The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1968
8,198 different girls’ names were recorded in 1968, covering 1,640,389 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 49,534 |
| 2 | Michelle | 33,223 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 31,906 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 26,853 |
| 5 | Melissa | 21,733 |
| 6 | Mary | 21,727 |
| 7 | Angela | 20,670 |
| 8 | Tammy | 20,058 |
| 9 | Karen | 19,560 |
| 10 | Susan | 19,503 |
| 11 | Laura | 18,741 |
| 12 | Kelly | 17,138 |
| 13 | Amy | 17,090 |
| 14 | Christine | 16,525 |
| 15 | Patricia | 15,803 |
| 16 | Julie | 15,750 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 14,887 |
| 18 | Tina | 14,772 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 14,050 |
| 20 | Pamela | 14,031 |
| 21 | Dawn | 13,441 |
| 22 | Lori | 13,126 |
| 23 | Stephanie | 12,953 |
| 24 | Donna | 12,748 |
| 25 | Tracy | 12,743 |
| 26 | Sandra | 12,686 |
| 27 | Deborah | 12,288 |
| 28 | Linda | 11,371 |
| 29 | Michele | 11,219 |
| 30 | Teresa | 10,912 |
| 31 | Wendy | 10,709 |
| 32 | Sharon | 10,340 |
| 33 | Rebecca | 10,225 |
| 34 | Brenda | 9,945 |
| 35 | Denise | 9,877 |
| 36 | Barbara | 9,740 |
| 37 | Cheryl | 9,138 |
| 38 | Debra | 9,095 |
| 39 | Nancy | 8,961 |
| 40 | Kathleen | 8,729 |
| 41 | Maria | 8,386 |
| 42 | Rhonda | 8,268 |
| 43 | Robin | 8,180 |
| 44 | Christina | 8,016 |
| 45 | Paula | 7,637 |
| 46 | Jill | 7,521 |
| 47 | Theresa | 7,307 |
| 48 | Andrea | 7,089 |
| 49 | Carol | 7,078 |
| 50 | Jacqueline | 6,745 |
| 51 | Diane | 6,583 |
| 52 | Sherry | 6,435 |
| 53 | Shannon | 6,403 |
| 54 | Ann | 6,177 |
| 55 | Stacey | 6,150 |
| 56 | Catherine | 6,129 |
| 57 | Kim | 6,089 |
| 58 | Gina | 6,045 |
| 59 | Sheila | 5,730 |
| 60 | Tonya | 5,661 |
| 61 | Carolyn | 5,538 |
| 62 | Heather | 5,502 |
| 63 | Margaret | 5,440 |
| 64 | Stacy | 5,384 |
| 65 | Renee | 5,356 |
| 66 | Leslie | 5,282 |
| 67 | Cindy | 5,238 |
| 68 | Monica | 5,221 |
| 69 | Suzanne | 5,040 |
| 70 | Dana | 5,012 |
| 71 | Diana | 4,995 |
| 72 | Tracey | 4,931 |
| 73 | Janet | 4,838 |
| 74 | Beth | 4,765 |
| 75 | Katherine | 4,716 |
| 76 | Kathy | 4,677 |
| 77 | Valerie | 4,550 |
| 78 | Sarah | 4,489 |
| 79 | Laurie | 4,342 |
| 80 | Tamara | 4,308 |
| 81 | Regina | 4,295 |
| 82 | Victoria | 4,286 |
| 83 | Terri | 4,267 |
| 84 | Kristin | 4,134 |
| 85 | Lynn | 4,103 |
| 86 | Carrie | 3,979 |
| 87 | Connie | 3,955 |
| 88 | Anne | 3,914 |
| 89 | Heidi | 3,913 |
| 90 | Melinda | 3,814 |
| 91 | Carla | 3,813 |
| 92 | Rachel | 3,727 |
| 93 | Yolanda | 3,697 |
| 94 | Melanie | 3,641 |
| 94 | Sherri | 3,641 |
| 96 | April | 3,622 |
| 97 | Jodi | 3,598 |
| 98 | Shelly | 3,595 |
| 99 | Anna | 3,569 |
| 100 | Kathryn | 3,561 |
| 101 | Colleen | 3,485 |
| 102 | Annette | 3,471 |
| 103 | Holly | 3,421 |
| 104 | Deanna | 3,414 |
| 105 | Kristine | 3,411 |
| 106 | Tanya | 3,403 |
| 107 | Kristen | 3,243 |
| 108 | Nicole | 3,083 |
| 109 | Anita | 3,047 |
| 110 | Janice | 3,043 |
| 111 | Debbie | 3,019 |
| 112 | Veronica | 3,012 |
| 113 | Julia | 2,990 |
| 114 | Vicki | 2,976 |
| 115 | Wanda | 2,963 |
| 116 | Bonnie | 2,953 |
| 117 | Sonya | 2,817 |
| 118 | Crystal | 2,753 |
| 119 | Sheri | 2,718 |
| 120 | Jamie | 2,688 |
| 121 | Darlene | 2,658 |
| 122 | Beverly | 2,590 |
| 123 | Martha | 2,582 |
| 124 | Penny | 2,576 |
| 125 | Yvonne | 2,574 |
| 126 | Alicia | 2,569 |
| 127 | Traci | 2,557 |
| 128 | Joyce | 2,496 |
| 129 | Shelley | 2,483 |
| 130 | Sara | 2,457 |
| 131 | Virginia | 2,456 |
| 132 | Amanda | 2,431 |
| 133 | Danielle | 2,406 |
| 134 | Cathy | 2,400 |
| 135 | Marie | 2,375 |
| 136 | Samantha | 2,335 |
| 137 | Kelli | 2,321 |
| 138 | Kristi | 2,313 |
| 139 | Cassandra | 2,303 |
| 140 | Judith | 2,294 |
| 141 | Carmen | 2,270 |
| 142 | Judy | 2,269 |
| 143 | Gloria | 2,256 |
| 144 | Yvette | 2,210 |
| 145 | Toni | 2,193 |
| 146 | Jane | 2,192 |
| 147 | Tara | 2,186 |
| 148 | Maureen | 2,175 |
| 149 | Ruth | 2,151 |
| 150 | Shirley | 2,142 |
| 151 | Christy | 2,139 |
| 152 | Kristina | 2,135 |
| 153 | Betty | 2,133 |
| 153 | Joanne | 2,133 |
| 155 | Peggy | 2,113 |
| 156 | Ellen | 2,102 |
| 157 | Dorothy | 2,086 |
| 158 | Jean | 2,079 |
| 159 | Rita | 2,073 |
| 160 | Tammie | 2,063 |
| 161 | Becky | 2,055 |
| 162 | Vickie | 2,007 |
| 163 | Charlotte | 2,002 |
| 164 | Sylvia | 1,963 |
| 165 | Rose | 1,951 |
| 166 | Charlene | 1,948 |
| 167 | Felicia | 1,935 |
| 168 | Kelley | 1,918 |
| 169 | Jody | 1,912 |
| 170 | Joy | 1,904 |
| 171 | Natalie | 1,886 |
| 172 | Sheryl | 1,885 |
| 173 | Helen | 1,884 |
| 174 | Erin | 1,864 |
| 175 | Kimberley | 1,855 |
| 176 | Belinda | 1,848 |
| 177 | Jessica | 1,841 |
| 178 | Tiffany | 1,832 |
| 179 | Kellie | 1,805 |
| 180 | Gail | 1,802 |
| 181 | Vanessa | 1,797 |
| 182 | Joan | 1,783 |
| 183 | Jeanette | 1,752 |
| 184 | Shawn | 1,751 |
| 185 | Frances | 1,745 |
| 186 | Kerry | 1,735 |
| 187 | Alice | 1,731 |
| 188 | Monique | 1,711 |
| 189 | Elaine | 1,705 |
| 190 | Joann | 1,676 |
| 191 | Tami | 1,659 |
| 192 | Evelyn | 1,645 |
| 193 | Sabrina | 1,638 |
| 194 | Loretta | 1,627 |
| 195 | Leah | 1,616 |
| 196 | Jackie | 1,584 |
| 197 | Eileen | 1,578 |
| 198 | Marilyn | 1,577 |
| 199 | Sonia | 1,566 |
| 200 | Ronda | 1,557 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1968 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.