Popular Baby Names in 1978
The most popular baby names in 1978.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Jill | Girl | 5,677 |
| 47 | Tracy | Girl | 5,631 |
| 48 | Patricia | Girl | 5,498 |
| 56 | Todd | Boy | 5,497 |
| 49 | Susan | Girl | 5,418 |
| 50 | Cynthia | Girl | 5,403 |
| 57 | Samuel | Boy | 5,393 |
| 51 | Kristy | Girl | 5,332 |
| 58 | George | Boy | 5,299 |
| 52 | Dawn | Girl | 5,217 |
| 59 | Douglas | Boy | 5,150 |
| 60 | Gary | Boy | 5,112 |
| 53 | Stacey | Girl | 4,998 |
| 54 | Melanie | Girl | 4,996 |
| 55 | Holly | Girl | 4,972 |
| 61 | Corey | Boy | 4,942 |
| 56 | Wendy | Girl | 4,918 |
| 62 | Juan | Boy | 4,837 |
| 57 | Kathryn | Girl | 4,808 |
| 58 | Alicia | Girl | 4,752 |
| 59 | Christy | Girl | 4,661 |
| 60 | Lori | Girl | 4,631 |
| 63 | Kyle | Boy | 4,517 |
| 64 | Larry | Boy | 4,514 |
| 61 | Brandi | Girl | 4,500 |
| 65 | Shane | Boy | 4,480 |
| 66 | Craig | Boy | 4,473 |
| 62 | Kristen | Girl | 4,368 |
| 67 | Phillip | Boy | 4,362 |
| 63 | Leslie | Girl | 4,342 |
| 64 | Kristina | Girl | 4,229 |
| 68 | Dustin | Boy | 4,177 |
| 65 | Anna | Girl | 4,173 |
| 66 | Natalie | Girl | 4,165 |
| 69 | Raymond | Boy | 4,134 |
| 67 | Tammy | Girl | 4,070 |
| 68 | Courtney | Girl | 4,031 |
| 69 | Sandra | Girl | 4,005 |
| 71 | Jaime | Girl | 4,003 |
| 70 | Dana | Girl | 4,003 |
| 70 | Marcus | Boy | 3,996 |
| 72 | Catherine | Girl | 3,959 |
| 73 | Veronica | Girl | 3,934 |
| 74 | Samantha | Girl | 3,888 |
| 75 | Allison | Girl | 3,864 |
| 71 | Dennis | Boy | 3,860 |
| 76 | Vanessa | Girl | 3,853 |
| 72 | Jared | Boy | 3,847 |
| 73 | Cory | Boy | 3,843 |
| 77 | Tonya | Girl | 3,826 |
| 74 | Joel | Boy | 3,810 |
| 78 | Kristin | Girl | 3,807 |
| 75 | Derek | Boy | 3,801 |
| 76 | Derrick | Boy | 3,786 |
| 77 | Frank | Boy | 3,776 |
| 79 | Kathleen | Girl | 3,743 |
| 78 | Carlos | Boy | 3,729 |
| 79 | Antonio | Boy | 3,677 |
| 80 | Lauren | Girl | 3,670 |
| 81 | Jacqueline | Girl | 3,576 |
| 82 | Tanya | Girl | 3,576 |
| 83 | Heidi | Girl | 3,567 |
| 84 | Melinda | Girl | 3,563 |
| 80 | Jeffery | Boy | 3,543 |
| 85 | Denise | Girl | 3,519 |
| 86 | Michele | Girl | 3,484 |
| 87 | Ashley | Girl | 3,482 |
| 88 | Teresa | Girl | 3,472 |
| 81 | Jeremiah | Boy | 3,445 |
| 89 | Robin | Girl | 3,440 |
| 82 | Jerry | Boy | 3,427 |
| 90 | Katie | Girl | 3,426 |
| 91 | Sabrina | Girl | 3,350 |
| 83 | Wesley | Boy | 3,306 |
| 92 | Valerie | Girl | 3,299 |
| 84 | Philip | Boy | 3,298 |
| 85 | Erik | Boy | 3,262 |
| 93 | Gina | Girl | 3,221 |
| 86 | Randy | Boy | 3,220 |
| 87 | Brent | Boy | 3,181 |
| 94 | Cheryl | Girl | 3,167 |
| 88 | Troy | Boy | 3,153 |
| 89 | Zachary | Boy | 3,129 |
| 90 | Gabriel | Boy | 3,126 |
| 95 | Lindsay | Girl | 3,123 |
| 96 | Mandy | Girl | 3,110 |
| 91 | Terry | Boy | 3,089 |
| 97 | Nancy | Girl | 3,045 |
| 92 | Casey | Boy | 3,003 |
| 98 | Kristi | Girl | 2,992 |
| 93 | Russell | Boy | 2,984 |
| 99 | Renee | Girl | 2,969 |
| 100 | Linda | Girl | 2,930 |
| 94 | Nathaniel | Boy | 2,925 |
| 101 | Theresa | Girl | 2,922 |
| 102 | Diana | Girl | 2,885 |
| 103 | Brenda | Girl | 2,873 |
| 95 | Jamie | Boy | 2,865 |
| 104 | Erika | Girl | 2,826 |
| 96 | Curtis | Boy | 2,825 |