United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1978

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

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

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Girl Names

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

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Source: Social Security Administration

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