Most Popular Baby Names in 1978

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Births
1	Michael	67,133
2	Jason	51,604
3	Christopher	47,236
4	David	40,684
5	James	39,902
6	Matthew	34,285
7	John	34,018
8	Robert	33,379
9	Brian	29,435
10	Joseph	26,667
11	Daniel	26,442
12	Joshua	25,206
13	William	24,174
14	Ryan	21,322
15	Kevin	20,096
16	Eric	19,763
17	Timothy	19,597
18	Jeremy	19,510
19	Jeffrey	16,993
20	Anthony	16,809
21	Richard	16,733
22	Andrew	16,722
23	Thomas	16,483
24	Steven	16,391
25	Nicholas	16,343
26	Mark	14,854
27	Charles	14,845
28	Justin	14,184
29	Adam	13,919
30	Scott	13,540
31	Jonathan	12,514
32	Aaron	12,298
33	Paul	11,733
34	Benjamin	11,414
35	Chad	10,108
36	Nathan	9,892
37	Stephen	9,855
38	Gregory	9,342
39	Shawn	9,290
40	Brandon	9,241
41	Kenneth	9,021
42	Patrick	8,831
43	Bryan	7,291
44	Jose	7,147
45	Sean	7,062
46	Travis	6,955
47	Edward	6,480
48	Donald	6,423
49	Keith	6,172
50	Jacob	6,162

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Births
1	Jennifer	56,318
2	Melissa	28,327
3	Jessica	26,103
4	Amy	23,214
5	Heather	22,270
6	Amanda	20,519
7	Angela	20,518
8	Sarah	19,976
9	Michelle	18,856
10	Nicole	17,280
11	Lisa	17,034
12	Kelly	16,977
13	Kimberly	16,878
14	Elizabeth	16,809
15	Christina	16,369
16	Stephanie	16,232
17	Rebecca	13,795
18	Crystal	12,592
19	Laura	11,242
20	Jamie	10,982
21	Erin	10,787
22	Shannon	10,599
23	Andrea	10,461
24	Mary	10,040
25	Rachel	9,802
26	Julie	9,794
27	April	9,591
28	Sara	8,869
29	Christine	8,272
30	Amber	8,174
31	Danielle	7,983
32	Tiffany	7,700
33	Emily	7,473
34	Erica	7,341
35	Carrie	7,318
36	Maria	7,019
37	Brandy	6,699
38	Katherine	6,625
39	Karen	6,371
40	Tara	6,330
41	Megan	5,897
42	Monica	5,867
43	Misty	5,834
44	Stacy	5,776
45	Tina	5,699
46	Jill	5,677
47	Tracy	5,631
48	Patricia	5,498
49	Susan	5,418
50	Cynthia	5,403