Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1978
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1977.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 67,127 | 0 |
| 2 | Jason | 51,600 | 0 |
| 3 | Christopher | 47,236 | 0 |
| 4 | David | 40,684 | 0 |
| 5 | James | 39,894 | 0 |
| 6 | Matthew | 34,282 | +3 |
| 7 | John | 34,014 | 0 |
| 8 | Robert | 33,374 | -2 |
| 9 | Brian | 29,432 | -1 |
| 10 | Joseph | 26,663 | 0 |
| 11 | Daniel | 26,441 | 0 |
| 12 | Joshua | 25,204 | +2 |
| 13 | William | 24,170 | -1 |
| 14 | Ryan | 21,322 | +2 |
| 15 | Kevin | 20,094 | -2 |
| 16 | Eric | 19,761 | +1 |
| 17 | Timothy | 19,597 | +1 |
| 18 | Jeremy | 19,509 | -3 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 16,989 | 0 |
| 20 | Anthony | 16,808 | +1 |
| 21 | Richard | 16,734 | -1 |
| 22 | Andrew | 16,720 | +2 |
| 23 | Thomas | 16,481 | -1 |
| 24 | Steven | 16,390 | -1 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 16,342 | +26 |
| 26 | Mark | 14,851 | -1 |
| 27 | Charles | 14,844 | -1 |
| 28 | Justin | 14,183 | +2 |
| 29 | Adam | 13,918 | +4 |
| 30 | Scott | 13,539 | -3 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 12,514 | -3 |
| 32 | Aaron | 12,299 | 0 |
| 33 | Paul | 11,733 | -2 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 11,414 | -5 |
| 35 | Chad | 10,107 | -1 |
| 36 | Nathan | 9,890 | 0 |
| 37 | Stephen | 9,854 | +1 |
| 38 | Gregory | 9,340 | -3 |
| 39 | Shawn | 9,289 | -2 |
| 40 | Brandon | 9,241 | +1 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 9,021 | -2 |
| 42 | Patrick | 8,830 | -2 |
| 43 | Bryan | 7,291 | -1 |
| 44 | Jose | 7,148 | +1 |
| 45 | Sean | 7,059 | -2 |
| 46 | Travis | 6,953 | -2 |
| 47 | Edward | 6,473 | 0 |
| 48 | Donald | 6,423 | -2 |
| 49 | Keith | 6,172 | -1 |
| 50 | Jacob | 6,161 | +6 |
| 51 | Jesse | 6,107 | +3 |
| 52 | Shaun | 6,105 | +51 |
| 53 | Bradley | 6,096 | -4 |
| 54 | Peter | 5,872 | +1 |
| 55 | Ronald | 5,758 | -2 |
| 56 | Todd | 5,497 | -6 |
| 57 | Samuel | 5,394 | +3 |
| 58 | George | 5,297 | -1 |
| 59 | Douglas | 5,151 | 0 |
| 60 | Gary | 5,111 | -2 |
| 61 | Corey | 4,942 | -9 |
| 62 | Juan | 4,837 | +1 |
| 63 | Kyle | 4,517 | +16 |
| 64 | Larry | 4,514 | -2 |
| 65 | Shane | 4,480 | -4 |
| 66 | Craig | 4,472 | -2 |
| 67 | Phillip | 4,362 | +3 |
| 68 | Dustin | 4,177 | +13 |
| 69 | Raymond | 4,134 | -4 |
| 70 | Marcus | 3,995 | +2 |
| 71 | Dennis | 3,861 | -3 |
| 72 | Jared | 3,847 | +4 |
| 73 | Cory | 3,842 | -6 |
| 74 | Joel | 3,810 | -1 |
| 75 | Derek | 3,800 | +9 |
| 76 | Derrick | 3,786 | +4 |
| 77 | Frank | 3,775 | -6 |
| 78 | Carlos | 3,729 | -4 |
| 79 | Antonio | 3,677 | -2 |
| 80 | Jeffery | 3,543 | -2 |
| 81 | Jeremiah | 3,445 | -12 |
| 82 | Jerry | 3,427 | -7 |
| 83 | Wesley | 3,306 | -17 |
| 84 | Philip | 3,298 | +6 |
| 85 | Erik | 3,261 | +9 |
| 86 | Randy | 3,220 | 0 |
| 87 | Brent | 3,181 | -2 |
| 88 | Troy | 3,152 | 0 |
| 89 | Zachary | 3,127 | +6 |
| 90 | Gabriel | 3,126 | -3 |
| 91 | Terry | 3,089 | -8 |
| 92 | Casey | 3,003 | +10 |
| 93 | Russell | 2,984 | -4 |
| 94 | Nathaniel | 2,925 | +13 |
| 95 | Jamie | 2,864 | -13 |
| 96 | Curtis | 2,825 | +4 |
| 97 | Tony | 2,770 | -5 |
| 98 | Alexander | 2,738 | -2 |
| 99 | Billy | 2,695 | -8 |
| 100 | Carl | 2,606 | -1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.