Names That Peaked In 1966

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1966 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Lisa and Michael — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 1965 Peaked in 1967 Full 1966 top 100 The 1960s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Jeffrey	544#552	Down 166 rank positions in five years	1962
Kimberly	1,009#303	Down 117 rank positions in five years	1970
Keith	311#801	Down 203 rank positions in five years	1957
Vincent	3,267#107	Up 14 rank positions in five years	1962
Tammy	41#3,702	Up 452 rank positions in five years	1963
Jeffery	110#1,556	Down 562 rank positions in five years	1962
Chris	431#646	Up 30 rank positions in five years	1961
Shelly	21#5,883	Down 739 rank positions in five years	1964
Kristine	49#3,228	Up 295 rank positions in five years	1970
Wade	948#344	Down 3 rank positions in five years	1970
Tracy	28#3,936	Down 1,437 rank positions in five years	1966
Leanne	71#2,503	Down 413 rank positions in five years	1969
Cary	30#3,675	Up 262 rank positions in five years	1957
Angelia	28#4,767	Down 404 rank positions in five years	1966
Joelle	248#1,010	Down 248 rank positions in five years	2017
Lynnette	17#6,719	Up 375 rank positions in five years	1964
Danette	5#15,458	Down 4,994 rank positions in five years	1966
Wilfredo	30#3,746	Down 905 rank positions in five years	1980
Andreas	154#1,276	Down 98 rank positions in five years	2006
Starla	25#5,215	Down 1,724 rank positions in five years	1980
Barbra	—Unranked	—	1966
Collette	82#2,243	Up 481 rank positions in five years	1966
Anthony	10#9,512	Up 817 rank positions in five years	1987
Baron	135#1,370	Up 135 rank positions in five years	2008
Tad	11#7,615	Up 365 rank positions in five years	1966
Edwardo	8#9,138	Down 183 rank positions in five years	1970
Lonny	5#13,149	Up 147 rank positions in five years	1957
Dawna	—Unranked	—	1966
Deron	8#9,113	Down 5,606 rank positions in five years	1966
Barron	320#790	Up 523 rank positions in five years	2025
Kevin	—Unranked	—	1977
Tresa	—Unranked	—	1966
Melony	16#7,030	Up 81 rank positions in five years	1974
Renea	8#11,708	Up 3,041 rank positions in five years	1964
Lorne	5#13,151	Down 1,712 rank positions in five years	1966
Demetra	7#12,224	Down 3,133 rank positions in five years	1975
Risa	22#5,674	Up 2,204 rank positions in five years	1962
Timmothy	7#10,566	new	1960
Caprice	14#7,563	Down 1,188 rank positions in five years	1966
Shaun	—Unranked	—	1970
Terance	—Unranked	—	1991
Denita	—Unranked	—	1966
Parrish	9#8,738	Down 2,535 rank positions in five years	1966
Andra	—Unranked	—	1966
Gidget	—Unranked	—	1966
Inger	—Unranked	—	1966
Joell	—Unranked	—	1966
Sonji	—Unranked	—	1966
Tatia	—Unranked	—	1966

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1966 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.