Most Popular Baby Names of 1968
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Lisa and Michael were the most popular baby names of 1968 in the US: 49,534 girls were named Lisa and 81,968 boys were named Michael, about 1 in 33 girls and 1 in 21 boys born that year. It was Lisa's 7th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1962), and it was Michael's 8th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1961).
Social Security records list 1,640,389 girls and 1,737,974 boys born in 1968, with 8,196 different girl names and 4,744 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1967
- The girls' top 10 had the same names as in 1967; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1967.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Shannon (#101 to #53), Yolanda (#120 to #93) and Heather (#87 to #62).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Benjamin (#119 to #99), Aaron (#106 to #87) and Marc (#101 to #84).
- 6 girl names and 4 boy names left the top 100, among them Colleen (#96 to #101) and Victor (#97 to #101).
- 655 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1968
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1967, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1968
| # | Name | Babies | In 1967 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 49,534 | #1 |
| 2 | Michelle | 33,223 | #3 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 31,906 | #2 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 26,853 | #10 |
| 5 | Melissa | 21,733 | #9 |
| 6 | Mary | 21,727 | #4 |
| 7 | Angela | 20,670 | #7 |
| 8 | Tammy | 20,058 | #8 |
| 9 | Karen | 19,560 | #6 |
| 10 | Susan | 19,503 | #5 |
| 11 | Laura | 18,741 | #15 |
| 12 | Kelly | 17,138 | #23 |
| 13 | Amy | 17,090 | #12 |
| 14 | Christine | 16,525 | #14 |
| 15 | Patricia | 15,803 | #11 |
| 16 | Julie | 15,750 | #16 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 14,887 | #13 |
| 18 | Tina | 14,772 | #21 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 14,050 | #18 |
| 20 | Pamela | 14,031 | #17 |
| 21 | Dawn | 13,441 | #27 |
| 22 | Lori | 13,126 | #24 |
| 23 | Stephanie | 12,953 | #25 |
| 24 | Donna | 12,748 | #19 |
| 25 | Tracy | 12,743 | #29 |
| 26 | Sandra | 12,686 | #20 |
| 27 | Deborah | 12,288 | #22 |
| 28 | Linda | 11,371 | #26 |
| 29 | Michele | 11,219 | #36 |
| 30 | Teresa | 10,912 | #28 |
| 31 | Wendy | 10,709 | #32 |
| 32 | Sharon | 10,340 | #30 |
| 33 | Rebecca | 10,225 | #39 |
| 34 | Brenda | 9,945 | #31 |
| 35 | Denise | 9,877 | #34 |
| 36 | Barbara | 9,740 | #33 |
| 37 | Cheryl | 9,138 | #35 |
| 38 | Debra | 9,095 | #38 |
| 39 | Nancy | 8,961 | #37 |
| 40 | Kathleen | 8,729 | #40 |
| 41 | Maria | 8,386 | #42 |
| 42 | Rhonda | 8,268 | #41 |
| 43 | Robin | 8,180 | #45 |
| 44 | Christina | 8,016 | #53 |
| 45 | Paula | 7,637 | #46 |
| 46 | Jill | 7,521 | #50 |
| 47 | Theresa | 7,307 | #43 |
| 48 | Andrea | 7,089 | #48 |
| 49 | Carol | 7,078 | #47 |
| 50 | Jacqueline | 6,745 | #52 |
| 51 | Diane | 6,583 | #44 |
| 52 | Sherry | 6,435 | #51 |
| 53 | Shannon | 6,403 | #101 |
| 54 | Ann | 6,177 | #57 |
| 55 | Stacey | 6,150 | #69 |
| 56 | Catherine | 6,129 | #55 |
| 57 | Kim | 6,089 | #49 |
| 58 | Gina | 6,045 | #54 |
| 59 | Sheila | 5,730 | #56 |
| 60 | Tonya | 5,661 | #68 |
| 61 | Carolyn | 5,538 | #60 |
| 62 | Heather | 5,502 | #87 |
| 63 | Margaret | 5,440 | #58 |
| 64 | Stacy | 5,384 | #74 |
| 65 | Renee | 5,356 | #62 |
| 66 | Leslie | 5,282 | #66 |
| 67 | Cindy | 5,238 | #59 |
| 68 | Monica | 5,221 | #70 |
| 69 | Suzanne | 5,040 | #63 |
| 70 | Dana | 5,012 | #71 |
| 71 | Diana | 4,995 | #65 |
| 72 | Tracey | 4,931 | #78 |
| 73 | Janet | 4,838 | #61 |
| 74 | Beth | 4,765 | #67 |
| 75 | Katherine | 4,716 | #76 |
| 76 | Kathy | 4,677 | #64 |
| 77 | Valerie | 4,550 | #73 |
| 78 | Sarah | 4,489 | #83 |
| 79 | Laurie | 4,342 | #72 |
| 80 | Tamara | 4,308 | #86 |
| 81 | Regina | 4,295 | #80 |
| 82 | Victoria | 4,286 | #93 |
| 83 | Terri | 4,267 | #77 |
| 84 | Kristin | 4,134 | #97 |
| 85 | Lynn | 4,103 | #81 |
| 86 | Carrie | 3,979 | #107 |
| 87 | Connie | 3,955 | #75 |
| 88 | Anne | 3,914 | #84 |
| 89 | Heidi | 3,913 | #88 |
| 90 | Melinda | 3,814 | #95 |
| 91 | Carla | 3,813 | #82 |
| 92 | Rachel | 3,727 | #105 |
| 93 | Yolanda | 3,697 | #120 |
| 94 | Melanie | 3,641 | #110 |
| 94 | Sherri | 3,641 | #89 |
| 96 | April | 3,622 | #79 |
| 97 | Jodi | 3,598 | #103 |
| 98 | Shelly | 3,595 | #94 |
| 99 | Anna | 3,569 | #91 |
| 100 | Kathryn | 3,561 | #92 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1968
| # | Name | Babies | In 1967 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 81,968 | #1 |
| 2 | David | 63,679 | #2 |
| 3 | John | 60,903 | #4 |
| 4 | James | 60,665 | #3 |
| 5 | Robert | 58,174 | #5 |
| 6 | William | 36,927 | #6 |
| 7 | Mark | 35,401 | #7 |
| 8 | Richard | 32,976 | #8 |
| 9 | Christopher | 31,468 | #9 |
| 10 | Brian | 29,922 | #10 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 28,369 | #13 |
| 12 | Thomas | 27,420 | #12 |
| 13 | Timothy | 26,496 | #11 |
| 14 | Scott | 26,022 | #16 |
| 15 | Steven | 25,493 | #14 |
| 16 | Joseph | 25,396 | #15 |
| 17 | Kevin | 23,862 | #17 |
| 18 | Daniel | 22,012 | #19 |
| 19 | Paul | 21,865 | #18 |
| 20 | Charles | 21,575 | #20 |
| 21 | Anthony | 20,231 | #21 |
| 22 | Eric | 18,501 | #23 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 18,077 | #22 |
| 24 | Matthew | 15,823 | #28 |
| 25 | Ronald | 15,415 | #24 |
| 26 | Gregory | 15,392 | #25 |
| 27 | Stephen | 14,761 | #26 |
| 28 | Todd | 14,659 | #29 |
| 29 | Donald | 13,362 | #27 |
| 30 | Patrick | 13,062 | #30 |
| 31 | Edward | 12,276 | #31 |
| 32 | Gary | 11,973 | #32 |
| 33 | Douglas | 11,405 | #33 |
| 34 | Andrew | 10,563 | #35 |
| 35 | Keith | 9,861 | #34 |
| 36 | George | 9,382 | #36 |
| 37 | Sean | 9,172 | #44 |
| 38 | Larry | 8,231 | #38 |
| 39 | Peter | 8,122 | #39 |
| 40 | Troy | 7,976 | #40 |
| 41 | Craig | 7,858 | #46 |
| 42 | Rodney | 7,505 | #37 |
| 43 | Shawn | 7,478 | #51 |
| 44 | Jerry | 7,450 | #41 |
| 45 | Dennis | 7,403 | #43 |
| 46 | Jeffery | 7,223 | #47 |
| 47 | Jason | 7,143 | #54 |
| 48 | Terry | 7,089 | #42 |
| 49 | Frank | 6,897 | #45 |
| 50 | Raymond | 6,883 | #48 |
| 51 | Bryan | 6,254 | #52 |
| 52 | Tony | 5,875 | #50 |
| 53 | Jonathan | 5,808 | #56 |
| 54 | Randy | 5,709 | #49 |
| 55 | Roger | 5,183 | #53 |
| 56 | Russell | 5,097 | #58 |
| 57 | Bradley | 4,804 | #66 |
| 58 | Jose | 4,794 | #64 |
| 59 | Carl | 4,645 | #57 |
| 60 | Darren | 4,642 | #63 |
| 61 | Bruce | 4,486 | #55 |
| 62 | Gerald | 4,475 | #59 |
| 63 | Wayne | 4,251 | #62 |
| 64 | Chris | 4,249 | #60 |
| 65 | Jon | 4,209 | #71 |
| 66 | Samuel | 4,123 | #69 |
| 67 | Lawrence | 4,098 | #67 |
| 68 | Martin | 4,073 | #80 |
| 69 | Johnny | 4,050 | #70 |
| 70 | Ricky | 4,036 | #75 |
| 71 | Phillip | 3,987 | #73 |
| 72 | Danny | 3,984 | #68 |
| 73 | Vincent | 3,982 | #65 |
| 74 | Alan | 3,976 | #61 |
| 75 | Curtis | 3,855 | #77 |
| 76 | Billy | 3,814 | #76 |
| 76 | Jimmy | 3,814 | #74 |
| 78 | Dean | 3,799 | #78 |
| 79 | Randall | 3,751 | #72 |
| 80 | Joel | 3,683 | #90 |
| 81 | Bobby | 3,628 | #83 |
| 82 | Philip | 3,622 | #82 |
| 83 | Walter | 3,589 | #81 |
| 84 | Marc | 3,537 | #101 |
| 85 | Joe | 3,522 | #85 |
| 86 | Darrell | 3,446 | #86 |
| 87 | Aaron | 3,428 | #106 |
| 87 | Jay | 3,428 | #87 |
| 89 | Steve | 3,408 | #79 |
| 90 | Jeff | 3,279 | #88 |
| 91 | Dale | 3,257 | #89 |
| 92 | Glenn | 3,246 | #91 |
| 93 | Mike | 3,214 | #84 |
| 94 | Roy | 3,177 | #95 |
| 95 | Henry | 3,129 | #93 |
| 96 | Willie | 3,109 | #92 |
| 97 | Kelly | 3,059 | #102 |
| 98 | Arthur | 3,039 | #94 |
| 99 | Benjamin | 3,017 | #119 |
| 100 | Allen | 2,961 | #100 |
Open a name to see how many people with it are alive today and how its popularity changed. See the year before, 1967, or the year after, 1969, the top 100 of the whole 1960s, or let the random name generator pick names from the 1960s. For more on how the top names changed, read Most Popular Names by Decade.