Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1966
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1965.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 79,985 | 0 |
| 2 | David | 66,408 | +1 |
| 3 | James | 65,163 | +1 |
| 4 | John | 65,016 | -2 |
| 5 | Robert | 59,317 | 0 |
| 6 | William | 38,237 | 0 |
| 7 | Mark | 34,801 | 0 |
| 8 | Richard | 34,457 | 0 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 30,200 | +1 |
| 10 | Thomas | 29,003 | -1 |
| 11 | Timothy | 28,923 | +1 |
| 12 | Christopher | 27,866 | +6 |
| 13 | Steven | 27,698 | +1 |
| 14 | Brian | 27,253 | +5 |
| 15 | Joseph | 26,981 | -4 |
| 16 | Scott | 26,036 | -1 |
| 17 | Kevin | 25,592 | -4 |
| 18 | Paul | 23,578 | -2 |
| 19 | Daniel | 23,269 | -2 |
| 20 | Charles | 22,252 | 0 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 20,834 | 0 |
| 22 | Anthony | 20,624 | 0 |
| 23 | Gregory | 17,009 | 0 |
| 24 | Ronald | 16,952 | 0 |
| 25 | Eric | 16,475 | 0 |
| 26 | Stephen | 14,742 | +2 |
| 27 | Donald | 14,713 | -1 |
| 28 | Gary | 14,155 | -1 |
| 29 | Todd | 13,557 | +1 |
| 30 | Edward | 13,279 | -1 |
| 31 | Patrick | 12,405 | 0 |
| 32 | Keith | 11,614 | +3 |
| 33 | Douglas | 11,401 | -1 |
| 34 | Matthew | 10,803 | +2 |
| 35 | Rodney | 10,268 | -2 |
| 36 | Andrew | 10,235 | +1 |
| 37 | George | 9,941 | -3 |
| 38 | Larry | 8,709 | 0 |
| 39 | Peter | 8,584 | 0 |
| 40 | Terry | 8,455 | 0 |
| 41 | Jerry | 8,429 | 0 |
| 42 | Jeffery | 7,904 | +5 |
| 43 | Frank | 7,787 | 0 |
| 44 | Dennis | 7,786 | 0 |
| 45 | Randy | 7,758 | -3 |
| 46 | Craig | 7,729 | 0 |
| 47 | Raymond | 7,376 | -2 |
| 48 | Troy | 6,905 | +5 |
| 49 | Tony | 6,571 | -1 |
| 50 | Sean | 6,490 | +29 |
| 51 | Roger | 6,296 | -2 |
| 52 | Bryan | 5,890 | +11 |
| 53 | Bruce | 5,843 | -3 |
| 54 | Shawn | 5,725 | +15 |
| 55 | Chris | 5,257 | +5 |
| 56 | Carl | 5,227 | -2 |
| 57 | Alan | 4,943 | +2 |
| 58 | Vincent | 4,941 | +3 |
| 59 | Wayne | 4,891 | +6 |
| 60 | Gerald | 4,863 | +4 |
| 61 | Russell | 4,857 | -3 |
| 62 | Danny | 4,721 | -6 |
| 63 | Darren | 4,718 | -11 |
| 64 | Ricky | 4,680 | -7 |
| 65 | Jonathan | 4,662 | +9 |
| 66 | Lawrence | 4,644 | 0 |
| 67 | Steve | 4,617 | -12 |
| 68 | Bradley | 4,555 | +4 |
| 69 | Mike | 4,526 | -18 |
| 70 | Randall | 4,448 | +3 |
| 71 | Phillip | 4,402 | -1 |
| 72 | Jeff | 4,387 | -10 |
| 73 | Johnny | 4,363 | +2 |
| 74 | Joe | 4,334 | -3 |
| 75 | Curtis | 4,242 | 0 |
| 76 | Jon | 4,239 | +2 |
| 77 | Jimmy | 4,238 | +4 |
| 78 | Martin | 4,210 | -11 |
| 79 | Jose | 4,194 | +10 |
| 80 | Billy | 4,182 | -3 |
| 81 | Samuel | 4,155 | +3 |
| 82 | Bobby | 4,068 | -2 |
| 83 | Walter | 4,057 | -1 |
| 84 | Dean | 4,041 | +4 |
| 85 | Dale | 3,985 | -2 |
| 86 | Philip | 3,954 | +1 |
| 87 | Barry | 3,916 | -1 |
| 88 | Darryl | 3,817 | -20 |
| 89 | Jason | 3,770 | +22 |
| 90 | Glenn | 3,668 | -5 |
| 91 | Jay | 3,598 | -1 |
| 92 | Henry | 3,575 | +2 |
| 93 | Willie | 3,546 | 0 |
| 94 | Roy | 3,522 | +1 |
| 95 | Darrell | 3,497 | -4 |
| 96 | Arthur | 3,482 | 0 |
| 97 | Allen | 3,420 | -5 |
| 98 | Tracy | 3,380 | +12 |
| 99 | Harold | 3,323 | 0 |
| 100 | Albert | 3,297 | 0 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.