Most Popular Baby Names of 1978
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Terrence | -3 | 201 | Caroline | +9 |
| 202 | Alejandro | +4 | 202 | Shauna | +51 |
| 203 | Clayton | -6 | 203 | Carol | -5 |
| 204 | Fernando | -3 | 204 | Sonya | -10 |
| 205 | Cameron | +14 | 205 | Sonia | -8 |
| 206 | Ralph | -19 | 206 | Marisa | -39 |
| 207 | Joey | -12 | 207 | Tricia | -3 |
| 208 | Kurt | -6 | 208 | Kerri | -20 |
| 209 | Raul | +9 | 209 | Traci | -3 |
| 210 | Clint | +4 | 210 | Anita | -32 |
| 211 | Heath | -4 | 211 | Angie | -19 |
| 212 | Stanley | -9 | 212 | Yvonne | -3 |
| 213 | Pedro | +12 | 213 | Ruth | -1 |
| 214 | Ramon | +3 | 214 | Claudia | -7 |
| 215 | Micah | -4 | 215 | Jody | -35 |
| 216 | Clifford | +8 | 216 | Janice | -1 |
| 217 | Eduardo | +9 | 217 | Kerry | -15 |
| 218 | Rafael | -3 | 218 | Angelica | +1 |
| 219 | Jordan | +79 | 219 | Marissa | +14 |
| 220 | Andy | +3 | 220 | Kathy | -30 |
| 221 | Dominic | -9 | 221 | Ana | -3 |
| 222 | Howard | -6 | 222 | Terri | -31 |
| 223 | Colin | +26 | 223 | Lynn | +4 |
| 224 | Johnathan | +8 | 224 | Connie | -16 |
| 225 | Francis | +10 | 225 | Priscilla | +47 |
| 226 | Clarence | +11 | 226 | Bonnie | -27 |
| 227 | Earl | -7 | 227 | Nikki | +36 |
| 228 | Leon | +1 | 228 | Cristina | +18 |
| 229 | Ross | +19 | 229 | Krystal | +52 |
| 230 | Jarrod | +13 | 230 | Rosa | -1 |
| 231 | Harry | -3 | 231 | Naomi | +17 |
| 232 | Karl | -2 | 232 | Charity | -21 |
| 233 | Alfred | -6 | 233 | Lakisha | -19 |
| 234 | Jessie | -3 | 234 | Audrey | +22 |
| 235 | Brendan | +23 | 235 | Tasha | -11 |
| 236 | Armando | -3 | 236 | Gloria | -15 |
| 237 | Sergio | +27 | 237 | Annette | -17 |
| 238 | Toby | -30 | 238 | Shelley | -12 |
| 239 | Austin | +45 | 239 | Jeanette | -4 |
| 240 | Jonathon | +4 | 240 | Leticia | +1 |
| 241 | Devin | +11 | 241 | Ellen | +1 |
| 242 | Clifton | +5 | 242 | Abigail | +57 |
| 243 | Damian | -33 | 243 | Kate | +47 |
| 244 | Marco | +1 | 244 | Ginger | +16 |
| 245 | Jody | -36 | 245 | Becky | 0 |
| 246 | Daryl | -24 | 246 | Keisha | -9 |
| 247 | Duane | -34 | 247 | Tameka | -4 |
| 248 | Franklin | -8 | 248 | Jana | +14 |
| 249 | Grant | +21 | 249 | Latisha | +19 |
| 250 | Tyson | +13 | 250 | Karla | -3 |
| 251 | Garrett | +20 | 251 | Gretchen | -13 |
| 252 | Alvin | +7 | 252 | Sylvia | +3 |
| 253 | Byron | -12 | 253 | Charlene | -21 |
| 254 | Gilbert | +3 | 254 | Latonya | -4 |
| 255 | Nicolas | +120 | 255 | Helen | -6 |
| 256 | Cedric | -22 | 256 | Frances | +9 |
| 257 | Ray | -6 | 257 | Jami | -18 |
| 258 | Warren | -5 | 258 | Leigh | 0 |
| 259 | Erick | +43 | 259 | Rose | -2 |
| 260 | Alberto | +28 | 260 | Dorothy | +9 |
| 261 | Courtney | -7 | 261 | Amie | -21 |
| 262 | Wade | -26 | 262 | Christa | +14 |
| 263 | Dean | -24 | 263 | Sherri | -32 |
| 264 | Kelvin | -8 | 264 | Rita | +30 |
| 265 | Julio | +8 | 265 | Bobbie | -14 |
| 266 | Norman | -4 | 266 | Jacquelyn | +57 |
| 267 | Spencer | +2 | 267 | Juanita | +8 |
| 268 | Bernard | -8 | 268 | Hope | -24 |
| 269 | Ivan | -14 | 269 | Yvette | -10 |
| 270 | Cesar | +19 | 270 | Eva | +21 |
| 271 | Darryl | +8 | 271 | Sheri | -17 |
| 272 | Kirk | -34 | 272 | Belinda | -8 |
| 273 | Marshall | +10 | 273 | Corinne | +209 |
| 274 | Leroy | -7 | 274 | Jennie | +12 |
| 275 | Alfredo | +2 | 275 | Lesley | +7 |
| 276 | Caleb | -2 | 276 | Faith | +19 |
| 277 | Lonnie | -35 | 277 | Charlotte | -10 |
| 278 | Fred | -13 | 278 | Jodie | +5 |
| 279 | Greg | -29 | 279 | Jocelyn | -13 |
| 280 | Abraham | +7 | 280 | Beverly | -6 |
| 281 | Roderick | -20 | 281 | Evelyn | +8 |
| 282 | Noah | +3 | 282 | Kim | -52 |
| 283 | Edgar | -8 | 283 | Trina | -10 |
| 284 | Arturo | +16 | 284 | Aisha | -109 |
| 285 | Nelson | +7 | 285 | Kirsten | +51 |
| 286 | Rene | -4 | 286 | Lakeisha | +10 |
| 287 | Fredrick | +8 | 287 | Marsha | -7 |
| 288 | Blake | +13 | 288 | Adriana | +15 |
| 289 | Charlie | +22 | 289 | Raquel | +8 |
| 290 | Demetrius | 0 | 290 | Alyssa | +24 |
| 291 | Glen | +2 | 291 | Jasmine | +36 |
| 292 | Antoine | -12 | 292 | Alice | -14 |
| 293 | Julian | -27 | 293 | Lacey | +280 |
| 294 | Jeff | -18 | 294 | Billie | -9 |
| 295 | Orlando | -14 | 295 | Rachelle | +43 |
| 296 | Enrique | +27 | 296 | Sally | +5 |
| 297 | Quincy | -25 | 297 | Maureen | -10 |
| 298 | Lewis | -4 | 298 | Whitney | +37 |
| 299 | Ethan | -8 | 299 | Joyce | -15 |
| 300 | Vernon | -22 | 300 | Alexis | +26 |