Most popular US names of 1978
The 100 most given girl names and boy names in 1978, by count of births. Source: US Social Security Administration.
♀ Girls
- Jennifer
- Melissa
- Jessica
- Amy
- Heather
- Amanda
- Angela
- Sarah
- Michelle
- Nicole
- Lisa
- Kelly
- Kimberly
- Elizabeth
- Christina
- Stephanie
- Rebecca
- Crystal
- Laura
- Jamie
- Erin
- Shannon
- Andrea
- Mary
- Rachel
- Julie
- April
- Sara
- Christine
- Amber
- Danielle
- Tiffany
- Emily
- Erica
- Carrie
- Maria
- Brandy
- Katherine
- Karen
- Tara
- Megan
- Monica
- Misty
- Stacy
- Tina
- Jill
- Tracy
- Patricia
- Susan
- Cynthia
- Kristy
- Dawn
- Stacey
- Melanie
- Holly
- Wendy
- Kathryn
- Alicia
- Christy
- Lori
- Brandi
- Kristen
- Leslie
- Kristina
- Anna
- Natalie
- Tammy
- Courtney
- Sandra
- Dana
- Jaime
- Catherine
- Veronica
- Samantha
- Allison
- Vanessa
- Tonya
- Kristin
- Kathleen
- Lauren
- Jacqueline
- Tanya
- Heidi
- Melinda
- Denise
- Michele
- Ashley
- Teresa
- Robin
- Katie
- Sabrina
- Valerie
- Gina
- Cheryl
- Lindsay
- Mandy
- Nancy
- Kristi
- Renee
- Linda
♂ Boys
- Michael
- Jason
- Christopher
- David
- James
- Matthew
- John
- Robert
- Brian
- Joseph
- Daniel
- Joshua
- William
- Ryan
- Kevin
- Eric
- Timothy
- Jeremy
- Jeffrey
- Anthony
- Richard
- Andrew
- Thomas
- Steven
- Nicholas
- Mark
- Charles
- Justin
- Adam
- Scott
- Jonathan
- Aaron
- Paul
- Benjamin
- Chad
- Nathan
- Stephen
- Gregory
- Shawn
- Brandon
- Kenneth
- Patrick
- Bryan
- Jose
- Sean
- Travis
- Edward
- Donald
- Keith
- Jacob
- Jesse
- Shaun
- Bradley
- Peter
- Ronald
- Todd
- Samuel
- George
- Douglas
- Gary
- Corey
- Juan
- Kyle
- Larry
- Shane
- Craig
- Phillip
- Dustin
- Raymond
- Marcus
- Dennis
- Jared
- Cory
- Joel
- Derek
- Derrick
- Frank
- Carlos
- Antonio
- Jeffery
- Jeremiah
- Jerry
- Wesley
- Philip
- Erik
- Randy
- Brent
- Troy
- Zachary
- Gabriel
- Terry
- Casey
- Russell
- Nathaniel
- Jamie
- Curtis
- Tony
- Alexander
- Billy
- Carl