Most Popular Baby Names of 1968

In 1968, Lisa was the most popular name for girls, given to 49,534 babies, and Michael topped the boys' list with 81,968. Lisa held on to number one for a seventh year in a row, and Michael held on to number one for a eighth year in a row.

Social Security counted 1,640,389 girls and 1,737,974 boys born in 1968 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 8,198 different girls' names and 4,746 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 1968

Top girls' names, 1968
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1967
1	Lisa	49,534	same
2	Michelle	33,223	up 1
3	Kimberly	31,906	down 1
4	Jennifer	26,853	up 6
5	Melissa	21,733	up 4
6	Mary	21,727	down 2
7	Angela	20,670	same
8	Tammy	20,058	same
9	Karen	19,560	down 3
10	Susan	19,503	down 5
11	Laura	18,741	up 4
12	Kelly	17,138	up 11
13	Amy	17,090	down 1
14	Christine	16,525	same
15	Patricia	15,803	down 4
16	Julie	15,750	same
17	Elizabeth	14,887	down 4
18	Tina	14,772	up 3
19	Cynthia	14,050	down 1
20	Pamela	14,031	down 3
21	Dawn	13,441	up 6
22	Lori	13,126	up 2
23	Stephanie	12,953	up 2
24	Donna	12,748	down 5
25	Tracy	12,743	up 4
26	Sandra	12,686	down 6
27	Deborah	12,288	down 5
28	Linda	11,371	down 2
29	Michele	11,219	up 7
30	Teresa	10,912	down 2
31	Wendy	10,709	up 1
32	Sharon	10,340	down 2
33	Rebecca	10,225	up 6
34	Brenda	9,945	down 3
35	Denise	9,877	down 1
36	Barbara	9,740	down 3
37	Cheryl	9,138	down 2
38	Debra	9,095	same
39	Nancy	8,961	down 2
40	Kathleen	8,729	same
41	Maria	8,386	up 1
42	Rhonda	8,268	down 1
43	Robin	8,180	up 2
44	Christina	8,016	up 9
45	Paula	7,637	up 1
46	Jill	7,521	up 4
47	Theresa	7,307	down 4
48	Andrea	7,089	same
49	Carol	7,078	down 2
50	Jacqueline	6,745	up 2
51	Diane	6,583	down 7
52	Sherry	6,435	down 1
53	Shannon	6,403	up 48
54	Ann	6,177	up 3
55	Stacey	6,150	up 14
56	Catherine	6,129	down 1
57	Kim	6,089	down 8
58	Gina	6,045	down 4
59	Sheila	5,730	down 3
60	Tonya	5,661	up 8
61	Carolyn	5,538	down 1
62	Heather	5,502	up 25
63	Margaret	5,440	down 5
64	Stacy	5,384	up 10
65	Renee	5,356	down 3
66	Leslie	5,282	same
67	Cindy	5,238	down 8
68	Monica	5,221	up 2
69	Suzanne	5,040	down 6
70	Dana	5,012	up 1
71	Diana	4,995	down 6
72	Tracey	4,931	up 6
73	Janet	4,838	down 12
74	Beth	4,765	down 7
75	Katherine	4,716	up 1
76	Kathy	4,677	down 12
77	Valerie	4,550	down 4
78	Sarah	4,489	up 5
79	Laurie	4,342	down 7
80	Tamara	4,308	up 6
81	Regina	4,295	down 1
82	Victoria	4,286	up 11
83	Terri	4,267	down 6
84	Kristin	4,134	up 13
85	Lynn	4,103	down 4
86	Carrie	3,979	up 21
87	Connie	3,955	down 12
88	Anne	3,914	down 4
89	Heidi	3,913	down 1
90	Melinda	3,814	up 5
91	Carla	3,813	down 9
92	Rachel	3,727	up 13
93	Yolanda	3,697	up 27
94	Melanie	3,641	up 16
95	Sherri	3,641	down 6
96	April	3,622	down 17
97	Jodi	3,598	up 6
98	Shelly	3,595	down 4
99	Anna	3,569	down 8
100	Kathryn	3,561	down 8

Top boys' names, 1968
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1967
1	Michael	81,968	same
2	David	63,679	same
3	John	60,903	up 1
4	James	60,665	down 1
5	Robert	58,174	same
6	William	36,927	same
7	Mark	35,401	same
8	Richard	32,976	same
9	Christopher	31,468	same
10	Brian	29,922	same
11	Jeffrey	28,369	up 2
12	Thomas	27,420	same
13	Timothy	26,496	down 2
14	Scott	26,022	up 2
15	Steven	25,493	down 1
16	Joseph	25,396	down 1
17	Kevin	23,862	same
18	Daniel	22,012	up 1
19	Paul	21,865	down 1
20	Charles	21,575	same
21	Anthony	20,231	same
22	Eric	18,501	up 1
23	Kenneth	18,077	down 1
24	Matthew	15,823	up 4
25	Ronald	15,415	down 1
26	Gregory	15,392	down 1
27	Stephen	14,761	down 1
28	Todd	14,659	up 1
29	Donald	13,362	down 2
30	Patrick	13,062	same
31	Edward	12,276	same
32	Gary	11,973	same
33	Douglas	11,405	same
34	Andrew	10,563	up 1
35	Keith	9,861	down 1
36	George	9,382	same
37	Sean	9,172	up 7
38	Larry	8,231	same
39	Peter	8,122	same
40	Troy	7,976	same
41	Craig	7,858	up 5
42	Rodney	7,505	down 5
43	Shawn	7,478	up 8
44	Jerry	7,450	down 3
45	Dennis	7,403	down 2
46	Jeffery	7,223	up 1
47	Jason	7,143	up 7
48	Terry	7,089	down 6
49	Frank	6,897	down 4
50	Raymond	6,883	down 2
51	Bryan	6,254	up 1
52	Tony	5,875	down 2
53	Jonathan	5,808	up 3
54	Randy	5,709	down 5
55	Roger	5,183	down 2
56	Russell	5,097	up 2
57	Bradley	4,804	up 9
58	Jose	4,794	up 6
59	Carl	4,645	down 2
60	Darren	4,642	up 3
61	Bruce	4,486	down 6
62	Gerald	4,475	down 3
63	Wayne	4,251	down 1
64	Chris	4,249	down 4
65	Jon	4,209	up 6
66	Samuel	4,123	up 3
67	Lawrence	4,098	same
68	Martin	4,073	up 12
69	Johnny	4,050	up 1
70	Ricky	4,036	up 5
71	Phillip	3,987	up 2
72	Danny	3,984	down 4
73	Vincent	3,982	down 8
74	Alan	3,976	down 13
75	Curtis	3,855	up 2
76	Billy	3,814	same
77	Jimmy	3,814	down 3
78	Dean	3,799	same
79	Randall	3,751	down 7
80	Joel	3,683	up 10
81	Bobby	3,628	up 2
82	Philip	3,622	same
83	Walter	3,589	down 2
84	Marc	3,537	up 17
85	Joe	3,522	same
86	Darrell	3,446	same
87	Aaron	3,428	up 19
88	Jay	3,428	down 1
89	Steve	3,408	down 10
90	Jeff	3,279	down 2
91	Dale	3,257	down 2
92	Glenn	3,246	down 1
93	Mike	3,214	down 9
94	Roy	3,177	up 1
95	Henry	3,129	down 2
96	Willie	3,109	down 4
97	Kelly	3,059	up 5
98	Arthur	3,039	down 4
99	Benjamin	3,017	up 20
100	Allen	2,961	same

Biggest climbers in 1968

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 1967.

Girls

Angelique: up 402 places, from 716th to 314th
Josette: up 312 places, from 729th to 417th
Brandy: up 240 places, from 805th to 565th
Brandi: up 237 places, from 738th to 501st
Anissa: up 228 places, from 646th to 418th
Ericka: up 220 places, from 948th to 728th
Marni: up 198 places, from 867th to 669th
Gabriela: up 180 places, from 880th to 700th
Ivy: up 180 places, from 881st to 701st
Buffy: up 173 places, from 794th to 621st

Boys

Robb: up 254 places, from 773rd to 519th
Dylan: up 225 places, from 911th to 686th
Brendon: up 220 places, from 917th to 697th
Judd: up 198 places, from 961st to 763rd
Brenton: up 194 places, from 803rd to 609th
Lucas: up 193 places, from 946th to 753rd
Corey: up 174 places, from 345th to 171st
Daryle: up 157 places, from 919th to 762nd
Taylor: up 155 places, from 813th to 658th
Douglass: up 152 places, from 878th to 726th

New to the top 1,000 in 1968

Girls

Coretta, 524th (its first time ever)
Tamiko, 554th (its first time ever)
Tamika, 726th (its first time ever)
Chantel, 741st (its first time ever)
Shannan, 793rd (its first time ever)
Kristal, 798th (its first time ever)
Davina, 811th (its first time ever)
Shanon, 815th (its first time ever)
Kirstin, 821st (its first time ever)
Latrice, 822nd (its first time ever)

Boys

Dustin, 369th (its first time ever)
Jamal, 790th (its first time ever)
Damien, 805th (its first time ever)
Waylon, 828th (its first time ever)
Colby, 845th (its first time ever)
Damion, 846th (its first time ever)
Arron, 856th (back after dropping out)
Josef, 858th (back after dropping out)
Hershel, 868th (back after dropping out)
Lacy, 876th (back after dropping out)

How spread out were names in 1968?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 16.1% of the girls counted in 1968, and the top ten boys' names to 28.3% of the boys. In 1948, those shares were 25.5% for girls and 33.9% for boys.

Source: Social Security Administration, national baby name data, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.