United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1966

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Michael 79,985 babies =
  2. 2 David 66,408 babies 1
  3. 3 James 65,163 babies 1
  4. 4 John 65,016 babies 2
  5. 5 Robert 59,317 babies =
  6. 6 William 38,237 babies =
  7. 7 Mark 34,801 babies =
  8. 8 Richard 34,457 babies =
  9. 9 Jeffrey 30,200 babies 1
  10. 10 Thomas 29,003 babies 1
  11. 11 Timothy 28,923 babies 1
  12. 12 Christopher 27,866 babies 6
  13. 13 Steven 27,698 babies 1
  14. 14 Brian 27,253 babies 5
  15. 15 Joseph 26,981 babies 4
  16. 16 Scott 26,036 babies 1
  17. 17 Kevin 25,592 babies 4
  18. 18 Paul 23,578 babies 2
  19. 19 Daniel 23,269 babies 2
  20. 20 Charles 22,252 babies =
  21. 21 Kenneth 20,834 babies =
  22. 22 Anthony 20,624 babies =
  23. 23 Gregory 17,009 babies =
  24. 24 Ronald 16,952 babies =
  25. 25 Eric 16,475 babies =
  26. 26 Stephen 14,742 babies 2
  27. 27 Donald 14,713 babies 1
  28. 28 Gary 14,155 babies 1
  29. 29 Todd 13,557 babies 1
  30. 30 Edward 13,279 babies 1
  31. 31 Patrick 12,405 babies =
  32. 32 Keith 11,614 babies 3
  33. 33 Douglas 11,401 babies 1
  34. 34 Matthew 10,803 babies 2
  35. 35 Rodney 10,268 babies 2
  36. 36 Andrew 10,235 babies 1
  37. 37 George 9,941 babies 3
  38. 38 Larry 8,709 babies =
  39. 39 Peter 8,584 babies =
  40. 40 Terry 8,455 babies =
  41. 41 Jerry 8,429 babies =
  42. 42 Jeffery 7,904 babies 5
  43. 43 Frank 7,787 babies =
  44. 44 Dennis 7,786 babies =
  45. 45 Randy 7,758 babies 3
  46. 46 Craig 7,729 babies =
  47. 47 Raymond 7,376 babies 2
  48. 48 Troy 6,905 babies 5
  49. 49 Tony 6,571 babies 1
  50. 50 Sean 6,490 babies 29
  51. 51 Roger 6,296 babies 2
  52. 52 Bryan 5,890 babies 11
  53. 53 Bruce 5,843 babies 3
  54. 54 Shawn 5,725 babies 15
  55. 55 Chris 5,257 babies 5
  56. 56 Carl 5,227 babies 2
  57. 57 Alan 4,943 babies 2
  58. 58 Vincent 4,941 babies 3
  59. 59 Wayne 4,891 babies 6
  60. 60 Gerald 4,863 babies 4
  61. 61 Russell 4,857 babies 3
  62. 62 Danny 4,721 babies 6
  63. 63 Darren 4,718 babies 11
  64. 64 Ricky 4,680 babies 7
  65. 65 Jonathan 4,662 babies 9
  66. 66 Lawrence 4,644 babies =
  67. 67 Steve 4,617 babies 12
  68. 68 Bradley 4,555 babies 4
  69. 69 Mike 4,526 babies 18
  70. 70 Randall 4,448 babies 3
  71. 71 Phillip 4,402 babies 1
  72. 72 Jeff 4,387 babies 10
  73. 73 Johnny 4,363 babies 3
  74. 74 Joe 4,334 babies 3
  75. 75 Curtis 4,242 babies =
  76. 76 Jon 4,239 babies 2
  77. 77 Jimmy 4,238 babies 4
  78. 78 Martin 4,210 babies 11
  79. 79 Jose 4,194 babies 10
  80. 80 Billy 4,182 babies 3
  81. 81 Samuel 4,155 babies 3
  82. 82 Bobby 4,068 babies 2
  83. 83 Walter 4,057 babies 1
  84. 84 Dean 4,041 babies 4
  85. 85 Dale 3,985 babies 2
  86. 86 Philip 3,954 babies 1
  87. 87 Barry 3,916 babies 1
  88. 88 Darryl 3,817 babies 20
  89. 89 Jason 3,770 babies 22
  90. 90 Glenn 3,668 babies 5
  91. 91 Jay 3,598 babies 1
  92. 92 Henry 3,575 babies 2
  93. 93 Willie 3,546 babies =
  94. 94 Roy 3,522 babies 1
  95. 95 Darrell 3,497 babies 4
  96. 96 Arthur 3,482 babies =
  97. 97 Allen 3,420 babies 5
  98. 98 Tracy 3,380 babies 12
  99. 99 Harold 3,323 babies =
  100. 100 Albert 3,297 babies =

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Lisa 56,918 babies =
  2. 2 Kimberly 32,232 babies 2
  3. 3 Mary 28,890 babies 1
  4. 4 Michelle 27,159 babies 14
  5. 5 Karen 25,450 babies 2
  6. 6 Susan 23,776 babies 1
  7. 7 Patricia 20,112 babies 1
  8. 8 Tammy 18,621 babies 3
  9. 9 Angela 18,532 babies 1
  10. 10 Jennifer 18,215 babies 10
  11. 11 Cynthia 17,418 babies 2
  12. 12 Donna 17,037 babies 5
  13. 13 Julie 16,331 babies 1
  14. 14 Deborah 16,250 babies 1
  15. 15 Pamela 16,249 babies 3
  16. 16 Elizabeth 15,887 babies =
  17. 17 Sandra 15,851 babies 2
  18. 18 Linda 15,566 babies 10
  19. 19 Laura 15,553 babies 2
  20. 20 Christine 15,546 babies 1
  21. 21 Lori 14,671 babies 2
  22. 22 Melissa 14,254 babies 16
  23. 23 Tina 13,892 babies 6
  24. 24 Dawn 13,603 babies 2
  25. 25 Brenda 13,294 babies 2
  26. 26 Kelly 13,242 babies 4
  27. 27 Barbara 13,123 babies 2
  28. 28 Sharon 13,063 babies 6
  29. 29 Teresa 13,024 babies 5
  30. 30 Amy 12,998 babies 5
  31. 31 Tracy 12,504 babies 5
  32. 32 Denise 11,797 babies 4
  33. 33 Nancy 11,729 babies 1
  34. 34 Cheryl 11,713 babies 3
  35. 35 Debra 11,261 babies 8
  36. 36 Michele 10,689 babies 12
  37. 37 Kathleen 10,491 babies 3
  38. 38 Stephanie 10,160 babies 6
  39. 39 Rhonda 9,805 babies 2
  40. 40 Rebecca 9,777 babies 1
  41. 41 Wendy 9,516 babies 2
  42. 42 Robin 9,440 babies 9
  43. 43 Kim 9,194 babies =
  44. 44 Maria 9,132 babies 2
  45. 45 Diane 8,750 babies 5
  46. 46 Theresa 8,699 babies 1
  47. 47 Jacqueline 8,360 babies =
  48. 48 Carol 8,259 babies 6
  49. 49 Jill 7,871 babies 2
  50. 50 Paula 7,856 babies 1
  51. 51 Sheila 7,208 babies 1
  52. 52 Andrea 7,144 babies 11
  53. 53 Sherry 6,983 babies 3
  54. 54 Catherine 6,962 babies 3
  55. 55 Margaret 6,960 babies 3
  56. 56 Cindy 6,794 babies 3
  57. 57 Janet 6,434 babies 2
  58. 58 Gina 6,356 babies 12
  59. 59 Kathy 6,319 babies 5
  60. 60 Carolyn 6,121 babies 2
  61. 61 Ann 5,993 babies 2
  62. 62 Suzanne 5,684 babies 3
  63. 63 Laurie 5,667 babies 3
  64. 64 Diana 5,504 babies =
  65. 65 Beth 5,444 babies 1
  66. 66 Renee 5,354 babies 2
  67. 67 Christina 5,341 babies 7
  68. 68 Dana 5,278 babies 10
  69. 69 Tracey 5,127 babies 16
  70. 70 Connie 5,102 babies 9
  71. 71 Leslie 4,999 babies 4
  72. 72 Terri 4,921 babies 3
  73. 73 Debbie 4,846 babies 11
  74. 74 Valerie 4,816 babies 7
  75. 75 Monica 4,722 babies 3
  76. 76 Stacey 4,586 babies 8
  77. 77 Carla 4,508 babies 1
  78. 78 Katherine 4,492 babies 1
  79. 79 Annette 4,428 babies 8
  80. 80 Janice 4,345 babies 7
  81. 81 Lynn 4,306 babies 1
  82. 82 Regina 4,295 babies =
  83. 83 Anne 4,151 babies 6
  84. 84 Wanda 4,093 babies 3
  85. 85 Sarah 4,034 babies 7
  86. 86 Kathryn 4,008 babies 1
  87. 87 Heidi 3,966 babies 18
  88. 88 Anita 3,872 babies 6
  89. 89 Shelly 3,856 babies 9
  90. 90 Bonnie 3,842 babies 1
  91. 91 Stacy 3,779 babies 28
  92. 92 Sherri 3,747 babies 1
  93. 93 Colleen 3,746 babies =
  94. 94 Darlene 3,728 babies 11
  95. 95 Anna 3,682 babies 1
  96. 96 Tonya 3,630 babies 33
  97. 97 Judy 3,510 babies 11
  98. 98 Tamara 3,482 babies 6
  99. 99 Cathy 3,421 babies 11
  100. 100 Joyce 3,399 babies 10

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Source: Social Security Administration

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