Top baby names in Tennessee, 1968
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,085 |
| 2 | Angela | 878 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 866 |
| 4 | Melissa | 797 |
| 5 | Tammy | 768 |
| 6 | Mary | 503 |
| 7 | Karen | 479 |
| 8 | Jennifer | 424 |
| 9 | Tina | 416 |
| 10 | Teresa | 403 |
| 11 | Donna | 388 |
| 12 | Michelle | 385 |
| 13 | Pamela | 381 |
| 14 | Amy | 365 |
| 15 | Cynthia | 359 |
| 16 | Susan | 329 |
| 17 | Rhonda | 313 |
| 18 | Tracy | 304 |
| 19 | Stephanie | 299 |
| 20 | Patricia | 295 |
| 21 | Sharon | 294 |
| 22 | Laura | 289 |
| 23 | Sandra | 281 |
| 24 | Sherry | 259 |
| 25 | Lori | 240 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 238 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 231 |
| 28 | Kelly | 225 |
| 29 | Linda | 221 |
| 30 | Robin | 220 |
| 31 | Tonya | 206 |
| 32 | Brenda | 201 |
| 33 | Deborah | 178 |
| 33 | Paula | 178 |
| 35 | Julie | 177 |
| 36 | Carol | 176 |
| 37 | Regina | 171 |
| 38 | Connie | 167 |
| 39 | Shannon | 164 |
| 39 | Wendy | 164 |
| 41 | Andrea | 152 |
| 42 | Barbara | 147 |
| 43 | Cheryl | 145 |
| 44 | Leslie | 143 |
| 45 | Dana | 137 |
| 46 | Sheila | 136 |
| 47 | Kathy | 130 |
| 48 | Carolyn | 125 |
| 49 | Nancy | 121 |
| 50 | Jacqueline | 119 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,678 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,460 |
| 3 | David | 1,221 |
| 4 | John | 1,120 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,003 |
| 6 | William | 952 |
| 7 | Timothy | 756 |
| 8 | Mark | 664 |
| 9 | Charles | 646 |
| 10 | Christopher | 602 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 597 |
| 12 | Richard | 549 |
| 13 | Anthony | 441 |
| 14 | Kenneth | 432 |
| 14 | Thomas | 432 |
| 16 | Brian | 427 |
| 17 | Kevin | 411 |
| 18 | Gregory | 382 |
| 19 | Steven | 372 |
| 20 | Terry | 361 |
| 21 | Joseph | 338 |
| 22 | Jeffery | 321 |
| 23 | Paul | 315 |
| 24 | Stephen | 302 |
| 25 | Ronald | 296 |
| 26 | Jerry | 295 |
| 27 | Tony | 289 |
| 28 | Gary | 279 |
| 29 | Larry | 272 |
| 30 | Donald | 258 |
| 31 | Billy | 253 |
| 32 | Eric | 236 |
| 33 | Bobby | 232 |
| 34 | Scott | 227 |
| 35 | Patrick | 213 |
| 36 | Jimmy | 207 |
| 36 | Johnny | 207 |
| 38 | Rodney | 204 |
| 39 | Keith | 194 |
| 39 | Ricky | 194 |
| 41 | Daniel | 191 |
| 42 | George | 189 |
| 43 | Randy | 182 |
| 44 | Edward | 174 |
| 45 | Randall | 172 |
| 46 | Roger | 170 |
| 47 | Danny | 167 |
| 48 | Bryan | 161 |
| 49 | Douglas | 149 |
| 50 | Phillip | 145 |