Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1978

Michael and Jennifer topped the list in 1978. The 10 most popular names went to 25% of boys and 17% of girls, from 6,759 boy names and 11,473 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1978

  1. Michael 67,127
  2. Jason 51,600
  3. Christopher 47,236
  4. David 40,684
  5. James 39,894
  6. Matthew 34,282
  7. John 34,014
  8. Robert 33,374
  9. Brian 29,432
  10. Joseph 26,663
  11. Daniel 26,441
  12. Joshua 25,204
  13. William 24,170
  14. Ryan 21,322
  15. Kevin 20,094
  16. Eric 19,761
  17. Timothy 19,597
  18. Jeremy 19,509
  19. Jeffrey 16,989
  20. Anthony 16,808
  21. Richard 16,734
  22. Andrew 16,720
  23. Thomas 16,481
  24. Steven 16,390
  25. Nicholas 16,342
  26. Mark 14,851
  27. Charles 14,844
  28. Justin 14,183
  29. Adam 13,918
  30. Scott 13,539
  31. Jonathan 12,514
  32. Aaron 12,299
  33. Paul 11,733
  34. Benjamin 11,414
  35. Chad 10,107
  36. Nathan 9,890
  37. Stephen 9,854
  38. Gregory 9,340
  39. Shawn 9,289
  40. Brandon 9,241
  41. Kenneth 9,021
  42. Patrick 8,830
  43. Bryan 7,291
  44. Jose 7,148
  45. Sean 7,059
  46. Travis 6,953
  47. Edward 6,473
  48. Donald 6,423
  49. Keith 6,172
  50. Jacob 6,161
  51. Jesse 6,107
  52. Shaun 6,105
  53. Bradley 6,096
  54. Peter 5,872
  55. Ronald 5,758
  56. Todd 5,497
  57. Samuel 5,394
  58. George 5,297
  59. Douglas 5,151
  60. Gary 5,111
  61. Corey 4,942
  62. Juan 4,837
  63. Kyle 4,517
  64. Larry 4,514
  65. Shane 4,480
  66. Craig 4,472
  67. Phillip 4,362
  68. Dustin 4,177
  69. Raymond 4,134
  70. Marcus 3,995
  71. Dennis 3,861
  72. Jared 3,847
  73. Cory 3,842
  74. Joel 3,810
  75. Derek 3,800
  76. Derrick 3,786
  77. Frank 3,775
  78. Carlos 3,729
  79. Antonio 3,677
  80. Jeffery 3,543
  81. Jeremiah 3,445
  82. Jerry 3,427
  83. Wesley 3,306
  84. Philip 3,298
  85. Erik 3,261
  86. Randy 3,220
  87. Brent 3,181
  88. Troy 3,152
  89. Zachary 3,127
  90. Gabriel 3,126
  91. Terry 3,089
  92. Casey 3,003
  93. Russell 2,984
  94. Nathaniel 2,925
  95. Jamie 2,864
  96. Curtis 2,825
  97. Tony 2,770
  98. Alexander 2,738
  99. Billy 2,695
  100. Carl 2,606

Top girl names of 1978

  1. Jennifer 56,314
  2. Melissa 28,327
  3. Jessica 26,102
  4. Amy 23,213
  5. Heather 22,270
  6. Amanda 20,520
  7. Angela 20,517
  8. Sarah 19,976
  9. Michelle 18,856
  10. Nicole 17,279
  11. Lisa 17,033
  12. Kelly 16,976
  13. Kimberly 16,879
  14. Elizabeth 16,807
  15. Christina 16,367
  16. Stephanie 16,233
  17. Rebecca 13,796
  18. Crystal 12,594
  19. Laura 11,240
  20. Jamie 10,982
  21. Erin 10,786
  22. Shannon 10,598
  23. Andrea 10,461
  24. Mary 10,040
  25. Rachel 9,802
  26. Julie 9,794
  27. April 9,590
  28. Sara 8,869
  29. Christine 8,272
  30. Amber 8,174
  31. Danielle 7,983
  32. Tiffany 7,701
  33. Emily 7,473
  34. Erica 7,340
  35. Carrie 7,318
  36. Maria 7,021
  37. Brandy 6,699
  38. Katherine 6,625
  39. Karen 6,371
  40. Tara 6,330
  41. Megan 5,895
  42. Monica 5,867
  43. Misty 5,834
  44. Stacy 5,776
  45. Tina 5,699
  46. Jill 5,676
  47. Tracy 5,631
  48. Patricia 5,498
  49. Susan 5,418
  50. Cynthia 5,403
  51. Kristy 5,332
  52. Dawn 5,217
  53. Stacey 4,998
  54. Melanie 4,996
  55. Holly 4,972
  56. Wendy 4,918
  57. Kathryn 4,808
  58. Alicia 4,752
  59. Christy 4,661
  60. Lori 4,631
  61. Brandi 4,500
  62. Kristen 4,368
  63. Leslie 4,342
  64. Kristina 4,229
  65. Anna 4,173
  66. Natalie 4,165
  67. Tammy 4,070
  68. Courtney 4,031
  69. Sandra 4,005
  70. Jaime 4,003
  71. Dana 4,002
  72. Catherine 3,958
  73. Veronica 3,933
  74. Samantha 3,886
  75. Allison 3,864
  76. Vanessa 3,853
  77. Tonya 3,826
  78. Kristin 3,807
  79. Kathleen 3,743
  80. Lauren 3,669
  81. Jacqueline 3,576
  82. Tanya 3,576
  83. Heidi 3,567
  84. Melinda 3,563
  85. Denise 3,519
  86. Michele 3,484
  87. Ashley 3,482
  88. Teresa 3,472
  89. Robin 3,440
  90. Katie 3,426
  91. Sabrina 3,350
  92. Valerie 3,299
  93. Gina 3,220
  94. Cheryl 3,167
  95. Lindsay 3,123
  96. Mandy 3,110
  97. Nancy 3,044
  98. Kristi 2,992
  99. Renee 2,969
  100. Linda 2,932

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1978?
Michael was the #1 boy name in 1978 (67,127 babies) and Jennifer was the #1 girl name (56,314 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1978?
Social Security records list 3,173,696 babies born in 1978 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,641,837 boys and 1,531,859 girls.