Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 1966. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 1966, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 69017 | Lisa | 49753 |
| 2 | David | 58802 | Kimberly | 30221 |
| 3 | James | 56055 | Michelle | 25882 |
| 4 | John | 53768 | Mary | 23758 |
| 5 | Robert | 50853 | Karen | 20970 |
| 6 | Mark | 32238 | Susan | 20238 |
| 7 | William | 31923 | Tammy | 17863 |
| 8 | Richard | 29931 | Angela | 17444 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 27664 | Julie | 16750 |
| 10 | Timothy | 26551 | Jennifer | 16456 |
| 11 | Brian | 25371 | Patricia | 15946 |
| 12 | Steven | 24865 | Cynthia | 15601 |
| 13 | Scott | 24437 | Pamela | 14030 |
| 14 | Christopher | 23101 | Lori | 13795 |
| 15 | Thomas | 23083 | Sandra | 13714 |
| 16 | Kevin | 22143 | Deborah | 13643 |
| 17 | Daniel | 20807 | Tina | 13346 |
| 18 | Joseph | 19990 | Laura | 13240 |
| 19 | Paul | 19243 | Linda | 13209 |
| 20 | Charles | 18781 | Donna | 13045 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 18300 | Christine | 12620 |
| 22 | Anthony | 16900 | Elizabeth | 12597 |
| 23 | Gregory | 15454 | Teresa | 12348 |
| 24 | Ronald | 15405 | Melissa | 12174 |
| 25 | Eric | 15197 | Brenda | 12160 |
| 26 | Todd | 13325 | Kelly | 12119 |
| 27 | Donald | 13285 | Tracy | 11566 |
| 28 | Gary | 12550 | Amy | 11476 |
| 29 | Stephen | 11859 | Dawn | 11044 |
| 30 | Patrick | 11159 | Barbara | 11032 |
| 31 | Douglas | 10600 | Sharon | 10740 |
| 32 | Edward | 10206 | Cheryl | 10276 |
| 33 | Keith | 9691 | Denise | 10222 |
| 34 | Matthew | 9671 | Debra | 9868 |
| 35 | Rodney | 9515 | Rhonda | 9463 |
| 36 | Andrew | 8354 | Stephanie | 9379 |
| 37 | Larry | 8353 | Nancy | 9273 |
| 38 | Terry | 8154 | Rebecca | 8999 |
| 39 | Jeffery | 7952 | Wendy | 8605 |
| 40 | Jerry | 7895 | Michele | 8106 |
| 41 | George | 7730 | Kathleen | 7868 |
| 42 | Randy | 7515 | Robin | 7853 |
| 43 | Troy | 7026 | Kim | 7341 |
| 44 | Dennis | 6993 | Theresa | 7061 |
| 45 | Craig | 6744 | Carol | 6976 |
| 46 | Raymond | 6151 | Paula | 6875 |
| 47 | Frank | 6062 | Jill | 6846 |
| 48 | Tony | 6053 | Diane | 6753 |
| 49 | Roger | 5959 | Cindy | 6709 |
| 50 | Bryan | 5820 | Jacqueline | 6461 |
| 51 | Sean | 5717 | Sheila | 6333 |
| 52 | Peter | 5502 | Sherry | 6223 |
| 53 | Shawn | 5429 | Andrea | 6198 |
| 54 | Chris | 5228 | Kathy | 5906 |
| 55 | Bruce | 5105 | Gina | 5900 |
| 56 | Russell | 4545 | Maria | 5720 |
| 57 | Steve | 4499 | Catherine | 5641 |
| 58 | Mike | 4430 | Janet | 5549 |
| 59 | Jeff | 4423 | Margaret | 5306 |
| 60 | Gerald | 4394 | Carolyn | 4762 |
| 61 | Alan | 4331 | Christina | 4591 |
| 62 | Darren | 4290 | Dana | 4577 |
| 63 | Carl | 4254 | Leslie | 4518 |
| 64 | Danny | 4189 | Laurie | 4472 |
| 65 | Bradley | 4163 | Debbie | 4462 |
| 66 | Phillip | 3986 | Terri | 4457 |
| 67 | Randall | 3960 | Ann | 4410 |
| 68 | Wayne | 3856 | Suzanne | 4203 |
| 69 | Jon | 3847 | Monica | 4170 |
| 70 | Curtis | 3841 | Diana | 4031 |
| 71 | Dale | 3593 | Connie | 4008 |
| 72 | Jonathan | 3592 | Renee | 3962 |
| 73 | Ricky | 3574 | Annette | 3864 |
| 74 | Vincent | 3514 | Shelly | 3722 |
| 75 | Joe | 3443 | Stacey | 3722 |
| 76 | Dean | 3426 | Beth | 3671 |
| 77 | Johnny | 3417 | Valerie | 3659 |
| 78 | Martin | 3204 | Katherine | 3487 |
| 79 | Jason | 3086 | Heidi | 3312 |
| 80 | Lawrence | 2998 | Regina | 3267 |
| 81 | Samuel | 2965 | Carla | 3123 |
| 82 | Tim | 2865 | Tamara | 3023 |
| 83 | Bobby | 2507 | Tracey | 2934 |
| 84 | Willie | 2492 | Kathryn | 2755 |
| 85 | Jimmy | 2424 | Stacy | 2657 |
| 86 | Philip | 2419 | Deanna | 2635 |
| 87 | Darryl | 2408 | Anne | 2611 |
| 88 | Arthur | 2404 | Kristine | 2537 |
| 89 | Henry | 2323 | Shannon | 2487 |
| 90 | Jay | 2289 | Sherri | 2450 |
| 91 | Jose | 2271 | Janice | 2378 |
| 92 | Billy | 2244 | Lynn | 2377 |
| 93 | Barry | 2219 | Wanda | 2331 |
| 94 | Walter | 2162 | Sarah | 2307 |
| 95 | Glenn | 2104 | Tonya | 2159 |
| 96 | Tracy | 2018 | Colleen | 2000 |
| 97 | Harold | 1972 | Anita | 1984 |
| 98 | Allen | 1964 | Cathy | 1979 |
| 99 | Brett | 1923 | Kristin | 1938 |
| 100 | Brent | 1878 | April | 1930 |
| 101 | Kurt | 1851 | Melinda | 1887 |
| 102 | Greg | 1742 | Holly | 1878 |
| 103 | Roy | 1693 | Jodi | 1760 |
| 104 | Darrell | 1656 | Vicki | 1686 |
| 105 | Marc | 1645 | Victoria | 1675 |
| 106 | Jim | 1608 | Martha | 1645 |
| 107 | Albert | 1564 | Jane | 1627 |
| 108 | Victor | 1546 | Judy | 1537 |
| 109 | Ronnie | 1522 | Bonnie | 1488 |
| 110 | Joel | 1431 | Gloria | 1457 |
| 111 | Reginald | 1377 | Heather | 1436 |
| 112 | Lee | 1311 | Sonya | 1419 |
| 113 | Aaron | 1299 | Veronica | 1392 |
| 114 | Tommy | 1255 | Yolanda | 1363 |
| 115 | Kelly | 1186 | Darlene | 1361 |
| 116 | Eddie | 1180 | Sheri | 1315 |
| 117 | Marvin | 1135 | Peggy | 1304 |
| 118 | Darrin | 1129 | Melanie | 1298 |
| 119 | Darin | 1095 | Anna | 1290 |
| 120 | Micheal | 1091 | Betty | 1208 |
| 121 | Jack | 1072 | Joyce | 1196 |
| 122 | Erik | 1028 | Beverly | 1185 |
| 123 | Derrick | 1026 | Penny | 1114 |
| 124 | Juan | 1015 | Carrie | 1079 |
| 125 | Frederick | 1010 | Shelia | 1072 |
| 126 | Carlos | 1006 | Jean | 1060 |
| 127 | Manuel | 1001 | Sylvia | 1059 |
| 128 | Chad | 974 | Jamie | 1058 |
| 129 | Brad | 968 | Shirley | 1056 |
| 130 | Duane | 938 | Traci | 1051 |
| 131 | Rick | 925 | Becky | 1022 |
| 132 | Stanley | 875 | Yvonne | 977 |
| 133 | Tom | 867 | Yvette | 877 |
| 134 | Kent | 806 | Vickie | 868 |
| 135 | Adam | 776 | Amanda | 812 |
| 136 | Ruben | 762 | Charlotte | 763 |
| 137 | Jesse | 753 | Rita | 728 |
| 138 | Mario | 753 | Maureen | 725 |
| 139 | Calvin | 707 | Phyllis | 692 |
| 140 | Melvin | 691 | Dorothy | 685 |
| 141 | Ralph | 682 | Felicia | 671 |
| 142 | Kirk | 583 | Judith | 645 |
| 143 | Louis | 550 | Julia | 641 |
| 144 | Lance | 521 | Gwendolyn | 523 |
| 145 | Eugene | 491 | Joan | 508 |
| 146 | Benjamin | 488 | Joanne | 508 |
| 147 | Ryan | 443 | Jody | 508 |
| 148 | Harry | 409 | Angelia | 493 |
| 149 | Shane | 409 | Kelli | 485 |
| 150 | Francis | 406 | Kristi | 466 |
| 151 | Nicholas | 371 | Shelley | 438 |
| 152 | Ernest | 349 | Ellen | 430 |
| 153 | Roderick | 315 | Virginia | 415 |
| 154 | Clarence | 302 | Crystal | 385 |
| 155 | Leonard | 284 | Ronda | 376 |
| 156 | Kyle | 282 | Vanessa | 355 |
| 157 | Norman | 279 | Annie | 350 |
| 158 | Dan | 272 | Kristen | 323 |
| 159 | Bernard | 269 | Belinda | 318 |
| 160 | Dana | 256 | Marie | 316 |
| 161 | Dwayne | 249 | Rachel | 297 |
| 162 | Cedric | 249 | Tami | 257 |
| 163 | Howard | 243 | Jeanne | 251 |
| 164 | Andre | 240 | Ruth | 238 |
| 165 | Mitchell | 216 | Cassandra | 222 |
| 166 | Jerome | 215 | Elaine | 203 |
| 167 | Kelvin | 213 | Lora | 202 |
| 168 | Theodore | 205 | Frances | 191 |
| 169 | Rickey | 201 | Karla | 190 |
| 170 | Wade | 194 | Gail | 185 |
| 171 | Timmy | 182 | Samantha | 171 |
| 172 | Lonnie | 176 | Jackie | 144 |
| 173 | Nathan | 167 | Glenda | 138 |
| 174 | Jackie | 150 | Kari | 134 |
| 175 | Wesley | 142 | Tanya | 130 |
| 176 | Roland | 131 | Sara | 128 |
| 177 | Derek | 131 | Loretta | 126 |
| 178 | Bill | 117 | Rose | 120 |
| 179 | Leroy | 112 | Marilyn | 114 |
| 180 | Warren | 111 | Audrey | 108 |
| 181 | Nathaniel | 110 | Monique | 107 |
| 182 | Travis | 109 | Kay | 95 |
| 183 | Earl | 105 | Jana | 94 |
| 184 | Byron | 94 | Bridget | 93 |
| 185 | Karl | 90 | Tammie | 86 |
| 186 | Alvin | 88 | Roberta | 83 |
| 187 | Charlie | 88 | Sally | 80 |
| 188 | Rex | 66 | Shauna | 72 |
| 189 | Jesus | 54 | Darla | 64 |
| 190 | Gilbert | 53 | Lorraine | 59 |
| 191 | Glen | 52 | Natalie | 57 |
| 192 | Don | 48 | Ladonna | 55 |
| 193 | Gordon | 45 | Toni | 51 |
| 194 | Edwin | 45 | Christy | 46 |
| 195 | Cory | 43 | Molly | 46 |
| 196 | Shaun | 43 | Irene | 44 |
| 197 | Gabriel | 42 | Allison | 44 |
| 198 | Guy | 42 | Shawna | 42 |
| 199 | Ray | 41 | Teri | 41 |
| 200 | Alfred | 39 | Charlene | 39 |
| 201 | Maurice | 38 | Nicole | 38 |
| 202 | Raul | 38 | Rosemary | 37 |
| 203 | Bret | 34 | Joann | 37 |
| 204 | Trent | 30 | Cecilia | 36 |
| 205 | Stuart | 26 | Norma | 36 |
| 206 | Ross | 24 | Lynette | 31 |
| 207 | Clayton | 22 | Robyn | 30 |
| 208 | Garrett | 16 | Tiffany | 30 |
| 209 | Angelo | 16 | Marianne | 29 |
| 210 | Alexander | 15 | Kristina | 24 |
| 211 | Shannon | 15 | Leilani | 23 |
| 212 | Leslie | 15 | Kerri | 23 |
| 213 | Lynn | 14 | Roxanne | 21 |
| 214 | Leo | 14 | Kimberley | 20 |
| 215 | Kim | 14 | Malia | 20 |
| 216 | Jamie | 14 | Doreen | 19 |
| 217 | Gerard | 11 | Joy | 19 |
| 218 | Geoffrey | 9 | Lynne | 18 |
| 219 | Cody | 8 | Jessica | 18 |
| 220 | Casey | 7 | Kelley | 18 |
| 221 | Ty | 7 | Loriann | 17 |
| 222 | Marty | 7 | Lynda | 16 |
| 223 | Clinton | 7 | Rochelle | 16 |