101 to 300: Most popular baby names in the US in 1978
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 101(2,557) |
Johnny |
2,557 |
| 102(2,555) |
Rodney |
2,555 |
| 103(2,549) |
Victor |
2,549 |
| 104(2,525) |
Kristopher |
2,525 |
| 105(2,505) |
Vincent |
2,505 |
| 106(2,504) |
Seth |
2,504 |
| 107(2,480) |
Marc |
2,480 |
| 108(2,410) |
Jon |
2,410 |
| 109(2,399) |
Luis |
2,399 |
| 110(2,398) |
Bobby |
2,398 |
| 111(2,306) |
Adrian |
2,306 |
| 112(2,305) |
Brett |
2,305 |
| 113(2,246) |
Lawrence |
2,246 |
| 114(2,230) |
Mario |
2,230 |
| 115(2,209) |
Danny |
2,209 |
| 116(2,207) |
Christian |
2,207 |
| 117(2,172) |
Ian |
2,172 |
| 118(2,168) |
Jimmy |
2,168 |
| 119(2,151) |
Jay |
2,151 |
| 120(2,143) |
Roger |
2,143 |
| 121(2,135) |
Willie |
2,135 |
| 122(2,122) |
Alan |
2,122 |
| 123(2,107) |
Brad |
2,107 |
| 124(2,074) |
Jesus |
2,074 |
| 125(2,059) |
Micheal |
2,059 |
| 126(2,050) |
Martin |
2,050 |
| 127(2,042) |
Henry |
2,042 |
| 128(2,039) |
Joe |
2,039 |
| 129(2,033) |
Andre |
2,033 |
| 130(2,018) |
Ricky |
2,018 |
| 131(1,991) |
Walter |
1,991 |
| 132(1,981) |
Damon |
1,981 |
| 133(1,980) |
Lee |
1,980 |
| 134(1,972) |
Randall |
1,972 |
| 134(1,972) |
Lance |
1,972 |
| 136(1,954) |
Lucas |
1,954 |
| 137(1,889) |
Gerald |
1,889 |
| 138(1,888) |
Wayne |
1,888 |
| 139(1,882) |
Luke |
1,882 |
| 140(1,880) |
Ricardo |
1,880 |
| 141(1,873) |
Arthur |
1,873 |
| 142(1,849) |
Shannon |
1,849 |
| 142(1,849) |
Manuel |
1,849 |
| 144(1,828) |
Allen |
1,828 |
| 145(1,827) |
Miguel |
1,827 |
| 146(1,803) |
Albert |
1,803 |
| 147(1,795) |
Roy |
1,795 |
| 148(1,763) |
Clinton |
1,763 |
| 149(1,755) |
Tyler |
1,755 |
| 150(1,753) |
Louis |
1,753 |
| 151(1,701) |
Bruce |
1,701 |
| 152(1,683) |
Cody |
1,683 |
| 153(1,634) |
Jorge |
1,634 |
| 154(1,611) |
Roberto |
1,611 |
| 155(1,608) |
Francisco |
1,608 |
| 156(1,578) |
Jack |
1,578 |
| 157(1,575) |
Maurice |
1,575 |
| 158(1,533) |
Frederick |
1,533 |
| 159(1,527) |
Neil |
1,527 |
| 160(1,515) |
Reginald |
1,515 |
| 161(1,508) |
Damien |
1,508 |
| 162(1,499) |
Barry |
1,499 |
| 163(1,475) |
Ronnie |
1,475 |
| 164(1,468) |
Alex |
1,468 |
| 165(1,466) |
Darrell |
1,466 |
| 166(1,453) |
Darren |
1,453 |
| 167(1,451) |
Isaac |
1,451 |
| 168(1,434) |
Tyrone |
1,434 |
| 169(1,406) |
Trevor |
1,406 |
| 170(1,383) |
Eddie |
1,383 |
| 171(1,381) |
Ernest |
1,381 |
| 172(1,380) |
Ruben |
1,380 |
| 173(1,371) |
Jerome |
1,371 |
| 174(1,339) |
Chris |
1,339 |
| 175(1,329) |
Eugene |
1,329 |
| 176(1,324) |
Dale |
1,324 |
| 177(1,321) |
Tommy |
1,321 |
| 178(1,313) |
Leonard |
1,313 |
| 179(1,311) |
Oscar |
1,311 |
| 180(1,308) |
Kelly |
1,308 |
| 181(1,293) |
Omar |
1,293 |
| 182(1,286) |
Mathew |
1,286 |
| 183(1,283) |
Terrance |
1,283 |
| 184(1,279) |
Jaime |
1,279 |
| 185(1,272) |
Geoffrey |
1,272 |
| 186(1,269) |
Mitchell |
1,269 |
| 187(1,262) |
Calvin |
1,262 |
| 188(1,255) |
Jermaine |
1,255 |
| 189(1,249) |
Angel |
1,249 |
| 190(1,243) |
Hector |
1,243 |
| 191(1,242) |
Harold |
1,242 |
| 192(1,237) |
Dwayne |
1,237 |
| 193(1,235) |
Steve |
1,235 |
| 194(1,230) |
Edwin |
1,230 |
| 195(1,212) |
Theodore |
1,212 |
| 196(1,200) |
Marvin |
1,200 |
| 197(1,162) |
Melvin |
1,162 |
| 198(1,157) |
Evan |
1,157 |
| 198(1,157) |
Javier |
1,157 |
| 200(1,121) |
Glenn |
1,121 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 101(2,922) |
Theresa |
2,922 |
| 102(2,885) |
Diana |
2,885 |
| 103(2,873) |
Brenda |
2,873 |
| 104(2,826) |
Erika |
2,826 |
| 105(2,801) |
Tamara |
2,801 |
| 106(2,756) |
Sharon |
2,756 |
| 107(2,740) |
Beth |
2,740 |
| 108(2,710) |
Leah |
2,710 |
| 109(2,690) |
Pamela |
2,690 |
| 110(2,629) |
Margaret |
2,629 |
| 111(2,617) |
Jenny |
2,617 |
| 112(2,594) |
Julia |
2,594 |
| 113(2,579) |
Barbara |
2,579 |
| 114(2,555) |
Natasha |
2,555 |
| 115(2,533) |
Brooke |
2,533 |
| 116(2,511) |
Nichole |
2,511 |
| 117(2,507) |
Suzanne |
2,507 |
| 118(2,479) |
Deborah |
2,479 |
| 119(2,467) |
Anne |
2,467 |
| 120(2,459) |
Donna |
2,459 |
| 121(2,457) |
Victoria |
2,457 |
| 122(2,440) |
Katrina |
2,440 |
| 123(2,433) |
Alison |
2,433 |
| 124(2,326) |
Kelli |
2,326 |
| 125(2,320) |
Ann |
2,320 |
| 126(2,310) |
Tabitha |
2,310 |
| 127(2,290) |
Kara |
2,290 |
| 128(2,265) |
Jodi |
2,265 |
| 129(2,188) |
Regina |
2,188 |
| 130(2,176) |
Carolyn |
2,176 |
| 131(2,129) |
Jaclyn |
2,129 |
| 132(2,102) |
Carla |
2,102 |
| 133(2,057) |
Colleen |
2,057 |
| 134(2,041) |
Cindy |
2,041 |
| 135(2,040) |
Latoya |
2,040 |
| 136(2,033) |
Deanna |
2,033 |
| 137(1,969) |
Kari |
1,969 |
| 138(1,951) |
Yolanda |
1,951 |
| 139(1,946) |
Joy |
1,946 |
| 140(1,939) |
Felicia |
1,939 |
| 141(1,935) |
Angel |
1,935 |
| 142(1,932) |
Molly |
1,932 |
| 143(1,917) |
Summer |
1,917 |
| 144(1,905) |
Aimee |
1,905 |
| 145(1,903) |
Kendra |
1,903 |
| 146(1,880) |
Meredith |
1,880 |
| 147(1,870) |
Debra |
1,870 |
| 148(1,863) |
Marie |
1,863 |
| 149(1,845) |
Shanna |
1,845 |
| 150(1,827) |
Paula |
1,827 |
| 151(1,825) |
Sherry |
1,825 |
| 152(1,812) |
Cassandra |
1,812 |
| 152(1,812) |
Lindsey |
1,812 |
| 154(1,809) |
Desiree |
1,809 |
| 155(1,765) |
Bethany |
1,765 |
| 156(1,733) |
Krista |
1,733 |
| 157(1,732) |
Kristine |
1,732 |
| 158(1,731) |
Adrienne |
1,731 |
| 159(1,730) |
Janet |
1,730 |
| 160(1,726) |
Rhonda |
1,726 |
| 161(1,702) |
Shawna |
1,702 |
| 162(1,694) |
Rachael |
1,694 |
| 163(1,685) |
Bridget |
1,685 |
| 164(1,680) |
Meghan |
1,680 |
| 165(1,652) |
Virginia |
1,652 |
| 166(1,637) |
Tamika |
1,637 |
| 167(1,620) |
Kristie |
1,620 |
| 168(1,615) |
Candice |
1,615 |
| 169(1,613) |
Laurie |
1,613 |
| 170(1,593) |
Mindy |
1,593 |
| 171(1,580) |
Trisha |
1,580 |
| 172(1,575) |
Monique |
1,575 |
| 173(1,533) |
Christie |
1,533 |
| 174(1,532) |
Casey |
1,532 |
| 175(1,501) |
Shelly |
1,501 |
| 176(1,486) |
Martha |
1,486 |
| 177(1,466) |
Stacie |
1,466 |
| 178(1,457) |
Toni |
1,457 |
| 179(1,450) |
Tracey |
1,450 |
| 180(1,445) |
Kellie |
1,445 |
| 181(1,434) |
Diane |
1,434 |
| 182(1,427) |
Carmen |
1,427 |
| 183(1,416) |
Miranda |
1,416 |
| 184(1,414) |
Sheila |
1,414 |
| 185(1,395) |
Latasha |
1,395 |
| 186(1,384) |
Janelle |
1,384 |
| 187(1,378) |
Robyn |
1,378 |
| 188(1,377) |
Alisha |
1,377 |
| 189(1,363) |
Kelley |
1,363 |
| 190(1,349) |
Joanna |
1,349 |
| 191(1,346) |
Cara |
1,346 |
| 192(1,345) |
Shana |
1,345 |
| 193(1,343) |
Rebekah |
1,343 |
| 194(1,339) |
Jillian |
1,339 |
| 195(1,330) |
Melody |
1,330 |
| 196(1,326) |
Candace |
1,326 |
| 197(1,323) |
Keri |
1,323 |
| 198(1,319) |
Ebony |
1,319 |
| 199(1,312) |
Olivia |
1,312 |
| 200(1,308) |
Autumn |
1,308 |
