State roster

Top names in New Hampshire

The names most likely to appear on 1968 New Hampshire birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 10,065 New Hampshire births in 1968 across 360 distinct names.

Distinctively New Hampshire

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say New Hampshire more than they say America.

#52Danaoutside the national top 200
#77Rolandoutside the national top 200
#87Robertaoutside the national top 200
#71Francis#175 nationally
#98Gordonoutside the national top 200
#64Nathan#163 nationally
#91Jody#190 nationally
#60Norman#155 nationally
#96Kerry#186 nationally
#98Monique#188 nationally
#52Judith#140 nationally
#81Kelley#168 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa214US #1
#2Jennifer168US #4
#3Michelle145US #2
#4Kimberly108US #3
#5Christine98US #14
#6Tammy93US #8
#7Kelly91US #12
#8Karen87US #9
#9Melissa82US #5
#10Susan82US #10
#11Amy74US #13
#12Wendy73US #31
#13Tina69US #18
#14Pamela63US #20
#15Deborah59US #27
#16Laura59US #11
#17Michele59US #29
#18Elizabeth57US #17
#19Donna56US #24
#20Patricia56US #15
#21Kristen55US #107
#22Mary54US #6
#23Lori51US #22
#24Stephanie51US #23
#25Heidi50US #89
#26Julie50US #16
#27Cheryl48US #37
#28Cynthia48US #19
#29Linda45US #28
#30Nancy45US #39
#31Kathleen44US #40
#32Rebecca43US #33
#33Heather41US #62
#34Laurie41US #79
#35Denise40US #35
#36Sharon38US #32
#37Dawn37US #21
#38Brenda36US #34
#39Diane36US #51
#40Tracy36US #25
#41Christina35US #44
#42Lynn35US #85
#43Sandra35US #26
#44Catherine34US #56
#45Debra34US #38
#46Robin34US #43
#47Angela31US #7
#48Beth31US #74
#49Jill30US #46
#50Holly29US #103
#51Theresa29US #47
#52Judith28US #140
#53Paula28US #45
#54Suzanne28US #69
#55Bonnie27US #116
#56Kim26US #57
#57Ann25US #54
#58Carol25US #49
#59Katherine25US #75
#60Kristin25US #84
#61Tracey25US #72
#62Andrea24US #48
#63Cindy24US #67
#64Sarah24US #78
#65Carrie23US #86
#66Kristine23US #105
#67Renee23US #65
#68Stacey22US #55
#69Margaret21US #63
#70Barbara20US #36
#71Darlene20US #121
#72Terri20US #83
#73Anne19US #88
#74Cathy19US #134
#75Rhonda19US #42
#76Sherry18US #52
#77Jane17US #146
#78Leslie17US #66
#79Sheila17US #59
#80Gina16US #58
#81Kelley16US #168
#82Victoria16US #82
#83Diana15US #71
#84Nicole15US #108
#85Rachel15US #92
#86Carolyn14US #61
#87Roberta14
#88Teresa14US #30
#89Valerie14US #77
#90Charlene13US #166
#91Colleen13US #101
#92Joanne13US #154
#93Kathryn13US #100
#94Jacqueline12US #50
#95Kathy12US #76
#96Kerry12US #186
#97Maria12US #41
#98Monique12US #188
#99Penny12US #124
#100Tanya12US #106

Boys

#1Michael331US #1
#2David243US #2
#3Robert222US #5
#4Scott205US #14
#5John202US #3
#6James201US #4
#7Christopher163US #9
#8Jeffrey156US #11
#9Richard156US #8
#10Mark142US #7
#11Brian119US #10
#12Kevin117US #17
#13Daniel115US #18
#14William108US #6
#15Timothy106US #13
#16Steven100US #15
#17Thomas99US #12
#18Matthew96US #24
#19Paul85US #19
#20Eric75US #22
#21Stephen75US #27
#22Keith67US #35
#23Joseph65US #16
#24Kenneth62US #23
#25Peter60US #39
#26Shawn59US #43
#27Donald56US #29
#28Ronald54US #25
#29Patrick50US #30
#30Todd49US #28
#31Andrew48US #34
#32Sean48US #37
#33Charles47US #20
#34Gary47US #32
#35Jonathan45US #53
#36Bruce42US #61
#37Douglas42US #33
#38Gregory41US #26
#39George38US #36
#40Marc37US #84
#41Raymond36US #50
#42Edward35US #31
#43Jason33US #47
#44Craig32US #41
#45Wayne32US #63
#46Anthony31US #21
#47Dennis30US #45
#48Roger28US #55
#49Alan27US #74
#50Jay25US #88
#51Randy23US #54
#52Dana22
#53Frank22US #49
#54Troy20US #40
#55Dean18US #78
#56Russell18US #56
#57Shane17US #120
#58Arthur16US #98
#59Benjamin16US #99
#60Norman16US #155
#61Barry15US #107
#62Glenn15US #92
#63Lawrence15US #67
#64Nathan15US #163
#65Philip15US #82
#66Walter15US #83
#67Frederick14US #113
#68Jon14US #65
#69Allen13US #100
#70Chris13US #64
#71Francis13US #175
#72Gerald13US #62
#73Joel13US #80
#74Ricky13US #70
#75Dale12US #91
#76Lee12US #106
#77Roland12
#78Adam11US #119
#79Albert11US #103
#80Carl11US #59
#81Rodney11US #42
#82Bryan10US #51
#83Darrell10US #86
#84Martin10US #68
#85Ryan10US #131
#86Theodore10US #149
#87Bradley9US #57
#88Glen9US #162
#89Jeff9US #90
#90Jeffery9US #46
#91Jody9US #190
#92Kurt9US #123
#93Randall9US #79
#94Aaron8US #87
#95Brent8US #102
#96Brett8US #105
#97Erik8US #125
#98Gordon8
#99Henry8US #95
#100Leonard8US #128

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑47Judith#52
↑32Carrie#65
↑26Frank#53
↑25Jill#49
↑25Nathan#64
↑24Shane#57
↑23Kristen#21
↑22Christina#41

Falling

↓44Kathy#95
↓35Brett#96
↓30Carl#80
↓27Barbara#70
↓26Erik#97
↓24Bryan#82
↓20Randall#93
↓19Sherry#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.