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Baby names of 1978

In 1978 the most given names in the United States were Jennifer for girls (56,318 births) and Michael for boys (67,133).

← 19771979 →1958196819881998

Top 100 girls’ names

  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
  51. Kristy5,332
  52. Dawn5,217
  53. Stacey4,998
  54. Melanie4,996
  55. Holly4,972
  56. Wendy4,918
  57. Kathryn4,808
  58. Alicia4,752
  59. Christy4,661
  60. Lori4,631
  61. Brandi4,500
  62. Kristen4,368
  63. Leslie4,342
  64. Kristina4,229
  65. Anna4,173
  66. Natalie4,165
  67. Tammy4,070
  68. Courtney4,031
  69. Sandra4,005
  70. Dana4,003
  71. Jaime4,003
  72. Catherine3,959
  73. Veronica3,934
  74. Samantha3,888
  75. Allison3,864
  76. Vanessa3,853
  77. Tonya3,826
  78. Kristin3,807
  79. Kathleen3,743
  80. Laurennew3,670
  81. Jacqueline3,576
  82. Tanya3,576
  83. Heidi3,567
  84. Melinda3,563
  85. Denise3,519
  86. Michele3,484
  87. Ashleynew3,482
  88. Teresa3,472
  89. Robin3,440
  90. Katienew3,426
  91. Sabrina3,350
  92. Valerie3,299
  93. Gina3,221
  94. Cherylnew3,167
  95. Lindsaynew3,123
  96. Mandy3,110
  97. Nancy3,045
  98. Kristinew2,992
  99. Renee2,969
  100. Linda2,930

Top 100 boys’ names

  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
  51. Jesse6,107
  52. Shaunnew6,105
  53. Bradley6,096
  54. Peter5,874
  55. Ronald5,759
  56. Todd5,497
  57. Samuel5,393
  58. George5,299
  59. Douglas5,150
  60. Gary5,112
  61. Corey4,942
  62. Juan4,837
  63. Kyle4,517
  64. Larry4,514
  65. Shane4,480
  66. Craig4,473
  67. Phillip4,362
  68. Dustin4,177
  69. Raymond4,134
  70. Marcus3,996
  71. Dennis3,860
  72. Jared3,847
  73. Cory3,843
  74. Joel3,810
  75. Derek3,801
  76. Derrick3,786
  77. Frank3,776
  78. Carlos3,729
  79. Antonio3,677
  80. Jeffery3,543
  81. Jeremiah3,445
  82. Jerry3,427
  83. Wesley3,306
  84. Philip3,298
  85. Erik3,262
  86. Randy3,220
  87. Brent3,181
  88. Troy3,153
  89. Zachary3,129
  90. Gabriel3,126
  91. Terry3,089
  92. Caseynew3,003
  93. Russell2,984
  94. Nathanielnew2,925
  95. Jamie2,865
  96. Curtis2,825
  97. Tony2,772
  98. Alexander2,739
  99. Billy2,695
  100. Carl2,606

1978 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1978 holds 1,531,893 girls under 11,475 different names. The ten most common names covered 17% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Lauren, Ashley, Katie, Cheryl, Lindsay, Kristi. Leaving it:Brenda, Tamara, Sharon, Beth, Theresa, Barbara.

The Social Security data for 1978 holds 1,641,977 boys under 6,760 different names. The ten most common names covered 25% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Shaun, Casey, Nathaniel. Leaving it:Johnny, Rodney, Jimmy.