NameTides

The names of 1968

The ten most popular names given in 1968, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  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

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US: boys

  1. Michael 81,968
  2. David 63,679
  3. John 60,903
  4. James 60,665
  5. Robert 58,174
  6. William 36,927
  7. Mark 35,401
  8. Richard 32,976
  9. Christopher 31,468
  10. Brian 29,922

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NSW: girls

  1. Karen 1,109
  2. Lisa 1,058
  3. Michelle 1,049
  4. Sharon 809
  5. Jennifer 682
  6. Leanne 612
  7. Donna 611
  8. Susan 544
  9. Catherine 523
  10. Kim 521

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NSW: boys

  1. David 2,032
  2. Michael 1,729
  3. Mark 1,476
  4. Paul 1,439
  5. Peter 1,407
  6. Andrew 1,266
  7. John 1,221
  8. Anthony 993
  9. Craig 950
  10. Robert 948

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 2,364
  2. Catherine 1,082
  3. Margaret 1,029
  4. Ann 749
  5. Anne 656
  6. Elizabeth 625
  7. Deirdre 468
  8. Patricia 461
  9. Caroline 457
  10. Bridget 418

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 2,863
  2. Patrick 1,850
  3. Michael 1,825
  4. James 1,275
  5. David 1,149
  6. Thomas 1,119
  7. Paul 1,086
  8. William 752
  9. Martin 742
  10. Brian 631

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Canadian provinces in 1968

US states in 1968