Most Popular Baby Names of 1966

In 1966, Lisa (56,918 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (79,984 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1966
Rank	Name	Births
1	Michael	79,984
2	David	66,417
3	James	65,163
4	John	65,015
5	Robert	59,309
6	William	38,240
7	Mark	34,802
8	Richard	34,458
9	Jeffrey	30,199
10	Thomas	29,005
11	Timothy	28,927
12	Christopher	27,867
13	Steven	27,699
14	Brian	27,255
15	Joseph	26,983
16	Scott	26,036
17	Kevin	25,594
18	Paul	23,578
19	Daniel	23,270
20	Charles	22,251
21	Kenneth	20,834
22	Anthony	20,627
23	Gregory	17,006
24	Ronald	16,954
25	Eric	16,472
26	Stephen	14,743
27	Donald	14,713
28	Gary	14,156
29	Todd	13,557
30	Edward	13,277
31	Patrick	12,407
32	Keith	11,614
33	Douglas	11,403
34	Matthew	10,805
35	Rodney	10,269
36	Andrew	10,234
37	George	9,942
38	Larry	8,707
39	Peter	8,583
40	Terry	8,454
41	Jerry	8,429
42	Jeffery	7,899
43	Dennis	7,787
43	Frank	7,787
45	Randy	7,760
46	Craig	7,733
47	Raymond	7,379
48	Troy	6,905
49	Tony	6,570
50	Sean	6,490
51	Roger	6,297
52	Bryan	5,891
53	Bruce	5,843
54	Shawn	5,725
55	Chris	5,257
56	Carl	5,227
57	Alan	4,943
58	Vincent	4,942
59	Wayne	4,888
60	Gerald	4,863
61	Russell	4,858
62	Danny	4,721
63	Darren	4,720
64	Ricky	4,681
65	Jonathan	4,663
66	Lawrence	4,643
67	Steve	4,617
68	Bradley	4,555
69	Mike	4,526
70	Randall	4,448
71	Phillip	4,403
72	Jeff	4,387
73	Johnny	4,364
74	Joe	4,333
75	Curtis	4,242
76	Jon	4,240
77	Jimmy	4,237
78	Martin	4,210
79	Jose	4,193
80	Billy	4,183
81	Samuel	4,158
82	Bobby	4,067
83	Walter	4,056
84	Dean	4,040
85	Dale	3,985
86	Philip	3,954
87	Barry	3,917
88	Darryl	3,817
89	Jason	3,768
90	Glenn	3,667
91	Jay	3,598
92	Henry	3,574
93	Willie	3,544
94	Roy	3,523
95	Darrell	3,496
96	Arthur	3,483
97	Allen	3,420
98	Tracy	3,379
99	Harold	3,322
100	Albert	3,297

Full Boy list for 1966

Top 100 girl names, 1966
Rank	Name	Births
1	Lisa	56,918
2	Kimberly	32,231
3	Mary	28,889
4	Michelle	27,159
5	Karen	25,449
6	Susan	23,775
7	Patricia	20,111
8	Tammy	18,620
9	Angela	18,535
10	Jennifer	18,215
11	Cynthia	17,417
12	Donna	17,037
13	Julie	16,332
14	Pamela	16,250
15	Deborah	16,248
16	Elizabeth	15,886
17	Sandra	15,852
18	Linda	15,564
19	Laura	15,553
20	Christine	15,547
21	Lori	14,671
22	Melissa	14,253
23	Tina	13,892
24	Dawn	13,603
25	Brenda	13,295
26	Kelly	13,242
27	Barbara	13,123
28	Sharon	13,061
29	Teresa	13,024
30	Amy	12,998
31	Tracy	12,504
32	Denise	11,795
33	Nancy	11,730
34	Cheryl	11,713
35	Debra	11,262
36	Michele	10,686
37	Kathleen	10,492
38	Stephanie	10,161
39	Rhonda	9,805
40	Rebecca	9,777
41	Wendy	9,515
42	Robin	9,440
43	Kim	9,194
44	Maria	9,130
45	Diane	8,750
46	Theresa	8,700
47	Jacqueline	8,359
48	Carol	8,259
49	Jill	7,870
50	Paula	7,857
51	Sheila	7,208
52	Andrea	7,145
53	Sherry	6,983
54	Catherine	6,961
54	Margaret	6,961
56	Cindy	6,793
57	Janet	6,434
58	Gina	6,355
59	Kathy	6,319
60	Carolyn	6,120
61	Ann	5,992
62	Suzanne	5,684
63	Laurie	5,667
64	Diana	5,505
65	Beth	5,444
66	Renee	5,354
67	Christina	5,341
68	Dana	5,278
69	Tracey	5,127
70	Connie	5,102
71	Leslie	4,999
72	Terri	4,920
73	Debbie	4,845
74	Valerie	4,815
75	Monica	4,722
76	Stacey	4,586
77	Carla	4,508
78	Katherine	4,492
79	Annette	4,428
80	Janice	4,345
81	Lynn	4,306
82	Regina	4,295
83	Anne	4,151
84	Wanda	4,094
85	Sarah	4,035
86	Kathryn	4,008
87	Heidi	3,967
88	Anita	3,872
89	Shelly	3,856
90	Bonnie	3,841
91	Stacy	3,778
92	Sherri	3,747
93	Colleen	3,746
94	Darlene	3,728
95	Anna	3,679
96	Tonya	3,629
97	Judy	3,510
98	Tamara	3,481
99	Cathy	3,421
100	Holly	3,399

Full Girl list for 1966

Biggest movers since 1965

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1965 to 1966
Name	Births 1965	Births 1966	Change	Rank 1965 → 1966
Sean	4,596	6,490	+41%	79 → 50
Jason	2,890	3,768	+30%	111 → 89
Kelly	2,259	2,784	+23%	136 → 111
Troy	5,857	6,905	+18%	53 → 48
Derek	1,801	2,111	+17%	167 → 141
Shawn	4,924	5,725	+16%	69 → 54
Tracy	2,931	3,379	+15%	110 → 98
Christopher	24,639	27,867	+13%	18 → 12
Joel	2,861	3,230	+13%	114 → 102
Andre	1,806	2,029	+12%	165 → 143

Falling boy names, 1965 to 1966
Name	Births 1965	Births 1966	Change	Rank 1965 → 1966
Tom	2,497	1,850	-26%	127 → 153
Mike	6,037	4,526	-25%	51 → 69
Bill	2,060	1,556	-24%	151 → 173
Greg	3,181	2,454	-23%	105 → 126
Dan	1,991	1,538	-23%	155 → 174
Rick	2,254	1,744	-23%	137 → 162
Darryl	4,926	3,817	-23%	68 → 88
Darrin	3,255	2,569	-21%	102 → 119
Jim	2,772	2,197	-21%	117 → 136
Darren	5,938	4,720	-21%	52 → 63

Rising girl names, 1965 to 1966
Name	Births 1965	Births 1966	Change	Rank 1965 → 1966
Michelle	16,215	27,159	+67%	18 → 4
Melissa	10,564	14,253	+35%	38 → 22
Kristen	1,726	2,323	+35%	191 → 149
Traci	2,080	2,659	+28%	168 → 137
Michele	8,665	10,686	+23%	48 → 36
Tonya	2,968	3,629	+22%	129 → 96
Sonya	2,352	2,867	+22%	160 → 126
Gina	5,266	6,355	+21%	70 → 58
Tracey	4,258	5,127	+20%	85 → 69
Jennifer	15,206	18,215	+20%	20 → 10

Falling girl names, 1965 to 1966
Name	Births 1965	Births 1966	Change	Rank 1965 → 1966
Allison	3,044	1,768	-42%	128 → 184
Karen	32,870	25,449	-23%	3 → 5
Phyllis	2,464	1,938	-21%	155 → 173
Robin	11,995	9,440	-21%	33 → 42
Sally	2,318	1,834	-21%	162 → 179
Jackie	2,443	1,936	-21%	156 → 174
Debbie	6,088	4,845	-20%	62 → 73
Penny	3,899	3,109	-20%	97 → 112
Marilyn	2,490	1,994	-20%	151 → 170
Linda	19,343	15,564	-20%	8 → 18

Top 100 boy names, 1966

Rank

Name

Births

Michael

79,984

David

66,417

James

65,163

John

65,015

Robert

59,309

William

38,240

Mark

34,802

Richard

34,458

Jeffrey

30,199

29,005

28,927

27,867

27,699

Brian

27,255

Joseph

26,983

Scott

26,036

25,594

23,578

23,270

22,251

20,834

Anthony

20,627

Gregory

17,006

Ronald

16,954

Eric

16,472

Stephen

14,743

Donald

14,713

Gary

14,156

Todd

13,557

13,277

12,407

11,614

11,403

Matthew

10,805

Rodney

10,269

Andrew

10,234

George

9,942

Larry

8,707

Peter

8,583

Terry

8,454

Jerry

8,429

Jeffery

7,899

Dennis

7,787

Frank

7,787

Randy

7,760

Craig

7,733

Raymond

7,379

Troy

6,905

Tony

6,570

Sean

6,490

Roger

6,297

Bryan

5,891

Bruce

5,843

Shawn

5,725

Chris

5,257

5,227

4,943

4,942

4,888

4,863

Russell

4,858

Danny

4,721

Darren

4,720

Ricky

4,681

Jonathan

4,663

Lawrence

4,643

Steve

4,617

Bradley

4,555

Mike

4,526

Randall

4,448

Phillip

4,403

Jeff

4,387

Johnny

4,364

Joe

4,333

Curtis

4,242

Jon

4,240

Jimmy

4,237

Martin

4,210

Jose

4,193

Billy

4,183

Samuel

4,158

Bobby

4,067

Walter

4,056

Dean

4,040

Dale

3,985

Philip

3,954

Barry

3,917

Darryl

3,817

Jason

3,768

Glenn

3,667

Jay

3,598

Henry

3,574

Willie

3,544

Roy

3,523

Darrell

3,496

Arthur

3,483

Allen

3,420

Tracy

3,379

Harold

3,322

100

Albert

3,297

Top 100 girl names, 1966

Rank

Name

Births

Lisa

56,918

Kimberly

32,231

Mary

28,889

Michelle

27,159

Karen

25,449

Susan

23,775

Patricia

20,111

Tammy

18,620

Angela

18,535

Jennifer

18,215

Cynthia

17,417

Donna

17,037

Julie

16,332

Pamela

16,250

Deborah

16,248

Elizabeth

15,886

Sandra

15,852

Linda

15,564

Laura

15,553

Christine

15,547

Lori

14,671

Melissa

14,253

Tina

13,892

Dawn

13,603

Brenda

13,295

Kelly

13,242

Barbara

13,123

Sharon

13,061

Teresa

13,024

Amy

12,998

Tracy

12,504

Denise

11,795

Nancy

11,730

Cheryl

11,713

Debra

11,262

Michele

10,686

Kathleen

10,492

Stephanie

10,161

Rhonda

9,805

Rebecca

9,777

Wendy

9,515

Robin

9,440

Kim

9,194

Maria

9,130

Diane

8,750

Theresa

8,700

Jacqueline

8,359

Carol

8,259

Jill

7,870

Paula

7,857

Sheila

7,208

Andrea

7,145

Sherry

6,983

Catherine

6,961

Margaret

6,961

Cindy

6,793

Janet

6,434

Gina

6,355

Kathy

6,319

Carolyn

6,120

Ann

5,992

Suzanne

5,684

Laurie

5,667

Diana

5,505

Beth

5,444

Renee

5,354

Christina

5,341

Dana

5,278

Tracey

5,127

Connie

5,102

Leslie

4,999

Terri

4,920

Debbie

4,845

Valerie

4,815

Monica

4,722

Stacey

4,586

Carla

4,508

Katherine

4,492

Annette

4,428

Janice

4,345

Lynn

4,306

Regina

4,295

Anne

4,151

Wanda

4,094

Sarah

4,035

Kathryn

4,008

Heidi

3,967

Anita

3,872

Shelly

3,856

Bonnie

3,841

Stacy

3,778

Sherri

3,747

Colleen

3,746

Darlene

3,728

Anna

3,679

Tonya

3,629

Judy

3,510

Tamara

3,481

Cathy

3,421

100

Holly

3,399

Biggest movers since 1965

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1965 to 1966
Name	Births 1965	Births 1966	Change	Rank 1965 → 1966
Sean	4,596	6,490	+41%	79 → 50
Jason	2,890	3,768	+30%	111 → 89
Kelly	2,259	2,784	+23%	136 → 111
Troy	5,857	6,905	+18%	53 → 48
Derek	1,801	2,111	+17%	167 → 141
Shawn	4,924	5,725	+16%	69 → 54
Tracy	2,931	3,379	+15%	110 → 98
Christopher	24,639	27,867	+13%	18 → 12
Joel	2,861	3,230	+13%	114 → 102
Andre	1,806	2,029	+12%	165 → 143

Falling boy names, 1965 to 1966
Name	Births 1965	Births 1966	Change	Rank 1965 → 1966
Tom	2,497	1,850	-26%	127 → 153
Mike	6,037	4,526	-25%	51 → 69
Bill	2,060	1,556	-24%	151 → 173
Greg	3,181	2,454	-23%	105 → 126
Dan	1,991	1,538	-23%	155 → 174
Rick	2,254	1,744	-23%	137 → 162
Darryl	4,926	3,817	-23%	68 → 88
Darrin	3,255	2,569	-21%	102 → 119
Jim	2,772	2,197	-21%	117 → 136
Darren	5,938	4,720	-21%	52 → 63

Rising girl names, 1965 to 1966
Name	Births 1965	Births 1966	Change	Rank 1965 → 1966
Michelle	16,215	27,159	+67%	18 → 4
Melissa	10,564	14,253	+35%	38 → 22
Kristen	1,726	2,323	+35%	191 → 149
Traci	2,080	2,659	+28%	168 → 137
Michele	8,665	10,686	+23%	48 → 36
Tonya	2,968	3,629	+22%	129 → 96
Sonya	2,352	2,867	+22%	160 → 126
Gina	5,266	6,355	+21%	70 → 58
Tracey	4,258	5,127	+20%	85 → 69
Jennifer	15,206	18,215	+20%	20 → 10

Falling girl names, 1965 to 1966
Name	Births 1965	Births 1966	Change	Rank 1965 → 1966
Allison	3,044	1,768	-42%	128 → 184
Karen	32,870	25,449	-23%	3 → 5
Phyllis	2,464	1,938	-21%	155 → 173
Robin	11,995	9,440	-21%	33 → 42
Sally	2,318	1,834	-21%	162 → 179
Jackie	2,443	1,936	-21%	156 → 174
Debbie	6,088	4,845	-20%	62 → 73
Penny	3,899	3,109	-20%	97 → 112
Marilyn	2,490	1,994	-20%	151 → 170
Linda	19,343	15,564	-20%	8 → 18

Top 100 boy names of 1966

Top 100 girl names of 1966

Biggest movers since 1965

Top 100 boy names of 1966

Top 100 girl names of 1966

Biggest movers since 1965