Top baby names in Tennessee, 1966
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,370 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 880 |
| 3 | Tammy | 758 |
| 4 | Angela | 753 |
| 5 | Melissa | 609 |
| 6 | Mary | 564 |
| 7 | Karen | 562 |
| 8 | Teresa | 549 |
| 9 | Pamela | 502 |
| 10 | Donna | 496 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 437 |
| 12 | Tina | 390 |
| 13 | Sharon | 387 |
| 14 | Patricia | 379 |
| 15 | Jennifer | 376 |
| 16 | Rhonda | 370 |
| 17 | Susan | 361 |
| 18 | Sandra | 347 |
| 19 | Sherry | 327 |
| 20 | Linda | 314 |
| 21 | Deborah | 284 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 268 |
| 23 | Amy | 263 |
| 24 | Brenda | 260 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 259 |
| 26 | Tracy | 251 |
| 27 | Laura | 234 |
| 28 | Barbara | 228 |
| 28 | Lori | 228 |
| 28 | Michelle | 228 |
| 31 | Robin | 225 |
| 32 | Connie | 216 |
| 33 | Sheila | 206 |
| 33 | Stephanie | 206 |
| 35 | Kathy | 200 |
| 36 | Cheryl | 199 |
| 37 | Kelly | 188 |
| 38 | Paula | 175 |
| 39 | Julie | 170 |
| 40 | Jacqueline | 168 |
| 41 | Cindy | 165 |
| 42 | Regina | 164 |
| 43 | Tonya | 162 |
| 44 | Carol | 159 |
| 45 | Debra | 158 |
| 46 | Carolyn | 156 |
| 47 | Gina | 152 |
| 47 | Janet | 152 |
| 49 | Nancy | 150 |
| 50 | Wanda | 148 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,754 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,407 |
| 3 | David | 1,188 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,016 |
| 5 | John | 1,014 |
| 6 | William | 955 |
| 7 | Timothy | 856 |
| 8 | Charles | 718 |
| 9 | Mark | 659 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 626 |
| 11 | Richard | 533 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 497 |
| 13 | Christopher | 460 |
| 14 | Anthony | 452 |
| 15 | Thomas | 443 |
| 16 | Gregory | 440 |
| 17 | Terry | 419 |
| 18 | Jerry | 394 |
| 19 | Jeffery | 380 |
| 20 | Steven | 376 |
| 21 | Kevin | 362 |
| 22 | Tony | 352 |
| 23 | Brian | 343 |
| 24 | Gary | 320 |
| 25 | Paul | 315 |
| 26 | Ronald | 298 |
| 27 | Randy | 296 |
| 28 | Bobby | 292 |
| 28 | Larry | 292 |
| 30 | Donald | 283 |
| 31 | Joseph | 280 |
| 32 | Stephen | 266 |
| 33 | Rodney | 260 |
| 34 | Billy | 258 |
| 35 | Ricky | 248 |
| 36 | Jimmy | 230 |
| 37 | Scott | 224 |
| 38 | Keith | 219 |
| 39 | Johnny | 207 |
| 40 | Eric | 200 |
| 41 | George | 198 |
| 42 | Daniel | 191 |
| 43 | Danny | 186 |
| 44 | Roger | 175 |
| 45 | Randall | 172 |
| 46 | Edward | 171 |
| 47 | Tracy | 163 |
| 48 | Phillip | 162 |
| 49 | Patrick | 161 |
| 50 | Barry | 154 |