Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1968
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(81,974) |
Michael |
81,974 |
| 2(63,683) |
David |
63,683 |
| 3(60,906) |
John |
60,906 |
| 4(60,666) |
James |
60,666 |
| 5(58,186) |
Robert |
58,186 |
| 6(36,928) |
William |
36,928 |
| 7(35,402) |
Mark |
35,402 |
| 8(32,977) |
Richard |
32,977 |
| 9(31,467) |
Christopher |
31,467 |
| 10(29,922) |
Brian |
29,922 |
| 11(28,367) |
Jeffrey |
28,367 |
| 12(27,424) |
Thomas |
27,424 |
| 13(26,497) |
Timothy |
26,497 |
| 14(26,024) |
Scott |
26,024 |
| 15(25,493) |
Steven |
25,493 |
| 16(25,396) |
Joseph |
25,396 |
| 17(23,862) |
Kevin |
23,862 |
| 18(22,015) |
Daniel |
22,015 |
| 19(21,869) |
Paul |
21,869 |
| 20(21,569) |
Charles |
21,569 |
| 21(20,230) |
Anthony |
20,230 |
| 22(18,502) |
Eric |
18,502 |
| 23(18,078) |
Kenneth |
18,078 |
| 24(15,824) |
Matthew |
15,824 |
| 25(15,415) |
Ronald |
15,415 |
| 26(15,394) |
Gregory |
15,394 |
| 27(14,762) |
Stephen |
14,762 |
| 28(14,659) |
Todd |
14,659 |
| 29(13,360) |
Donald |
13,360 |
| 30(13,058) |
Patrick |
13,058 |
| 31(12,276) |
Edward |
12,276 |
| 32(11,972) |
Gary |
11,972 |
| 33(11,407) |
Douglas |
11,407 |
| 34(10,565) |
Andrew |
10,565 |
| 35(9,865) |
Keith |
9,865 |
| 36(9,381) |
George |
9,381 |
| 37(9,175) |
Sean |
9,175 |
| 38(8,233) |
Larry |
8,233 |
| 39(8,121) |
Peter |
8,121 |
| 40(7,977) |
Troy |
7,977 |
| 41(7,862) |
Craig |
7,862 |
| 42(7,508) |
Rodney |
7,508 |
| 43(7,477) |
Shawn |
7,477 |
| 44(7,449) |
Jerry |
7,449 |
| 45(7,403) |
Dennis |
7,403 |
| 46(7,223) |
Jeffery |
7,223 |
| 47(7,147) |
Jason |
7,147 |
| 48(7,090) |
Terry |
7,090 |
| 49(6,892) |
Frank |
6,892 |
| 50(6,883) |
Raymond |
6,883 |
| 51(6,254) |
Bryan |
6,254 |
| 52(5,875) |
Tony |
5,875 |
| 53(5,806) |
Jonathan |
5,806 |
| 54(5,708) |
Randy |
5,708 |
| 55(5,185) |
Roger |
5,185 |
| 56(5,097) |
Russell |
5,097 |
| 57(4,803) |
Bradley |
4,803 |
| 58(4,793) |
Jose |
4,793 |
| 59(4,645) |
Carl |
4,645 |
| 60(4,640) |
Darren |
4,640 |
| 61(4,486) |
Bruce |
4,486 |
| 62(4,475) |
Gerald |
4,475 |
| 63(4,253) |
Wayne |
4,253 |
| 64(4,249) |
Chris |
4,249 |
| 65(4,209) |
Jon |
4,209 |
| 66(4,121) |
Samuel |
4,121 |
| 67(4,097) |
Lawrence |
4,097 |
| 68(4,074) |
Martin |
4,074 |
| 69(4,052) |
Johnny |
4,052 |
| 70(4,037) |
Ricky |
4,037 |
| 71(3,987) |
Phillip |
3,987 |
| 72(3,983) |
Danny |
3,983 |
| 73(3,981) |
Vincent |
3,981 |
| 74(3,976) |
Alan |
3,976 |
| 75(3,855) |
Curtis |
3,855 |
| 76(3,813) |
Billy |
3,813 |
| 77(3,812) |
Jimmy |
3,812 |
| 78(3,799) |
Dean |
3,799 |
| 79(3,751) |
Randall |
3,751 |
| 80(3,683) |
Joel |
3,683 |
| 81(3,629) |
Bobby |
3,629 |
| 82(3,622) |
Philip |
3,622 |
| 83(3,589) |
Walter |
3,589 |
| 84(3,538) |
Marc |
3,538 |
| 85(3,523) |
Joe |
3,523 |
| 86(3,446) |
Darrell |
3,446 |
| 87(3,429) |
Jay |
3,429 |
| 88(3,427) |
Aaron |
3,427 |
| 89(3,409) |
Steve |
3,409 |
| 90(3,279) |
Jeff |
3,279 |
| 91(3,257) |
Dale |
3,257 |
| 92(3,245) |
Glenn |
3,245 |
| 93(3,216) |
Mike |
3,216 |
| 94(3,177) |
Roy |
3,177 |
| 95(3,129) |
Henry |
3,129 |
| 96(3,108) |
Willie |
3,108 |
| 97(3,058) |
Kelly |
3,058 |
| 98(3,041) |
Arthur |
3,041 |
| 99(3,017) |
Benjamin |
3,017 |
| 100(2,964) |
Allen |
2,964 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(49,533) |
Lisa |
49,533 |
| 2(33,223) |
Michelle |
33,223 |
| 3(31,907) |
Kimberly |
31,907 |
| 4(26,851) |
Jennifer |
26,851 |
| 5(21,731) |
Melissa |
21,731 |
| 6(21,725) |
Mary |
21,725 |
| 7(20,671) |
Angela |
20,671 |
| 8(20,060) |
Tammy |
20,060 |
| 9(19,561) |
Karen |
19,561 |
| 10(19,504) |
Susan |
19,504 |
| 11(18,741) |
Laura |
18,741 |
| 12(17,139) |
Kelly |
17,139 |
| 13(17,092) |
Amy |
17,092 |
| 14(16,523) |
Christine |
16,523 |
| 15(15,804) |
Patricia |
15,804 |
| 16(15,751) |
Julie |
15,751 |
| 17(14,886) |
Elizabeth |
14,886 |
| 18(14,772) |
Tina |
14,772 |
| 19(14,051) |
Cynthia |
14,051 |
| 20(14,032) |
Pamela |
14,032 |
| 21(13,441) |
Dawn |
13,441 |
| 22(13,126) |
Lori |
13,126 |
| 23(12,954) |
Stephanie |
12,954 |
| 24(12,749) |
Donna |
12,749 |
| 25(12,742) |
Tracy |
12,742 |
| 26(12,685) |
Sandra |
12,685 |
| 27(12,288) |
Deborah |
12,288 |
| 28(11,371) |
Linda |
11,371 |
| 29(11,219) |
Michele |
11,219 |
| 30(10,914) |
Teresa |
10,914 |
| 31(10,710) |
Wendy |
10,710 |
| 32(10,338) |
Sharon |
10,338 |
| 33(10,225) |
Rebecca |
10,225 |
| 34(9,943) |
Brenda |
9,943 |
| 35(9,877) |
Denise |
9,877 |
| 36(9,741) |
Barbara |
9,741 |
| 37(9,138) |
Cheryl |
9,138 |
| 38(9,096) |
Debra |
9,096 |
| 39(8,960) |
Nancy |
8,960 |
| 40(8,729) |
Kathleen |
8,729 |
| 41(8,385) |
Maria |
8,385 |
| 42(8,268) |
Rhonda |
8,268 |
| 43(8,181) |
Robin |
8,181 |
| 44(8,016) |
Christina |
8,016 |
| 45(7,638) |
Paula |
7,638 |
| 46(7,520) |
Jill |
7,520 |
| 47(7,307) |
Theresa |
7,307 |
| 48(7,089) |
Andrea |
7,089 |
| 49(7,078) |
Carol |
7,078 |
| 50(6,745) |
Jacqueline |
6,745 |
| 51(6,584) |
Diane |
6,584 |
| 52(6,435) |
Sherry |
6,435 |
| 53(6,402) |
Shannon |
6,402 |
| 54(6,177) |
Ann |
6,177 |
| 55(6,149) |
Stacey |
6,149 |
| 56(6,130) |
Catherine |
6,130 |
| 57(6,089) |
Kim |
6,089 |
| 58(6,044) |
Gina |
6,044 |
| 59(5,730) |
Sheila |
5,730 |
| 60(5,661) |
Tonya |
5,661 |
| 61(5,538) |
Carolyn |
5,538 |
| 62(5,501) |
Heather |
5,501 |
| 63(5,440) |
Margaret |
5,440 |
| 64(5,385) |
Stacy |
5,385 |
| 65(5,354) |
Renee |
5,354 |
| 66(5,282) |
Leslie |
5,282 |
| 67(5,237) |
Cindy |
5,237 |
| 68(5,219) |
Monica |
5,219 |
| 69(5,041) |
Suzanne |
5,041 |
| 70(5,013) |
Dana |
5,013 |
| 71(4,994) |
Diana |
4,994 |
| 72(4,931) |
Tracey |
4,931 |
| 73(4,838) |
Janet |
4,838 |
| 74(4,767) |
Beth |
4,767 |
| 75(4,715) |
Katherine |
4,715 |
| 76(4,676) |
Kathy |
4,676 |
| 77(4,552) |
Valerie |
4,552 |
| 78(4,489) |
Sarah |
4,489 |
| 79(4,340) |
Laurie |
4,340 |
| 80(4,308) |
Tamara |
4,308 |
| 81(4,294) |
Regina |
4,294 |
| 82(4,286) |
Victoria |
4,286 |
| 83(4,267) |
Terri |
4,267 |
| 84(4,134) |
Kristin |
4,134 |
| 85(4,103) |
Lynn |
4,103 |
| 86(3,979) |
Carrie |
3,979 |
| 87(3,954) |
Connie |
3,954 |
| 88(3,914) |
Anne |
3,914 |
| 89(3,911) |
Heidi |
3,911 |
| 90(3,814) |
Melinda |
3,814 |
| 91(3,813) |
Carla |
3,813 |
| 92(3,726) |
Rachel |
3,726 |
| 93(3,697) |
Yolanda |
3,697 |
| 94(3,643) |
Melanie |
3,643 |
| 95(3,641) |
Sherri |
3,641 |
| 96(3,622) |
April |
3,622 |
| 97(3,597) |
Jodi |
3,597 |
| 98(3,595) |
Shelly |
3,595 |
| 99(3,569) |
Anna |
3,569 |
| 100(3,561) |
Kathryn |
3,561 |
