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Baby names of 1966

In 1966 the most given names in the United States were Lisa for girls (56,918 births) and Michael for boys (79,984).

← 19651967 →1946195619761986

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Lisa56,918
  2. Kimberly32,231
  3. Mary28,889
  4. Michelle27,159
  5. Karen25,449
  6. Susan23,775
  7. Patricia20,111
  8. Tammy18,620
  9. Angela18,535
  10. Jennifer18,215
  11. Cynthia17,417
  12. Donna17,037
  13. Julie16,332
  14. Pamela16,250
  15. Deborah16,248
  16. Elizabeth15,886
  17. Sandra15,852
  18. Linda15,564
  19. Laura15,553
  20. Christine15,547
  21. Lori14,671
  22. Melissa14,253
  23. Tina13,892
  24. Dawn13,603
  25. Brenda13,295
  26. Kelly13,242
  27. Barbara13,123
  28. Sharon13,061
  29. Teresa13,024
  30. Amy12,998
  31. Tracy12,504
  32. Denise11,795
  33. Nancy11,730
  34. Cheryl11,713
  35. Debra11,262
  36. Michele10,686
  37. Kathleen10,492
  38. Stephanie10,161
  39. Rhonda9,805
  40. Rebecca9,777
  41. Wendy9,515
  42. Robin9,440
  43. Kim9,194
  44. Maria9,130
  45. Diane8,750
  46. Theresa8,700
  47. Jacqueline8,359
  48. Carol8,259
  49. Jill7,870
  50. Paula7,857
  51. Sheila7,208
  52. Andrea7,145
  53. Sherry6,983
  54. Catherine6,961
  55. Margaret6,961
  56. Cindy6,793
  57. Janet6,434
  58. Gina6,355
  59. Kathy6,319
  60. Carolyn6,120
  61. Ann5,992
  62. Suzanne5,684
  63. Laurie5,667
  64. Diana5,505
  65. Beth5,444
  66. Renee5,354
  67. Christina5,341
  68. Dana5,278
  69. Tracey5,127
  70. Connie5,102
  71. Leslie4,999
  72. Terri4,920
  73. Debbie4,845
  74. Valerie4,815
  75. Monica4,722
  76. Stacey4,586
  77. Carla4,508
  78. Katherine4,492
  79. Annette4,428
  80. Janice4,345
  81. Lynn4,306
  82. Regina4,295
  83. Anne4,151
  84. Wanda4,094
  85. Sarah4,035
  86. Kathryn4,008
  87. Heidinew3,967
  88. Anita3,872
  89. Shelly3,856
  90. Bonnie3,841
  91. Stacynew3,778
  92. Sherri3,747
  93. Colleen3,746
  94. Darlene3,728
  95. Anna3,679
  96. Tonyanew3,629
  97. Judy3,510
  98. Tamaranew3,481
  99. Cathy3,421
  100. Hollynew3,399

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Michael79,984
  2. David66,417
  3. James65,163
  4. John65,015
  5. Robert59,309
  6. William38,240
  7. Mark34,802
  8. Richard34,458
  9. Jeffrey30,199
  10. Thomas29,005
  11. Timothy28,927
  12. Christopher27,867
  13. Steven27,699
  14. Brian27,255
  15. Joseph26,983
  16. Scott26,036
  17. Kevin25,594
  18. Paul23,578
  19. Daniel23,270
  20. Charles22,251
  21. Kenneth20,834
  22. Anthony20,627
  23. Gregory17,006
  24. Ronald16,954
  25. Eric16,472
  26. Stephen14,743
  27. Donald14,713
  28. Gary14,156
  29. Todd13,557
  30. Edward13,277
  31. Patrick12,407
  32. Keith11,614
  33. Douglas11,403
  34. Matthew10,805
  35. Rodney10,269
  36. Andrew10,234
  37. George9,942
  38. Larry8,707
  39. Peter8,583
  40. Terry8,454
  41. Jerry8,429
  42. Jeffery7,899
  43. Dennis7,787
  44. Frank7,787
  45. Randy7,760
  46. Craig7,733
  47. Raymond7,379
  48. Troy6,905
  49. Tony6,570
  50. Sean6,490
  51. Roger6,297
  52. Bryan5,891
  53. Bruce5,843
  54. Shawn5,725
  55. Chris5,257
  56. Carl5,227
  57. Alan4,943
  58. Vincent4,942
  59. Wayne4,888
  60. Gerald4,863
  61. Russell4,858
  62. Danny4,721
  63. Darren4,720
  64. Ricky4,681
  65. Jonathan4,663
  66. Lawrence4,643
  67. Steve4,617
  68. Bradley4,555
  69. Mike4,526
  70. Randall4,448
  71. Phillip4,403
  72. Jeff4,387
  73. Johnny4,364
  74. Joe4,333
  75. Curtis4,242
  76. Jon4,240
  77. Jimmy4,237
  78. Martin4,210
  79. Jose4,193
  80. Billy4,183
  81. Samuel4,158
  82. Bobby4,067
  83. Walter4,056
  84. Dean4,040
  85. Dale3,985
  86. Philip3,954
  87. Barry3,917
  88. Darryl3,817
  89. Jasonnew3,768
  90. Glenn3,667
  91. Jay3,598
  92. Henry3,574
  93. Willie3,544
  94. Roy3,523
  95. Darrell3,496
  96. Arthur3,483
  97. Allen3,420
  98. Tracynew3,379
  99. Harold3,322
  100. Albert3,297

1966 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1966 holds 1,692,169 girls under 7,624 different names. The ten most common names covered 16% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Heidi, Stacy, Tonya, Tamara, Holly. Leaving it:Joyce, Jane, Penny, Martha, Melinda.

The Social Security data for 1966 holds 1,783,486 boys under 4,540 different names. The ten most common names covered 28% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Jason, Tracy. Leaving it:Tim, Victor.