EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1968

United States · 3,378,363 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Lisa49,534—
#2Michelle33,223↑1
#3Kimberly31,906↓1
#4Jennifer26,853↑6
#5Melissa21,733↑4
#6Mary21,727↓2
#7Angela20,670—
#8Tammy20,058—
#9Karen19,560↓3
#10Susan19,503↓5
#11Laura18,741↑4
#12Kelly17,138↑11
#13Amy17,090↓1
#14Christine16,525—
#15Patricia15,803↓4
#16Julie15,750—
#17Elizabeth14,887↓4
#18Tina14,772↑3
#19Cynthia14,050↓1
#20Pamela14,031↓3
#21Dawn13,441↑6
#22Lori13,126↑2
#23Stephanie12,953↑2
#24Donna12,748↓5
#25Tracy12,743↑4
#26Sandra12,686↓6
#27Deborah12,288↓5
#28Linda11,371↓2
#29Michele11,219↑7
#30Teresa10,912↓2
#31Wendy10,709↑1
#32Sharon10,340↓2
#33Rebecca10,225↑6
#34Brenda9,945↓3
#35Denise9,877↓1
#36Barbara9,740↓3
#37Cheryl9,138↓2
#38Debra9,095—
#39Nancy8,961↓2
#40Kathleen8,729—
#41Maria8,386↑1
#42Rhonda8,268↓1
#43Robin8,180↑2
#44Christina8,016↑9
#45Paula7,637↑1
#46Jill7,521↑4
#47Theresa7,307↓4
#48Andrea7,089—
#49Carol7,078↓2
#50Jacqueline6,745↑2
#51Diane6,583↓7
#52Sherry6,435↓1
#53Shannon6,403
#54Ann6,177↑3
#55Stacey6,150↑14
#56Catherine6,129↓1
#57Kim6,089↓8
#58Gina6,045↓4
#59Sheila5,730↓3
#60Tonya5,661↑8
#61Carolyn5,538↓1
#62Heather5,502↑25
#63Margaret5,440↓5
#64Stacy5,384↑10
#65Renee5,356↓3
#66Leslie5,282—
#67Cindy5,238↓8
#68Monica5,221↑2
#69Suzanne5,040↓6
#70Dana5,012↑1
#71Diana4,995↓6
#72Tracey4,931↑6
#73Janet4,838↓12
#74Beth4,765↓7
#75Katherine4,716↑1
#76Kathy4,677↓12
#77Valerie4,550↓4
#78Sarah4,489↑5
#79Laurie4,342↓7
#80Tamara4,308↑6
#81Regina4,295↓1
#82Victoria4,286↑11
#83Terri4,267↓6
#84Kristin4,134↑13
#85Lynn4,103↓4
#86Carrie3,979
#87Connie3,955↓12
#88Anne3,914↓4
#89Heidi3,913↓1
#90Melinda3,814↑5
#91Carla3,813↓9
#92Rachel3,727
#93Yolanda3,697
#94Melanie3,641
#94Sherri3,641↓5
#96April3,622↓17
#97Jodi3,598
#98Shelly3,595↓4
#99Anna3,569↓8
#100Kathryn3,561↓8

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Michael81,968—
#2David63,679—
#3John60,903↑1
#4James60,665↓1
#5Robert58,174—
#6William36,927—
#7Mark35,401—
#8Richard32,976—
#9Christopher31,468—
#10Brian29,922—
#11Jeffrey28,369↑2
#12Thomas27,420—
#13Timothy26,496↓2
#14Scott26,022↑2
#15Steven25,493↓1
#16Joseph25,396↓1
#17Kevin23,862—
#18Daniel22,012↑1
#19Paul21,865↓1
#20Charles21,575—
#21Anthony20,231—
#22Eric18,501↑1
#23Kenneth18,077↓1
#24Matthew15,823↑4
#25Ronald15,415↓1
#26Gregory15,392↓1
#27Stephen14,761↓1
#28Todd14,659↑1
#29Donald13,362↓2
#30Patrick13,062—
#31Edward12,276—
#32Gary11,973—
#33Douglas11,405—
#34Andrew10,563↑1
#35Keith9,861↓1
#36George9,382—
#37Sean9,172↑7
#38Larry8,231—
#39Peter8,122—
#40Troy7,976—
#41Craig7,858↑5
#42Rodney7,505↓5
#43Shawn7,478↑8
#44Jerry7,450↓3
#45Dennis7,403↓2
#46Jeffery7,223↑1
#47Jason7,143↑7
#48Terry7,089↓6
#49Frank6,897↓4
#50Raymond6,883↓2
#51Bryan6,254↑1
#52Tony5,875↓2
#53Jonathan5,808↑3
#54Randy5,709↓5
#55Roger5,183↓2
#56Russell5,097↑2
#57Bradley4,804↑9
#58Jose4,794↑6
#59Carl4,645↓2
#60Darren4,642↑3
#61Bruce4,486↓6
#62Gerald4,475↓3
#63Wayne4,251↓1
#64Chris4,249↓4
#65Jon4,209↑6
#66Samuel4,123↑3
#67Lawrence4,098—
#68Martin4,073↑12
#69Johnny4,050↑1
#70Ricky4,036↑5
#71Phillip3,987↑2
#72Danny3,984↓4
#73Vincent3,982↓8
#74Alan3,976↓13
#75Curtis3,855↑2
#76Billy3,814—
#76Jimmy3,814↓2
#78Dean3,799—
#79Randall3,751↓7
#80Joel3,683↑10
#81Bobby3,628↑2
#82Philip3,622—
#83Walter3,589↓2
#84Marc3,537
#85Joe3,522—
#86Darrell3,446—
#87Aaron3,428
#87Jay3,428—
#89Steve3,408↓10
#90Jeff3,279↓2
#91Dale3,257↓2
#92Glenn3,246↓1
#93Mike3,214↓9
#94Roy3,177↑1
#95Henry3,129↓2
#96Willie3,109↓4
#97Kelly3,059
#98Arthur3,039↓4
#99Benjamin3,017
#100Allen2,961—