Top baby names in Minnesota, 1966
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,142 |
| 2 | Julie | 720 |
| 3 | Mary | 669 |
| 4 | Michelle | 640 |
| 5 | Susan | 623 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 536 |
| 7 | Jennifer | 465 |
| 8 | Karen | 441 |
| 8 | Lori | 441 |
| 10 | Amy | 415 |
| 11 | Dawn | 403 |
| 12 | Brenda | 394 |
| 13 | Christine | 353 |
| 14 | Nancy | 349 |
| 15 | Kelly | 338 |
| 16 | Jill | 321 |
| 17 | Patricia | 320 |
| 18 | Sandra | 302 |
| 19 | Barbara | 297 |
| 20 | Tammy | 292 |
| 21 | Debra | 284 |
| 22 | Pamela | 281 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 274 |
| 24 | Ann | 272 |
| 25 | Laura | 262 |
| 26 | Wendy | 259 |
| 27 | Deborah | 248 |
| 28 | Linda | 241 |
| 29 | Tracy | 238 |
| 30 | Cynthia | 235 |
| 31 | Michele | 228 |
| 32 | Kathleen | 224 |
| 33 | Diane | 217 |
| 33 | Heidi | 217 |
| 35 | Paula | 211 |
| 36 | Theresa | 209 |
| 37 | Denise | 203 |
| 37 | Kim | 203 |
| 39 | Melissa | 197 |
| 40 | Cheryl | 194 |
| 40 | Teresa | 194 |
| 42 | Rebecca | 191 |
| 43 | Lynn | 188 |
| 44 | Angela | 187 |
| 45 | Jodi | 181 |
| 46 | Beth | 174 |
| 47 | Laurie | 173 |
| 48 | Jane | 172 |
| 49 | Kristin | 169 |
| 50 | Kristine | 162 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,593 |
| 2 | David | 1,349 |
| 3 | John | 1,168 |
| 4 | James | 1,011 |
| 5 | Scott | 987 |
| 6 | Mark | 918 |
| 7 | Robert | 907 |
| 8 | Steven | 848 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 845 |
| 10 | Thomas | 817 |
| 11 | Timothy | 789 |
| 12 | Daniel | 782 |
| 13 | Brian | 728 |
| 14 | Paul | 716 |
| 15 | Todd | 704 |
| 16 | Richard | 575 |
| 17 | Kevin | 534 |
| 18 | Christopher | 459 |
| 19 | William | 432 |
| 20 | Gregory | 379 |
| 20 | Patrick | 379 |
| 22 | Joseph | 367 |
| 23 | Douglas | 317 |
| 24 | Troy | 286 |
| 25 | Ronald | 282 |
| 26 | Bradley | 281 |
| 27 | Gary | 268 |
| 28 | Peter | 266 |
| 29 | Eric | 265 |
| 30 | Anthony | 258 |
| 31 | Craig | 255 |
| 32 | Dean | 247 |
| 33 | Jon | 224 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 223 |
| 35 | Charles | 217 |
| 36 | Donald | 214 |
| 37 | Randy | 213 |
| 38 | Matthew | 211 |
| 39 | Keith | 199 |
| 40 | Bruce | 197 |
| 41 | Stephen | 184 |
| 42 | Andrew | 172 |
| 42 | Joel | 172 |
| 44 | Jay | 169 |
| 45 | Dennis | 166 |
| 46 | Wayne | 160 |
| 47 | Dale | 155 |
| 48 | Chad | 144 |
| 48 | Jeffery | 144 |
| 50 | Kurt | 137 |