Top baby names in Virginia, 1966
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,327 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 869 |
| 3 | Mary | 776 |
| 4 | Karen | 640 |
| 5 | Angela | 618 |
| 6 | Tammy | 573 |
| 7 | Cynthia | 527 |
| 7 | Pamela | 527 |
| 9 | Donna | 520 |
| 10 | Patricia | 492 |
| 10 | Teresa | 492 |
| 12 | Susan | 491 |
| 13 | Melissa | 468 |
| 14 | Deborah | 438 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 438 |
| 16 | Sharon | 402 |
| 17 | Jennifer | 400 |
| 18 | Michelle | 389 |
| 19 | Sandra | 373 |
| 20 | Tina | 350 |
| 21 | Linda | 336 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 327 |
| 23 | Brenda | 302 |
| 24 | Robin | 301 |
| 25 | Amy | 295 |
| 26 | Barbara | 293 |
| 27 | Laura | 286 |
| 28 | Tracy | 285 |
| 29 | Rhonda | 272 |
| 30 | Stephanie | 271 |
| 31 | Sherry | 262 |
| 32 | Cheryl | 244 |
| 33 | Kelly | 233 |
| 34 | Wanda | 226 |
| 35 | Wendy | 220 |
| 36 | Lori | 217 |
| 37 | Jacqueline | 207 |
| 38 | Dawn | 204 |
| 39 | Carolyn | 199 |
| 40 | Sheila | 197 |
| 41 | Christine | 194 |
| 42 | Andrea | 193 |
| 42 | Denise | 193 |
| 42 | Nancy | 193 |
| 45 | Margaret | 191 |
| 46 | Debra | 190 |
| 47 | Julie | 187 |
| 48 | Theresa | 184 |
| 49 | Janet | 183 |
| 50 | Catherine | 170 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,666 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,635 |
| 3 | David | 1,466 |
| 4 | John | 1,397 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,388 |
| 6 | William | 1,201 |
| 7 | Mark | 748 |
| 8 | Timothy | 724 |
| 9 | Christopher | 710 |
| 10 | Charles | 700 |
| 10 | Richard | 700 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 651 |
| 13 | Thomas | 626 |
| 14 | Kevin | 571 |
| 15 | Steven | 517 |
| 16 | Brian | 504 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 498 |
| 18 | Anthony | 485 |
| 19 | Joseph | 477 |
| 20 | Paul | 399 |
| 21 | Gregory | 385 |
| 22 | Ronald | 372 |
| 23 | Stephen | 359 |
| 24 | Donald | 344 |
| 24 | Eric | 344 |
| 26 | Gary | 324 |
| 26 | Rodney | 324 |
| 28 | Daniel | 319 |
| 29 | George | 294 |
| 30 | Scott | 290 |
| 31 | Edward | 288 |
| 32 | Keith | 276 |
| 33 | Tony | 227 |
| 34 | Jerry | 215 |
| 35 | Larry | 205 |
| 36 | Patrick | 200 |
| 37 | Douglas | 199 |
| 38 | Andrew | 197 |
| 38 | Barry | 197 |
| 40 | Terry | 189 |
| 41 | Jeffery | 176 |
| 42 | Matthew | 172 |
| 42 | Raymond | 172 |
| 44 | Dennis | 171 |
| 45 | Roger | 167 |
| 46 | Troy | 162 |
| 47 | Wayne | 158 |
| 48 | Carl | 151 |
| 49 | Todd | 150 |
| 50 | Ricky | 147 |