United States · 3,378,363 recorded births
Top baby names of 1968
Lisa and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Danielle (up 64), Cassandra (up 52), Shannon (up 39), Christian (up 35).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1967 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 49,534 | · |
| 2 | Michelle | 33,223 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 31,906 | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 26,853 | ▲ 6 |
| 5 | Melissa | 21,733 | ▲ 4 |
| 6 | Mary | 21,727 | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | Angela | 20,670 | · |
| 8 | Tammy | 20,058 | · |
| 9 | Karen | 19,560 | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | Susan | 19,503 | ▼ 5 |
| 11 | Laura | 18,741 | ▲ 4 |
| 12 | Kelly | 17,138 | ▲ 11 |
| 13 | Amy | 17,090 | ▼ 1 |
| 14 | Christine | 16,525 | · |
| 15 | Patricia | 15,803 | ▼ 4 |
| 16 | Julie | 15,750 | · |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 14,887 | ▼ 4 |
| 18 | Tina | 14,772 | ▲ 3 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 14,050 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Pamela | 14,031 | ▼ 3 |
| 21 | Dawn | 13,441 | ▲ 6 |
| 22 | Lori | 13,126 | ▲ 2 |
| 23 | Stephanie | 12,953 | ▲ 2 |
| 24 | Donna | 12,748 | ▼ 5 |
| 25 | Tracy | 12,743 | ▲ 4 |
| 26 | Sandra | 12,686 | ▼ 6 |
| 27 | Deborah | 12,288 | ▼ 5 |
| 28 | Linda | 11,371 | ▼ 2 |
| 29 | Michele | 11,219 | ▲ 7 |
| 30 | Teresa | 10,912 | ▼ 2 |
| 31 | Wendy | 10,709 | ▲ 1 |
| 32 | Sharon | 10,340 | ▼ 2 |
| 33 | Rebecca | 10,225 | ▲ 6 |
| 34 | Brenda | 9,945 | ▼ 3 |
| 35 | Denise | 9,877 | ▼ 1 |
| 36 | Barbara | 9,740 | ▼ 3 |
| 37 | Cheryl | 9,138 | ▼ 2 |
| 38 | Debra | 9,095 | · |
| 39 | Nancy | 8,961 | ▼ 2 |
| 40 | Kathleen | 8,729 | · |
| 41 | Maria | 8,386 | ▲ 1 |
| 42 | Rhonda | 8,268 | ▼ 1 |
| 43 | Robin | 8,180 | ▲ 2 |
| 44 | Christina | 8,016 | ▲ 9 |
| 45 | Paula | 7,637 | ▲ 1 |
| 46 | Jill | 7,521 | ▲ 4 |
| 47 | Theresa | 7,307 | ▼ 4 |
| 48 | Andrea | 7,089 | · |
| 49 | Carol | 7,078 | ▼ 2 |
| 50 | Jacqueline | 6,745 | ▲ 2 |
| 51 | Diane | 6,583 | ▼ 7 |
| 52 | Sherry | 6,435 | ▼ 1 |
| 53 | Shannon | 6,403 | ▲ 48 |
| 54 | Ann | 6,177 | ▲ 3 |
| 55 | Stacey | 6,150 | ▲ 14 |
| 56 | Catherine | 6,129 | ▼ 1 |
| 57 | Kim | 6,089 | ▼ 8 |
| 58 | Gina | 6,045 | ▼ 4 |
| 59 | Sheila | 5,730 | ▼ 3 |
| 60 | Tonya | 5,661 | ▲ 8 |
| 61 | Carolyn | 5,538 | ▼ 1 |
| 62 | Heather | 5,502 | ▲ 25 |
| 63 | Margaret | 5,440 | ▼ 5 |
| 64 | Stacy | 5,384 | ▲ 10 |
| 65 | Renee | 5,356 | ▼ 3 |
| 66 | Leslie | 5,282 | · |
| 67 | Cindy | 5,238 | ▼ 8 |
| 68 | Monica | 5,221 | ▲ 2 |
| 69 | Suzanne | 5,040 | ▼ 6 |
| 70 | Dana | 5,012 | ▲ 1 |
| 71 | Diana | 4,995 | ▼ 6 |
| 72 | Tracey | 4,931 | ▲ 6 |
| 73 | Janet | 4,838 | ▼ 12 |
| 74 | Beth | 4,765 | ▼ 7 |
| 75 | Katherine | 4,716 | ▲ 1 |
| 76 | Kathy | 4,677 | ▼ 12 |
| 77 | Valerie | 4,550 | ▼ 4 |
| 78 | Sarah | 4,489 | ▲ 5 |
| 79 | Laurie | 4,342 | ▼ 7 |
| 80 | Tamara | 4,308 | ▲ 6 |
| 81 | Regina | 4,295 | ▼ 1 |
| 82 | Victoria | 4,286 | ▲ 11 |
| 83 | Terri | 4,267 | ▼ 6 |
| 84 | Kristin | 4,134 | ▲ 13 |
| 85 | Lynn | 4,103 | ▼ 4 |
| 86 | Carrie | 3,979 | ▲ 21 |
| 87 | Connie | 3,955 | ▼ 12 |
| 88 | Anne | 3,914 | ▼ 4 |
| 89 | Heidi | 3,913 | ▼ 1 |
| 90 | Melinda | 3,814 | ▲ 5 |
| 91 | Carla | 3,813 | ▼ 9 |
| 92 | Rachel | 3,727 | ▲ 13 |
| 93 | Yolanda | 3,697 | ▲ 27 |
| 94 | Melanie | 3,641 | ▲ 16 |
| 95 | Sherri | 3,641 | ▼ 6 |
| 96 | April | 3,622 | ▼ 17 |
| 97 | Jodi | 3,598 | ▲ 6 |
| 98 | Shelly | 3,595 | ▼ 4 |
| 99 | Anna | 3,569 | ▼ 8 |
| 100 | Kathryn | 3,561 | ▼ 8 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1967 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 81,968 | · |
| 2 | David | 63,679 | · |
| 3 | John | 60,903 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | James | 60,665 | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Robert | 58,174 | · |
| 6 | William | 36,927 | · |
| 7 | Mark | 35,401 | · |
| 8 | Richard | 32,976 | · |
| 9 | Christopher | 31,468 | · |
| 10 | Brian | 29,922 | · |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 28,369 | ▲ 2 |
| 12 | Thomas | 27,420 | · |
| 13 | Timothy | 26,496 | ▼ 2 |
| 14 | Scott | 26,022 | ▲ 2 |
| 15 | Steven | 25,493 | ▼ 1 |
| 16 | Joseph | 25,396 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Kevin | 23,862 | · |
| 18 | Daniel | 22,012 | ▲ 1 |
| 19 | Paul | 21,865 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Charles | 21,575 | · |
| 21 | Anthony | 20,231 | · |
| 22 | Eric | 18,501 | ▲ 1 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 18,077 | ▼ 1 |
| 24 | Matthew | 15,823 | ▲ 4 |
| 25 | Ronald | 15,415 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Gregory | 15,392 | ▼ 1 |
| 27 | Stephen | 14,761 | ▼ 1 |
| 28 | Todd | 14,659 | ▲ 1 |
| 29 | Donald | 13,362 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Patrick | 13,062 | · |
| 31 | Edward | 12,276 | · |
| 32 | Gary | 11,973 | · |
| 33 | Douglas | 11,405 | · |
| 34 | Andrew | 10,563 | ▲ 1 |
| 35 | Keith | 9,861 | ▼ 1 |
| 36 | George | 9,382 | · |
| 37 | Sean | 9,172 | ▲ 7 |
| 38 | Larry | 8,231 | · |
| 39 | Peter | 8,122 | · |
| 40 | Troy | 7,976 | · |
| 41 | Craig | 7,858 | ▲ 5 |
| 42 | Rodney | 7,505 | ▼ 5 |
| 43 | Shawn | 7,478 | ▲ 8 |
| 44 | Jerry | 7,450 | ▼ 3 |
| 45 | Dennis | 7,403 | ▼ 2 |
| 46 | Jeffery | 7,223 | ▲ 1 |
| 47 | Jason | 7,143 | ▲ 7 |
| 48 | Terry | 7,089 | ▼ 6 |
| 49 | Frank | 6,897 | ▼ 4 |
| 50 | Raymond | 6,883 | ▼ 2 |
| 51 | Bryan | 6,254 | ▲ 1 |
| 52 | Tony | 5,875 | ▼ 2 |
| 53 | Jonathan | 5,808 | ▲ 3 |
| 54 | Randy | 5,709 | ▼ 5 |
| 55 | Roger | 5,183 | ▼ 2 |
| 56 | Russell | 5,097 | ▲ 2 |
| 57 | Bradley | 4,804 | ▲ 9 |
| 58 | Jose | 4,794 | ▲ 6 |
| 59 | Carl | 4,645 | ▼ 2 |
| 60 | Darren | 4,642 | ▲ 3 |
| 61 | Bruce | 4,486 | ▼ 6 |
| 62 | Gerald | 4,475 | ▼ 3 |
| 63 | Wayne | 4,251 | ▼ 1 |
| 64 | Chris | 4,249 | ▼ 4 |
| 65 | Jon | 4,209 | ▲ 6 |
| 66 | Samuel | 4,123 | ▲ 3 |
| 67 | Lawrence | 4,098 | · |
| 68 | Martin | 4,073 | ▲ 12 |
| 69 | Johnny | 4,050 | ▲ 1 |
| 70 | Ricky | 4,036 | ▲ 5 |
| 71 | Phillip | 3,987 | ▲ 2 |
| 72 | Danny | 3,984 | ▼ 4 |
| 73 | Vincent | 3,982 | ▼ 8 |
| 74 | Alan | 3,976 | ▼ 13 |
| 75 | Curtis | 3,855 | ▲ 2 |
| 76 | Billy | 3,814 | · |
| 77 | Jimmy | 3,814 | ▼ 3 |
| 78 | Dean | 3,799 | · |
| 79 | Randall | 3,751 | ▼ 7 |
| 80 | Joel | 3,683 | ▲ 10 |
| 81 | Bobby | 3,628 | ▲ 2 |
| 82 | Philip | 3,622 | · |
| 83 | Walter | 3,589 | ▼ 2 |
| 84 | Marc | 3,537 | ▲ 17 |
| 85 | Joe | 3,522 | · |
| 86 | Darrell | 3,446 | · |
| 87 | Aaron | 3,428 | ▲ 19 |
| 88 | Jay | 3,428 | ▼ 1 |
| 89 | Steve | 3,408 | ▼ 10 |
| 90 | Jeff | 3,279 | ▼ 2 |
| 91 | Dale | 3,257 | ▼ 2 |
| 92 | Glenn | 3,246 | ▼ 1 |
| 93 | Mike | 3,214 | ▼ 9 |
| 94 | Roy | 3,177 | ▲ 1 |
| 95 | Henry | 3,129 | ▼ 2 |
| 96 | Willie | 3,109 | ▼ 4 |
| 97 | Kelly | 3,059 | ▲ 5 |
| 98 | Arthur | 3,039 | ▼ 4 |
| 99 | Benjamin | 3,017 | ▲ 20 |
| 100 | Allen | 2,961 | · |