Top baby names in New York, 1966

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Lisa5,146
2Mary2,546
3Susan2,505
4Karen2,435
5Michelle2,352
6Christine2,306
7Patricia2,212
8Elizabeth1,966
9Donna1,723
10Deborah1,687
11Dawn1,644
12Kathleen1,597
13Maria1,581
14Kimberly1,574
15Michele1,566
16Jennifer1,534
17Laura1,527
18Nancy1,524
19Denise1,463
20Linda1,435
21Barbara1,352
22Kim1,294
23Jacqueline1,200
24Sandra1,191
25Diane1,160
26Amy1,148
27Cynthia1,117
28Pamela1,105
29Kelly1,101
30Debra1,091
31Lori1,060
32Theresa1,050
33Sharon1,021
34Catherine906
35Tracy898
36Julie890
37Margaret879
38Tammy869
39Melissa865
40Cheryl863
41Tina862
42Wendy857
43Robin828
44Brenda780
45Stephanie778
46Andrea771
47Jill770
48Suzanne767
49Angela766
50Carol754

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael8,542
2John6,919
3Robert5,902
4David5,665
5James5,272
6Joseph4,089
7Richard3,665
8Thomas3,568
9William3,511
10Christopher3,340
11Anthony2,849
12Mark2,627
13Steven2,588
14Paul2,421
15Kevin2,401
16Daniel2,345
17Jeffrey2,328
18Scott2,313
19Timothy2,159
20Brian2,056
21Peter1,924
22Edward1,774
23Kenneth1,770
24Eric1,715
25Charles1,590
26Stephen1,570
27Andrew1,536
28Ronald1,321
29Frank1,278
30Gregory1,263
31Matthew1,227
32Patrick1,199
33George1,166
34Keith1,026
35Donald1,008
36Gary958
37Jose950
38Douglas944
39Vincent900
40Todd885
41Raymond866
42Sean776
43Craig706
44Dennis652
45Lawrence635
46Jonathan603
47Philip571
48Louis562
49Luis556
50Rodney520