Most Popular Names of 1978
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1978
#1 Jennifer56,314 births#2 Melissa28,327 births#3 Jessica26,102 births#4 Amy23,213 births#5 Heather22,270 births#6 Amanda20,520 births#7 Angela20,517 births#8 Sarah19,976 births#9 Michelle18,856 births#10 Nicole17,279 births#11 Lisa17,033 births#12 Kelly16,976 births#13 Kimberly16,879 births#14 Elizabeth16,807 births#15 Christina16,367 births#16 Stephanie16,233 births#17 Rebecca13,796 births#18 Crystal12,594 births#19 Laura11,240 births#20 Jamie10,982 births#21 Erin10,786 births#22 Shannon10,598 births#23 Andrea10,461 births#24 Mary10,040 births#25 Rachel9,802 births#26 Julie9,794 births#27 April9,590 births#28 Sara8,869 births#29 Christine8,272 births#30 Amber8,174 births#31 Danielle7,983 births#32 Tiffany7,701 births#33 Emily7,473 births#34 Erica7,340 births#35 Carrie7,318 births#36 Maria7,021 births#37 Brandy6,699 births#38 Katherine6,625 births#39 Karen6,371 births#40 Tara6,330 births#41 Megan5,895 births#42 Monica5,867 births#43 Misty5,834 births#44 Stacy5,776 births#45 Tina5,699 births#46 Jill5,676 births#47 Tracy5,631 births#48 Patricia5,498 births#49 Susan5,418 births#50 Cynthia5,403 births#51 Kristy5,332 births#52 Dawn5,217 births#53 Stacey4,998 births#54 Melanie4,996 births#55 Holly4,972 births#56 Wendy4,918 births#57 Kathryn4,808 births#58 Alicia4,752 births#59 Christy4,661 births#60 Lori4,631 births#61 Brandi4,500 births#62 Kristen4,368 births#63 Leslie4,342 births#64 Kristina4,229 births#65 Anna4,173 births#66 Natalie4,165 births#67 Tammy4,070 births#68 Courtney4,031 births#69 Sandra4,005 births#70 Jaime4,003 births#71 Dana4,002 births#72 Catherine3,958 births#73 Veronica3,933 births#74 Samantha3,886 births#75 Allison3,864 births#76 Vanessa3,853 births#77 Tonya3,826 births#78 Kristin3,807 births#79 Kathleen3,743 births#80 Lauren3,669 births#81 Jacqueline3,576 births#81 Tanya3,576 births#83 Heidi3,567 births#84 Melinda3,563 births#85 Denise3,519 births#86 Michele3,484 births#87 Ashley3,482 births#88 Teresa3,472 births#89 Robin3,440 births#90 Katie3,426 births#91 Sabrina3,350 births#92 Valerie3,299 births#93 Gina3,220 births#94 Cheryl3,167 births#95 Lindsay3,123 births#96 Mandy3,110 births#97 Nancy3,044 births#98 Kristi2,992 births#99 Renee2,969 births#100 Linda2,932 births
Popular Boy Names in 1978
#1 Michael67,127 births#2 Jason51,600 births#3 Christopher47,236 births#4 David40,684 births#5 James39,894 births#6 Matthew34,282 births#7 John34,014 births#8 Robert33,374 births#9 Brian29,432 births#10 Joseph26,663 births#11 Daniel26,441 births#12 Joshua25,204 births#13 William24,170 births#14 Ryan21,322 births#15 Kevin20,094 births#16 Eric19,761 births#17 Timothy19,597 births#18 Jeremy19,509 births#19 Jeffrey16,989 births#20 Anthony16,808 births#21 Richard16,734 births#22 Andrew16,720 births#23 Thomas16,481 births#24 Steven16,390 births#25 Nicholas16,342 births#26 Mark14,851 births#27 Charles14,844 births#28 Justin14,183 births#29 Adam13,918 births#30 Scott13,539 births#31 Jonathan12,514 births#32 Aaron12,299 births#33 Paul11,733 births#34 Benjamin11,414 births#35 Chad10,107 births#36 Nathan9,890 births#37 Stephen9,854 births#38 Gregory9,340 births#39 Shawn9,289 births#40 Brandon9,241 births#41 Kenneth9,021 births#42 Patrick8,830 births#43 Bryan7,291 births#44 Jose7,148 births#45 Sean7,059 births#46 Travis6,953 births#47 Edward6,473 births#48 Donald6,423 births#49 Keith6,172 births#50 Jacob6,161 births#51 Jesse6,107 births#52 Shaun6,105 births#53 Bradley6,096 births#54 Peter5,872 births#55 Ronald5,758 births#56 Todd5,497 births#57 Samuel5,394 births#58 George5,297 births#59 Douglas5,151 births#60 Gary5,111 births#61 Corey4,942 births#62 Juan4,837 births#63 Kyle4,517 births#64 Larry4,514 births#65 Shane4,480 births#66 Craig4,472 births#67 Phillip4,362 births#68 Dustin4,177 births#69 Raymond4,134 births#70 Marcus3,995 births#71 Dennis3,861 births#72 Jared3,847 births#73 Cory3,842 births#74 Joel3,810 births#75 Derek3,800 births#76 Derrick3,786 births#77 Frank3,775 births#78 Carlos3,729 births#79 Antonio3,677 births#80 Jeffery3,543 births#81 Jeremiah3,445 births#82 Jerry3,427 births#83 Wesley3,306 births#84 Philip3,298 births#85 Erik3,261 births#86 Randy3,220 births#87 Brent3,181 births#88 Troy3,152 births#89 Zachary3,127 births#90 Gabriel3,126 births#91 Terry3,089 births#92 Casey3,003 births#93 Russell2,984 births#94 Nathaniel2,925 births#95 Jamie2,864 births#96 Curtis2,825 births#97 Tony2,770 births#98 Alexander2,738 births#99 Billy2,695 births#100 Carl2,606 births