Top Baby Names of 1968
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1968, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1968)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 81,974 |
| 2 | David | 63,683 |
| 3 | John | 60,906 |
| 4 | James | 60,666 |
| 5 | Robert | 58,186 |
| 6 | William | 36,928 |
| 7 | Mark | 35,402 |
| 8 | Richard | 32,977 |
| 9 | Christopher | 31,467 |
| 10 | Brian | 29,922 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 28,367 |
| 12 | Thomas | 27,424 |
| 13 | Timothy | 26,497 |
| 14 | Scott | 26,024 |
| 15 | Steven | 25,493 |
| 16 | Joseph | 25,396 |
| 17 | Kevin | 23,862 |
| 18 | Daniel | 22,015 |
| 19 | Paul | 21,869 |
| 20 | Charles | 21,569 |
| 21 | Anthony | 20,230 |
| 22 | Eric | 18,502 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 18,078 |
| 24 | Matthew | 15,824 |
| 25 | Ronald | 15,415 |
| 26 | Gregory | 15,394 |
| 27 | Stephen | 14,762 |
| 28 | Todd | 14,659 |
| 29 | Donald | 13,360 |
| 30 | Patrick | 13,058 |
| 31 | Edward | 12,276 |
| 32 | Gary | 11,972 |
| 33 | Douglas | 11,407 |
| 34 | Andrew | 10,565 |
| 35 | Keith | 9,865 |
| 36 | George | 9,381 |
| 37 | Sean | 9,175 |
| 38 | Larry | 8,233 |
| 39 | Peter | 8,121 |
| 40 | Troy | 7,977 |
| 41 | Craig | 7,862 |
| 42 | Rodney | 7,508 |
| 43 | Shawn | 7,477 |
| 44 | Jerry | 7,449 |
| 45 | Dennis | 7,403 |
| 46 | Jeffery | 7,223 |
| 47 | Jason | 7,147 |
| 48 | Terry | 7,090 |
| 49 | Frank | 6,892 |
| 50 | Raymond | 6,883 |
| 51 | Bryan | 6,254 |
| 52 | Tony | 5,875 |
| 53 | Jonathan | 5,806 |
| 54 | Randy | 5,708 |
| 55 | Roger | 5,185 |
| 56 | Russell | 5,097 |
| 57 | Bradley | 4,803 |
| 58 | Jose | 4,793 |
| 59 | Carl | 4,645 |
| 60 | Darren | 4,640 |
| 61 | Bruce | 4,486 |
| 62 | Gerald | 4,475 |
| 63 | Wayne | 4,253 |
| 64 | Chris | 4,249 |
| 65 | Jon | 4,209 |
| 66 | Samuel | 4,121 |
| 67 | Lawrence | 4,097 |
| 68 | Martin | 4,074 |
| 69 | Johnny | 4,052 |
| 70 | Ricky | 4,037 |
| 71 | Phillip | 3,987 |
| 72 | Danny | 3,983 |
| 73 | Vincent | 3,981 |
| 74 | Alan | 3,976 |
| 75 | Curtis | 3,855 |
| 76 | Billy | 3,813 |
| 77 | Jimmy | 3,812 |
| 78 | Dean | 3,799 |
| 79 | Randall | 3,751 |
| 80 | Joel | 3,683 |
| 81 | Bobby | 3,629 |
| 82 | Philip | 3,622 |
| 83 | Walter | 3,589 |
| 84 | Marc | 3,538 |
| 85 | Joe | 3,523 |
| 86 | Darrell | 3,446 |
| 87 | Jay | 3,429 |
| 88 | Aaron | 3,427 |
| 89 | Steve | 3,409 |
| 90 | Jeff | 3,279 |
| 91 | Dale | 3,257 |
| 92 | Glenn | 3,245 |
| 93 | Mike | 3,216 |
| 94 | Roy | 3,177 |
| 95 | Henry | 3,129 |
| 96 | Willie | 3,108 |
| 97 | Kelly | 3,058 |
| 98 | Arthur | 3,041 |
| 99 | Benjamin | 3,017 |
| 100 | Allen | 2,964 |