100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1978

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
101 Johnny -8 2,561
102 Rodney -6 2,556
103 Victor +1 2,551
104 Kristopher +9 2,524
105 Vincent +5 2,508
106 Seth +13 2,505
107 Marc -6 2,481
108 Jon +10 2,412
109 Bobby -4 2,399
110 Luis -2 2,397
111 Adrian +10 2,308
112 Brett -3 2,305
113 Lawrence +2 2,246
114 Mario +15 2,228
115 Christian +1 2,212
116 Danny -5 2,207
117 Ian 0 2,173
118 Jimmy -20 2,171
119 Jay +11 2,149
120 Roger -6 2,142
121 Willie +3 2,133
122 Alan +5 2,119
123 Brad -17 2,107
124 Jesus +8 2,074
125 Micheal -3 2,059
126 Martin -1 2,050
127 Henry -1 2,042
128 Joe 0 2,037
129 Andre +6 2,034
130 Ricky +6 2,017
131 Walter -8 1,991
132 Damon -20 1,986
133 Lee 0 1,980
134 Lance +5 1,973
135 Randall +5 1,973
136 Lucas +69 1,952
137 Luke +53 1,890
138 Gerald -7 1,889
139 Wayne -1 1,888
140 Ricardo +7 1,882
141 Arthur -7 1,875
142 Shannon -22 1,848
143 Manuel +3 1,847
144 Allen 0 1,826
145 Miguel 0 1,824
146 Albert -9 1,805
147 Roy -6 1,798
148 Clinton -6 1,764
149 Tyler +15 1,760
150 Louis -7 1,755
151 Bruce -3 1,700
152 Cody +32 1,683
153 Jorge +1 1,632
154 Francisco +5 1,607
155 Roberto -3 1,606
156 Jack -7 1,580
157 Maurice +9 1,573
158 Frederick -7 1,533
159 Neil +9 1,530
160 Reginald -3 1,515
161 Damien +85 1,508
162 Barry +3 1,500
163 Ronnie -7 1,475
164 Alex -11 1,474
165 Darrell -15 1,466
166 Darren -8 1,455
167 Isaac +18 1,450
168 Tyrone -13 1,434
169 Trevor 0 1,406
170 Eddie +1 1,382
171 Ernest -10 1,380
172 Ruben +2 1,379
173 Jerome 0 1,371
174 Chris -14 1,338
175 Eugene -5 1,328
176 Dale 0 1,323
177 Tommy 0 1,321
178 Oscar +3 1,315
179 Leonard -1 1,314
180 Kelly -18 1,308
181 Omar +12 1,293
182 Mathew +9 1,284
183 Terrance +9 1,282
184 Jaime -9 1,277
185 Mitchell -2 1,273
186 Geoffrey 0 1,272
187 Calvin -7 1,262
188 Jermaine -16 1,254
189 Angel -1 1,247
190 Harold -23 1,242
191 Hector +9 1,242
192 Dwayne -29 1,237
193 Steve -11 1,237
194 Edwin -15 1,231
195 Theodore -1 1,215
196 Marvin 0 1,200
197 Melvin +2 1,160
198 Evan +22 1,159
199 Javier +5 1,157
200 Glenn -11 1,121
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
101 Theresa -3 2,921
102 Diana -2 2,885
103 Brenda -12 2,871
104 Erika -1 2,826
105 Tamara -12 2,799
106 Sharon -11 2,757
107 Beth -10 2,743
108 Leah +4 2,712
109 Pamela -7 2,690
110 Margaret +1 2,632
111 Jenny -3 2,619
112 Julia +30 2,593
113 Barbara -12 2,580
114 Natasha +2 2,556
115 Brooke +35 2,533
116 Nichole +27 2,510
117 Suzanne +5 2,508
118 Deborah -9 2,479
119 Anne +4 2,468
120 Donna -7 2,461
121 Victoria -14 2,452
122 Katrina +4 2,439
123 Alison -2 2,433
124 Kelli -7 2,326
125 Ann -7 2,320
126 Tabitha +69 2,309
127 Kara -7 2,290
128 Jodi -23 2,266
129 Regina -5 2,188
130 Carolyn -1 2,175
131 Jaclyn +17 2,129
132 Carla +5 2,101
133 Colleen +12 2,057
134 Cindy -2 2,044
135 Latoya -10 2,039
136 Deanna +2 2,032
137 Kari -7 1,968
138 Yolanda -3 1,951
139 Joy -3 1,946
140 Felicia -12 1,939
141 Angel -8 1,935
142 Molly -1 1,932
143 Summer -24 1,918
144 Aimee -17 1,905
145 Kendra +7 1,904
146 Meredith +8 1,881
147 Debra -1 1,875
148 Marie +1 1,863
149 Shanna +19 1,844
150 Sherry -10 1,829
151 Paula -7 1,826
152 Cassandra +8 1,812
153 Lindsey +41 1,812
154 Desiree +98 1,808
155 Bethany +21 1,766
156 Adrienne +3 1,733
157 Krista -2 1,733
158 Kristine +15 1,732
159 Janet -12 1,731
160 Rhonda -29 1,725
161 Shawna -22 1,703
162 Rachael +23 1,695
163 Bridget +2 1,685
164 Meghan +52 1,681
165 Virginia +4 1,653
166 Tamika -8 1,636
167 Kristie -10 1,618
168 Candice +35 1,614
169 Laurie -16 1,614
170 Mindy +35 1,596
171 Trisha -9 1,581
172 Monique -11 1,573
173 Christie -17 1,534
174 Casey +86 1,533
175 Shelly -24 1,501
176 Martha -5 1,485
177 Stacie +9 1,466
178 Toni -6 1,457
179 Tracey +1 1,450
180 Kellie +2 1,445
181 Diane -17 1,433
182 Carmen -16 1,426
183 Miranda +39 1,415
184 Sheila -21 1,414
185 Latasha -15 1,396
186 Janelle +46 1,384
187 Robyn -8 1,378
188 Alisha +13 1,377
189 Kelley -8 1,364
190 Joanna -16 1,348
191 Cara -2 1,346
192 Shana -8 1,345
193 Rebekah +7 1,343
194 Jillian +42 1,341
195 Melody +1 1,331
196 Candace +21 1,327
197 Keri -10 1,322
198 Ebony +15 1,318
199 Olivia +26 1,312
200 Caroline +9 1,309