Top Baby Names of 1966
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1966, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1966)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 44 | 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 |