100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1978
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Clay | -19 | 369 | |
| 402 | Dante | +1 | 367 | |
| 403 | Gavin | +57 | 366 | |
| 404 | Elvis | +63 | 365 | |
| 405 | Dion | 0 | 364 | |
| 406 | Gregg | -42 | 364 | |
| 407 | Loren | +22 | 362 | |
| 408 | Kareem | -41 | 361 | |
| 409 | Ted | -26 | 360 | |
| 410 | Jim | -19 | 359 | |
| 411 | Trenton | +70 | 358 | |
| 412 | Ty | -12 | 357 | |
| 413 | Elias | 0 | 356 | |
| 414 | Gilberto | -10 | 355 | |
| 415 | Darrick | +29 | 354 | |
| 416 | Clyde | -5 | 353 | |
| 417 | Cecil | -8 | 352 | |
| 418 | Rashad | +37 | 352 | |
| 419 | Robbie | -42 | 352 | |
| 420 | Simon | -8 | 352 | |
| 421 | Darius | -5 | 351 | |
| 422 | Bryon | -3 | 349 | |
| 423 | Kristofer | +2 | 349 | |
| 424 | Darrin | -10 | 347 | |
| 425 | Jess | +29 | 347 | |
| 426 | Salvatore | -6 | 346 | |
| 427 | Randolph | -29 | 345 | |
| 428 | Stacy | -52 | 344 | |
| 429 | Taylor | +20 | 344 | |
| 430 | Thaddeus | +81 | 343 | |
| 431 | Dan | -29 | 342 | |
| 432 | Rusty | -4 | 341 | |
| 433 | Gerard | -10 | 338 | |
| 434 | Ismael | +6 | 338 | |
| 435 | Marty | -62 | 338 | |
| 436 | Kendall | +95 | 335 | |
| 437 | Jarrett | +63 | 334 | |
| 438 | Fabian | +7 | 332 | |
| 439 | Xavier | -12 | 332 | |
| 440 | Rogelio | -18 | 325 | |
| 441 | Garry | -26 | 322 | |
| 442 | Guillermo | -21 | 322 | |
| 443 | Dominick | +5 | 320 | |
| 444 | Harvey | +6 | 320 | |
| 445 | Wendell | +29 | 319 | |
| 446 | Benny | +19 | 318 | |
| 447 | Forrest | +5 | 318 | |
| 448 | Antwan | +27 | 316 | |
| 449 | Jerrod | +36 | 316 | |
| 450 | Sheldon | -19 | 316 | |
| 451 | Moses | 0 | 314 | |
| 452 | Emmanuel | +67 | 312 | |
| 453 | Sherman | +9 | 312 | |
| 454 | Ira | +5 | 307 | |
| 455 | Logan | +133 | 306 | |
| 456 | Ramiro | +2 | 306 | |
| 457 | Kristoffer | +104 | 305 | |
| 458 | Aron | +20 | 304 | |
| 459 | Gustavo | -21 | 303 | |
| 460 | Kory | -26 | 303 | |
| 461 | Myron | -29 | 303 | |
| 462 | Donny | -84 | 302 | |
| 463 | Jamar | +34 | 302 | |
| 464 | Everett | -11 | 301 | |
| 465 | Zachariah | +18 | 301 | |
| 466 | Graham | +67 | 298 | |
| 467 | Otis | -3 | 297 | |
| 468 | Sammy | -31 | 297 | |
| 469 | Sidney | -43 | 297 | |
| 470 | Chance | +220 | 296 | |
| 471 | Malcolm | -32 | 296 | |
| 472 | Reuben | +4 | 296 | |
| 473 | Guadalupe | -4 | 294 | |
| 474 | Jamel | +68 | 294 | |
| 475 | Donovan | -33 | 293 | |
| 476 | Landon | +37 | 293 | |
| 477 | Stephan | +12 | 293 | |
| 478 | Saul | -31 | 291 | |
| 479 | Colby | -13 | 290 | |
| 480 | Timmy | -9 | 286 | |
| 481 | Reggie | +67 | 284 | |
| 482 | Isaiah | +39 | 283 | |
| 483 | Alonzo | -66 | 282 | |
| 484 | Tobias | +32 | 282 | |
| 485 | Jed | +51 | 281 | |
| 486 | Dexter | +2 | 279 | |
| 487 | Emanuel | +30 | 275 | |
| 488 | Esteban | -27 | 274 | |
| 489 | Owen | -43 | 272 | |
| 490 | Edmund | +3 | 271 | |
| 491 | Kurtis | +38 | 271 | |
| 492 | Ron | -35 | 270 | |
| 493 | Stewart | -3 | 270 | |
| 494 | Reynaldo | +15 | 269 | |
| 495 | Tomas | -13 | 269 | |
| 496 | Bill | -55 | 268 | |
| 497 | Mason | +4 | 268 | |
| 498 | Claude | +20 | 262 | |
| 499 | Jarvis | +8 | 262 | |
| 500 | Nathanael | +68 | 262 |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Alma | -26 | 513 | |
| 402 | Tia | +25 | 513 | |
| 403 | Tabatha | -17 | 512 | |
| 404 | Lana | +22 | 511 | |
| 405 | Kasey | +100 | 510 | |
| 406 | Kylie | 509 | ||
| 407 | Terra | -20 | 509 | |
| 408 | Lorraine | +6 | 506 | |
| 409 | Candy | -15 | 505 | |
| 410 | Chelsea | +11 | 505 | |
| 411 | Cheri | -1 | 496 | |
| 412 | Aja | 491 | ||
| 413 | Celeste | +18 | 489 | |
| 414 | Lee | -37 | 489 | |
| 415 | Audra | +20 | 488 | |
| 416 | Jeanne | -36 | 487 | |
| 417 | Janine | +5 | 485 | |
| 418 | Dianna | +20 | 483 | |
| 419 | Shelby | -35 | 483 | |
| 420 | Loretta | -46 | 482 | |
| 421 | Claire | +9 | 480 | |
| 422 | Sonja | -20 | 480 | |
| 423 | Vicki | -77 | 479 | |
| 424 | Karina | +51 | 478 | |
| 425 | Esmeralda | +7 | 477 | |
| 426 | Lashonda | -22 | 476 | |
| 427 | Misti | -14 | 474 | |
| 428 | Betsy | +5 | 472 | |
| 429 | Serena | -21 | 471 | |
| 430 | Marlena | +34 | 470 | |
| 431 | Jenna | -36 | 462 | |
| 432 | Taryn | -40 | 462 | |
| 433 | Bernadette | -50 | 461 | |
| 434 | Dina | +2 | 461 | |
| 435 | Rhiannon | -17 | 460 | |
| 436 | Genevieve | +43 | 458 | |
| 437 | Lynette | -46 | 458 | |
| 438 | Josephine | +12 | 457 | |
| 439 | Kizzy | -216 | 457 | |
| 440 | Marlene | -23 | 456 | |
| 441 | Lacy | +454 | 453 | |
| 442 | Rosemary | +4 | 453 | |
| 443 | Iris | +57 | 448 | |
| 444 | Margarita | -15 | 448 | |
| 445 | Sheryl | +50 | 445 | |
| 446 | Elisha | +19 | 444 | |
| 447 | Emma | -24 | 444 | |
| 448 | Marla | -33 | 444 | |
| 449 | Jayme | +5 | 443 | |
| 450 | Lawanda | -84 | 443 | |
| 451 | Alana | +56 | 441 | |
| 452 | Tessa | +184 | 441 | |
| 453 | Katy | +95 | 440 | |
| 454 | Malinda | +57 | 440 | |
| 455 | Noelle | -6 | 436 | |
| 456 | Angelia | -19 | 435 | |
| 457 | Latosha | +15 | 435 | |
| 458 | Angelique | -55 | 434 | |
| 459 | Blanca | 0 | 431 | |
| 460 | Alyson | +16 | 430 | |
| 461 | Lena | -18 | 428 | |
| 462 | Cherie | -22 | 424 | |
| 463 | Latanya | -3 | 424 | |
| 464 | Maricela | -11 | 424 | |
| 465 | Deana | -20 | 423 | |
| 466 | Leanne | +27 | 423 | |
| 467 | Katharine | -12 | 422 | |
| 468 | Yesenia | -20 | 422 | |
| 469 | Cari | -30 | 421 | |
| 470 | Joan | -13 | 421 | |
| 471 | Karin | -43 | 421 | |
| 472 | Gabrielle | +129 | 419 | |
| 473 | Devin | 418 | ||
| 474 | Liza | -63 | 417 | |
| 475 | Janel | +16 | 413 | |
| 476 | Randi | +16 | 409 | |
| 477 | Sophia | -21 | 409 | |
| 478 | Wendi | -31 | 409 | |
| 479 | Jeannette | -35 | 408 | |
| 480 | Jeannie | -55 | 407 | |
| 481 | Marcie | -15 | 406 | |
| 482 | Adrianne | +89 | 404 | |
| 483 | Cristy | +69 | 402 | |
| 484 | Mayra | +247 | 402 | |
| 485 | Sasha | +75 | 402 | |
| 486 | Karrie | -77 | 398 | |
| 487 | Lillian | -53 | 398 | |
| 488 | Marcy | +2 | 398 | |
| 489 | Bridgette | -31 | 397 | |
| 490 | Carolina | +136 | 397 | |
| 491 | Tammie | -75 | 396 | |
| 492 | Tera | -3 | 395 | |
| 493 | Kisha | -69 | 394 | |
| 494 | Gail | -9 | 393 | |
| 495 | Marianne | -8 | 393 | |
| 496 | Darcy | -33 | 392 | |
| 497 | Aubrey | +41 | 389 | |
| 498 | Marci | +24 | 387 | |
| 499 | Ramona | -98 | 387 | |
| 500 | Susana | +17 | 387 |
