NameTides

The names of 1966

The ten most popular names given in 1966, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  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

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US: boys

  1. Michael 79,985
  2. David 66,408
  3. James 65,163
  4. John 65,016
  5. Robert 59,317
  6. William 38,237
  7. Mark 34,801
  8. Richard 34,457
  9. Jeffrey 30,200
  10. Thomas 29,003

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NSW: girls

  1. Karen 1,088
  2. Michelle 1,050
  3. Sharon 815
  4. Lisa 695
  5. Donna 693
  6. Jennifer 691
  7. Kim 670
  8. Susan 616
  9. Julie 611
  10. Leanne 599

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NSW: boys

  1. David 2,116
  2. Michael 1,653
  3. Peter 1,595
  4. Paul 1,468
  5. Mark 1,405
  6. John 1,347
  7. Andrew 1,106
  8. Robert 1,053
  9. Stephen 1,012
  10. Darren 945

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 2,861
  2. Catherine 1,279
  3. Margaret 1,216
  4. Ann 837
  5. Anne 786
  6. Elizabeth 672
  7. Deirdre 613
  8. Bridget 554
  9. Patricia 537
  10. Geraldine 499

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 3,160
  2. Michael 2,012
  3. Patrick 1,963
  4. James 1,446
  5. Paul 1,303
  6. Thomas 1,265
  7. David 992
  8. William 820
  9. Martin 814
  10. Gerard 749

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Canadian provinces in 1966

US states in 1966