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Baby Names from 1966

3,475,655 registered births | 1,783,486 boys | 1,692,169 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1966

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
79,984 births
2 David
66,417 births
3 James
65,163 births
4 John
65,015 births
5 Robert
59,309 births
6 William
38,240 births
7 Mark
34,802 births
8 Richard
34,458 births
9 Jeffrey
30,199 births
10 Thomas
29,005 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Lisa
56,918 births
2 Kimberly
32,231 births
3 Mary
28,889 births
4 Michelle
27,159 births
5 Karen
25,449 births
6 Susan
23,775 births
7 Patricia
20,111 births
8 Tammy
18,620 births
9 Angela
18,535 births
10 Jennifer
18,215 births

Top Unisex Names of 1966

Kelly
2,784 boys 13,242 girls
Tracy
3,379 boys 12,504 girls
Terry
8,454 boys 1,710 girls
Shawn
5,725 boys 1,492 girls
Dana
1,018 boys 5,278 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1966

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Nicole
#298 → #169 (+129)
B Chad
#209 → #135 (+74)
B Kyle
#210 → #146 (+64)
G Amanda
#201 → #148 (+53)
B Ryan
#221 → #171 (+50)

Biggest Fallers

G Patty
#198 → #256 (-58)
G Allison
#128 → #184 (-56)

New to the Top 200 in 1966

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Chad #135 Nicole #169 Ryan #171 Kristi #185 Shane #186 Travis #189 Kelli #190 Jessica #195 Bridget #198 Cassandra #199
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