill7,871 births#50 Paula7,856 births#51 Sheila7,208 births#52 Andrea7,144 births#53 Sherry6,983 births#54 Catherine6,962 births#55 Margaret6,960 births#56 Cindy6,794 births#57 Janet6,434 births#58 Gina6,356 births#59 Kathy6,319 births#60 Carolyn6,121 births#61 Ann5,993 births#62 Suzanne5,684 births#63 Laurie5,667 births#64 Diana5,504 births#65 Beth5,444 births#66 Renee5,354 births#67 Christina5,341 births#68 Dana5,278 births#69 Tracey5,127 births#70 Connie5,102 births#71 Leslie4,999 births#72 Terri4,921 births#73 Debbie4,846 births#74 Valerie4,816 births#75 Monica4,722 births#76 Stacey4,586 births#77 Carla4,508 births#78 Katherine4,492 births#79 Annette4,428 births#80 Janice4,345 births#81 Lynn4,306 births#82 Regina4,295 births#83 Anne4,151 births#84 Wanda4,093 births#85 Sarah4,034 births#86 Kathryn4,008 births#87 Heidi3,966 births#88 Anita3,872 births#89 Shelly3,856 births#90 Bonnie3,842 births#91 Stacy3,779 births#92 Sherri3,747 births#93 Colleen3,746 births#94 Darlene3,728 births#95 Anna3,682 births#96 Tonya3,630 births#97 Judy3,510 births#98 Tamara3,482 births#99 Cathy3,421 births#100 Joyce3,399 births
Popular Boy Names in 1966
#1 Michael79,985 births#2 David66,408 births#3 James65,163 births#4 John65,016 births#5 Robert59,317 births#6 William38,237 births#7 Mark34,801 births#8 Richard34,457 births#9 Jeffrey30,200 births#10 Thomas29,003 births#11 Timothy28,923 births#12 Christopher27,866 births#13 Steven27,698 births#14 Brian27,253 births#15 Joseph26,981 births#16 Scott26,036 births#17 Kevin25,592 births#18 Paul23,578 births#19 Daniel23,269 births#20 Charles22,252 births#21 Kenneth20,834 births#22 Anthony20,624 births#23 Gregory17,009 births#24 Ronald16,952 births#25 Eric16,475 births#26 Stephen14,742 births#27 Donald14,713 births#28 Gary14,155 births#29 Todd13,557 births#30 Edward13,279 births#31 Patrick12,405 births#32 Keith11,614 births#33 Douglas11,401 births#34 Matthew10,803 births#35 Rodney10,268 births#36 Andrew10,235 births#37 George9,941 births#38 Larry8,709 births#39 Peter8,584 births#40 Terry8,455 births#41 Jerry8,429 births#42 Jeffery7,904 births#43 Frank7,787 births#44 Dennis7,786 births#45 Randy7,758 births#46 Craig7,729 births#47 Raymond7,376 births#48 Troy6,905 births#49 Tony6,571 births#50 Sean6,490 births#51 Roger6,296 births#52 Bryan5,890 births#53 Bruce5,843 births#54 Shawn5,725 births#55 Chris5,257 births#56 Carl5,227 births#57 Alan4,943 births#58 Vincent4,941 births#59 Wayne4,891 births#60 Gerald4,863 births#61 Russell4,857 births#62 Danny4,721 births#63 Darren4,718 births#64 Ricky4,680 births#65 Jonathan4,662 births#66 Lawrence4,644 births#67 Steve4,617 births#68 Bradley4,555 births#69 Mike4,526 births#70 Randall4,448 births#71 Phillip4,402 births#72 Jeff4,387 births#73 Johnny4,363 births#74 Joe4,334 births#75 Curtis4,242 births#76 Jon4,239 births#77 Jimmy4,238 births#78 Martin4,210 births#79 Jose4,194 births#80 Billy4,182 births#81 Samuel4,155 births#82 Bobby4,068 births#83 Walter4,057 births#84 Dean4,041 births#85 Dale3,985 births#86 Philip3,954 births#87 Barry3,916 births#88 Darryl3,817 births#89 Jason3,770 births#90 Glenn3,668 births#91 Jay3,598 births#92 Henry3,575 births#93 Willie3,546 births#94 Roy3,522 births#95 Darrell3,497 births#96 Arthur3,482 births#97 Allen3,420 births#98 Tracy3,380 births#99 Harold3,323 births#100 Albert3,297 births