United States · 1978
Baby names of 1978
Jennifer and Michael topped 1978.
Top girls' names of 1978
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 56,314 |
| 2 | Melissa | 28,327 |
| 3 | Jessica | 26,102 |
| 4 | Amy | 23,213 |
| 5 | Heather | 22,270 |
| 6 | Amanda | 20,520 |
| 7 | Angela | 20,517 |
| 8 | Sarah | 19,976 |
| 9 | Michelle | 18,856 |
| 10 | Nicole | 17,279 |
| 11 | Lisa | 17,033 |
| 12 | Kelly | 16,976 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 16,879 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 16,807 |
| 15 | Christina | 16,367 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 16,233 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 13,796 |
| 18 | Crystal | 12,594 |
| 19 | Laura | 11,240 |
| 20 | Jamie | 10,982 |
| 21 | Erin | 10,786 |
| 22 | Shannon | 10,598 |
| 23 | Andrea | 10,461 |
| 24 | Mary | 10,040 |
| 25 | Rachel | 9,802 |
| 26 | Julie | 9,794 |
| 27 | April | 9,590 |
| 28 | Sara | 8,869 |
| 29 | Christine | 8,272 |
| 30 | Amber | 8,174 |
| 31 | Danielle | 7,983 |
| 32 | Tiffany | 7,701 |
| 33 | Emily | 7,473 |
| 34 | Erica | 7,340 |
| 35 | Carrie | 7,318 |
| 36 | Maria | 7,021 |
| 37 | Brandy | 6,699 |
| 38 | Katherine | 6,625 |
| 39 | Karen | 6,371 |
| 40 | Tara | 6,330 |
| 41 | Megan | 5,895 |
| 42 | Monica | 5,867 |
| 43 | Misty | 5,834 |
| 44 | Stacy | 5,776 |
| 45 | Tina | 5,699 |
| 46 | Jill | 5,676 |
| 47 | Tracy | 5,631 |
| 48 | Patricia | 5,498 |
| 49 | Susan | 5,418 |
| 50 | Cynthia | 5,403 |
Top boys' names of 1978
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,127 |
| 2 | Jason | 51,600 |
| 3 | Christopher | 47,236 |
| 4 | David | 40,684 |
| 5 | James | 39,894 |
| 6 | Matthew | 34,282 |
| 7 | John | 34,014 |
| 8 | Robert | 33,374 |
| 9 | Brian | 29,432 |
| 10 | Joseph | 26,663 |
| 11 | Daniel | 26,441 |
| 12 | Joshua | 25,204 |
| 13 | William | 24,170 |
| 14 | Ryan | 21,322 |
| 15 | Kevin | 20,094 |
| 16 | Eric | 19,761 |
| 17 | Timothy | 19,597 |
| 18 | Jeremy | 19,509 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 16,989 |
| 20 | Anthony | 16,808 |
| 21 | Richard | 16,734 |
| 22 | Andrew | 16,720 |
| 23 | Thomas | 16,481 |
| 24 | Steven | 16,390 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 16,342 |
| 26 | Mark | 14,851 |
| 27 | Charles | 14,844 |
| 28 | Justin | 14,183 |
| 29 | Adam | 13,918 |
| 30 | Scott | 13,539 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 12,514 |
| 32 | Aaron | 12,299 |
| 33 | Paul | 11,733 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 11,414 |
| 35 | Chad | 10,107 |
| 36 | Nathan | 9,890 |
| 37 | Stephen | 9,854 |
| 38 | Gregory | 9,340 |
| 39 | Shawn | 9,289 |
| 40 | Brandon | 9,241 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 9,021 |
| 42 | Patrick | 8,830 |
| 43 | Bryan | 7,291 |
| 44 | Jose | 7,148 |
| 45 | Sean | 7,059 |
| 46 | Travis | 6,953 |
| 47 | Edward | 6,473 |
| 48 | Donald | 6,423 |
| 49 | Keith | 6,172 |
| 50 | Jacob | 6,161 |
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026