Most Popular Baby Names of 1978
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Jennifer | 0 |
| 2 | Jason | 0 | 2 | Melissa | 0 |
| 3 | Christopher | 0 | 3 | Jessica | +1 |
| 4 | David | 0 | 4 | Amy | -1 |
| 5 | James | 0 | 5 | Heather | 0 |
| 6 | Matthew | +3 | 6 | Amanda | +3 |
| 7 | John | 0 | 7 | Angela | -1 |
| 8 | Robert | -2 | 8 | Sarah | +3 |
| 9 | Brian | -1 | 9 | Michelle | -2 |
| 10 | Joseph | 0 | 10 | Nicole | +5 |
| 11 | Daniel | 0 | 11 | Lisa | +1 |
| 12 | Joshua | +2 | 12 | Kelly | -2 |
| 13 | William | -1 | 13 | Kimberly | -5 |
| 14 | Ryan | +2 | 14 | Elizabeth | -1 |
| 15 | Kevin | -2 | 15 | Christina | +1 |
| 16 | Eric | +1 | 16 | Stephanie | -2 |
| 17 | Timothy | +1 | 17 | Rebecca | 0 |
| 18 | Jeremy | -3 | 18 | Crystal | +7 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 0 | 19 | Laura | +1 |
| 20 | Anthony | +1 | 20 | Jamie | -2 |
| 21 | Richard | -1 | 21 | Erin | +2 |
| 22 | Andrew | +2 | 22 | Shannon | -3 |
| 23 | Thomas | -1 | 23 | Andrea | +1 |
| 24 | Steven | -1 | 24 | Mary | -3 |
| 25 | Nicholas | +26 | 25 | Julie | -3 |
| 26 | Mark | -1 | 26 | Rachel | 0 |
| 27 | Charles | -1 | 27 | April | +2 |
| 28 | Justin | +2 | 28 | Sara | -1 |
| 29 | Adam | +4 | 29 | Christine | +1 |
| 30 | Scott | -3 | 30 | Amber | +4 |
| 31 | Jonathan | -3 | 31 | Danielle | 0 |
| 32 | Aaron | 0 | 32 | Tiffany | +1 |
| 33 | Paul | -2 | 33 | Emily | +4 |
| 34 | Benjamin | -5 | 34 | Erica | +4 |
| 35 | Chad | -1 | 35 | Carrie | -7 |
| 36 | Nathan | 0 | 36 | Maria | 0 |
| 37 | Stephen | +1 | 37 | Brandy | +14 |
| 38 | Gregory | -3 | 38 | Katherine | +6 |
| 39 | Shawn | -2 | 39 | Karen | -7 |
| 40 | Brandon | +1 | 40 | Tara | -5 |
| 41 | Kenneth | -2 | 41 | Megan | +13 |
| 42 | Patrick | -2 | 42 | Monica | -3 |
| 43 | Bryan | -1 | 43 | Misty | -3 |
| 44 | Jose | +1 | 44 | Stacy | -2 |
| 45 | Sean | -2 | 45 | Tina | +13 |
| 46 | Travis | -2 | 46 | Jill | -5 |
| 47 | Edward | 0 | 47 | Tracy | +3 |
| 48 | Donald | -2 | 48 | Patricia | -1 |
| 49 | Keith | -1 | 49 | Susan | -4 |
| 50 | Jacob | +6 | 50 | Cynthia | -2 |
| 51 | Shaun | +52 | 51 | Kristy | +17 |
| 52 | Jesse | +2 | 52 | Dawn | -9 |
| 53 | Bradley | -4 | 53 | Stacey | +3 |
| 54 | Peter | +1 | 54 | Melanie | -1 |
| 55 | Ronald | -2 | 55 | Holly | -3 |
| 56 | Todd | -6 | 56 | Wendy | -7 |
| 57 | Samuel | +3 | 57 | Kathryn | +13 |
| 58 | George | -1 | 58 | Alicia | +2 |
| 59 | Douglas | 0 | 59 | Christy | 0 |
| 60 | Gary | -2 | 60 | Lori | -3 |
| 61 | Corey | -9 | 61 | Brandi | +10 |
| 62 | Juan | +2 | 62 | Kristen | +10 |
| 63 | Larry | -1 | 63 | Leslie | +2 |
| 64 | Kyle | +15 | 64 | Kristina | +19 |
| 65 | Shane | -4 | 65 | Natalie | +4 |
| 66 | Craig | -3 | 66 | Anna | +8 |
| 67 | Phillip | +3 | 67 | Tammy | -12 |
| 68 | Dustin | +13 | 68 | Courtney | +8 |
| 69 | Raymond | -4 | 69 | Dana | -7 |
| 70 | Marcus | +2 | 70 | Jaime | -24 |
| 71 | Dennis | -2 | 71 | Sandra | -10 |
| 72 | Jared | +4 | 72 | Catherine | +3 |
| 73 | Cory | -6 | 73 | Veronica | 0 |
| 74 | Joel | -1 | 74 | Samantha | +11 |
| 75 | Derek | +9 | 75 | Allison | -9 |
| 76 | Derrick | +4 | 76 | Vanessa | +14 |
| 77 | Frank | -6 | 77 | Tonya | -13 |
| 78 | Carlos | -4 | 78 | Kristin | +4 |
| 79 | Antonio | -2 | 79 | Kathleen | 0 |
| 80 | Jeffery | -2 | 80 | Lauren | +34 |
| 81 | Jeremiah | -13 | 81 | Tanya | -14 |
| 82 | Jerry | -7 | 82 | Jacqueline | +10 |
| 83 | Wesley | -17 | 83 | Heidi | -2 |
| 84 | Philip | +6 | 84 | Melinda | +12 |
| 85 | Erik | +9 | 85 | Denise | -7 |
| 86 | Randy | 0 | 86 | Michele | -9 |
| 87 | Brent | -2 | 87 | Ashley | +19 |
| 88 | Troy | 0 | 88 | Teresa | -8 |
| 89 | Zachary | +6 | 89 | Robin | -5 |
| 90 | Gabriel | -3 | 90 | Katie | +26 |
| 91 | Terry | -8 | 91 | Sabrina | -28 |
| 92 | Casey | +10 | 92 | Valerie | -6 |
| 93 | Russell | -4 | 93 | Gina | -5 |
| 94 | Nathaniel | +13 | 94 | Cheryl | +41 |
| 95 | Jamie | -13 | 95 | Lindsay | +15 |
| 96 | Curtis | +4 | 96 | Mandy | -2 |
| 97 | Tony | -5 | 97 | Nancy | -8 |
| 98 | Alexander | -1 | 98 | Kristi | +6 |
| 99 | Billy | -8 | 99 | Renee | -12 |
| 100 | Carl | -1 | 100 | Linda | -1 |