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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1966

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1966 — 3,475,564 recorded births in total that year.

19651967 The 1960s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1966

Girls’ names

  1. 1Lisa56,9183.4%
  2. 2Kimberly32,2321.9%
  3. 3Mary28,8901.7%
  4. 4Michelle27,1591.6%
  5. 5Karen25,4501.5%
  6. 6Susan23,7761.4%
  7. 7Patricia20,1121.2%
  8. 8Tammy18,6211.1%
  9. 9Angela18,5321.1%
  10. 10Jennifer18,2151.1%
  11. 11Cynthia17,4181.0%
  12. 12Donna17,0371.0%
  13. 13Julie16,3311.0%
  14. 14Deborah16,2501.0%
  15. 15Pamela16,2491.0%
  16. 16Elizabeth15,8870.9%
  17. 17Sandra15,8510.9%
  18. 18Linda15,5660.9%
  19. 19Laura15,5530.9%
  20. 20Christine15,5460.9%
  21. 21Lori14,6710.9%
  22. 22Melissa14,2540.8%
  23. 23Tina13,8920.8%
  24. 24Dawn13,6030.8%
  25. 25Brenda13,2940.8%
  26. 26Kelly13,2420.8%
  27. 27Barbara13,1230.8%
  28. 28Sharon13,0630.8%
  29. 29Teresa13,0240.8%
  30. 30Amy12,9980.8%
  31. 31Tracy12,5040.7%
  32. 32Denise11,7970.7%
  33. 33Nancy11,7290.7%
  34. 34Cheryl11,7130.7%
  35. 35Debra11,2610.7%
  36. 36Michele10,6890.6%
  37. 37Kathleen10,4910.6%
  38. 38Stephanie10,1600.6%
  39. 39Rhonda9,8050.6%
  40. 40Rebecca9,7770.6%
  41. 41Wendy9,5160.6%
  42. 42Robin9,4400.6%
  43. 43Kim9,1940.5%
  44. 44Maria9,1320.5%
  45. 45Diane8,7500.5%
  46. 46Theresa8,6990.5%
  47. 47Jacqueline8,3600.5%
  48. 48Carol8,2590.5%
  49. 49Jill7,8710.5%
  50. 50Paula7,8560.5%
  51. 51Sheila7,2080.4%
  52. 52Andrea7,1440.4%
  53. 53Sherry6,9830.4%
  54. 54Catherine6,9620.4%
  55. 55Margaret6,9600.4%
  56. 56Cindy6,7940.4%
  57. 57Janet6,4340.4%
  58. 58Gina6,3560.4%
  59. 59Kathy6,3190.4%
  60. 60Carolyn6,1210.4%
  61. 61Ann5,9930.4%
  62. 62Suzanne5,6840.3%
  63. 63Laurie5,6670.3%
  64. 64Diana5,5040.3%
  65. 65Beth5,4440.3%
  66. 66Renee5,3540.3%
  67. 67Christina5,3410.3%
  68. 68Dana5,2780.3%
  69. 69Tracey5,1270.3%
  70. 70Connie5,1020.3%
  71. 71Leslie4,9990.3%
  72. 72Terri4,9210.3%
  73. 73Debbie4,8460.3%
  74. 74Valerie4,8160.3%
  75. 75Monica4,7220.3%
  76. 76Stacey4,5860.3%
  77. 77Carla4,5080.3%
  78. 78Katherine4,4920.3%
  79. 79Annette4,4280.3%
  80. 80Janice4,3450.3%
  81. 81Lynn4,3060.3%
  82. 82Regina4,2950.3%
  83. 83Anne4,1510.2%
  84. 84Wanda4,0930.2%
  85. 85Sarah4,0340.2%
  86. 86Kathryn4,0080.2%
  87. 87Heidi3,9660.2%
  88. 88Anita3,8720.2%
  89. 89Shelly3,8560.2%
  90. 90Bonnie3,8420.2%
  91. 91Stacy3,7790.2%
  92. 92Sherri3,7470.2%
  93. 93Colleen3,7460.2%
  94. 94Darlene3,7280.2%
  95. 95Anna3,6820.2%
  96. 96Tonya3,6300.2%
  97. 97Judy3,5100.2%
  98. 98Tamara3,4820.2%
  99. 99Cathy3,4210.2%
  100. 100Joyce3,3990.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael79,9854.5%
  2. 2David66,4083.7%
  3. 3James65,1633.7%
  4. 4John65,0163.6%
  5. 5Robert59,3173.3%
  6. 6William38,2372.1%
  7. 7Mark34,8012.0%
  8. 8Richard34,4571.9%
  9. 9Jeffrey30,2001.7%
  10. 10Thomas29,0031.6%
  11. 11Timothy28,9231.6%
  12. 12Christopher27,8661.6%
  13. 13Steven27,6981.6%
  14. 14Brian27,2531.5%
  15. 15Joseph26,9811.5%
  16. 16Scott26,0361.5%
  17. 17Kevin25,5921.4%
  18. 18Paul23,5781.3%
  19. 19Daniel23,2691.3%
  20. 20Charles22,2521.2%
  21. 21Kenneth20,8341.2%
  22. 22Anthony20,6241.2%
  23. 23Gregory17,0091.0%
  24. 24Ronald16,9521.0%
  25. 25Eric16,4750.9%
  26. 26Stephen14,7420.8%
  27. 27Donald14,7130.8%
  28. 28Gary14,1550.8%
  29. 29Todd13,5570.8%
  30. 30Edward13,2790.7%
  31. 31Patrick12,4050.7%
  32. 32Keith11,6140.7%
  33. 33Douglas11,4010.6%
  34. 34Matthew10,8030.6%
  35. 35Rodney10,2680.6%
  36. 36Andrew10,2350.6%
  37. 37George9,9410.6%
  38. 38Larry8,7090.5%
  39. 39Peter8,5840.5%
  40. 40Terry8,4550.5%
  41. 41Jerry8,4290.5%
  42. 42Jeffery7,9040.4%
  43. 43Frank7,7870.4%
  44. 44Dennis7,7860.4%
  45. 45Randy7,7580.4%
  46. 46Craig7,7290.4%
  47. 47Raymond7,3760.4%
  48. 48Troy6,9050.4%
  49. 49Tony6,5710.4%
  50. 50Sean6,4900.4%
  51. 51Roger6,2960.4%
  52. 52Bryan5,8900.3%
  53. 53Bruce5,8430.3%
  54. 54Shawn5,7250.3%
  55. 55Chris5,2570.3%
  56. 56Carl5,2270.3%
  57. 57Alan4,9430.3%
  58. 58Vincent4,9410.3%
  59. 59Wayne4,8910.3%
  60. 60Gerald4,8630.3%
  61. 61Russell4,8570.3%
  62. 62Danny4,7210.3%
  63. 63Darren4,7180.3%
  64. 64Ricky4,6800.3%
  65. 65Jonathan4,6620.3%
  66. 66Lawrence4,6440.3%
  67. 67Steve4,6170.3%
  68. 68Bradley4,5550.3%
  69. 69Mike4,5260.3%
  70. 70Randall4,4480.2%
  71. 71Phillip4,4020.2%
  72. 72Jeff4,3870.2%
  73. 73Johnny4,3630.2%
  74. 74Joe4,3340.2%
  75. 75Curtis4,2420.2%
  76. 76Jon4,2390.2%
  77. 77Jimmy4,2380.2%
  78. 78Martin4,2100.2%
  79. 79Jose4,1940.2%
  80. 80Billy4,1820.2%
  81. 81Samuel4,1550.2%
  82. 82Bobby4,0680.2%
  83. 83Walter4,0570.2%
  84. 84Dean4,0410.2%
  85. 85Dale3,9850.2%
  86. 86Philip3,9540.2%
  87. 87Barry3,9160.2%
  88. 88Darryl3,8170.2%
  89. 89Jason3,7700.2%
  90. 90Glenn3,6680.2%
  91. 91Jay3,5980.2%
  92. 92Henry3,5750.2%
  93. 93Willie3,5460.2%
  94. 94Roy3,5220.2%
  95. 95Darrell3,4970.2%
  96. 96Arthur3,4820.2%
  97. 97Allen3,4200.2%
  98. 98Tracy3,3800.2%
  99. 99Harold3,3230.2%
  100. 100Albert3,2970.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1966 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.