The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1966

7,624 different girls’ names were recorded in 1966, covering 1,692,177 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Lisa	56,918
2	Kimberly	32,232
3	Mary	28,890
4	Michelle	27,159
5	Karen	25,450
6	Susan	23,776
7	Patricia	20,112
8	Tammy	18,621
9	Angela	18,532
10	Jennifer	18,215
11	Cynthia	17,418
12	Donna	17,037
13	Julie	16,331
14	Deborah	16,250
15	Pamela	16,249
16	Elizabeth	15,887
17	Sandra	15,851
18	Linda	15,566
19	Laura	15,553
20	Christine	15,546
21	Lori	14,671
22	Melissa	14,254
23	Tina	13,892
24	Dawn	13,603
25	Brenda	13,294
26	Kelly	13,242
27	Barbara	13,123
28	Sharon	13,063
29	Teresa	13,024
30	Amy	12,998
31	Tracy	12,504
32	Denise	11,797
33	Nancy	11,729
34	Cheryl	11,713
35	Debra	11,261
36	Michele	10,689
37	Kathleen	10,491
38	Stephanie	10,160
39	Rhonda	9,805
40	Rebecca	9,777
41	Wendy	9,516
42	Robin	9,440
43	Kim	9,194
44	Maria	9,132
45	Diane	8,750
46	Theresa	8,699
47	Jacqueline	8,360
48	Carol	8,259
49	Jill	7,871
50	Paula	7,856
51	Sheila	7,208
52	Andrea	7,144
53	Sherry	6,983
54	Catherine	6,962
55	Margaret	6,960
56	Cindy	6,794
57	Janet	6,434
58	Gina	6,356
59	Kathy	6,319
60	Carolyn	6,121
61	Ann	5,993
62	Suzanne	5,684
63	Laurie	5,667
64	Diana	5,504
65	Beth	5,444
66	Renee	5,354
67	Christina	5,341
68	Dana	5,278
69	Tracey	5,127
70	Connie	5,102
71	Leslie	4,999
72	Terri	4,921
73	Debbie	4,846
74	Valerie	4,816
75	Monica	4,722
76	Stacey	4,586
77	Carla	4,508
78	Katherine	4,492
79	Annette	4,428
80	Janice	4,345
81	Lynn	4,306
82	Regina	4,295
83	Anne	4,151
84	Wanda	4,093
85	Sarah	4,034
86	Kathryn	4,008
87	Heidi	3,966
88	Anita	3,872
89	Shelly	3,856
90	Bonnie	3,842
91	Stacy	3,779
92	Sherri	3,747
93	Colleen	3,746
94	Darlene	3,728
95	Anna	3,682
96	Tonya	3,630
97	Judy	3,510
98	Tamara	3,482
99	Cathy	3,421
100	Joyce	3,399
101	Holly	3,398
102	Melinda	3,382
103	Victoria	3,362
104	Kristine	3,314
105	Deanna	3,298
106	Martha	3,270
107	Kristin	3,262
108	April	3,251
109	Beverly	3,219
110	Judith	3,215
111	Jane	3,213
112	Penny	3,109
113	Veronica	3,093
114	Marie	3,082
115	Vicki	3,052
116	Melanie	3,050
117	Julia	3,046
118	Jodi	3,031
119	Maureen	3,015
120	Shannon	2,990
121	Betty	2,946
122	Virginia	2,940
123	Jean	2,919
123	Shirley	2,919
125	Heather	2,897
126	Sonya	2,866
127	Gloria	2,859
128	Ruth	2,845
129	Yvonne	2,827
130	Ellen	2,806
131	Yolanda	2,772
132	Joanne	2,727
133	Joan	2,721
134	Sheri	2,720
135	Rita	2,688
136	Dorothy	2,664
137	Traci	2,657
138	Jamie	2,656
139	Peggy	2,647
140	Shelley	2,545
141	Rose	2,532
142	Carrie	2,476
143	Yvette	2,472
144	Helen	2,447
145	Crystal	2,423
146	Sylvia	2,411
147	Vickie	2,395
148	Amanda	2,331
149	Kristen	2,323
150	Natalie	2,309
151	Charlotte	2,301
151	Gail	2,301
153	Becky	2,297
154	Rachel	2,277
155	Toni	2,248
156	Alicia	2,227
157	Alice	2,221
158	Sheryl	2,211
159	Charlene	2,187
160	Tanya	2,170
161	Felicia	2,134
162	Frances	2,126
163	Carmen	2,122
164	Joann	2,117
165	Joy	2,090
166	Sara	2,059
166	Elaine	2,059
168	Eileen	2,039
169	Nicole	2,028
170	Marilyn	1,994
171	Kimberley	1,987
172	Jeanette	1,963
173	Phyllis	1,938
174	Jackie	1,936
175	Loretta	1,899
176	Evelyn	1,872
177	Jeanne	1,866
178	Norma	1,860
179	Sally	1,834
180	Roberta	1,819
181	Shelia	1,806
182	Samantha	1,793
183	Audrey	1,771
184	Allison	1,768
185	Kristi	1,760
186	Jody	1,759
187	Ronda	1,753
188	Belinda	1,749
189	Lorraine	1,741
190	Kelli	1,730
191	Terry	1,710
192	Melody	1,707
193	Karla	1,686
194	Sandy	1,680
195	Jessica	1,667
196	Shari	1,644
197	Vanessa	1,643
198	Bridget	1,629
199	Cassandra	1,596
200	Jo	1,590

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1966 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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