Top baby names in Texas, 1966
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 2,279 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,719 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 1,599 |
| 4 | Maria | 1,572 |
| 5 | Cynthia | 1,442 |
| 6 | Patricia | 1,247 |
| 7 | Sandra | 1,219 |
| 8 | Karen | 1,065 |
| 9 | Melissa | 974 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 966 |
| 10 | Laura | 966 |
| 12 | Michelle | 961 |
| 13 | Angela | 927 |
| 14 | Donna | 881 |
| 15 | Tammy | 866 |
| 16 | Linda | 855 |
| 17 | Susan | 832 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 784 |
| 19 | Pamela | 776 |
| 20 | Teresa | 771 |
| 21 | Deborah | 740 |
| 22 | Rhonda | 737 |
| 23 | Sharon | 697 |
| 24 | Jennifer | 683 |
| 25 | Brenda | 671 |
| 26 | Diana | 666 |
| 27 | Tina | 625 |
| 28 | Stephanie | 614 |
| 29 | Debra | 610 |
| 30 | Julie | 577 |
| 31 | Tracy | 570 |
| 32 | Sylvia | 565 |
| 33 | Lori | 555 |
| 34 | Norma | 540 |
| 35 | Barbara | 528 |
| 36 | Cheryl | 526 |
| 37 | Nancy | 518 |
| 38 | Kelly | 516 |
| 39 | Paula | 501 |
| 40 | Amy | 463 |
| 41 | Yolanda | 439 |
| 42 | Carol | 421 |
| 43 | Monica | 415 |
| 44 | Sheila | 404 |
| 44 | Veronica | 404 |
| 46 | Sherry | 399 |
| 47 | Martha | 386 |
| 48 | Gloria | 372 |
| 49 | Jacqueline | 368 |
| 50 | Leticia | 367 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 3,360 |
| 2 | Michael | 3,294 |
| 3 | James | 3,151 |
| 4 | John | 2,913 |
| 5 | Robert | 2,877 |
| 6 | Richard | 1,667 |
| 7 | William | 1,520 |
| 8 | Mark | 1,481 |
| 9 | Charles | 1,309 |
| 10 | Jose | 1,156 |
| 11 | Kevin | 1,115 |
| 12 | Paul | 1,074 |
| 13 | Christopher | 1,071 |
| 14 | Steven | 1,067 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 1,043 |
| 16 | Daniel | 987 |
| 17 | Joe | 984 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 939 |
| 19 | Thomas | 922 |
| 20 | Timothy | 868 |
| 21 | Anthony | 806 |
| 22 | Gary | 788 |
| 23 | Juan | 785 |
| 24 | Ronald | 773 |
| 25 | Brian | 763 |
| 26 | Gregory | 731 |
| 27 | Jerry | 730 |
| 28 | Joseph | 715 |
| 29 | Stephen | 712 |
| 30 | Donald | 699 |
| 31 | Rodney | 684 |
| 32 | Scott | 683 |
| 33 | Larry | 629 |
| 34 | Edward | 611 |
| 35 | Billy | 604 |
| 36 | Jimmy | 591 |
| 37 | Patrick | 565 |
| 38 | Johnny | 557 |
| 39 | George | 556 |
| 40 | Keith | 518 |
| 41 | Eric | 504 |
| 42 | Terry | 487 |
| 43 | Jesus | 472 |
| 44 | Martin | 468 |
| 45 | Bobby | 459 |
| 46 | Randy | 437 |
| 47 | Raymond | 435 |
| 48 | Tony | 428 |
| 49 | Danny | 427 |
| 50 | Ruben | 422 |