Most Popular Names of 1968
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1968
#1 Lisa49,534 births#2 Michelle33,223 births#3 Kimberly31,906 births#4 Jennifer26,853 births#5 Melissa21,733 births#6 Mary21,727 births#7 Angela20,670 births#8 Tammy20,058 births#9 Karen19,560 births#10 Susan19,503 births#11 Laura18,741 births#12 Kelly17,138 births#13 Amy17,090 births#14 Christine16,525 births#15 Patricia15,803 births#16 Julie15,750 births#17 Elizabeth14,887 births#18 Tina14,772 births#19 Cynthia14,050 births#20 Pamela14,031 births#21 Dawn13,441 births#22 Lori13,126 births#23 Stephanie12,953 births#24 Donna12,748 births#25 Tracy12,743 births#26 Sandra12,686 births#27 Deborah12,288 births#28 Linda11,371 births#29 Michele11,219 births#30 Teresa10,912 births#31 Wendy10,709 births#32 Sharon10,340 births#33 Rebecca10,225 births#34 Brenda9,945 births#35 Denise9,877 births#36 Barbara9,740 births#37 Cheryl9,138 births#38 Debra9,095 births#39 Nancy8,961 births#40 Kathleen8,729 births#41 Maria8,386 births#42 Rhonda8,268 births#43 Robin8,180 births#44 Christina8,016 births#45 Paula7,637 births#46 Jill7,521 births#47 Theresa7,307 births#48 Andrea7,089 births#49 Carol7,078 births#50 Jacqueline6,745 births#51 Diane6,583 births#52 Sherry6,435 births#53 Shannon6,403 births#54 Ann6,177 births#55 Stacey6,150 births#56 Catherine6,129 births#57 Kim6,089 births#58 Gina6,045 births#59 Sheila5,730 births#60 Tonya5,661 births#61 Carolyn5,538 births#62 Heather5,502 births#63 Margaret5,440 births#64 Stacy5,384 births#65 Renee5,356 births#66 Leslie5,282 births#67 Cindy5,238 births#68 Monica5,221 births#69 Suzanne5,040 births#70 Dana5,012 births#71 Diana4,995 births#72 Tracey4,931 births#73 Janet4,838 births#74 Beth4,765 births#75 Katherine4,716 births#76 Kathy4,677 births#77 Valerie4,550 births#78 Sarah4,489 births#79 Laurie4,342 births#80 Tamara4,308 births#81 Regina4,295 births#82 Victoria4,286 births#83 Terri4,267 births#84 Kristin4,134 births#85 Lynn4,103 births#86 Carrie3,979 births#87 Connie3,955 births#88 Anne3,914 births#89 Heidi3,913 births#90 Melinda3,814 births#91 Carla3,813 births#92 Rachel3,727 births#93 Yolanda3,697 births#94 Melanie3,641 births#94 Sherri3,641 births#96 April3,622 births#97 Jodi3,598 births#98 Shelly3,595 births#99 Anna3,569 births#100 Kathryn3,561 births
Popular Boy Names in 1968
#1 Michael81,968 births#2 David63,679 births#3 John60,903 births#4 James60,665 births#5 Robert58,174 births#6 William36,927 births#7 Mark35,401 births#8 Richard32,976 births#9 Christopher31,468 births#10 Brian29,922 births#11 Jeffrey28,369 births#12 Thomas27,420 births#13 Timothy26,496 births#14 Scott26,022 births#15 Steven25,493 births#16 Joseph25,396 births#17 Kevin23,862 births#18 Daniel22,012 births#19 Paul21,865 births#20 Charles21,575 births#21 Anthony20,231 births#22 Eric18,501 births#23 Kenneth18,077 births#24 Matthew15,823 births#25 Ronald15,415 births#26 Gregory15,392 births#27 Stephen14,761 births#28 Todd14,659 births#29 Donald13,362 births#30 Patrick13,062 births#31 Edward12,276 births#32 Gary11,973 births#33 Douglas11,405 births#34 Andrew10,563 births#35 Keith9,861 births#36 George9,382 births#37 Sean9,172 births#38 Larry8,231 births#39 Peter8,122 births#40 Troy7,976 births#41 Craig7,858 births#42 Rodney7,505 births#43 Shawn7,478 births#44 Jerry7,450 births#45 Dennis7,403 births#46 Jeffery7,223 births#47 Jason7,143 births#48 Terry7,089 births#49 Frank6,897 births#50 Raymond6,883 births#51 Bryan6,254 births#52 Tony5,875 births#53 Jonathan5,808 births#54 Randy5,709 births#55 Roger5,183 births#56 Russell5,097 births#57 Bradley4,804 births#58 Jose4,794 births#59 Carl4,645 births#60 Darren4,642 births#61 Bruce4,486 births#62 Gerald4,475 births#63 Wayne4,251 births#64 Chris4,249 births#65 Jon4,209 births#66 Samuel4,123 births#67 Lawrence4,098 births#68 Martin4,073 births#69 Johnny4,050 births#70 Ricky4,036 births#71 Phillip3,987 births#72 Danny3,984 births#73 Vincent3,982 births#74 Alan3,976 births#75 Curtis3,855 births#76 Billy3,814 births#76 Jimmy3,814 births#78 Dean3,799 births#79 Randall3,751 births#80 Joel3,683 births#81 Bobby3,628 births#82 Philip3,622 births#83 Walter3,589 births#84 Marc3,537 births#85 Joe3,522 births#86 Darrell3,446 births#87 Aaron3,428 births#87 Jay3,428 births#89 Steve3,408 births#90 Jeff3,279 births#91 Dale3,257 births#92 Glenn3,246 births#93 Mike3,214 births#94 Roy3,177 births#95 Henry3,129 births#96 Willie3,109 births#97 Kelly3,059 births#98 Arthur3,039 births#99 Benjamin3,017 births#100 Allen2,961 births