Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1968
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1967.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1967 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 82,439 | 0 |
| 2 | David | 63,944 | 0 |
| 3 | John | 61,206 | +1 |
| 4 | James | 60,977 | -1 |
| 5 | Robert | 58,439 | 0 |
| 6 | Lisa | 49,706 | 0 |
| 7 | William | 37,119 | 0 |
| 8 | Mark | 35,558 | 0 |
| 9 | Michelle | 33,353 | +2 |
| 10 | Richard | 33,139 | -1 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 32,016 | -1 |
| 12 | Christopher | 31,600 | 0 |
| 13 | Brian | 30,027 | 0 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 28,481 | +2 |
| 15 | Thomas | 27,541 | 0 |
| 16 | Jennifer | 26,919 | +16 |
| 17 | Timothy | 26,634 | -3 |
| 18 | Scott | 26,120 | +1 |
| 19 | Steven | 25,605 | -2 |
| 20 | Joseph | 25,530 | -2 |
| 21 | Kevin | 23,987 | 0 |
| 22 | Daniel | 22,115 | +2 |
| 23 | Paul | 21,981 | -1 |
| 24 | Mary | 21,828 | -4 |
| 25 | Melissa | 21,794 | +6 |
| 26 | Charles | 21,705 | 0 |
| 27 | Angela | 20,721 | +1 |
| 28 | Anthony | 20,368 | -1 |
| 29 | Kelly | 20,197 | +6 |
| 30 | Tammy | 20,130 | 0 |
| 31 | Karen | 19,609 | -6 |
| 32 | Susan | 19,560 | -9 |
| 33 | Laura | 18,798 | +8 |
| 34 | Eric | 18,580 | -1 |
| 35 | Kenneth | 18,171 | -6 |
| 36 | Amy | 17,135 | +2 |
| 37 | Christine | 16,564 | +2 |
| 38 | Matthew | 15,899 | +14 |
| 39 | Patricia | 15,872 | -5 |
| 40 | Julie | 15,785 | +2 |
| 41 | Ronald | 15,500 | -5 |
| 42 | Gregory | 15,460 | -2 |
| 43 | Tracy | 15,396 | +3 |
| 44 | Elizabeth | 14,940 | -7 |
| 45 | Stephen | 14,824 | 0 |
| 46 | Tina | 14,819 | +4 |
| 47 | Todd | 14,722 | +7 |
| 48 | Cynthia | 14,089 | -4 |
| 49 | Pamela | 14,071 | -6 |
| 50 | Dawn | 13,470 | +7 |
| 51 | Donald | 13,435 | -2 |
| 52 | Lori | 13,149 | +1 |
| 53 | Patrick | 13,142 | +5 |
| 54 | Stephanie | 12,984 | +1 |
| 55 | Donna | 12,795 | -8 |
| 56 | Sandra | 12,726 | -8 |
| 57 | Edward | 12,344 | +2 |
| 58 | Deborah | 12,322 | -7 |
| 59 | Gary | 12,045 | +1 |
| 60 | Douglas | 11,452 | +4 |
| 61 | Linda | 11,412 | -5 |
| 62 | Michele | 11,281 | +8 |
| 63 | Teresa | 10,950 | -2 |
| 64 | Wendy | 10,735 | +1 |
| 65 | Andrew | 10,621 | +8 |
| 66 | Sharon | 10,389 | -4 |
| 67 | Rebecca | 10,253 | +7 |
| 68 | Brenda | 9,986 | -5 |
| 69 | Keith | 9,935 | -1 |
| 70 | Denise | 9,918 | -3 |
| 71 | Barbara | 9,774 | -5 |
| 72 | George | 9,444 | +3 |
| 73 | Sean | 9,260 | +19 |
| 74 | Shawn | 9,229 | +15 |
| 75 | Cheryl | 9,166 | -6 |
| 76 | Debra | 9,127 | -4 |
| 77 | Nancy | 8,996 | -6 |
| 78 | Robin | 8,775 | +5 |
| 79 | Kathleen | 8,762 | -2 |
| 80 | Terry | 8,488 | -4 |
| 81 | Maria | 8,431 | -2 |
| 82 | Larry | 8,299 | -1 |
| 83 | Rhonda | 8,291 | -5 |
| 84 | Peter | 8,152 | -2 |
| 85 | Shannon | 8,107 | +53 |
| 86 | Troy | 8,049 | -1 |
| 87 | Christina | 8,047 | +16 |
| 88 | Craig | 7,896 | +9 |
| 89 | Paula | 7,660 | +1 |
| 90 | Jerry | 7,559 | -4 |
| 91 | Rodney | 7,550 | -11 |
| 92 | Jill | 7,539 | +4 |
| 93 | Dennis | 7,434 | -2 |
| 94 | Theresa | 7,326 | -10 |
| 95 | Jeffery | 7,269 | +3 |
| 96 | Andrea | 7,230 | -3 |
| 97 | Stacey | 7,223 | +15 |
| 98 | Jason | 7,172 | +25 |
| 99 | Carol | 7,120 | -5 |
| 99 | Stacy | 7,120 | +11 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.