Popular Baby Names in 1978
The most popular baby names in 1978.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | Boy | 67,133 |
| 1 | Jennifer | Girl | 56,318 |
| 2 | Jason | Boy | 51,604 |
| 3 | Christopher | Boy | 47,236 |
| 4 | David | Boy | 40,684 |
| 5 | James | Boy | 39,902 |
| 6 | Matthew | Boy | 34,285 |
| 7 | John | Boy | 34,018 |
| 8 | Robert | Boy | 33,379 |
| 9 | Brian | Boy | 29,435 |
| 2 | Melissa | Girl | 28,327 |
| 10 | Joseph | Boy | 26,667 |
| 11 | Daniel | Boy | 26,442 |
| 3 | Jessica | Girl | 26,103 |
| 12 | Joshua | Boy | 25,206 |
| 13 | William | Boy | 24,174 |
| 4 | Amy | Girl | 23,214 |
| 5 | Heather | Girl | 22,270 |
| 14 | Ryan | Boy | 21,322 |
| 6 | Amanda | Girl | 20,519 |
| 7 | Angela | Girl | 20,518 |
| 15 | Kevin | Boy | 20,096 |
| 8 | Sarah | Girl | 19,976 |
| 16 | Eric | Boy | 19,763 |
| 17 | Timothy | Boy | 19,597 |
| 18 | Jeremy | Boy | 19,510 |
| 9 | Michelle | Girl | 18,856 |
| 10 | Nicole | Girl | 17,280 |
| 11 | Lisa | Girl | 17,034 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | Boy | 16,993 |
| 12 | Kelly | Girl | 16,977 |
| 13 | Kimberly | Girl | 16,878 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | Girl | 16,809 |
| 20 | Anthony | Boy | 16,809 |
| 21 | Richard | Boy | 16,733 |
| 22 | Andrew | Boy | 16,722 |
| 23 | Thomas | Boy | 16,483 |
| 24 | Steven | Boy | 16,391 |
| 15 | Christina | Girl | 16,369 |
| 25 | Nicholas | Boy | 16,343 |
| 16 | Stephanie | Girl | 16,232 |
| 26 | Mark | Boy | 14,854 |
| 27 | Charles | Boy | 14,845 |
| 28 | Justin | Boy | 14,184 |
| 29 | Adam | Boy | 13,919 |
| 17 | Rebecca | Girl | 13,795 |
| 30 | Scott | Boy | 13,540 |
| 18 | Crystal | Girl | 12,592 |
| 31 | Jonathan | Boy | 12,514 |
| 32 | Aaron | Boy | 12,298 |
| 33 | Paul | Boy | 11,733 |
| 34 | Benjamin | Boy | 11,414 |
| 19 | Laura | Girl | 11,242 |
| 20 | Jamie | Girl | 10,982 |
| 21 | Erin | Girl | 10,787 |
| 22 | Shannon | Girl | 10,599 |
| 23 | Andrea | Girl | 10,461 |
| 35 | Chad | Boy | 10,108 |
| 24 | Mary | Girl | 10,040 |
| 36 | Nathan | Boy | 9,892 |
| 37 | Stephen | Boy | 9,855 |
| 25 | Rachel | Girl | 9,802 |
| 26 | Julie | Girl | 9,794 |
| 27 | April | Girl | 9,591 |
| 38 | Gregory | Boy | 9,342 |
| 39 | Shawn | Boy | 9,290 |
| 40 | Brandon | Boy | 9,241 |
| 41 | Kenneth | Boy | 9,021 |
| 28 | Sara | Girl | 8,869 |
| 42 | Patrick | Boy | 8,831 |
| 29 | Christine | Girl | 8,272 |
| 30 | Amber | Girl | 8,174 |
| 31 | Danielle | Girl | 7,983 |
| 32 | Tiffany | Girl | 7,700 |
| 33 | Emily | Girl | 7,473 |
| 34 | Erica | Girl | 7,341 |
| 35 | Carrie | Girl | 7,318 |
| 43 | Bryan | Boy | 7,291 |
| 44 | Jose | Boy | 7,147 |
| 45 | Sean | Boy | 7,062 |
| 36 | Maria | Girl | 7,019 |
| 46 | Travis | Boy | 6,955 |
| 37 | Brandy | Girl | 6,699 |
| 38 | Katherine | Girl | 6,625 |
| 47 | Edward | Boy | 6,480 |
| 48 | Donald | Boy | 6,423 |
| 39 | Karen | Girl | 6,371 |
| 40 | Tara | Girl | 6,330 |
| 49 | Keith | Boy | 6,172 |
| 50 | Jacob | Boy | 6,162 |
| 51 | Jesse | Boy | 6,107 |
| 52 | Shaun | Boy | 6,105 |
| 53 | Bradley | Boy | 6,096 |
| 41 | Megan | Girl | 5,897 |
| 54 | Peter | Boy | 5,874 |
| 42 | Monica | Girl | 5,867 |
| 43 | Misty | Girl | 5,834 |
| 44 | Stacy | Girl | 5,776 |
| 55 | Ronald | Boy | 5,759 |
| 45 | Tina | Girl | 5,699 |