Most popular boys’ names in Arkansas, 1966
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 737 |
| 2 | Michael | 604 |
| 3 | John | 519 |
| 4 | David | 492 |
| 5 | Robert | 414 |
| 6 | William | 333 |
| 7 | Charles | 327 |
| 8 | Mark | 268 |
| 9 | Steven | 247 |
| 10 | Kenneth | 222 |
| 11 | Kevin | 217 |
| 12 | Gregory | 210 |
| 12 | Jerry | 210 |
| 14 | Richard | 207 |
| 15 | Timothy | 201 |
| 16 | Terry | 197 |
| 17 | Gary | 187 |
| 18 | Billy | 180 |
| 19 | Paul | 174 |
| 20 | Larry | 172 |
| 21 | Anthony | 170 |
| 22 | Jimmy | 157 |
| 22 | Rodney | 157 |
| 22 | Thomas | 157 |
| 25 | Donald | 152 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Jeffrey | 149 |
| 27 | Ronald | 145 |
| 28 | Randy | 143 |
| 28 | Tony | 143 |
| 30 | Jeffery | 142 |
| 31 | Christopher | 138 |
| 32 | Brian | 134 |
| 33 | Bobby | 133 |
| 34 | Keith | 124 |
| 35 | Stephen | 121 |
| 36 | Ricky | 120 |
| 37 | Danny | 118 |
| 38 | Joseph | 113 |
| 39 | Scott | 111 |
| 40 | Johnny | 109 |
| 41 | Eric | 106 |
| 42 | Roger | 97 |
| 43 | Carl | 85 |
| 44 | Daniel | 84 |
| 44 | Edward | 84 |
| 46 | Dennis | 82 |
| 46 | George | 82 |
| 46 | Ronnie | 82 |
| 46 | Tommy | 82 |
| 50 | Joe | 81 |
| 51 | Randall | 77 |
| 52 | Patrick | 74 |
| 53 | Douglas | 73 |
| 54 | Bryan | 72 |
| 55 | Curtis | 71 |
| 55 | Willie | 71 |
| 57 | Roy | 70 |
| 58 | Tracy | 66 |
| 59 | Eddie | 64 |
| 59 | Marvin | 64 |
| 61 | Darrell | 62 |
| 61 | Harold | 62 |
| 63 | Darren | 59 |
| 64 | Phillip | 57 |
| 65 | Raymond | 56 |
| 65 | Samuel | 56 |
| 67 | Chris | 55 |
| 68 | Todd | 53 |
| 69 | Micheal | 52 |
| 69 | Russell | 52 |
| 71 | Barry | 50 |
| 72 | Steve | 49 |
| 73 | Bruce | 48 |
| 74 | Lee | 47 |
| 74 | Rickey | 47 |
| 76 | Tim | 46 |
| 77 | Allen | 45 |
| 77 | Troy | 45 |
| 79 | Melvin | 44 |
| 80 | Gerald | 43 |
| 80 | Mike | 43 |
| 82 | Donnie | 42 |
| 82 | Frank | 42 |
| 82 | Henry | 42 |
| 82 | Jon | 42 |
| 86 | Alan | 40 |
| 87 | Jeff | 39 |
| 88 | Timmy | 38 |
| 89 | Andrew | 37 |
| 89 | Bradley | 37 |
| 89 | Stanley | 37 |
| 89 | Vincent | 37 |
| 93 | Matthew | 36 |
| 93 | Shawn | 36 |
| 95 | Clarence | 35 |
| 95 | Darryl | 35 |
| 95 | Jack | 35 |
| 95 | Jason | 35 |
| 95 | Reginald | 35 |
| 100 | Calvin | 34 |
| 100 | Jonathan | 34 |
| 100 | Kelly | 34 |
| 100 | Lonnie | 34 |