Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1978
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1977.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,672 | 0 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 56,517 | 0 |
| 3 | Jason | 51,894 | 0 |
| 4 | Christopher | 47,534 | 0 |
| 5 | David | 40,929 | 0 |
| 6 | James | 40,163 | 0 |
| 7 | Matthew | 34,438 | +3 |
| 8 | John | 34,236 | 0 |
| 9 | Robert | 33,628 | -2 |
| 10 | Brian | 29,603 | -1 |
| 11 | Melissa | 28,428 | 0 |
| 12 | Joseph | 26,843 | +1 |
| 13 | Daniel | 26,618 | +1 |
| 14 | Jessica | 26,197 | +2 |
| 15 | Joshua | 25,345 | +4 |
| 16 | William | 24,356 | -1 |
| 17 | Amy | 23,274 | -5 |
| 18 | Heather | 22,341 | -1 |
| 19 | Ryan | 21,902 | +2 |
| 20 | Amanda | 20,599 | +7 |
| 21 | Angela | 20,590 | +1 |
| 22 | Kevin | 20,199 | -4 |
| 23 | Sarah | 20,058 | +5 |
| 24 | Eric | 19,911 | -1 |
| 25 | Timothy | 19,704 | +4 |
| 26 | Jeremy | 19,632 | -6 |
| 27 | Michelle | 18,940 | -2 |
| 28 | Kelly | 18,284 | -4 |
| 29 | Nicole | 17,357 | +12 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 17,088 | +1 |
| 31 | Lisa | 17,083 | +1 |
| 32 | Anthony | 16,958 | +1 |
| 33 | Kimberly | 16,952 | -7 |
| 34 | Elizabeth | 16,877 | +2 |
| 35 | Richard | 16,829 | -5 |
| 36 | Andrew | 16,804 | +2 |
| 37 | Thomas | 16,612 | -3 |
| 38 | Steven | 16,499 | -3 |
| 39 | Christina | 16,452 | +5 |
| 40 | Nicholas | 16,450 | +57 |
| 41 | Stephanie | 16,294 | -1 |
| 42 | Charles | 14,962 | 0 |
| 43 | Mark | 14,942 | -4 |
| 44 | Justin | 14,301 | +5 |
| 45 | Adam | 13,986 | +8 |
| 46 | Rebecca | 13,852 | 0 |
| 47 | Jamie | 13,846 | -10 |
| 48 | Scott | 13,605 | -3 |
| 49 | Crystal | 12,646 | +13 |
| 50 | Jonathan | 12,595 | -3 |
| 51 | Aaron | 12,454 | 0 |
| 52 | Shannon | 12,447 | -9 |
| 53 | Paul | 11,810 | -3 |
| 54 | Benjamin | 11,487 | -6 |
| 55 | Laura | 11,277 | -3 |
| 56 | Erin | 11,045 | +1 |
| 57 | Andrea | 10,613 | +3 |
| 58 | Chad | 10,171 | -4 |
| 59 | Mary | 10,101 | -4 |
| 60 | Nathan | 9,948 | +1 |
| 61 | Stephen | 9,937 | +2 |
| 62 | Rachel | 9,840 | +3 |
| 63 | Julie | 9,832 | -5 |
| 64 | Shawn | 9,823 | -8 |
| 65 | April | 9,619 | +5 |
| 66 | Gregory | 9,400 | -7 |
| 67 | Brandon | 9,341 | +1 |
| 68 | Kenneth | 9,087 | -4 |
| 69 | Sara | 8,900 | -3 |
| 70 | Patrick | 8,882 | -1 |
| 71 | Christine | 8,308 | +1 |
| 72 | Amber | 8,207 | +6 |
| 73 | Danielle | 8,036 | 0 |
| 74 | Tiffany | 7,727 | +5 |
| 75 | Emily | 7,494 | +9 |
| 76 | Erica | 7,377 | +10 |
| 77 | Bryan | 7,346 | -6 |
| 78 | Carrie | 7,345 | -11 |
| 79 | Jose | 7,239 | +3 |
| 80 | Sean | 7,105 | -6 |
| 81 | Maria | 7,086 | 0 |
| 82 | Travis | 7,009 | -6 |
| 83 | Brandy | 6,798 | +25 |
| 84 | Katherine | 6,651 | +15 |
| 85 | Edward | 6,526 | 0 |
| 86 | Donald | 6,461 | -3 |
| 87 | Karen | 6,393 | -12 |
| 88 | Tara | 6,358 | -8 |
| 89 | Jesse | 6,298 | +11 |
| 90 | Shaun | 6,221 | +119 |
| 91 | Jacob | 6,202 | +13 |
| 92 | Keith | 6,201 | -5 |
| 93 | Tracy | 6,157 | -3 |
| 94 | Bradley | 6,135 | -5 |
| 95 | Stacy | 6,120 | -7 |
| 96 | Megan | 5,919 | +17 |
| 97 | Peter | 5,908 | +6 |
| 98 | Monica | 5,898 | -7 |
| 99 | Misty | 5,854 | -6 |
| 100 | Ronald | 5,795 | -2 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.