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Baby Names from 1978

3,173,870 registered births | 1,641,977 boys | 1,531,893 girls

← 1977 1970s Overview 1979 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1978

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
67,133 births
2 Jason
51,604 births
3 Christopher
47,236 births
4 David
40,684 births
5 James
39,902 births
6 Matthew
34,285 births
7 John
34,018 births
8 Robert
33,379 births
9 Brian
29,435 births
10 Joseph
26,667 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Jennifer
56,318 births
2 Melissa
28,327 births
3 Jessica
26,103 births
4 Amy
23,214 births
5 Heather
22,270 births
6 Amanda
20,519 births
7 Angela
20,518 births
8 Sarah
19,976 births
9 Michelle
18,856 births
10 Nicole
17,280 births

Top Unisex Names of 1978

Jamie
2,865 boys 10,982 girls
Shannon
1,849 boys 10,599 girls
Jaime
1,279 boys 4,003 girls
Leslie
524 boys 4,342 girls
Courtney
778 boys 4,031 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1978

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Desiree
#252 → #154 (+98)
G Casey
#260 → #174 (+86)
B Damien
#246 → #161 (+85)
B Lucas
#205 → #136 (+69)
G Tabitha
#195 → #126 (+69)
G Meghan
#216 → #164 (+52)
B Shaun
#103 → #52 (+51)
B Luke
#190 → #139 (+51)

Biggest Fallers

G Aisha
#175 → #282 (-107)

New to the Top 200 in 1978

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Lucas #136 Desiree #154 Damien #161 Meghan #164 Candice #168 Casey #174 Miranda #183 Janelle #186 Alisha #188 Jillian #194 Evan #198 Ebony #198 Autumn #200
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