Top baby names in North Carolina, 1968
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,357 |
| 2 | Angela | 1,157 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 1,124 |
| 4 | Tammy | 1,014 |
| 5 | Melissa | 694 |
| 6 | Mary | 650 |
| 7 | Donna | 580 |
| 7 | Pamela | 580 |
| 9 | Michelle | 579 |
| 10 | Teresa | 570 |
| 11 | Amy | 549 |
| 12 | Jennifer | 526 |
| 13 | Sharon | 507 |
| 14 | Karen | 504 |
| 15 | Cynthia | 497 |
| 16 | Susan | 457 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 444 |
| 18 | Tina | 440 |
| 19 | Wendy | 436 |
| 20 | Sandra | 414 |
| 21 | Kelly | 402 |
| 22 | Laura | 376 |
| 23 | Stephanie | 356 |
| 24 | Patricia | 346 |
| 25 | Rhonda | 336 |
| 26 | Sherry | 335 |
| 27 | Tracy | 334 |
| 28 | Robin | 333 |
| 29 | Tonya | 325 |
| 30 | Deborah | 294 |
| 31 | Linda | 279 |
| 32 | Lori | 262 |
| 33 | Barbara | 257 |
| 34 | Paula | 254 |
| 35 | Julie | 236 |
| 35 | Rebecca | 236 |
| 37 | Brenda | 235 |
| 38 | Wanda | 223 |
| 39 | Sheila | 214 |
| 40 | Crystal | 202 |
| 41 | Carolyn | 199 |
| 42 | Carol | 196 |
| 43 | Shannon | 192 |
| 44 | Beverly | 191 |
| 45 | Cheryl | 189 |
| 46 | Leslie | 181 |
| 46 | Sonya | 181 |
| 48 | Andrea | 178 |
| 48 | Debra | 178 |
| 48 | Nancy | 178 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,993 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,826 |
| 3 | David | 1,482 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,413 |
| 5 | William | 1,380 |
| 6 | John | 1,379 |
| 7 | Timothy | 938 |
| 8 | Christopher | 900 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 847 |
| 10 | Charles | 822 |
| 11 | Mark | 792 |
| 12 | Richard | 724 |
| 13 | Anthony | 648 |
| 14 | Kenneth | 633 |
| 15 | Brian | 614 |
| 16 | Thomas | 583 |
| 17 | Gregory | 493 |
| 18 | Joseph | 490 |
| 19 | Rodney | 470 |
| 20 | Steven | 455 |
| 21 | Kevin | 454 |
| 22 | Stephen | 419 |
| 23 | Donald | 405 |
| 24 | Tony | 399 |
| 25 | Ronald | 389 |
| 26 | Jerry | 384 |
| 27 | Larry | 369 |
| 28 | Gary | 356 |
| 29 | Eric | 347 |
| 30 | Paul | 320 |
| 31 | Scott | 304 |
| 32 | Terry | 297 |
| 33 | Bobby | 294 |
| 34 | Jonathan | 270 |
| 35 | Patrick | 265 |
| 36 | Edward | 264 |
| 37 | George | 262 |
| 38 | Randy | 261 |
| 39 | Johnny | 260 |
| 39 | Ricky | 260 |
| 41 | Daniel | 258 |
| 42 | Billy | 245 |
| 43 | Douglas | 244 |
| 44 | Jeffery | 240 |
| 45 | Keith | 227 |
| 46 | Todd | 219 |
| 47 | Dennis | 211 |
| 48 | Jimmy | 205 |
| 49 | Roger | 202 |
| 50 | Reginald | 200 |