Most Popular Names in California in 1978
These rankings use SSA state records for California. Girl and boy source categories are shown separately, and every result identifies the year.
Popular Girl Names in California in 1978
#1 JenniferUp 2 places since 19685,295 births#2 MelissaUp 19 places since 19682,450 births#3 JessicaUp 119 places since 19682,418 births#4 MichelleDown 2 places since 19682,307 births#5 SarahUp 97 places since 19682,141 births#6 ChristinaUp 14 places since 19682,020 births#7 NicoleUp 52 places since 19681,935 births#8 MariaUp 2 places since 19681,911 births#9 ElizabethUp 2 places since 19681,794 births#10 HeatherUp 35 places since 19681,749 births#11 LisaDown 10 places since 19681,747 births#12 AngelaUp 7 places since 19681,434 births#13 AmyUp 23 places since 19681,398 births#14 StephanieUp 4 places since 19681,383 births#15 KimberlyDown 11 places since 19681,301 births#16 KellyDown 4 places since 19681,258 births#17 RebeccaUp 16 places since 19681,217 births#18 VeronicaUp 43 places since 19681,202 births#19 AmandaUp 158 places since 19681,188 births#20 MonicaUp 18 places since 19681,126 births#21 AmberUp 169 places since 19681,113 births#22 AndreaUp 18 places since 19681,069 births#23 LauraDown 18 places since 19681,058 births#24 ShannonUp 10 places since 19681,052 births#25 ErinUp 74 places since 19681,023 births#26 ChristineDown 19 places since 1968965 births#27 RachelUp 52 places since 1968952 births#28 CrystalUp 120 places since 1968912 births#29 JulieDown 23 places since 1968877 births#30 SaraUp 116 places since 1968868 births#31 DanielleUp 70 places since 1968860 births#31 JamieUp 80 places since 1968860 births#33 PatriciaDown 24 places since 1968855 births#34 CynthiaDown 19 places since 1968809 births#35 VanessaUp 191 places since 1968808 births#36 EricaUp 170 places since 1968806 births#37 SandraDown 20 places since 1968785 births#38 AprilUp 43 places since 1968760 births#39 MaryDown 26 places since 1968701 births#40 TiffanyUp 52 places since 1968650 births#41 AliciaUp 45 places since 1968646 births#42 NancyDown 5 places since 1968628 births#43 KatherineUp 22 places since 1968608 births#44 WendyDown 20 places since 1968594 births#45 EmilyUp 223 places since 1968567 births#46 AnnaUp 23 places since 1968556 births#47 DianaDown 3 places since 1968553 births#48 KarenDown 40 places since 1968539 births#49 CarrieUp 25 places since 1968536 births#50 MeganUp 242 places since 1968510 births#51 ErikaUp 142 places since 1968505 births#52 NatalieUp 80 places since 1968501 births#53 GinaDown 21 places since 1968497 births#54 KristinaUp 53 places since 1968493 births#55 BrandyUp 313 places since 1968472 births#56 StacyDown 10 places since 1968467 births#57 DeniseDown 31 places since 1968457 births#58 ClaudiaUp 94 places since 1968451 births#59 MelanieUp 60 places since 1968442 births#60 SabrinaUp 91 places since 1968437 births#61 TeresaDown 30 places since 1968436 births#62 AngelicaUp 171 places since 1968435 births#63 ValerieUp 17 places since 1968429 births#64 DesireeUp 162 places since 1968428 births#65 SusanDown 49 places since 1968424 births#66 TinaDown 52 places since 1968414 births#67 TracyDown 40 places since 1968410 births#68 AnaUp 72 places since 1968404 births#68 TaraUp 142 places since 1968404 births#70 LindaDown 42 places since 1968403 births#71 KristenUp 22 places since 1968401 births#72 JaimeUp 477 places since 1968399 births#72 TanyaUp 10 places since 1968399 births#74 LeslieDown 5 places since 1968396 births#75 LeticiaUp 40 places since 1968395 births#76 StaceyDown 24 places since 1968392 births#77 BrendaDown 29 places since 1968391 births#78 KristyUp 165 places since 1968390 births#79 DawnDown 49 places since 1968388 births#80 JacquelineDown 8 places since 1968384 births#81 MicheleDown 58 places since 1968381 births#82 JuliaUp 32 places since 1968372 births#83 AllisonUp 114 places since 1968370 births#83 KathrynUp 21 places since 1968370 births#85 MoniqueUp 23 places since 1968364 births#86 KristinDown 13 places since 1968363 births#87 RosaUp 30 places since 1968361 births#87 SoniaUp 39 places since 1968361 births#89 JillDown 40 places since 1968360 births#90 AdrianaUp 139 places since 1968357 births#91 BrandiUp 188 places since 1968354 births#91 MistyUp 267 places since 1968354 births#93 TamaraDown 38 places since 1968352 births#94 CatherineDown 36 places since 1968348 births#95 HeidiDown 17 places since 1968346 births#96 VictoriaDown 32 places since 1968342 births#97 ReneeDown 40 places since 1968337 births#98 KathleenDown 63 places since 1968332 births#99 LindsayUp 1131 places since 1968318 births#100 HollyUp 22 places since 1968310 births
Popular Boy Names in California in 1978
#1 MichaelSame rank as 19686,490 births#2 DavidSame rank as 19684,580 births#3 JasonUp 32 places since 19684,302 births#4 ChristopherUp 5 places since 19684,067 births#5 DanielUp 7 places since 19683,432 births#6 RobertDown 3 places since 19683,310 births#7 JamesDown 2 places since 19683,062 births#8 MatthewUp 14 places since 19683,033 births#9 JohnDown 5 places since 19682,926 births#10 BrianSame rank as 19682,766 births#11 JoshuaUp 205 places since 19682,550 births#12 JoseUp 20 places since 19682,512 births#13 JosephUp 8 places since 19682,457 births#14 RyanUp 105 places since 19682,446 births#15 AnthonyUp 4 places since 19682,037 births#16 EricDown 3 places since 19681,957 births#17 RichardDown 11 places since 19681,933 births#18 StevenDown 10 places since 19681,873 births#19 NicholasUp 106 places since 19681,765 births#20 KevinDown 2 places since 19681,692 births#21 WilliamDown 10 places since 19681,658 births#22 JeffreyDown 7 places since 19681,579 births#23 JuanUp 30 places since 19681,486 births#24 AndrewUp 12 places since 19681,461 births#25 JeremyUp 222 places since 19681,436 births#26 JustinUp 161 places since 19681,395 births#27 TimothyDown 10 places since 19681,342 births#28 MarkDown 21 places since 19681,321 births#29 AaronUp 21 places since 19681,308 births#30 ThomasDown 10 places since 19681,258 births#31 ScottDown 17 places since 19681,252 births#32 PaulDown 16 places since 19681,241 births#33 AdamUp 72 places since 19681,216 births#34 JonathanUp 21 places since 19681,055 births#35 BenjaminUp 59 places since 19681,021 births#36 CharlesDown 11 places since 1968976 births#37 SeanDown 13 places since 1968958 births#38 GregoryDown 12 places since 1968947 births#39 BrandonUp 198 places since 1968920 births#40 CarlosUp 18 places since 1968916 births#41 JesseUp 58 places since 1968868 births#42 NathanUp 142 places since 1968845 births#43 KennethDown 20 places since 1968827 births#44 JesusUp 42 places since 1968823 births#45 StephenDown 17 places since 1968807 births#46 BryanUp 1 places since 1968778 births#46 EdwardDown 15 places since 1968778 births#48 GabrielUp 88 places since 1968767 births#49 PatrickDown 16 places since 1968728 births#50 JacobUp 273 places since 1968715 births#51 ManuelUp 12 places since 1968671 births#52 VictorUp 8 places since 1968668 births#53 MiguelUp 54 places since 1968643 births#54 JorgeUp 77 places since 1968640 births#54 MarioUp 31 places since 1968640 births#56 ShawnDown 14 places since 1968624 births#57 LuisUp 35 places since 1968621 births#58 RicardoUp 40 places since 1968609 births#59 FranciscoUp 41 places since 1968605 births#60 PeterDown 19 places since 1968597 births#61 ShaunUp 174 places since 1968563 births#62 ErikUp 2 places since 1968556 births#63 RaymondDown 18 places since 1968549 births#64 DonaldDown 30 places since 1968531 births#65 ChadUp 86 places since 1968527 births#66 AntonioUp 38 places since 1968521 births#67 RobertoUp 39 places since 1968514 births#67 TravisUp 94 places since 1968514 births#69 SamuelUp 22 places since 1968508 births#70 GeorgeDown 32 places since 1968507 births#70 RubenUp 19 places since 1968507 births#72 OscarUp 110 places since 1968504 births#73 FrankDown 34 places since 1968499 births#74 RonaldDown 47 places since 1968496 births#75 AlejandroUp 114 places since 1968493 births#76 JaimeUp 55 places since 1968486 births#77 PhillipDown 4 places since 1968484 births#78 JoelUp 5 places since 1968477 births#79 AlexanderUp 32 places since 1968456 births#80 FernandoUp 90 places since 1968452 births#81 JavierUp 57 places since 1968440 births#82 GaryDown 52 places since 1968438 births#83 SergioUp 78 places since 1968423 births#84 AdrianUp 76 places since 1968416 births#84 EduardoUp 86 places since 1968416 births#86 KeithDown 42 places since 1968408 births#87 DustinUp 213 places since 1968406 births#87 ToddDown 58 places since 1968406 births#89 JeremiahUp 675 places since 1968402 births#90 HectorUp 37 places since 1968383 births#91 DouglasDown 54 places since 1968380 births#92 KyleUp 88 places since 1968375 births#93 CesarUp 177 places since 1968373 births#94 ShaneUp 21 places since 1968372 births#95 JaredUp 226 places since 1968369 births#96 VincentDown 24 places since 1968368 births#97 SalvadorUp 79 places since 1968353 births#98 RaulUp 16 places since 1968346 births#99 LarryDown 53 places since 1968345 births#100 ArmandoUp 42 places since 1968341 births
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