Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1978
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(67,133) |
Michael |
67,133 |
| 2(51,604) |
Jason |
51,604 |
| 3(47,236) |
Christopher |
47,236 |
| 4(40,684) |
David |
40,684 |
| 5(39,902) |
James |
39,902 |
| 6(34,285) |
Matthew |
34,285 |
| 7(34,018) |
John |
34,018 |
| 8(33,379) |
Robert |
33,379 |
| 9(29,435) |
Brian |
29,435 |
| 10(26,667) |
Joseph |
26,667 |
| 11(26,442) |
Daniel |
26,442 |
| 12(25,206) |
Joshua |
25,206 |
| 13(24,174) |
William |
24,174 |
| 14(21,322) |
Ryan |
21,322 |
| 15(20,096) |
Kevin |
20,096 |
| 16(19,763) |
Eric |
19,763 |
| 17(19,597) |
Timothy |
19,597 |
| 18(19,510) |
Jeremy |
19,510 |
| 19(16,993) |
Jeffrey |
16,993 |
| 20(16,809) |
Anthony |
16,809 |
| 21(16,733) |
Richard |
16,733 |
| 22(16,722) |
Andrew |
16,722 |
| 23(16,483) |
Thomas |
16,483 |
| 24(16,391) |
Steven |
16,391 |
| 25(16,343) |
Nicholas |
16,343 |
| 26(14,854) |
Mark |
14,854 |
| 27(14,845) |
Charles |
14,845 |
| 28(14,184) |
Justin |
14,184 |
| 29(13,919) |
Adam |
13,919 |
| 30(13,540) |
Scott |
13,540 |
| 31(12,514) |
Jonathan |
12,514 |
| 32(12,298) |
Aaron |
12,298 |
| 33(11,733) |
Paul |
11,733 |
| 34(11,414) |
Benjamin |
11,414 |
| 35(10,108) |
Chad |
10,108 |
| 36(9,892) |
Nathan |
9,892 |
| 37(9,855) |
Stephen |
9,855 |
| 38(9,342) |
Gregory |
9,342 |
| 39(9,290) |
Shawn |
9,290 |
| 40(9,241) |
Brandon |
9,241 |
| 41(9,021) |
Kenneth |
9,021 |
| 42(8,831) |
Patrick |
8,831 |
| 43(7,291) |
Bryan |
7,291 |
| 44(7,147) |
Jose |
7,147 |
| 45(7,062) |
Sean |
7,062 |
| 46(6,955) |
Travis |
6,955 |
| 47(6,480) |
Edward |
6,480 |
| 48(6,423) |
Donald |
6,423 |
| 49(6,172) |
Keith |
6,172 |
| 50(6,162) |
Jacob |
6,162 |
| 51(6,107) |
Jesse |
6,107 |
| 52(6,105) |
Shaun |
6,105 |
| 53(6,096) |
Bradley |
6,096 |
| 54(5,874) |
Peter |
5,874 |
| 55(5,759) |
Ronald |
5,759 |
| 56(5,497) |
Todd |
5,497 |
| 57(5,393) |
Samuel |
5,393 |
| 58(5,299) |
George |
5,299 |
| 59(5,150) |
Douglas |
5,150 |
| 60(5,112) |
Gary |
5,112 |
| 61(4,942) |
Corey |
4,942 |
| 62(4,837) |
Juan |
4,837 |
| 63(4,517) |
Kyle |
4,517 |
| 64(4,514) |
Larry |
4,514 |
| 65(4,480) |
Shane |
4,480 |
| 66(4,473) |
Craig |
4,473 |
| 67(4,362) |
Phillip |
4,362 |
| 68(4,177) |
Dustin |
4,177 |
| 69(4,134) |
Raymond |
4,134 |
| 70(3,996) |
Marcus |
3,996 |
| 71(3,860) |
Dennis |
3,860 |
| 72(3,847) |
Jared |
3,847 |
| 73(3,843) |
Cory |
3,843 |
| 74(3,810) |
Joel |
3,810 |
| 75(3,801) |
Derek |
3,801 |
| 76(3,786) |
Derrick |
3,786 |
| 77(3,776) |
Frank |
3,776 |
| 78(3,729) |
Carlos |
3,729 |
| 79(3,677) |
Antonio |
3,677 |
| 80(3,543) |
Jeffery |
3,543 |
| 81(3,445) |
Jeremiah |
3,445 |
| 82(3,427) |
Jerry |
3,427 |
| 83(3,306) |
Wesley |
3,306 |
| 84(3,298) |
Philip |
3,298 |
| 85(3,262) |
Erik |
3,262 |
| 86(3,220) |
Randy |
3,220 |
| 87(3,181) |
Brent |
3,181 |
| 88(3,153) |
Troy |
3,153 |
| 89(3,129) |
Zachary |
3,129 |
| 90(3,126) |
Gabriel |
3,126 |
| 91(3,089) |
Terry |
3,089 |
| 92(3,003) |
Casey |
3,003 |
| 93(2,984) |
Russell |
2,984 |
| 94(2,925) |
Nathaniel |
2,925 |
| 95(2,865) |
Jamie |
2,865 |
| 96(2,825) |
Curtis |
2,825 |
| 97(2,772) |
Tony |
2,772 |
| 98(2,739) |
Alexander |
2,739 |
| 99(2,695) |
Billy |
2,695 |
| 100(2,606) |
Carl |
2,606 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(56,318) |
Jennifer |
56,318 |
| 2(28,327) |
Melissa |
28,327 |
| 3(26,103) |
Jessica |
26,103 |
| 4(23,214) |
Amy |
23,214 |
| 5(22,270) |
Heather |
22,270 |
| 6(20,519) |
Amanda |
20,519 |
| 7(20,518) |
Angela |
20,518 |
| 8(19,976) |
Sarah |
19,976 |
| 9(18,856) |
Michelle |
18,856 |
| 10(17,280) |
Nicole |
17,280 |
| 11(17,034) |
Lisa |
17,034 |
| 12(16,977) |
Kelly |
16,977 |
| 13(16,878) |
Kimberly |
16,878 |
| 14(16,809) |
Elizabeth |
16,809 |
| 15(16,369) |
Christina |
16,369 |
| 16(16,232) |
Stephanie |
16,232 |
| 17(13,795) |
Rebecca |
13,795 |
| 18(12,592) |
Crystal |
12,592 |
| 19(11,242) |
Laura |
11,242 |
| 20(10,982) |
Jamie |
10,982 |
| 21(10,787) |
Erin |
10,787 |
| 22(10,599) |
Shannon |
10,599 |
| 23(10,461) |
Andrea |
10,461 |
| 24(10,040) |
Mary |
10,040 |
| 25(9,802) |
Rachel |
9,802 |
| 26(9,794) |
Julie |
9,794 |
| 27(9,591) |
April |
9,591 |
| 28(8,869) |
Sara |
8,869 |
| 29(8,272) |
Christine |
8,272 |
| 30(8,174) |
Amber |
8,174 |
| 31(7,983) |
Danielle |
7,983 |
| 32(7,700) |
Tiffany |
7,700 |
| 33(7,473) |
Emily |
7,473 |
| 34(7,341) |
Erica |
7,341 |
| 35(7,318) |
Carrie |
7,318 |
| 36(7,019) |
Maria |
7,019 |
| 37(6,699) |
Brandy |
6,699 |
| 38(6,625) |
Katherine |
6,625 |
| 39(6,371) |
Karen |
6,371 |
| 40(6,330) |
Tara |
6,330 |
| 41(5,897) |
Megan |
5,897 |
| 42(5,867) |
Monica |
5,867 |
| 43(5,834) |
Misty |
5,834 |
| 44(5,776) |
Stacy |
5,776 |
| 45(5,699) |
Tina |
5,699 |
| 46(5,677) |
Jill |
5,677 |
| 47(5,631) |
Tracy |
5,631 |
| 48(5,498) |
Patricia |
5,498 |
| 49(5,418) |
Susan |
5,418 |
| 50(5,403) |
Cynthia |
5,403 |
| 51(5,332) |
Kristy |
5,332 |
| 52(5,217) |
Dawn |
5,217 |
| 53(4,998) |
Stacey |
4,998 |
| 54(4,996) |
Melanie |
4,996 |
| 55(4,972) |
Holly |
4,972 |
| 56(4,918) |
Wendy |
4,918 |
| 57(4,808) |
Kathryn |
4,808 |
| 58(4,752) |
Alicia |
4,752 |
| 59(4,661) |
Christy |
4,661 |
| 60(4,631) |
Lori |
4,631 |
| 61(4,500) |
Brandi |
4,500 |
| 62(4,368) |
Kristen |
4,368 |
| 63(4,342) |
Leslie |
4,342 |
| 64(4,229) |
Kristina |
4,229 |
| 65(4,173) |
Anna |
4,173 |
| 66(4,165) |
Natalie |
4,165 |
| 67(4,070) |
Tammy |
4,070 |
| 68(4,031) |
Courtney |
4,031 |
| 69(4,005) |
Sandra |
4,005 |
| 70(4,003) |
Dana |
4,003 |
| 70(4,003) |
Jaime |
4,003 |
| 72(3,959) |
Catherine |
3,959 |
| 73(3,934) |
Veronica |
3,934 |
| 74(3,888) |
Samantha |
3,888 |
| 75(3,864) |
Allison |
3,864 |
| 76(3,853) |
Vanessa |
3,853 |
| 77(3,826) |
Tonya |
3,826 |
| 78(3,807) |
Kristin |
3,807 |
| 79(3,743) |
Kathleen |
3,743 |
| 80(3,670) |
Lauren |
3,670 |
| 81(3,576) |
Jacqueline |
3,576 |
| 81(3,576) |
Tanya |
3,576 |
| 83(3,567) |
Heidi |
3,567 |
| 84(3,563) |
Melinda |
3,563 |
| 85(3,519) |
Denise |
3,519 |
| 86(3,484) |
Michele |
3,484 |
| 87(3,482) |
Ashley |
3,482 |
| 88(3,472) |
Teresa |
3,472 |
| 89(3,440) |
Robin |
3,440 |
| 90(3,426) |
Katie |
3,426 |
| 91(3,350) |
Sabrina |
3,350 |
| 92(3,299) |
Valerie |
3,299 |
| 93(3,221) |
Gina |
3,221 |
| 94(3,167) |
Cheryl |
3,167 |
| 95(3,123) |
Lindsay |
3,123 |
| 96(3,110) |
Mandy |
3,110 |
| 97(3,045) |
Nancy |
3,045 |
| 98(2,992) |
Kristi |
2,992 |
| 99(2,969) |
Renee |
2,969 |
| 100(2,930) |
Linda |
2,930 |
