Most Popular Baby Names of 1968
In 1968, Lisa (49,533 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (81,974 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1968
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 81,974 |
| 2 | David | 63,683 |
| 3 | John | 60,906 |
| 4 | James | 60,666 |
| 5 | Robert | 58,186 |
| 6 | William | 36,928 |
| 7 | Mark | 35,402 |
| 8 | Richard | 32,977 |
| 9 | Christopher | 31,467 |
| 10 | Brian | 29,922 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 28,367 |
| 12 | Thomas | 27,424 |
| 13 | Timothy | 26,497 |
| 14 | Scott | 26,024 |
| 15 | Steven | 25,493 |
| 16 | Joseph | 25,396 |
| 17 | Kevin | 23,862 |
| 18 | Daniel | 22,015 |
| 19 | Paul | 21,869 |
| 20 | Charles | 21,569 |
| 21 | Anthony | 20,230 |
| 22 | Eric | 18,502 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 18,078 |
| 24 | Matthew | 15,824 |
| 25 | Ronald | 15,415 |
| 26 | Gregory | 15,394 |
| 27 | Stephen | 14,762 |
| 28 | Todd | 14,659 |
| 29 | Donald | 13,360 |
| 30 | Patrick | 13,058 |
| 31 | Edward | 12,276 |
| 32 | Gary | 11,972 |
| 33 | Douglas | 11,407 |
| 34 | Andrew | 10,565 |
| 35 | Keith | 9,865 |
| 36 | George | 9,381 |
| 37 | Sean | 9,175 |
| 38 | Larry | 8,233 |
| 39 | Peter | 8,121 |
| 40 | Troy | 7,977 |
| 41 | Craig | 7,862 |
| 42 | Rodney | 7,508 |
| 43 | Shawn | 7,477 |
| 44 | Jerry | 7,449 |
| 45 | Dennis | 7,403 |
| 46 | Jeffery | 7,223 |
| 47 | Jason | 7,147 |
| 48 | Terry | 7,090 |
| 49 | Frank | 6,892 |
| 50 | Raymond | 6,883 |
| 51 | Bryan | 6,254 |
| 52 | Tony | 5,875 |
| 53 | Jonathan | 5,806 |
| 54 | Randy | 5,708 |
| 55 | Roger | 5,185 |
| 56 | Russell | 5,097 |
| 57 | Bradley | 4,803 |
| 58 | Jose | 4,793 |
| 59 | Carl | 4,645 |
| 60 | Darren | 4,640 |
| 61 | Bruce | 4,486 |
| 62 | Gerald | 4,475 |
| 63 | Wayne | 4,253 |
| 64 | Chris | 4,249 |
| 65 | Jon | 4,209 |
| 66 | Samuel | 4,121 |
| 67 | Lawrence | 4,097 |
| 68 | Martin | 4,074 |
| 69 | Johnny | 4,052 |
| 70 | Ricky | 4,037 |
| 71 | Phillip | 3,987 |
| 72 | Danny | 3,983 |
| 73 | Vincent | 3,981 |
| 74 | Alan | 3,976 |
| 75 | Curtis | 3,855 |
| 76 | Billy | 3,813 |
| 77 | Jimmy | 3,812 |
| 78 | Dean | 3,799 |
| 79 | Randall | 3,751 |
| 80 | Joel | 3,683 |
| 81 | Bobby | 3,629 |
| 82 | Philip | 3,622 |
| 83 | Walter | 3,589 |
| 84 | Marc | 3,538 |
| 85 | Joe | 3,523 |
| 86 | Darrell | 3,446 |
| 87 | Jay | 3,429 |
| 88 | Aaron | 3,427 |
| 89 | Steve | 3,409 |
| 90 | Jeff | 3,279 |
| 91 | Dale | 3,257 |
| 92 | Glenn | 3,245 |
| 93 | Mike | 3,216 |
| 94 | Roy | 3,177 |
| 95 | Henry | 3,129 |
| 96 | Willie | 3,108 |
| 97 | Kelly | 3,058 |
| 98 | Arthur | 3,041 |
| 99 | Benjamin | 3,017 |
| 100 | Allen | 2,964 |
Top 100 girl names of 1968
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 49,533 |
| 2 | Michelle | 33,223 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 31,907 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 26,851 |
| 5 | Melissa | 21,731 |
| 6 | Mary | 21,725 |
| 7 | Angela | 20,671 |
| 8 | Tammy | 20,060 |
| 9 | Karen | 19,561 |
| 10 | Susan | 19,504 |
| 11 | Laura | 18,741 |
| 12 | Kelly | 17,139 |
| 13 | Amy | 17,092 |
| 14 | Christine | 16,523 |
| 15 | Patricia | 15,804 |
| 16 | Julie | 15,751 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 14,886 |
| 18 | Tina | 14,772 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 14,051 |
| 20 | Pamela | 14,032 |
| 21 | Dawn | 13,441 |
| 22 | Lori | 13,126 |
| 23 | Stephanie | 12,954 |
| 24 | Donna | 12,749 |
| 25 | Tracy | 12,742 |
| 26 | Sandra | 12,685 |
| 27 | Deborah | 12,288 |
| 28 | Linda | 11,371 |
| 29 | Michele | 11,219 |
| 30 | Teresa | 10,914 |
| 31 | Wendy | 10,710 |
| 32 | Sharon | 10,338 |
| 33 | Rebecca | 10,225 |
| 34 | Brenda | 9,943 |
| 35 | Denise | 9,877 |
| 36 | Barbara | 9,741 |
| 37 | Cheryl | 9,138 |
| 38 | Debra | 9,096 |
| 39 | Nancy | 8,960 |
| 40 | Kathleen | 8,729 |
| 41 | Maria | 8,385 |
| 42 | Rhonda | 8,268 |
| 43 | Robin | 8,181 |
| 44 | Christina | 8,016 |
| 45 | Paula | 7,638 |
| 46 | Jill | 7,520 |
| 47 | Theresa | 7,307 |
| 48 | Andrea | 7,089 |
| 49 | Carol | 7,078 |
| 50 | Jacqueline | 6,745 |
| 51 | Diane | 6,584 |
| 52 | Sherry | 6,435 |
| 53 | Shannon | 6,402 |
| 54 | Ann | 6,177 |
| 55 | Stacey | 6,149 |
| 56 | Catherine | 6,130 |
| 57 | Kim | 6,089 |
| 58 | Gina | 6,044 |
| 59 | Sheila | 5,730 |
| 60 | Tonya | 5,661 |
| 61 | Carolyn | 5,538 |
| 62 | Heather | 5,501 |
| 63 | Margaret | 5,440 |
| 64 | Stacy | 5,385 |
| 65 | Renee | 5,354 |
| 66 | Leslie | 5,282 |
| 67 | Cindy | 5,237 |
| 68 | Monica | 5,219 |
| 69 | Suzanne | 5,041 |
| 70 | Dana | 5,013 |
| 71 | Diana | 4,994 |
| 72 | Tracey | 4,931 |
| 73 | Janet | 4,838 |
| 74 | Beth | 4,767 |
| 75 | Katherine | 4,715 |
| 76 | Kathy | 4,676 |
| 77 | Valerie | 4,552 |
| 78 | Sarah | 4,489 |
| 79 | Laurie | 4,340 |
| 80 | Tamara | 4,308 |
| 81 | Regina | 4,294 |
| 82 | Victoria | 4,286 |
| 83 | Terri | 4,267 |
| 84 | Kristin | 4,134 |
| 85 | Lynn | 4,103 |
| 86 | Carrie | 3,979 |
| 87 | Connie | 3,954 |
| 88 | Anne | 3,914 |
| 89 | Heidi | 3,911 |
| 90 | Melinda | 3,814 |
| 91 | Carla | 3,813 |
| 92 | Rachel | 3,726 |
| 93 | Yolanda | 3,697 |
| 94 | Melanie | 3,643 |
| 95 | Sherri | 3,641 |
| 96 | April | 3,622 |
| 97 | Jodi | 3,597 |
| 98 | Shelly | 3,595 |
| 99 | Anna | 3,569 |
| 100 | Kathryn | 3,561 |
Biggest movers since 1967
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1967 | Births 1968 | Change | Rank 1967 → 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon | 1,171 | 1,704 | +46% | 198 → 159 |
| Christian | 1,320 | 1,781 | +35% | 186 → 151 |
| Jason | 5,337 | 7,147 | +34% | 54 → 47 |
| Travis | 1,602 | 2,063 | +29% | 166 → 141 |
| Shane | 1,967 | 2,513 | +28% | 145 → 120 |
| Sean | 7,498 | 9,175 | +22% | 44 → 37 |
| Alexander | 1,455 | 1,773 | +22% | 178 → 154 |
| Shawn | 6,139 | 7,477 | +22% | 51 → 43 |
| Benjamin | 2,506 | 3,017 | +20% | 119 → 99 |
| Jonathan | 4,920 | 5,806 | +18% | 56 → 53 |
| Name | Births 1967 | Births 1968 | Change | Rank 1967 → 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl | 2,826 | 2,067 | -27% | 109 → 140 |
| Tim | 2,624 | 2,073 | -21% | 116 → 139 |
| Jim | 1,806 | 1,502 | -17% | 151 → 177 |
| Tracy | 3,170 | 2,653 | -16% | 98 → 111 |
| Randy | 6,798 | 5,708 | -16% | 49 → 54 |
| Mike | 3,758 | 3,216 | -14% | 84 → 93 |
| Alan | 4,573 | 3,976 | -13% | 61 → 74 |
| Steve | 3,908 | 3,409 | -13% | 79 → 89 |
| Kent | 1,394 | 1,219 | -13% | 181 → 194 |
| Bruce | 5,066 | 4,486 | -11% | 55 → 61 |
| Name | Births 1967 | Births 1968 | Change | Rank 1967 → 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon | 3,445 | 6,402 | +86% | 101 → 53 |
| Danielle | 1,617 | 2,406 | +49% | 197 → 133 |
| Jennifer | 18,238 | 26,851 | +47% | 10 → 4 |
| Heather | 3,904 | 5,501 | +41% | 87 → 62 |
| Cassandra | 1,644 | 2,303 | +40% | 191 → 139 |
| Yolanda | 2,798 | 3,697 | +32% | 120 → 93 |
| Samantha | 1,805 | 2,335 | +29% | 176 → 136 |
| Kelli | 1,810 | 2,321 | +28% | 174 → 137 |
| Tanya | 2,657 | 3,402 | +28% | 132 → 106 |
| Tammie | 1,619 | 2,063 | +27% | 196 → 160 |
| Name | Births 1967 | Births 1968 | Change | Rank 1967 → 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabrina | 2,628 | 1,638 | -38% | 133 → 193 |
| Joan | 2,304 | 1,783 | -23% | 149 → 182 |
| Jane | 2,728 | 2,192 | -20% | 127 → 146 |
| Marilyn | 1,960 | 1,577 | -20% | 167 → 198 |
| Maureen | 2,701 | 2,176 | -19% | 129 → 148 |
| Yvette | 2,743 | 2,211 | -19% | 125 → 144 |
| Debbie | 3,742 | 3,019 | -19% | 90 → 111 |
| April | 4,467 | 3,622 | -19% | 79 → 96 |
| Judy | 2,798 | 2,269 | -19% | 120 → 141 |
| Jean | 2,546 | 2,079 | -18% | 136 → 158 |