Top baby names in North Carolina, 1966
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,561 |
| 2 | Angela | 1,132 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 1,053 |
| 4 | Tammy | 845 |
| 5 | Mary | 764 |
| 6 | Donna | 747 |
| 7 | Teresa | 711 |
| 8 | Sharon | 658 |
| 9 | Pamela | 649 |
| 10 | Karen | 631 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 545 |
| 12 | Susan | 541 |
| 13 | Sandra | 523 |
| 14 | Patricia | 494 |
| 15 | Melissa | 432 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 431 |
| 17 | Jennifer | 425 |
| 18 | Deborah | 419 |
| 19 | Linda | 408 |
| 20 | Wendy | 381 |
| 21 | Amy | 371 |
| 22 | Robin | 360 |
| 23 | Brenda | 342 |
| 24 | Tina | 339 |
| 25 | Barbara | 334 |
| 26 | Rhonda | 328 |
| 27 | Wanda | 310 |
| 28 | Michelle | 303 |
| 29 | Stephanie | 296 |
| 30 | Sheila | 288 |
| 31 | Tracy | 287 |
| 32 | Sherry | 276 |
| 33 | Laura | 273 |
| 34 | Rebecca | 259 |
| 35 | Lori | 255 |
| 36 | Kelly | 246 |
| 37 | Jacqueline | 241 |
| 38 | Cheryl | 233 |
| 39 | Paula | 231 |
| 40 | Debra | 229 |
| 41 | Janet | 225 |
| 42 | Carolyn | 224 |
| 43 | Carol | 218 |
| 44 | Nancy | 214 |
| 45 | Kathy | 210 |
| 46 | Andrea | 200 |
| 47 | Beverly | 199 |
| 48 | Regina | 193 |
| 49 | Amanda | 188 |
| 49 | Julie | 188 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,196 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,723 |
| 3 | David | 1,390 |
| 4 | William | 1,347 |
| 5 | John | 1,276 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,238 |
| 7 | Timothy | 931 |
| 8 | Jeffrey | 891 |
| 9 | Charles | 874 |
| 10 | Kenneth | 714 |
| 11 | Christopher | 709 |
| 12 | Richard | 674 |
| 13 | Mark | 660 |
| 14 | Thomas | 560 |
| 15 | Anthony | 546 |
| 16 | Gregory | 506 |
| 17 | Rodney | 501 |
| 18 | Joseph | 496 |
| 19 | Jerry | 443 |
| 20 | Donald | 441 |
| 21 | Kevin | 432 |
| 21 | Steven | 432 |
| 23 | Gary | 411 |
| 24 | Tony | 396 |
| 25 | Ronald | 385 |
| 26 | Terry | 383 |
| 27 | Brian | 381 |
| 28 | Randy | 365 |
| 29 | Larry | 363 |
| 30 | Paul | 339 |
| 31 | Eric | 321 |
| 32 | Bobby | 319 |
| 33 | Stephen | 309 |
| 34 | George | 296 |
| 35 | Jimmy | 293 |
| 36 | Johnny | 291 |
| 37 | Jeffery | 287 |
| 38 | Edward | 284 |
| 39 | Keith | 265 |
| 40 | Ricky | 261 |
| 41 | Scott | 241 |
| 42 | Billy | 240 |
| 43 | Daniel | 237 |
| 44 | Roger | 226 |
| 45 | Danny | 220 |
| 46 | Douglas | 213 |
| 47 | Ronnie | 196 |
| 48 | Barry | 195 |
| 49 | Todd | 192 |
| 50 | Samuel | 186 |