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Baby names of 1968

In 1968 the most given names in the United States were Lisa for girls (49,533 births) and Michael for boys (81,974).

← 19671969 →1948195819781988

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Lisa49,533
  2. Michelle33,223
  3. Kimberly31,907
  4. Jennifer26,851
  5. Melissa21,731
  6. Mary21,725
  7. Angela20,671
  8. Tammy20,060
  9. Karen19,561
  10. Susan19,504
  11. Laura18,741
  12. Kelly17,139
  13. Amy17,092
  14. Christine16,523
  15. Patricia15,804
  16. Julie15,751
  17. Elizabeth14,886
  18. Tina14,772
  19. Cynthia14,051
  20. Pamela14,032
  21. Dawn13,441
  22. Lori13,126
  23. Stephanie12,954
  24. Donna12,749
  25. Tracy12,742
  26. Sandra12,685
  27. Deborah12,288
  28. Linda11,371
  29. Michele11,219
  30. Teresa10,914
  31. Wendy10,710
  32. Sharon10,338
  33. Rebecca10,225
  34. Brenda9,943
  35. Denise9,877
  36. Barbara9,741
  37. Cheryl9,138
  38. Debra9,096
  39. Nancy8,960
  40. Kathleen8,729
  41. Maria8,385
  42. Rhonda8,268
  43. Robin8,181
  44. Christina8,016
  45. Paula7,638
  46. Jill7,520
  47. Theresa7,307
  48. Andrea7,089
  49. Carol7,078
  50. Jacqueline6,745
  51. Diane6,584
  52. Sherry6,435
  53. Shannonnew6,402
  54. Ann6,177
  55. Stacey6,149
  56. Catherine6,130
  57. Kim6,089
  58. Gina6,044
  59. Sheila5,730
  60. Tonya5,661
  61. Carolyn5,538
  62. Heather5,501
  63. Margaret5,440
  64. Stacy5,385
  65. Renee5,354
  66. Leslie5,282
  67. Cindy5,237
  68. Monica5,219
  69. Suzanne5,041
  70. Dana5,013
  71. Diana4,994
  72. Tracey4,931
  73. Janet4,838
  74. Beth4,767
  75. Katherine4,715
  76. Kathy4,676
  77. Valerie4,552
  78. Sarah4,489
  79. Laurie4,340
  80. Tamara4,308
  81. Regina4,294
  82. Victoria4,286
  83. Terri4,267
  84. Kristin4,134
  85. Lynn4,103
  86. Carrienew3,979
  87. Connie3,954
  88. Anne3,914
  89. Heidi3,911
  90. Melinda3,814
  91. Carla3,813
  92. Rachelnew3,726
  93. Yolandanew3,697
  94. Melanienew3,643
  95. Sherri3,641
  96. April3,622
  97. Jodinew3,597
  98. Shelly3,595
  99. Anna3,569
  100. Kathryn3,561

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Michael81,974
  2. David63,683
  3. John60,906
  4. James60,666
  5. Robert58,186
  6. William36,928
  7. Mark35,402
  8. Richard32,977
  9. Christopher31,467
  10. Brian29,922
  11. Jeffrey28,367
  12. Thomas27,424
  13. Timothy26,497
  14. Scott26,024
  15. Steven25,493
  16. Joseph25,396
  17. Kevin23,862
  18. Daniel22,015
  19. Paul21,869
  20. Charles21,569
  21. Anthony20,230
  22. Eric18,502
  23. Kenneth18,078
  24. Matthew15,824
  25. Ronald15,415
  26. Gregory15,394
  27. Stephen14,762
  28. Todd14,659
  29. Donald13,360
  30. Patrick13,058
  31. Edward12,276
  32. Gary11,972
  33. Douglas11,407
  34. Andrew10,565
  35. Keith9,865
  36. George9,381
  37. Sean9,175
  38. Larry8,233
  39. Peter8,121
  40. Troy7,977
  41. Craig7,862
  42. Rodney7,508
  43. Shawn7,477
  44. Jerry7,449
  45. Dennis7,403
  46. Jeffery7,223
  47. Jason7,147
  48. Terry7,090
  49. Frank6,892
  50. Raymond6,883
  51. Bryan6,254
  52. Tony5,875
  53. Jonathan5,806
  54. Randy5,708
  55. Roger5,185
  56. Russell5,097
  57. Bradley4,803
  58. Jose4,793
  59. Carl4,645
  60. Darren4,640
  61. Bruce4,486
  62. Gerald4,475
  63. Wayne4,253
  64. Chris4,249
  65. Jon4,209
  66. Samuel4,121
  67. Lawrence4,097
  68. Martin4,074
  69. Johnny4,052
  70. Ricky4,037
  71. Phillip3,987
  72. Danny3,983
  73. Vincent3,981
  74. Alan3,976
  75. Curtis3,855
  76. Billy3,813
  77. Jimmy3,812
  78. Dean3,799
  79. Randall3,751
  80. Joel3,683
  81. Bobby3,629
  82. Philip3,622
  83. Walter3,589
  84. Marcnew3,538
  85. Joe3,523
  86. Darrell3,446
  87. Jay3,429
  88. Aaronnew3,427
  89. Steve3,409
  90. Jeff3,279
  91. Dale3,257
  92. Glenn3,245
  93. Mike3,216
  94. Roy3,177
  95. Henry3,129
  96. Willie3,108
  97. Kellynew3,058
  98. Arthur3,041
  99. Benjaminnew3,017
  100. Allen2,964

1968 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1968 holds 1,640,366 girls under 8,198 different names. The ten most common names covered 16% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Shannon, Carrie, Rachel, Yolanda, Melanie, Jodi. Leaving it:Annette, Debbie, Colleen, Anita, Janice, Wanda.

The Social Security data for 1968 holds 1,738,047 boys under 4,746 different names. The ten most common names covered 28% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Marc, Aaron, Kelly, Benjamin. Leaving it:Barry, Victor, Tracy, Albert.