Names by year · United States
The names of 1966
In 1966, the SSA recorded 3,475,638 babies with names given at least five times. Lisa was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa1 in 30 | 56,918 | #991 |
| 2 | Kimberly1 in 52 | 32,232 | #303 |
| 3 | Mary1 in 59 | 28,890 | #125 |
| 4 | Michelle1 in 62 | 27,159 | #465 |
| 5 | Karen1 in 66 | 25,450 | #1,281 |
| 6 | Susan1 in 71 | 23,776 | #1,091 |
| 7 | Patricia1 in 84 | 20,112 | #1,336 |
| 8 | Tammy1 in 91 | 18,621 | #3,703 |
| 9 | Angela1 in 91 | 18,532 | #408 |
| 10 | Jennifer1 in 93 | 18,215 | #586 |
| 11 | Cynthia1 in 97 | 17,418 | #1,014 |
| 12 | Donna1 in 99 | 17,037 | #1,965 |
| 13 | Julie1 in 104 | 16,331 | #873 |
| 14 | Deborah1 in 104 | 16,250 | #864 |
| 15 | Pamela1 in 104 | 16,249 | #2,251 |
| 16 | Elizabeth1 in 107 | 15,887 | #17 |
| 17 | Sandra1 in 107 | 15,851 | #1,210 |
| 18 | Linda1 in 109 | 15,566 | #902 |
| 19 | Laura1 in 109 | 15,553 | #379 |
| 20 | Christine1 in 109 | 15,546 | #1,274 |
| 21 | Lori1 in 115 | 14,671 | #1,726 |
| 22 | Melissa1 in 119 | 14,254 | #420 |
| 23 | Tina1 in 122 | 13,892 | #2,815 |
| 24 | Dawn1 in 124 | 13,603 | #2,174 |
| 25 | Brenda1 in 127 | 13,294 | #1,527 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 22 | 79,985 | #21 |
| 2 | David1 in 27 | 66,408 | #35 |
| 3 | James1 in 27 | 65,163 | #6 |
| 4 | John1 in 27 | 65,016 | #23 |
| 5 | Robert1 in 30 | 59,317 | #92 |
| 6 | William1 in 47 | 38,237 | #9 |
| 7 | Mark1 in 51 | 34,801 | #245 |
| 8 | Richard1 in 52 | 34,457 | #234 |
| 9 | Jeffrey1 in 59 | 30,200 | #552 |
| 10 | Thomas1 in 61 | 29,003 | #34 |
| 11 | Timothy1 in 62 | 28,923 | #203 |
| 12 | Christopher1 in 64 | 27,866 | #68 |
| 13 | Steven1 in 64 | 27,698 | #271 |
| 14 | Brian1 in 65 | 27,253 | #339 |
| 15 | Joseph1 in 66 | 26,981 | #29 |
| 16 | Scott1 in 68 | 26,036 | #534 |
| 17 | Kevin1 in 70 | 25,592 | #221 |
| 18 | Paul1 in 76 | 23,578 | #262 |
| 19 | Daniel1 in 77 | 23,269 | #22 |
| 20 | Charles1 in 80 | 22,252 | #48 |
| 21 | Kenneth1 in 86 | 20,834 | #294 |
| 22 | Anthony1 in 86 | 20,624 | #46 |
| 23 | Gregory1 in 105 | 17,009 | #593 |
| 24 | Ronald1 in 105 | 16,952 | #638 |
| 25 | Eric1 in 108 | 16,475 | #273 |
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