State roster

Top names in Maine

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Maine birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 16,045 Maine births in 1966 across 491 distinct names.

Distinctively Maine

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Maine more than they say America.

#50Danaoutside the national top 200
#80Rolandoutside the national top 200
#87Nathan#179 nationally
#99Wade#183 nationally
#71Rachel#154 nationally
#88Elaine#166 nationally
#60Ellen#130 nationally
#83Becky#153 nationally
#24Heidi#87 nationally
#76Norman#137 nationally
#56Brent#114 nationally
#96Gail#152 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa452US #1
#2Susan175US #6
#3Karen173US #5
#4Tammy167US #8
#5Kimberly160US #2
#6Michelle157US #4
#7Mary134US #3
#8Tina113US #23
#9Julie112US #13
#10Linda108US #18
#11Jennifer106US #10
#12Lori106US #21
#13Sandra100US #17
#14Laurie98US #63
#15Deborah91US #14
#16Melissa90US #22
#17Wendy88US #41
#18Pamela86US #15
#19Kelly83US #26
#20Elizabeth82US #16
#21Patricia76US #7
#22Cynthia75US #11
#23Barbara73US #27
#24Heidi73US #87
#25Kathleen72US #37
#26Tracy72US #31
#27Theresa69US #46
#28Donna68US #12
#29Paula68US #50
#30Christine67US #20
#31Dawn67US #24
#32Debra66US #35
#33Nancy65US #33
#34Brenda64US #25
#35Cheryl64US #34
#36Rebecca64US #40
#37Diane63US #45
#38Amy61US #30
#39Denise61US #32
#40Stephanie60US #38
#41Angela58US #9
#42Ann57US #61
#43Carol56US #48
#44Lynn56US #81
#45Robin56US #42
#46Sharon54US #28
#47Michele53US #36
#48Rhonda52US #39
#49Catherine51US #54
#50Cindy47US #56
#51Beth46US #65
#52Jill45US #49
#53Kim45US #43
#54Holly42US #101
#55Laura42US #19
#56Sherry42US #53
#57Andrea37US #52
#58Bonnie37US #90
#59Penny37US #112
#60Ellen35US #130
#61Margaret35US #55
#62Suzanne35US #62
#63Teresa34US #29
#64Anne33US #83
#65Janet33US #57
#66Valerie33US #74
#67Debbie32US #73
#68Jane30US #111
#69Katherine30US #78
#70Kathy29US #59
#71Rachel29US #154
#72Tracey29US #69
#73April28US #108
#74Stacey28US #76
#75Terri28US #72
#76Cathy27US #99
#77Heather27US #125
#78Sheila27US #51
#79Kathryn26US #86
#80Leslie26US #71
#81Vicki26US #115
#82Wanda26US #84
#83Becky25US #153
#84Darlene25US #94
#85Joan25US #133
#86Maureen25US #119
#87Sarah25US #85
#88Elaine24US #166
#89Joanne24US #132
#90Maria24US #44
#91Sherri24US #92
#92Annette23US #79
#93Janice23US #80
#94Melanie22US #116
#95Christina21US #67
#96Gail21US #152
#97Jacqueline21US #47
#98Jean21US #123
#99Judy21US #97
#100Shelly21US #89

Boys

#1Michael418US #1
#2David346US #2
#3John318US #4
#4James317US #3
#5Robert280US #5
#6Richard246US #8
#7Kevin229US #17
#8Scott222US #16
#9Mark217US #7
#10Jeffrey201US #9
#11Christopher186US #12
#12William184US #6
#13Daniel179US #19
#14Timothy172US #11
#15Steven152US #13
#16Paul145US #18
#17Thomas144US #10
#18Brian138US #14
#19Stephen131US #26
#20Peter111US #39
#21Eric100US #25
#22Joseph97US #15
#23Donald93US #27
#24Kenneth92US #21
#25Charles89US #20
#26Andrew84US #36
#27Gregory84US #23
#28Todd84US #29
#29Ronald79US #24
#30Patrick73US #31
#31Wayne67US #59
#32Matthew65US #34
#33Gary64US #28
#34Raymond62US #47
#35Bruce59US #53
#36George57US #37
#37Craig56US #46
#38Keith55US #32
#39Rodney54US #35
#40Shawn54US #54
#41Randy53US #45
#42Edward52US #30
#43Alan50US #57
#44Douglas50US #33
#45Troy49US #48
#46Dennis48US #44
#47Roger46US #51
#48Dale44US #85
#49Anthony40US #22
#50Dana39
#51Sean38US #50
#52Darren35US #63
#53Jonathan35US #65
#54Lawrence33US #66
#55Ricky32US #64
#56Brent31US #114
#57Gerald31US #60
#58Russell31US #61
#59Carl30US #56
#60Glenn30US #90
#61Philip30US #86
#62Randall29US #70
#63Jason28US #89
#64Marc28US #105
#65Frank27US #43
#66Larry27US #38
#67Dean26US #84
#68Arthur25US #96
#69Jeffery25US #42
#70Danny24US #62
#71Joel24US #102
#72Jon24US #76
#73Chris22US #55
#74Frederick22US #109
#75Jay21US #91
#76Norman21US #137
#77Allen20US #97
#78Lee20US #106
#79Barry19US #87
#80Roland19
#81Terry19US #40
#82Tracy19US #98
#83Albert18US #100
#84Bryan18US #52
#85Harold18US #99
#86Martin18US #78
#87Nathan18US #179
#88Ralph17US #112
#89Steve17US #67
#90Adam16US #123
#91Duane16US #140
#92Jerry16US #41
#93Kelly16US #111
#94Kurt16US #110
#95Vincent16US #58
#96Aaron15US #117
#97Darrin15US #119
#98Ernest15US #122
#99Wade15US #183
#100Dwayne14US #133

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑37Ellen#60
↑34Sean#51
↑25Melissa#16
↑25Rodney#39
↑23Theresa#27
↑21Heidi#24
↑17Craig#37
↑16Tracy#26

Falling

↓28Jacqueline#97
↓26Laura#55
↓25Robin#45
↓23Wanda#82
↓21Darlene#84
↓20Brenda#34
↓19Donna#28
↓19Cheryl#35

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.