Top baby names in New York, 1968

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Lisa4,436
2Jennifer2,513
3Michelle2,471
4Christine2,292
5Karen1,980
6Susan1,826
7Elizabeth1,804
8Mary1,799
9Kimberly1,737
10Patricia1,724
11Laura1,696
12Michele1,484
13Dawn1,467
14Kelly1,430
15Maria1,403
16Deborah1,302
17Kathleen1,299
18Melissa1,273
19Denise1,256
20Amy1,253
21Donna1,197
22Nancy1,162
23Linda1,088
24Tammy1,084
25Lori1,030
26Barbara1,014
27Jacqueline972
28Pamela967
29Cynthia939
30Kim921
31Julie910
32Sandra904
33Tina874
34Debra851
35Tracy841
36Stephanie823
37Sharon819
37Theresa819
39Diane801
40Wendy800
41Catherine781
42Christina739
43Angela727
44Margaret711
45Andrea696
46Jill694
47Cheryl684
48Suzanne682
49Ann672
50Gina659

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael7,900
2John5,951
3Robert5,509
4David5,444
5James4,686
6Joseph3,659
7Christopher3,465
8Richard3,298
9William3,263
10Thomas3,197
11Mark2,714
12Anthony2,608
13Daniel2,301
14Scott2,268
15Paul2,223
16Brian2,148
17Jeffrey2,078
17Steven2,078
19Kevin2,073
20Timothy1,840
21Eric1,822
22Peter1,726
23Edward1,597
24Matthew1,564
25Charles1,469
26Kenneth1,459
27Andrew1,440
28Stephen1,403
29Patrick1,263
30Frank1,140
31Gregory1,134
32Ronald1,117
33George1,071
34Jose1,045
35Sean1,009
36Todd988
37Donald914
38Keith883
39Douglas878
40Raymond812
41Gary783
42Vincent747
43Craig725
44Jonathan671
45Luis585
46Marc583
47Dennis563
48Jason561
49Lawrence547
50Philip514