Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 1968. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 1968, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 71689 | Lisa | 43513 |
| 2 | David | 56247 | Michelle | 31709 |
| 3 | James | 52628 | Kimberly | 29048 |
| 4 | John | 51421 | Jennifer | 24363 |
| 5 | Robert | 50528 | Angela | 20057 |
| 6 | Mark | 31825 | Melissa | 18775 |
| 7 | William | 30773 | Mary | 18280 |
| 8 | Richard | 28584 | Tammy | 18104 |
| 9 | Brian | 27478 | Susan | 16345 |
| 10 | Christopher | 26456 | Laura | 16053 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 26152 | Julie | 15973 |
| 12 | Timothy | 24808 | Karen | 15857 |
| 13 | Scott | 24545 | Kelly | 15205 |
| 14 | Steven | 23265 | Amy | 15190 |
| 15 | Thomas | 22694 | Tina | 14004 |
| 16 | Kevin | 20686 | Christine | 13175 |
| 17 | Daniel | 19693 | Patricia | 12780 |
| 18 | Joseph | 19388 | Cynthia | 12534 |
| 19 | Paul | 18257 | Lori | 12113 |
| 20 | Charles | 18149 | Stephanie | 12042 |
| 21 | Eric | 17239 | Pamela | 11970 |
| 22 | Anthony | 16835 | Elizabeth | 11720 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 15720 | Tracy | 11691 |
| 24 | Matthew | 14453 | Dawn | 11004 |
| 25 | Ronald | 14152 | Sandra | 10928 |
| 26 | Todd | 14068 | Teresa | 10345 |
| 27 | Gregory | 14024 | Deborah | 10157 |
| 28 | Stephen | 12133 | Donna | 10131 |
| 29 | Donald | 12127 | Wendy | 10032 |
| 30 | Patrick | 11672 | Linda | 9610 |
| 31 | Gary | 10839 | Rebecca | 9471 |
| 32 | Douglas | 10453 | Brenda | 9097 |
| 33 | Edward | 9704 | Michele | 9025 |
| 34 | Andrew | 8644 | Denise | 8498 |
| 35 | Sean | 8287 | Sharon | 8243 |
| 36 | Troy | 8163 | Barbara | 8184 |
| 37 | Keith | 8022 | Debra | 7945 |
| 38 | Larry | 7941 | Cheryl | 7923 |
| 39 | George | 7469 | Rhonda | 7799 |
| 40 | Jeffery | 7418 | Christina | 7212 |
| 41 | Shawn | 7284 | Nancy | 7157 |
| 42 | Craig | 7246 | Robin | 6909 |
| 43 | Jason | 6996 | Jill | 6593 |
| 44 | Terry | 6961 | Paula | 6555 |
| 45 | Jerry | 6908 | Shannon | 6471 |
| 46 | Dennis | 6756 | Andrea | 6401 |
| 47 | Rodney | 6715 | Kathleen | 6379 |
| 48 | Bryan | 5907 | Carol | 6262 |
| 49 | Peter | 5560 | Theresa | 6103 |
| 50 | Raymond | 5544 | Sherry | 5767 |
| 51 | Tony | 5519 | Stacey | 5661 |
| 52 | Frank | 5383 | Gina | 5436 |
| 53 | Randy | 5363 | Maria | 5297 |
| 54 | Roger | 4809 | Jacqueline | 5236 |
| 55 | Jonathan | 4733 | Diane | 5194 |
| 56 | Russell | 4671 | Stacy | 5094 |
| 57 | Bradley | 4553 | Sheila | 5061 |
| 58 | Darren | 4417 | Ann | 5047 |
| 59 | Chris | 4208 | Cindy | 4893 |
| 60 | Bruce | 4043 | Kim | 4855 |
| 61 | Gerald | 3906 | Catherine | 4801 |
| 62 | Carl | 3800 | Heather | 4729 |
| 63 | Jon | 3743 | Monica | 4664 |
| 64 | Phillip | 3630 | Leslie | 4613 |
| 65 | Danny | 3488 | Renee | 4365 |
| 66 | Alan | 3445 | Carolyn | 4348 |
| 67 | Jeff | 3223 | Janet | 4229 |
| 68 | Wayne | 3199 | Margaret | 4077 |
| 69 | Dean | 3121 | Tonya | 3984 |
| 70 | Joel | 3096 | Dana | 3980 |
| 71 | Johnny | 3066 | Katherine | 3904 |
| 72 | Steve | 3007 | Valerie | 3897 |
| 73 | Randall | 2971 | Tamara | 3679 |
| 74 | Aaron | 2942 | Suzanne | 3676 |
| 75 | Mike | 2915 | Kathy | 3592 |
| 76 | Samuel | 2889 | Diana | 3462 |
| 77 | Martin | 2812 | Carrie | 3390 |
| 78 | Curtis | 2765 | Heidi | 3342 |
| 79 | Jose | 2763 | Regina | 3310 |
| 80 | Ricky | 2745 | Laurie | 3261 |
| 81 | Lawrence | 2614 | April | 3231 |
| 82 | Brett | 2548 | Terri | 3089 |
| 83 | Jay | 2290 | Shelly | 3069 |
| 84 | Dale | 2269 | Tracey | 3058 |
| 85 | Billy | 2244 | Victoria | 3025 |
| 86 | Philip | 2221 | Kristin | 2975 |
| 87 | Jimmy | 2181 | Connie | 2952 |
| 88 | Marc | 2169 | Beth | 2868 |
| 89 | Bobby | 2141 | Deanna | 2733 |
| 90 | Joe | 2131 | Sarah | 2691 |
| 91 | Vincent | 2097 | Jodi | 2655 |
| 92 | Willie | 2077 | Annette | 2654 |
| 93 | Brent | 2041 | Kristine | 2650 |
| 94 | Darrell | 1996 | Yolanda | 2482 |
| 95 | Chad | 1944 | Sherri | 2474 |
| 96 | Walter | 1802 | Carla | 2377 |
| 97 | Arthur | 1767 | Melinda | 2273 |
| 98 | Kelly | 1743 | Rachel | 2234 |
| 99 | Kurt | 1633 | Anne | 2067 |
| 100 | Tracy | 1543 | Melanie | 1992 |
| 101 | Benjamin | 1535 | Kathryn | 1835 |
| 102 | Reginald | 1503 | Lynn | 1805 |
| 103 | Barry | 1497 | Colleen | 1766 |
| 104 | Shane | 1440 | Holly | 1697 |
| 105 | Erik | 1400 | Kristen | 1686 |
| 106 | Harold | 1387 | Tanya | 1620 |
| 107 | Allen | 1376 | Veronica | 1557 |
| 108 | Ronnie | 1324 | Nicole | 1509 |
| 109 | Derrick | 1320 | Sheri | 1397 |
| 110 | Victor | 1290 | Wanda | 1385 |
| 111 | Tommy | 1287 | Anna | 1355 |
| 112 | Derek | 1286 | Sonya | 1333 |
| 113 | Lee | 1281 | Vicki | 1267 |
| 114 | Roy | 1232 | Martha | 1148 |
| 115 | Henry | 1223 | Anita | 1139 |
| 116 | Ryan | 1193 | Traci | 1085 |
| 117 | Albert | 1148 | Kristi | 1063 |
| 118 | Juan | 1111 | Janice | 1036 |
| 119 | Glenn | 1078 | Beverly | 992 |
| 120 | Micheal | 1056 | Amanda | 990 |
| 121 | Carlos | 1048 | Yvonne | 978 |
| 122 | Manuel | 995 | Erin | 924 |
| 123 | Jack | 995 | Tiffany | 912 |
| 124 | Eddie | 988 | Tammie | 907 |
| 125 | Travis | 976 | Penny | 905 |
| 126 | Tim | 971 | Alicia | 903 |
| 127 | Marvin | 850 | Yvette | 865 |
| 128 | Stanley | 821 | Cassandra | 844 |
| 129 | Nicholas | 800 | Sylvia | 813 |
| 130 | Kirk | 790 | Debbie | 768 |
| 131 | Frederick | 784 | Julia | 766 |
| 132 | Darin | 778 | Vickie | 702 |
| 133 | Jesus | 754 | Jamie | 695 |
| 134 | Lance | 749 | Betty | 673 |
| 135 | Christian | 738 | Shelley | 668 |
| 136 | Ruben | 725 | Kelli | 655 |
| 137 | Greg | 719 | Shelia | 616 |
| 138 | Luis | 706 | Felicia | 560 |
| 139 | Mario | 688 | Bonnie | 543 |
| 140 | Duane | 678 | Samantha | 532 |
| 141 | Calvin | 668 | Jody | 529 |
| 142 | Jesse | 668 | Leigh | 500 |
| 143 | Francisco | 662 | Tami | 492 |
| 144 | Darryl | 650 | Crystal | 491 |
| 145 | Ricardo | 650 | Becky | 484 |
| 146 | Stacy | 635 | Jean | 462 |
| 147 | Louis | 561 | Jane | 458 |
| 148 | Rick | 539 | Christy | 445 |
| 149 | Shannon | 524 | Darlene | 399 |
| 150 | Brad | 519 | Dorothy | 396 |
| 151 | Kent | 499 | Kelley | 390 |
| 152 | Harry | 486 | Kari | 374 |
| 153 | Adam | 435 | Charlotte | 366 |
| 154 | Dan | 430 | Angelia | 365 |
| 155 | Eugene | 430 | Judith | 348 |
| 156 | Ralph | 419 | Joyce | 313 |
| 157 | Ernest | 407 | Cathy | 312 |
| 158 | Corey | 392 | Gloria | 302 |
| 159 | Kyle | 385 | Joanne | 294 |
| 160 | Dwayne | 374 | Virginia | 272 |
| 161 | Jim | 342 | Danielle | 260 |
| 162 | Kelvin | 341 | Kristina | 247 |
| 163 | Theodore | 315 | Judy | 244 |
| 164 | Marcus | 293 | Ginger | 234 |
| 165 | Francis | 285 | Maureen | 232 |
| 166 | Cory | 284 | Shirley | 230 |
| 167 | Roderick | 270 | Sabrina | 230 |
| 168 | Leonard | 243 | Charlene | 213 |
| 169 | Andre | 223 | Rita | 210 |
| 170 | Cedric | 219 | Annie | 195 |
| 171 | Norman | 211 | Toni | 195 |
| 172 | Antonio | 205 | Sara | 163 |
| 173 | Clarence | 200 | Tara | 148 |
| 174 | Melvin | 195 | Marie | 142 |
| 175 | Dana | 194 | Jessica | 126 |
| 176 | Darrin | 191 | Darcy | 124 |
| 177 | Howard | 175 | Ronda | 122 |
| 178 | Wade | 173 | Gwendolyn | 108 |
| 179 | Jackie | 163 | Monique | 108 |
| 180 | Maurice | 163 | Karla | 107 |
| 181 | Jody | 155 | Frances | 104 |
| 182 | Lonnie | 147 | Vanessa | 99 |
| 183 | Justin | 146 | Peggy | 90 |
| 184 | Dexter | 141 | Jana | 84 |
| 185 | Timmy | 138 | Bridget | 72 |
| 186 | Marty | 120 | Shauna | 62 |
| 187 | Donnie | 118 | Natalie | 60 |
| 188 | Tyrone | 118 | Ladonna | 48 |
| 189 | Roland | 116 | Shawna | 47 |
| 190 | Nathan | 115 | Robyn | 46 |
| 191 | Leroy | 115 | Lynette | 41 |
| 192 | Franklin | 112 | Molly | 40 |
| 193 | Earl | 102 | Darla | 39 |
| 194 | Stacey | 101 | Shawn | 39 |
| 195 | Gilbert | 98 | Norma | 38 |
| 196 | Byron | 94 | Terry | 36 |
| 197 | Warren | 91 | Kerri | 34 |
| 198 | Clifford | 90 | Juanita | 33 |
| 199 | Tom | 81 | Joy | 33 |
| 200 | Shaun | 72 | Irene | 33 |
| 201 | Alfred | 70 | Leilani | 29 |
| 202 | Wesley | 66 | Teri | 28 |
| 203 | Karl | 57 | Alice | 26 |
| 204 | Jared | 51 | Staci | 26 |
| 205 | Bret | 50 | Leah | 26 |
| 206 | Glen | 49 | Lynne | 25 |
| 207 | Guy | 41 | Loretta | 24 |
| 208 | Alexander | 40 | Stacie | 24 |
| 209 | Trevor | 38 | Joann | 23 |
| 210 | Hector | 36 | Roberta | 21 |
| 211 | Neil | 34 | Desiree | 20 |
| 212 | Armando | 33 | Carmen | 20 |
| 213 | Gabriel | 33 | Kerry | 19 |
| 214 | Edwin | 31 | Roxanne | 19 |
| 215 | Bart | 23 | Ellen | 18 |
| 216 | Gordon | 20 | Candace | 18 |
| 217 | Don | 18 | Katrina | 18 |
| 218 | Bill | 18 | Jan | 18 |
| 219 | Bernard | 18 | Gail | 18 |
| 220 | Fred | 18 | Sally | 16 |
| 221 | Robin | 17 | Grace | 16 |
| 222 | Ross | 16 | Shari | 16 |
| 223 | Vernon | 16 | Nadine | 15 |
| 224 | Grant | 16 | Joan | 15 |
| 225 | Seth | 16 | Rochelle | 15 |
| 226 | Trent | 16 | Lee | 14 |
| 227 | Clinton | 14 | Maile | 14 |
| 228 | Monte | 14 | Camille | 14 |
| 229 | Jamie | 12 | Josette | 13 |
| 230 | Leo | 10 | Kristy | 13 |
| 231 | Joshua | 10 | Helen | 13 |
| 232 | Ty | 7 | Misty | 8 |
| 233 | Cody | 6 | Sheryl | 7 |