Most Popular Baby Names of 1978
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 101 | Johnny | -8 | 101 | Theresa | -3 |
| 102 | Rodney | -6 | 102 | Diana | -2 |
| 103 | Victor | +1 | 103 | Brenda | -12 |
| 104 | Kristopher | +9 | 104 | Erika | -1 |
| 105 | Seth | +14 | 105 | Tamara | -12 |
| 106 | Vincent | +4 | 106 | Sharon | -11 |
| 107 | Marc | -6 | 107 | Beth | -10 |
| 108 | Jon | +8 | 108 | Leah | +4 |
| 109 | Bobby | -4 | 109 | Pamela | -7 |
| 110 | Luis | -2 | 110 | Margaret | +1 |
| 111 | Brett | -2 | 111 | Jenny | -3 |
| 112 | Adrian | +9 | 112 | Julia | +31 |
| 113 | Lawrence | +1 | 113 | Barbara | -12 |
| 114 | Mario | +15 | 114 | Natasha | +1 |
| 115 | Danny | -4 | 115 | Brooke | +35 |
| 116 | Christian | +1 | 116 | Suzanne | +6 |
| 117 | Ian | +1 | 117 | Nichole | +25 |
| 118 | Jimmy | -20 | 118 | Deborah | -9 |
| 119 | Jay | +11 | 119 | Anne | +4 |
| 120 | Roger | -5 | 120 | Donna | -7 |
| 121 | Willie | +3 | 121 | Victoria | -14 |
| 122 | Alan | +5 | 122 | Katrina | +4 |
| 123 | Brad | -17 | 123 | Alison | -2 |
| 124 | Jesus | +8 | 124 | Kelli | -7 |
| 125 | Micheal | -3 | 125 | Ann | -7 |
| 126 | Martin | -1 | 126 | Tabitha | +69 |
| 127 | Henry | -1 | 127 | Kara | -7 |
| 128 | Joe | 0 | 128 | Jodi | -23 |
| 129 | Andre | +6 | 129 | Regina | -5 |
| 130 | Ricky | +6 | 130 | Carolyn | -1 |
| 131 | Walter | -8 | 131 | Jaclyn | +16 |
| 132 | Lee | +1 | 132 | Carla | +5 |
| 133 | Damon | -21 | 133 | Colleen | +12 |
| 134 | Lance | +6 | 134 | Cindy | -2 |
| 135 | Randall | +4 | 135 | Latoya | -10 |
| 136 | Lucas | +69 | 136 | Deanna | +2 |
| 137 | Gerald | -6 | 137 | Kari | -7 |
| 138 | Ricardo | +9 | 138 | Yolanda | -4 |
| 139 | Wayne | -1 | 139 | Joy | -3 |
| 140 | Luke | +50 | 140 | Angel | -7 |
| 141 | Arthur | -7 | 141 | Felicia | -13 |
| 142 | Shannon | -22 | 142 | Molly | -1 |
| 143 | Manuel | +3 | 143 | Summer | -24 |
| 144 | Allen | 0 | 144 | Aimee | -17 |
| 145 | Miguel | 0 | 145 | Kendra | +7 |
| 146 | Albert | -9 | 146 | Meredith | +7 |
| 147 | Roy | -6 | 147 | Debra | -1 |
| 148 | Clinton | -6 | 148 | Marie | +1 |
| 149 | Louis | -6 | 149 | Shanna | +19 |
| 150 | Tyler | +15 | 150 | Sherry | -10 |
| 151 | Bruce | -3 | 151 | Paula | -7 |
| 152 | Cody | +32 | 152 | Cassandra | +8 |
| 153 | Jorge | +2 | 153 | Lindsey | +40 |
| 154 | Francisco | +5 | 154 | Desiree | +98 |
| 155 | Roberto | -3 | 155 | Bethany | +21 |
| 156 | Maurice | +10 | 156 | Krista | -2 |
| 157 | Jack | -8 | 157 | Kristine | +17 |
| 158 | Frederick | -7 | 158 | Adrienne | +1 |
| 159 | Neil | +10 | 159 | Janet | -11 |
| 160 | Reginald | -3 | 160 | Rhonda | -29 |
| 161 | Damien | +85 | 161 | Shawna | -22 |
| 162 | Barry | +2 | 162 | Rachael | +24 |
| 163 | Ronnie | -7 | 163 | Bridget | +2 |
| 164 | Alex | -11 | 164 | Meghan | +53 |
| 165 | Darrell | -15 | 165 | Virginia | +5 |
| 166 | Isaac | +19 | 166 | Tamika | -8 |
| 167 | Darren | -9 | 167 | Kristie | -10 |
| 168 | Tyrone | -14 | 168 | Laurie | -13 |
| 169 | Trevor | -1 | 169 | Candice | +34 |
| 170 | Ernest | -9 | 170 | Mindy | +35 |
| 171 | Eddie | 0 | 171 | Trisha | -9 |
| 172 | Ruben | +1 | 172 | Monique | -11 |
| 173 | Jerome | +2 | 173 | Christie | -17 |
| 174 | Chris | -14 | 174 | Casey | +87 |
| 175 | Eugene | -5 | 175 | Shelly | -24 |
| 176 | Dale | 0 | 176 | Martha | -5 |
| 177 | Tommy | 0 | 177 | Stacie | +8 |
| 178 | Leonard | 0 | 178 | Toni | -6 |
| 179 | Kelly | -17 | 179 | Tracey | +4 |
| 180 | Oscar | +2 | 180 | Kellie | +2 |
| 181 | Omar | +13 | 181 | Diane | -17 |
| 182 | Mathew | +9 | 182 | Carmen | -16 |
| 183 | Terrance | +9 | 183 | Sheila | -20 |
| 184 | Jaime | -10 | 184 | Miranda | +38 |
| 185 | Geoffrey | -2 | 185 | Latasha | -16 |
| 186 | Mitchell | 0 | 186 | Janelle | +48 |
| 187 | Calvin | -8 | 187 | Robyn | -8 |
| 188 | Jermaine | -16 | 188 | Alisha | +13 |
| 189 | Angel | 0 | 189 | Kelley | -8 |
| 190 | Harold | -23 | 190 | Joanna | -17 |
| 191 | Hector | +9 | 191 | Cara | -2 |
| 192 | Dwayne | -29 | 192 | Shana | -8 |
| 193 | Steve | -12 | 193 | Rebekah | +7 |
| 194 | Edwin | -14 | 194 | Jillian | +42 |
| 195 | Theodore | -2 | 195 | Melody | +1 |
| 196 | Marvin | 0 | 196 | Candace | +20 |
| 197 | Melvin | +2 | 197 | Keri | -10 |
| 198 | Evan | +23 | 198 | Ebony | +15 |
| 199 | Javier | +5 | 199 | Autumn | +29 |
| 200 | Glenn | -12 | 200 | Olivia | +25 |