Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1968
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,753 |
| 2 | Michelle | 1,194 |
| 3 | Christine | 1,037 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 953 |
| 5 | Susan | 904 |
| 6 | Karen | 861 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 856 |
| 8 | Kathleen | 587 |
| 9 | Patricia | 577 |
| 10 | Mary | 576 |
| 11 | Kelly | 567 |
| 12 | Laura | 555 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 554 |
| 14 | Deborah | 511 |
| 15 | Melissa | 480 |
| 16 | Julie | 479 |
| 17 | Amy | 477 |
| 18 | Pamela | 454 |
| 19 | Cheryl | 429 |
| 20 | Donna | 420 |
| 21 | Linda | 418 |
| 22 | Nancy | 409 |
| 23 | Lori | 397 |
| 24 | Dawn | 383 |
| 25 | Michele | 365 |
| 26 | Tracy | 344 |
| 27 | Wendy | 335 |
| 28 | Cynthia | 322 |
| 29 | Diane | 319 |
| 30 | Sharon | 316 |
| 31 | Denise | 315 |
| 32 | Sandra | 314 |
| 33 | Kristen | 312 |
| 34 | Debra | 305 |
| 35 | Tammy | 301 |
| 36 | Paula | 297 |
| 37 | Tina | 285 |
| 38 | Ann | 280 |
| 39 | Andrea | 275 |
| 39 | Robin | 275 |
| 41 | Stephanie | 272 |
| 42 | Brenda | 271 |
| 43 | Kim | 269 |
| 44 | Laurie | 256 |
| 45 | Maureen | 252 |
| 46 | Barbara | 249 |
| 46 | Suzanne | 249 |
| 48 | Kristin | 244 |
| 49 | Maria | 237 |
| 50 | Catherine | 230 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,899 |
| 2 | John | 2,321 |
| 3 | David | 2,176 |
| 4 | Robert | 2,017 |
| 5 | James | 1,827 |
| 6 | Christopher | 1,412 |
| 7 | Mark | 1,266 |
| 8 | Paul | 1,209 |
| 9 | Richard | 1,187 |
| 10 | William | 1,173 |
| 11 | Scott | 1,138 |
| 12 | Joseph | 1,089 |
| 13 | Thomas | 1,040 |
| 14 | Brian | 986 |
| 15 | Kevin | 913 |
| 16 | Steven | 852 |
| 17 | Daniel | 838 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 811 |
| 19 | Stephen | 807 |
| 20 | Timothy | 718 |
| 21 | Peter | 679 |
| 22 | Matthew | 643 |
| 23 | Eric | 618 |
| 24 | Edward | 518 |
| 25 | Sean | 495 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 476 |
| 27 | Anthony | 451 |
| 28 | Andrew | 445 |
| 29 | Charles | 421 |
| 30 | Patrick | 365 |
| 31 | Gregory | 362 |
| 32 | Todd | 343 |
| 33 | Ronald | 330 |
| 34 | Donald | 323 |
| 35 | Douglas | 321 |
| 36 | Gary | 316 |
| 37 | Shawn | 305 |
| 38 | George | 301 |
| 38 | Keith | 301 |
| 40 | Jonathan | 271 |
| 41 | Dennis | 233 |
| 42 | Craig | 222 |
| 43 | Raymond | 213 |
| 44 | Marc | 184 |
| 45 | Wayne | 173 |
| 46 | Frank | 172 |
| 46 | Philip | 172 |
| 48 | Jason | 153 |
| 49 | Francis | 147 |
| 50 | Lawrence | 145 |