Birth year roster

Top names in 1966

Name: Top baby names in 1966
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 1966 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Lisa and Michael led the 1966 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen X births. Lisa was the #1 girls’ name for 8 years in all (1962–1969); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 162 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Lisa Endangered56,918
#2Kimberly Endangered32,232
#3Mary Endangered28,890
#4Michelle Endangered27,159
#5Karen Endangered25,450
#6Susan Endangered23,776
#7Patricia Endangered20,112
#8Tammy Endangered18,621
#9Angela Endangered18,532
#10Jennifer Endangered18,215
#11Cynthia Endangered17,418
#12Donna Endangered17,037
#13Julie Endangered16,331
#14Deborah Endangered16,250
#15Pamela Endangered16,249
#16Elizabeth Stable15,887
#17Sandra Endangered15,851
#18Linda Endangered15,566
#19Laura Endangered15,553
#20Christine Endangered15,546
#21Lori Endangered14,671
#22Melissa Endangered14,254
#23Tina Endangered13,892
#24Dawn Endangered13,603
#25Brenda Endangered13,294
#26Kelly Endangered13,242
#27Barbara Endangered13,123
#28Sharon Endangered13,063
#29Teresa Endangered13,024
#30Amy Endangered12,998
#31Tracy Endangered12,504
#32Denise Endangered11,797
#33Nancy Endangered11,729
#34Cheryl Endangered11,713
#35Debra Endangered11,261
#36Michele Endangered10,689
#37Kathleen Endangered10,491
#38Stephanie Endangered10,160
#39Rhonda Endangered9,805
#40Rebecca Endangered9,777
#41Wendy Endangered9,516
#42Robin Endangered9,440
#43Kim Endangered9,194
#44Maria Stable9,132
#45Diane Endangered8,750
#46Theresa Endangered8,699
#47Jacqueline Endangered8,360
#48Carol Endangered8,259
#49Jill Endangered7,871
#50Paula Endangered7,856
#51Sheila Endangered7,208
#52Andrea Declining7,144
#53Sherry Endangered6,983
#54Catherine Endangered6,962
#55Margaret Endangered6,960
#56Cindy Endangered6,794
#57Janet Endangered6,434
#58Gina Endangered6,356
#59Kathy Endangered6,319
#60Carolyn Endangered6,121
#61Ann Endangered5,993
#62Suzanne Endangered5,684
#63Laurie Endangered5,667
#64Diana Stable5,504
#65Beth Endangered5,444
#66Renee Endangered5,354
#67Christina Endangered5,341
#68Dana Endangered5,278
#69Tracey Endangered5,127
#70Connie Endangered5,102
#71Leslie Endangered4,999
#72Terri Endangered4,921
#73Debbie Endangered4,846
#74Valerie Stable4,816
#75Monica Endangered4,722
#76Stacey Endangered4,586
#77Carla Endangered4,508
#78Katherine Declining4,492
#79Annette Endangered4,428
#80Janice Endangered4,345
#81Lynn Endangered4,306
#82Regina Stable4,295
#83Anne Endangered4,151
#84Wanda Endangered4,093
#85Sarah Endangered4,034
#86Kathryn Endangered4,008
#87Heidi Stable3,966
#88Anita Endangered3,872
#89Shelly Endangered3,856
#90Bonnie Endangered3,842
#91Stacy Endangered3,779
#92Sherri Endangered3,747
#93Colleen Endangered3,746
#94Darlene Endangered3,728
#95Anna Declining3,682
#96Tonya Endangered3,630
#97Judy Endangered3,510
#98Tamara Endangered3,482
#99Cathy Endangered3,421
#100Joyce Endangered3,399

Boys

#1Michael Past peak79,985
#2David Past peak66,408
#3James Stable65,163
#4John Past peak65,016
#5Robert Endangered59,317
#6William Declining38,237
#7Mark Endangered34,801
#8Richard Endangered34,457
#9Jeffrey Endangered30,200
#10Thomas Stable29,003
#11Timothy Endangered28,923
#12Christopher Endangered27,866
#13Steven Endangered27,698
#14Brian Endangered27,253
#15Joseph Declining26,981
#16Scott Endangered26,036
#17Kevin Endangered25,592
#18Paul Endangered23,578
#19Daniel Declining23,269
#20Charles Stable22,252
#21Kenneth Endangered20,834
#22Anthony Declining20,624
#23Gregory Endangered17,009
#24Ronald Endangered16,952
#25Eric Endangered16,475
#26Stephen Endangered14,742
#27Donald Endangered14,713
#28Gary Endangered14,155
#29Todd Endangered13,557
#30Edward Endangered13,279
#31Patrick Declining12,405
#32Keith Endangered11,614
#33Douglas Endangered11,401
#34Matthew Declining10,803
#35Rodney Endangered10,268
#36Andrew Declining10,235
#37George Stable9,941
#38Larry Endangered8,709
#39Peter Stable8,584
#40Terry Endangered8,455
#41Jerry Endangered8,429
#42Jeffery Endangered7,904
#43Frank Endangered7,787
#44Dennis Endangered7,786
#45Randy Endangered7,758
#46Craig Endangered7,729
#47Raymond Endangered7,376
#48Troy Endangered6,905
#49Tony Endangered6,571
#50Sean Endangered6,490
#51Roger Endangered6,296
#52Bryan Declining5,890
#53Bruce Endangered5,843
#54Shawn Endangered5,725
#55Chris Endangered5,257
#56Carl Endangered5,227
#57Alan Stable4,943
#58Vincent Stable4,941
#59Wayne Endangered4,891
#60Gerald Endangered4,863
#61Russell Stable4,857
#62Danny Endangered4,721
#63Darren Endangered4,718
#64Ricky Endangered4,680
#65Jonathan Declining4,662
#66Lawrence Endangered4,644
#67Steve Endangered4,617
#68Bradley Declining4,555
#69Mike Endangered4,526
#70Randall Endangered4,448
#71Phillip Endangered4,402
#72Jeff Endangered4,387
#73Johnny Endangered4,363
#74Joe Endangered4,334
#75Curtis Endangered4,242
#76Jon Endangered4,239
#77Jimmy Endangered4,238
#78Martin Stable4,210
#79Jose Stable4,194
#80Billy Endangered4,182
#81Samuel Stable4,155
#82Bobby Endangered4,068
#83Walter Stable4,057
#84Dean Stable4,041
#85Dale Endangered3,985
#86Philip Endangered3,954
#87Barry Endangered3,916
#88Darryl Endangered3,817
#89Jason Endangered3,770
#90Glenn Endangered3,668
#91Jay Stable3,598
#92Henry Stable3,575
#93Willie Endangered3,546
#94Roy Endangered3,522
#95Darrell Endangered3,497
#96Arthur Rising3,482
#97Allen Endangered3,420
#98Tracy Endangered3,380
#99Harold Endangered3,323
#100Albert Endangered3,297