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Baby Names from 1968

3,378,413 registered births | 1,738,047 boys | 1,640,366 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1968

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
81,974 births
2 David
63,683 births
3 John
60,906 births
4 James
60,666 births
5 Robert
58,186 births
6 William
36,928 births
7 Mark
35,402 births
8 Richard
32,977 births
9 Christopher
31,467 births
10 Brian
29,922 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Lisa
49,533 births
2 Michelle
33,223 births
3 Kimberly
31,907 births
4 Jennifer
26,851 births
5 Melissa
21,731 births
6 Mary
21,725 births
7 Angela
20,671 births
8 Tammy
20,060 births
9 Karen
19,561 births
10 Susan
19,504 births

Top Unisex Names of 1968

Kelly
3,058 boys 17,139 girls
Tracy
2,653 boys 12,742 girls
Shawn
7,477 boys 1,751 girls
Terry
7,090 boys 1,398 girls
Shannon
1,704 boys 6,402 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1968

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Corey
#345 → #171 (+174)
G Tara
#229 → #147 (+82)
G Christy
#223 → #151 (+72)
G Kellie
#245 → #179 (+66)
G Danielle
#197 → #133 (+64)
G Cassandra
#191 → #139 (+52)

Biggest Fallers

G Sabrina
#133 → #193 (-60)

New to the Top 200 in 1968

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Tara #147 Christy #151 Kelley #168 Corey #171 Kellie #179 Kerry #186 Damon #188 Jody #190 Jamie #193 Roberto #195 Sonia #199
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