Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1966
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1965.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 80,331 | 0 |
| 2 | David | 66,640 | +1 |
| 3 | James | 65,461 | +1 |
| 4 | John | 65,300 | -2 |
| 5 | Robert | 59,568 | 0 |
| 6 | Lisa | 57,069 | 0 |
| 7 | William | 38,417 | 0 |
| 8 | Mark | 34,926 | 0 |
| 9 | Richard | 34,602 | 0 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 32,348 | +4 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 30,286 | +2 |
| 12 | Thomas | 29,120 | 0 |
| 13 | Timothy | 29,038 | +3 |
| 14 | Mary | 28,998 | -4 |
| 15 | Christopher | 27,971 | +8 |
| 16 | Steven | 27,798 | +2 |
| 17 | Brian | 27,342 | +7 |
| 18 | Michelle | 27,252 | +24 |
| 19 | Joseph | 27,081 | -4 |
| 20 | Scott | 26,109 | 0 |
| 21 | Kevin | 25,715 | -4 |
| 22 | Karen | 25,514 | -11 |
| 23 | Susan | 23,843 | -4 |
| 24 | Paul | 23,675 | -3 |
| 25 | Daniel | 23,344 | -3 |
| 26 | Charles | 22,383 | -1 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 20,938 | 0 |
| 28 | Anthony | 20,796 | 0 |
| 29 | Patricia | 20,193 | -3 |
| 30 | Tammy | 18,682 | +4 |
| 31 | Angela | 18,580 | +1 |
| 32 | Jennifer | 18,267 | +16 |
| 33 | Cynthia | 17,480 | -2 |
| 34 | Donna | 17,086 | -5 |
| 35 | Gregory | 17,084 | -2 |
| 36 | Ronald | 17,039 | -1 |
| 37 | Eric | 16,556 | +2 |
| 38 | Julie | 16,376 | 0 |
| 39 | Deborah | 16,296 | -2 |
| 40 | Pamela | 16,287 | -4 |
| 41 | Kelly | 16,026 | +10 |
| 42 | Elizabeth | 15,938 | -1 |
| 43 | Sandra | 15,904 | -3 |
| 44 | Tracy | 15,884 | +11 |
| 45 | Linda | 15,619 | -15 |
| 46 | Christine | 15,595 | +1 |
| 47 | Laura | 15,586 | -4 |
| 48 | Stephen | 14,796 | +4 |
| 49 | Donald | 14,795 | -5 |
| 50 | Lori | 14,715 | -5 |
| 51 | Melissa | 14,291 | +24 |
| 52 | Gary | 14,209 | -6 |
| 53 | Tina | 13,940 | +10 |
| 54 | Dawn | 13,634 | +4 |
| 55 | Todd | 13,602 | +2 |
| 56 | Edward | 13,342 | -2 |
| 57 | Brenda | 13,336 | -7 |
| 58 | Barbara | 13,168 | -2 |
| 59 | Sharon | 13,119 | -10 |
| 60 | Teresa | 13,069 | -7 |
| 61 | Amy | 13,030 | +7 |
| 62 | Patrick | 12,460 | -1 |
| 63 | Denise | 11,846 | -3 |
| 64 | Nancy | 11,758 | +2 |
| 65 | Cheryl | 11,738 | 0 |
| 66 | Keith | 11,673 | +7 |
| 67 | Douglas | 11,446 | -3 |
| 68 | Debra | 11,293 | -9 |
| 69 | Matthew | 10,842 | +11 |
| 70 | Michele | 10,754 | +20 |
| 71 | Kathleen | 10,524 | -4 |
| 72 | Rodney | 10,319 | -3 |
| 73 | Robin | 10,293 | -11 |
| 74 | Andrew | 10,286 | +8 |
| 75 | Stephanie | 10,198 | +6 |
| 76 | Terry | 10,165 | -6 |
| 77 | George | 10,011 | -5 |
| 78 | Rhonda | 9,826 | -7 |
| 79 | Rebecca | 9,814 | -1 |
| 80 | Kim | 9,742 | -6 |
| 81 | Wendy | 9,548 | -5 |
| 82 | Maria | 9,187 | +2 |
| 83 | Diane | 8,774 | -6 |
| 84 | Larry | 8,764 | +1 |
| 85 | Theresa | 8,729 | -2 |
| 86 | Peter | 8,617 | +1 |
| 87 | Jerry | 8,530 | +1 |
| 88 | Jacqueline | 8,385 | -2 |
| 89 | Carol | 8,302 | -10 |
| 90 | Jeffery | 7,944 | +11 |
| 91 | Jill | 7,886 | +6 |
| 92 | Paula | 7,869 | +2 |
| 93 | Randy | 7,844 | -4 |
| 94 | Dennis | 7,819 | -2 |
| 95 | Frank | 7,816 | -4 |
| 96 | Craig | 7,754 | 0 |
| 97 | Raymond | 7,416 | -4 |
| 98 | Andrea | 7,282 | +17 |
| 99 | Sheila | 7,224 | -4 |
| 100 | Shawn | 7,217 | +11 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.