Top baby names of 1978

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Jennifer56,318
  2. Melissa28,327
  3. Jessica26,103
  4. Amy23,214
  5. Heather22,270
  6. Amanda20,519
  7. Angela20,518
  8. Sarah19,976
  9. Michelle18,856
  10. Nicole17,280
  11. Lisa17,034
  12. Kelly16,977
  13. Kimberly16,878
  14. Elizabeth16,809
  15. Christina16,369
  16. Stephanie16,232
  17. Rebecca13,795
  18. Crystal12,592
  19. Laura11,242
  20. Jamie10,982
  21. Erin10,787
  22. Shannon10,599
  23. Andrea10,461
  24. Mary10,040
  25. Rachel9,802
  26. Julie9,794
  27. April9,591
  28. Sara8,869
  29. Christine8,272
  30. Amber8,174
  31. Danielle7,983
  32. Tiffany7,700
  33. Emily7,473
  34. Erica7,341
  35. Carrie7,318
  36. Maria7,019
  37. Brandy6,699
  38. Katherine6,625
  39. Karen6,371
  40. Tara6,330
  41. Megan5,897
  42. Monica5,867
  43. Misty5,834
  44. Stacy5,776
  45. Tina5,699
  46. Jill5,677
  47. Tracy5,631
  48. Patricia5,498
  49. Susan5,418
  50. Cynthia5,403

Boys

  1. Michael67,133
  2. Jason51,604
  3. Christopher47,236
  4. David40,684
  5. James39,902
  6. Matthew34,285
  7. John34,018
  8. Robert33,379
  9. Brian29,435
  10. Joseph26,667
  11. Daniel26,442
  12. Joshua25,206
  13. William24,174
  14. Ryan21,322
  15. Kevin20,096
  16. Eric19,763
  17. Timothy19,597
  18. Jeremy19,510
  19. Jeffrey16,993
  20. Anthony16,809
  21. Richard16,733
  22. Andrew16,722
  23. Thomas16,483
  24. Steven16,391
  25. Nicholas16,343
  26. Mark14,854
  27. Charles14,845
  28. Justin14,184
  29. Adam13,919
  30. Scott13,540
  31. Jonathan12,514
  32. Aaron12,298
  33. Paul11,733
  34. Benjamin11,414
  35. Chad10,108
  36. Nathan9,892
  37. Stephen9,855
  38. Gregory9,342
  39. Shawn9,290
  40. Brandon9,241
  41. Kenneth9,021
  42. Patrick8,831
  43. Bryan7,291
  44. Jose7,147
  45. Sean7,062
  46. Travis6,955
  47. Edward6,480
  48. Donald6,423
  49. Keith6,172
  50. Jacob6,162