100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1978
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Sonny | +76 | 261 | |
| 502 | Amos | +26 | 260 | |
| 503 | Torrey | -40 | 260 | |
| 504 | Dane | +149 | 259 | |
| 505 | Erin | +27 | 259 | |
| 506 | Roman | -33 | 259 | |
| 507 | Waylon | +18 | 258 | |
| 508 | Jeromy | -4 | 257 | |
| 509 | Nolan | +60 | 257 | |
| 510 | Joesph | -2 | 256 | |
| 511 | Ali | +92 | 255 | |
| 512 | Alexis | +27 | 254 | |
| 513 | Levar | -170 | 254 | |
| 514 | Marquis | +31 | 254 | |
| 515 | Rex | -43 | 254 | |
| 516 | Johnathon | +42 | 253 | |
| 517 | Deon | +26 | 252 | |
| 518 | Efrain | +5 | 252 | |
| 519 | Arnold | -35 | 251 | |
| 520 | Deandre | +64 | 250 | |
| 521 | Lionel | +3 | 249 | |
| 522 | Collin | +34 | 247 | |
| 523 | Bennie | +17 | 246 | |
| 524 | Branden | +2 | 246 | |
| 525 | Randal | -31 | 246 | |
| 526 | Tim | -11 | 246 | |
| 527 | Mickey | -84 | 244 | |
| 528 | Teddy | -51 | 244 | |
| 529 | Tom | -50 | 244 | |
| 530 | Erich | -20 | 242 | |
| 531 | Kristian | -63 | 242 | |
| 532 | Leonardo | -18 | 242 | |
| 533 | Donte | +18 | 241 | |
| 534 | Hugh | -29 | 241 | |
| 535 | Jamey | -99 | 240 | |
| 536 | Rodrick | -44 | 239 | |
| 537 | Blaine | -7 | 238 | |
| 538 | Harley | +73 | 237 | |
| 539 | Matt | -69 | 236 | |
| 540 | Alton | -49 | 235 | |
| 541 | Elliott | -45 | 234 | |
| 542 | Lyle | -55 | 234 | |
| 543 | Jarod | +24 | 233 | |
| 544 | Will | +15 | 233 | |
| 545 | Jerod | +63 | 232 | |
| 546 | Miles | +7 | 232 | |
| 547 | Cary | -52 | 231 | |
| 548 | Leland | +38 | 231 | |
| 549 | Morris | -2 | 229 | |
| 550 | Brant | +57 | 228 | |
| 551 | Kasey | +111 | 228 | |
| 552 | Virgil | -25 | 228 | |
| 553 | Scottie | -15 | 227 | |
| 554 | Avery | +35 | 226 | |
| 555 | Curt | +11 | 226 | |
| 556 | Dusty | +57 | 226 | |
| 557 | Sterling | +16 | 226 | |
| 558 | Ariel | +118 | 225 | |
| 559 | Carey | -37 | 224 | |
| 560 | Rico | -11 | 224 | |
| 561 | Wilson | +14 | 224 | |
| 562 | Sylvester | +9 | 223 | |
| 563 | Demond | -17 | 222 | |
| 564 | Earnest | -61 | 220 | |
| 565 | Quinton | -66 | 220 | |
| 566 | Hugo | -46 | 219 | |
| 567 | Luther | -23 | 219 | |
| 568 | Stefan | -13 | 219 | |
| 569 | Clark | -57 | 217 | |
| 570 | Elliot | +23 | 217 | |
| 571 | Joaquin | +16 | 217 | |
| 572 | Solomon | -10 | 216 | |
| 573 | Santiago | -32 | 215 | |
| 574 | Wallace | -37 | 214 | |
| 575 | Moises | -12 | 213 | |
| 576 | Willis | -26 | 213 | |
| 577 | Jeramy | +2 | 212 | |
| 578 | Blair | +28 | 211 | |
| 579 | Robby | -44 | 211 | |
| 580 | Tory | -100 | 211 | |
| 581 | Pete | -75 | 210 | |
| 582 | Vicente | 0 | 210 | |
| 583 | Aric | -81 | 209 | |
| 584 | Ignacio | +1 | 209 | |
| 585 | Jackson | +9 | 209 | |
| 586 | Emilio | -22 | 206 | |
| 587 | Marion | -35 | 206 | |
| 588 | Donnell | -34 | 205 | |
| 589 | Darrel | +1 | 204 | |
| 590 | Ahmad | -7 | 203 | |
| 591 | Jennifer | +40 | 203 | |
| 592 | Stacey | +9 | 203 | |
| 593 | Jarred | +30 | 202 | |
| 594 | Cedrick | +98 | 200 | |
| 595 | Jeremie | +5 | 198 | |
| 596 | Humberto | -26 | 197 | |
| 597 | Freddy | -21 | 196 | |
| 598 | Edmond | +60 | 195 | |
| 599 | Noe | -18 | 195 | |
| 600 | Jamaal | -22 | 194 |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Lea | -20 | 386 | |
| 502 | Meagan | -3 | 386 | |
| 503 | Chastity | -97 | 383 | |
| 504 | Briana | +10 | 378 | |
| 505 | Patrice | +8 | 373 | |
| 506 | Shanda | -3 | 373 | |
| 507 | Jeanine | -6 | 370 | |
| 508 | Marjorie | -10 | 370 | |
| 509 | Qiana | +140 | 370 | |
| 510 | Tisha | -40 | 370 | |
| 511 | Paige | +12 | 366 | |
| 512 | Kristal | +30 | 365 | |
| 513 | Clarissa | +12 | 364 | |
| 514 | Isabel | -28 | 364 | |
| 515 | Caryn | +49 | 362 | |
| 516 | Glenda | -39 | 362 | |
| 517 | Constance | -20 | 360 | |
| 518 | Shanta | +59 | 359 | |
| 519 | Shari | -23 | 358 | |
| 520 | Myra | +10 | 356 | |
| 521 | Arlene | -33 | 355 | |
| 522 | Cortney | +48 | 355 | |
| 523 | Luz | -13 | 355 | |
| 524 | Larissa | -9 | 354 | |
| 525 | Christal | +4 | 352 | |
| 526 | Tiffani | -2 | 352 | |
| 527 | Georgia | -21 | 350 | |
| 528 | Janna | -20 | 349 | |
| 529 | Vivian | -11 | 349 | |
| 530 | Sommer | -89 | 346 | |
| 531 | Shameka | +56 | 345 | |
| 532 | Maggie | -59 | 343 | |
| 533 | Raven | +46 | 342 | |
| 534 | Cori | -52 | 337 | |
| 535 | Kimberlee | -8 | 337 | |
| 536 | Vickie | -65 | 337 | |
| 537 | Janell | +91 | 334 | |
| 538 | Darla | -6 | 333 | |
| 539 | Farrah | -362 | 332 | |
| 540 | Doris | -5 | 331 | |
| 541 | Edith | -7 | 330 | |
| 542 | Nadine | -9 | 328 | |
| 543 | Jamila | -75 | 326 | |
| 544 | Ronda | -70 | 326 | |
| 545 | Sherrie | -41 | 326 | |
| 546 | Marcella | +39 | 325 | |
| 547 | Destiny | +181 | 324 | |
| 548 | Jo | -39 | 323 | |
| 549 | Vicky | -2 | 323 | |
| 550 | Leann | -31 | 321 | |
| 551 | Irma | +10 | 319 | |
| 552 | Silvia | -3 | 318 | |
| 553 | Pauline | +37 | 316 | |
| 554 | Adrian | +57 | 315 | |
| 555 | Shayla | -10 | 315 | |
| 556 | Sheree | +36 | 314 | |
| 557 | Kenisha | +128 | 313 | |
| 558 | Laurel | -21 | 313 | |
| 559 | Maryann | -9 | 313 | |
| 560 | Nakia | -48 | 313 | |
| 561 | Chanda | -92 | 312 | |
| 562 | Corrie | -22 | 312 | |
| 563 | Olga | -10 | 311 | |
| 564 | Catrina | +40 | 308 | |
| 565 | Karyn | -63 | 308 | |
| 566 | Tosha | -10 | 307 | |
| 567 | Shonda | -10 | 306 | |
| 568 | Lynda | +29 | 304 | |
| 569 | Janie | -48 | 303 | |
| 570 | Jaimie | -103 | 302 | |
| 571 | Meghann | 301 | ||
| 572 | Tanika | +43 | 301 | |
| 573 | Daphne | -45 | 300 | |
| 574 | Janette | -30 | 299 | |
| 575 | Brianna | +123 | 298 | |
| 576 | Christopher | +32 | 298 | |
| 577 | Corey | -51 | 298 | |
| 578 | Alejandra | +62 | 297 | |
| 579 | Corina | +43 | 296 | |
| 580 | Maya | -49 | 296 | |
| 581 | Dora | +3 | 295 | |
| 582 | Jason | -19 | 295 | |
| 583 | Dominique | +6 | 294 | |
| 584 | June | +69 | 293 | |
| 585 | Beatrice | +14 | 292 | |
| 586 | Latrice | +10 | 292 | |
| 587 | Tomeka | -36 | 292 | |
| 588 | Lucy | -20 | 290 | |
| 589 | Mariah | -11 | 289 | |
| 590 | Marina | -44 | 289 | |
| 591 | Delia | -52 | 288 | |
| 592 | Selina | -112 | 288 | |
| 593 | Clara | -12 | 287 | |
| 594 | Quiana | +246 | 287 | |
| 595 | Rene | -4 | 287 | |
| 596 | Valarie | -76 | 287 | |
| 597 | Dara | +30 | 286 | |
| 598 | Araceli | -31 | 285 | |
| 599 | Ladonna | -4 | 285 | |
| 600 | Lashanda | +5 | 285 |
