Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1966
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 2,138 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,151 |
| 3 | Karen | 1,112 |
| 4 | Michelle | 1,074 |
| 5 | Christine | 976 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 828 |
| 7 | Mary | 820 |
| 8 | Kathleen | 815 |
| 9 | Patricia | 763 |
| 10 | Deborah | 698 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 674 |
| 12 | Donna | 616 |
| 13 | Cheryl | 592 |
| 14 | Jennifer | 578 |
| 15 | Linda | 549 |
| 16 | Nancy | 538 |
| 17 | Pamela | 499 |
| 18 | Laura | 470 |
| 19 | Julie | 450 |
| 20 | Diane | 439 |
| 21 | Sandra | 404 |
| 22 | Kelly | 403 |
| 23 | Cynthia | 395 |
| 24 | Debra | 391 |
| 25 | Denise | 386 |
| 26 | Kim | 380 |
| 27 | Laurie | 378 |
| 28 | Amy | 376 |
| 29 | Dawn | 375 |
| 30 | Lori | 373 |
| 31 | Barbara | 368 |
| 32 | Sharon | 365 |
| 33 | Robin | 340 |
| 34 | Michele | 336 |
| 35 | Maureen | 335 |
| 35 | Wendy | 335 |
| 37 | Paula | 331 |
| 37 | Tracy | 331 |
| 39 | Ann | 327 |
| 40 | Melissa | 324 |
| 41 | Catherine | 319 |
| 42 | Brenda | 317 |
| 43 | Carol | 307 |
| 44 | Theresa | 297 |
| 45 | Suzanne | 294 |
| 46 | Maria | 293 |
| 47 | Tammy | 274 |
| 48 | Joanne | 270 |
| 49 | Margaret | 265 |
| 50 | Andrea | 262 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,947 |
| 2 | John | 2,725 |
| 3 | David | 2,440 |
| 4 | Robert | 2,183 |
| 5 | James | 2,062 |
| 6 | Richard | 1,419 |
| 7 | Paul | 1,414 |
| 8 | William | 1,370 |
| 9 | Mark | 1,281 |
| 10 | Christopher | 1,241 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1,198 |
| 12 | Thomas | 1,159 |
| 13 | Scott | 1,101 |
| 14 | Steven | 1,019 |
| 15 | Kevin | 1,015 |
| 16 | Brian | 1,004 |
| 17 | Stephen | 971 |
| 18 | Daniel | 939 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 821 |
| 20 | Timothy | 769 |
| 21 | Peter | 739 |
| 22 | Edward | 621 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 580 |
| 24 | Eric | 503 |
| 25 | Charles | 468 |
| 26 | Anthony | 446 |
| 27 | Matthew | 435 |
| 28 | Ronald | 421 |
| 29 | Donald | 393 |
| 30 | Andrew | 389 |
| 31 | Gary | 383 |
| 32 | Patrick | 378 |
| 33 | Sean | 368 |
| 34 | Keith | 355 |
| 35 | Gregory | 352 |
| 36 | George | 319 |
| 37 | Douglas | 306 |
| 38 | Todd | 299 |
| 39 | Jonathan | 239 |
| 40 | Shawn | 234 |
| 41 | Bruce | 225 |
| 42 | Dennis | 218 |
| 42 | Raymond | 218 |
| 44 | Frank | 204 |
| 45 | Philip | 197 |
| 46 | Craig | 195 |
| 46 | Wayne | 195 |
| 48 | Marc | 182 |
| 49 | Francis | 176 |
| 50 | Alan | 169 |