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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1968

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1968 — 3,378,301 recorded births in total that year.

19671969 The 1960s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1968

Girls’ names

  1. 1Lisa49,5343.0%
  2. 2Michelle33,2232.0%
  3. 3Kimberly31,9061.9%
  4. 4Jennifer26,8531.6%
  5. 5Melissa21,7331.3%
  6. 6Mary21,7271.3%
  7. 7Angela20,6701.3%
  8. 8Tammy20,0581.2%
  9. 9Karen19,5601.2%
  10. 10Susan19,5031.2%
  11. 11Laura18,7411.1%
  12. 12Kelly17,1381.0%
  13. 13Amy17,0901.0%
  14. 14Christine16,5251.0%
  15. 15Patricia15,8031.0%
  16. 16Julie15,7501.0%
  17. 17Elizabeth14,8870.9%
  18. 18Tina14,7720.9%
  19. 19Cynthia14,0500.9%
  20. 20Pamela14,0310.9%
  21. 21Dawn13,4410.8%
  22. 22Lori13,1260.8%
  23. 23Stephanie12,9530.8%
  24. 24Donna12,7480.8%
  25. 25Tracy12,7430.8%
  26. 26Sandra12,6860.8%
  27. 27Deborah12,2880.7%
  28. 28Linda11,3710.7%
  29. 29Michele11,2190.7%
  30. 30Teresa10,9120.7%
  31. 31Wendy10,7090.7%
  32. 32Sharon10,3400.6%
  33. 33Rebecca10,2250.6%
  34. 34Brenda9,9450.6%
  35. 35Denise9,8770.6%
  36. 36Barbara9,7400.6%
  37. 37Cheryl9,1380.6%
  38. 38Debra9,0950.6%
  39. 39Nancy8,9610.5%
  40. 40Kathleen8,7290.5%
  41. 41Maria8,3860.5%
  42. 42Rhonda8,2680.5%
  43. 43Robin8,1800.5%
  44. 44Christina8,0160.5%
  45. 45Paula7,6370.5%
  46. 46Jill7,5210.5%
  47. 47Theresa7,3070.4%
  48. 48Andrea7,0890.4%
  49. 49Carol7,0780.4%
  50. 50Jacqueline6,7450.4%
  51. 51Diane6,5830.4%
  52. 52Sherry6,4350.4%
  53. 53Shannon6,4030.4%
  54. 54Ann6,1770.4%
  55. 55Stacey6,1500.4%
  56. 56Catherine6,1290.4%
  57. 57Kim6,0890.4%
  58. 58Gina6,0450.4%
  59. 59Sheila5,7300.3%
  60. 60Tonya5,6610.3%
  61. 61Carolyn5,5380.3%
  62. 62Heather5,5020.3%
  63. 63Margaret5,4400.3%
  64. 64Stacy5,3840.3%
  65. 65Renee5,3560.3%
  66. 66Leslie5,2820.3%
  67. 67Cindy5,2380.3%
  68. 68Monica5,2210.3%
  69. 69Suzanne5,0400.3%
  70. 70Dana5,0120.3%
  71. 71Diana4,9950.3%
  72. 72Tracey4,9310.3%
  73. 73Janet4,8380.3%
  74. 74Beth4,7650.3%
  75. 75Katherine4,7160.3%
  76. 76Kathy4,6770.3%
  77. 77Valerie4,5500.3%
  78. 78Sarah4,4890.3%
  79. 79Laurie4,3420.3%
  80. 80Tamara4,3080.3%
  81. 81Regina4,2950.3%
  82. 82Victoria4,2860.3%
  83. 83Terri4,2670.3%
  84. 84Kristin4,1340.3%
  85. 85Lynn4,1030.3%
  86. 86Carrie3,9790.2%
  87. 87Connie3,9550.2%
  88. 88Anne3,9140.2%
  89. 89Heidi3,9130.2%
  90. 90Melinda3,8140.2%
  91. 91Carla3,8130.2%
  92. 92Rachel3,7270.2%
  93. 93Yolanda3,6970.2%
  94. 94Melanie3,6410.2%
  95. 95Sherri3,6410.2%
  96. 96April3,6220.2%
  97. 97Jodi3,5980.2%
  98. 98Shelly3,5950.2%
  99. 99Anna3,5690.2%
  100. 100Kathryn3,5610.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael81,9684.7%
  2. 2David63,6793.7%
  3. 3John60,9033.5%
  4. 4James60,6653.5%
  5. 5Robert58,1743.3%
  6. 6William36,9272.1%
  7. 7Mark35,4012.0%
  8. 8Richard32,9761.9%
  9. 9Christopher31,4681.8%
  10. 10Brian29,9221.7%
  11. 11Jeffrey28,3691.6%
  12. 12Thomas27,4201.6%
  13. 13Timothy26,4961.5%
  14. 14Scott26,0221.5%
  15. 15Steven25,4931.5%
  16. 16Joseph25,3961.5%
  17. 17Kevin23,8621.4%
  18. 18Daniel22,0121.3%
  19. 19Paul21,8651.3%
  20. 20Charles21,5751.2%
  21. 21Anthony20,2311.2%
  22. 22Eric18,5011.1%
  23. 23Kenneth18,0771.0%
  24. 24Matthew15,8230.9%
  25. 25Ronald15,4150.9%
  26. 26Gregory15,3920.9%
  27. 27Stephen14,7610.8%
  28. 28Todd14,6590.8%
  29. 29Donald13,3620.8%
  30. 30Patrick13,0620.8%
  31. 31Edward12,2760.7%
  32. 32Gary11,9730.7%
  33. 33Douglas11,4050.7%
  34. 34Andrew10,5630.6%
  35. 35Keith9,8610.6%
  36. 36George9,3820.5%
  37. 37Sean9,1720.5%
  38. 38Larry8,2310.5%
  39. 39Peter8,1220.5%
  40. 40Troy7,9760.5%
  41. 41Craig7,8580.5%
  42. 42Rodney7,5050.4%
  43. 43Shawn7,4780.4%
  44. 44Jerry7,4500.4%
  45. 45Dennis7,4030.4%
  46. 46Jeffery7,2230.4%
  47. 47Jason7,1430.4%
  48. 48Terry7,0890.4%
  49. 49Frank6,8970.4%
  50. 50Raymond6,8830.4%
  51. 51Bryan6,2540.4%
  52. 52Tony5,8750.3%
  53. 53Jonathan5,8080.3%
  54. 54Randy5,7090.3%
  55. 55Roger5,1830.3%
  56. 56Russell5,0970.3%
  57. 57Bradley4,8040.3%
  58. 58Jose4,7940.3%
  59. 59Carl4,6450.3%
  60. 60Darren4,6420.3%
  61. 61Bruce4,4860.3%
  62. 62Gerald4,4750.3%
  63. 63Wayne4,2510.2%
  64. 64Chris4,2490.2%
  65. 65Jon4,2090.2%
  66. 66Samuel4,1230.2%
  67. 67Lawrence4,0980.2%
  68. 68Martin4,0730.2%
  69. 69Johnny4,0500.2%
  70. 70Ricky4,0360.2%
  71. 71Phillip3,9870.2%
  72. 72Danny3,9840.2%
  73. 73Vincent3,9820.2%
  74. 74Alan3,9760.2%
  75. 75Curtis3,8550.2%
  76. 76Billy3,8140.2%
  77. 77Jimmy3,8140.2%
  78. 78Dean3,7990.2%
  79. 79Randall3,7510.2%
  80. 80Joel3,6830.2%
  81. 81Bobby3,6280.2%
  82. 82Philip3,6220.2%
  83. 83Walter3,5890.2%
  84. 84Marc3,5370.2%
  85. 85Joe3,5220.2%
  86. 86Darrell3,4460.2%
  87. 87Aaron3,4280.2%
  88. 88Jay3,4280.2%
  89. 89Steve3,4080.2%
  90. 90Jeff3,2790.2%
  91. 91Dale3,2570.2%
  92. 92Glenn3,2460.2%
  93. 93Mike3,2140.2%
  94. 94Roy3,1770.2%
  95. 95Henry3,1290.2%
  96. 96Willie3,1090.2%
  97. 97Kelly3,0590.2%
  98. 98Arthur3,0390.2%
  99. 99Benjamin3,0170.2%
  100. 100Allen2,9610.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1968 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.