Top baby names in New Jersey, 1966
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,959 |
| 2 | Karen | 1,066 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,063 |
| 4 | Patricia | 913 |
| 5 | Donna | 887 |
| 6 | Mary | 869 |
| 7 | Dawn | 836 |
| 8 | Christine | 814 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 805 |
| 10 | Michele | 795 |
| 11 | Michelle | 787 |
| 12 | Kathleen | 685 |
| 13 | Denise | 621 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 619 |
| 15 | Linda | 618 |
| 16 | Jennifer | 604 |
| 16 | Nancy | 604 |
| 18 | Barbara | 603 |
| 19 | Laura | 574 |
| 20 | Deborah | 551 |
| 21 | Sharon | 512 |
| 22 | Sandra | 508 |
| 23 | Cynthia | 481 |
| 24 | Kim | 464 |
| 25 | Cheryl | 461 |
| 26 | Pamela | 445 |
| 27 | Maria | 437 |
| 28 | Diane | 436 |
| 29 | Lori | 424 |
| 30 | Kelly | 423 |
| 31 | Tracy | 422 |
| 32 | Jacqueline | 415 |
| 33 | Debra | 409 |
| 34 | Theresa | 390 |
| 35 | Jill | 327 |
| 36 | Amy | 316 |
| 36 | Carol | 316 |
| 36 | Catherine | 316 |
| 39 | Suzanne | 313 |
| 40 | Robin | 309 |
| 41 | Margaret | 308 |
| 42 | Tracey | 307 |
| 42 | Wendy | 307 |
| 44 | Angela | 280 |
| 45 | Melissa | 267 |
| 46 | Tammy | 263 |
| 47 | Stephanie | 261 |
| 48 | Maureen | 252 |
| 49 | Andrea | 249 |
| 50 | Carolyn | 245 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,133 |
| 2 | John | 2,946 |
| 3 | Robert | 2,520 |
| 4 | James | 2,148 |
| 5 | David | 2,023 |
| 6 | Joseph | 1,776 |
| 7 | William | 1,585 |
| 8 | Thomas | 1,470 |
| 9 | Richard | 1,403 |
| 10 | Christopher | 1,212 |
| 11 | Anthony | 1,020 |
| 12 | Mark | 969 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 897 |
| 14 | Steven | 886 |
| 15 | Scott | 871 |
| 16 | Brian | 867 |
| 17 | Paul | 851 |
| 18 | Kevin | 845 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 770 |
| 20 | Daniel | 762 |
| 21 | Edward | 760 |
| 22 | Charles | 668 |
| 23 | Timothy | 655 |
| 24 | Stephen | 613 |
| 25 | Eric | 576 |
| 26 | Peter | 554 |
| 27 | Frank | 529 |
| 28 | Ronald | 528 |
| 29 | Gregory | 509 |
| 30 | George | 508 |
| 31 | Keith | 462 |
| 32 | Andrew | 453 |
| 33 | Patrick | 449 |
| 34 | Gary | 430 |
| 35 | Matthew | 398 |
| 36 | Donald | 381 |
| 37 | Douglas | 351 |
| 38 | Raymond | 348 |
| 39 | Vincent | 317 |
| 40 | Sean | 276 |
| 41 | Craig | 273 |
| 42 | Glenn | 242 |
| 43 | Todd | 236 |
| 44 | Louis | 214 |
| 45 | Dennis | 212 |
| 45 | Walter | 212 |
| 47 | Lawrence | 210 |
| 48 | Rodney | 207 |
| 49 | Wayne | 195 |
| 50 | Jose | 193 |