Names by year · United States
The names of 1968
In 1968, the SSA recorded 3,378,363 babies with names given at least five times. Lisa was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa1 in 33 | 49,534 | #991 |
| 2 | Michelle1 in 49 | 33,223 | #465 |
| 3 | Kimberly1 in 51 | 31,906 | #303 |
| 4 | Jennifer1 in 61 | 26,853 | #586 |
| 5 | Melissa1 in 75 | 21,733 | #420 |
| 6 | Mary1 in 76 | 21,727 | #125 |
| 7 | Angela1 in 79 | 20,670 | #408 |
| 8 | Tammy1 in 82 | 20,058 | #3,703 |
| 9 | Karen1 in 84 | 19,560 | #1,281 |
| 10 | Susan1 in 84 | 19,503 | #1,091 |
| 11 | Laura1 in 88 | 18,741 | #379 |
| 12 | Kelly1 in 96 | 17,138 | #852 |
| 13 | Amy1 in 96 | 17,090 | #257 |
| 14 | Christine1 in 99 | 16,525 | #1,274 |
| 15 | Patricia1 in 104 | 15,803 | #1,336 |
| 16 | Julie1 in 104 | 15,750 | #873 |
| 17 | Elizabeth1 in 110 | 14,887 | #17 |
| 18 | Tina1 in 111 | 14,772 | #2,815 |
| 19 | Cynthia1 in 117 | 14,050 | #1,014 |
| 20 | Pamela1 in 117 | 14,031 | #2,251 |
| 21 | Dawn1 in 122 | 13,441 | #2,174 |
| 22 | Lori1 in 125 | 13,126 | #1,726 |
| 23 | Stephanie1 in 127 | 12,953 | #557 |
| 24 | Donna1 in 129 | 12,748 | #1,965 |
| 25 | Tracy1 in 129 | 12,743 | #2,171 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 21 | 81,968 | #21 |
| 2 | David1 in 27 | 63,679 | #35 |
| 3 | John1 in 29 | 60,903 | #23 |
| 4 | James1 in 29 | 60,665 | #6 |
| 5 | Robert1 in 30 | 58,174 | #92 |
| 6 | William1 in 47 | 36,927 | #9 |
| 7 | Mark1 in 49 | 35,401 | #245 |
| 8 | Richard1 in 53 | 32,976 | #234 |
| 9 | Christopher1 in 55 | 31,468 | #68 |
| 10 | Brian1 in 58 | 29,922 | #339 |
| 11 | Jeffrey1 in 61 | 28,369 | #552 |
| 12 | Thomas1 in 63 | 27,420 | #34 |
| 13 | Timothy1 in 66 | 26,496 | #203 |
| 14 | Scott1 in 67 | 26,022 | #534 |
| 15 | Steven1 in 68 | 25,493 | #271 |
| 16 | Joseph1 in 68 | 25,396 | #29 |
| 17 | Kevin1 in 73 | 23,862 | #221 |
| 18 | Daniel1 in 79 | 22,012 | #22 |
| 19 | Paul1 in 79 | 21,865 | #262 |
| 20 | Charles1 in 81 | 21,575 | #48 |
| 21 | Anthony1 in 86 | 20,231 | #46 |
| 22 | Eric1 in 94 | 18,501 | #273 |
| 23 | Kenneth1 in 96 | 18,077 | #294 |
| 24 | Matthew1 in 110 | 15,823 | #32 |
| 25 | Ronald1 in 113 | 15,415 | #638 |
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