Baby name rankings

Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1969

See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1968.

Top 100

RankNameRecorded countChange from 1968
1Michael85,6210
2David63,9680
3James60,215+1
4John59,020-1
5Robert58,6350
6Lisa45,1770
7William37,8060
8Christopher35,845+4
9Michelle34,4570
10Jennifer33,803+6
11Mark33,527-3
12Kimberly33,193-1
13Brian31,7990
14Richard31,258-4
15Jeffrey29,080-1
16Scott28,774+2
17Thomas27,568-2
18Steven26,655+1
19Joseph26,327+1
20Kevin23,685+1
21Timothy23,465-4
22Daniel23,2630
23Melissa23,087+2
24Charles21,793+2
25Amy21,531+11
26Angela21,109+1
27Anthony21,062+1
28Eric20,875+6
29Paul20,811-6
30Mary19,958-6
31Tammy19,132-1
32Kelly19,119-3
33Laura17,9770
34Susan17,856-2
35Julie17,793+5
36Karen17,707-5
37Kenneth17,659-2
38Matthew17,5320
39Tracy17,278+4
40Christine16,805-3
41Jason16,580+57
42Gregory16,2410
43Elizabeth15,359+1
44Stephen15,151+1
45Patricia15,024-6
46Todd14,801+1
47Ronald14,709-6
48Stephanie14,535+6
49Lori14,059+3
50Dawn13,8190
51Tina13,657-5
52Cynthia13,566-4
53Pamela13,415-4
54Donald12,852-3
55Shannon12,825+30
56Patrick12,728-3
57Edward12,5200
58Sandra12,229-2
59Donna11,476-4
60Andrew11,324+5
61Douglas11,278-1
62Deborah11,219-4
63Gary11,210-4
64Rebecca10,988+3
65Wendy10,651-1
66Michele10,641-4
67Teresa10,394-4
68Linda10,295-7
69Heather10,096+50
70Shawn10,090+4
71Denise9,841-1
72Sharon9,734-6
73Keith9,493-4
74Sean9,425-1
75Christina9,361+12
76George9,272-4
77Brenda9,024-9
78Barbara8,842-7
79Craig8,815+9
80Maria8,468+1
81Cheryl8,366-6
82Larry8,3510
83Kathleen8,323-4
84Troy8,172+2
85Robin8,022-7
86Debra7,986-10
87Stacy7,980+12
88Rhonda7,944-5
89Nancy7,939-12
90Peter7,868-6
91Terry7,658-11
92Stacey7,443+5
93Dennis7,4020
94Jerry7,380-4
95Andrea7,322+1
96Nicole7,243+111
97Jonathan7,111+17
98Dana7,031+14
99Frank6,962+2
100Theresa6,883-6

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.