Names by year · United States
The names of 1978
In 1978, the SSA recorded 3,173,696 babies with names given at least five times. Jennifer was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer1 in 27 | 56,314 | #586 |
| 2 | Melissa1 in 54 | 28,327 | #420 |
| 3 | Jessica1 in 59 | 26,102 | #665 |
| 4 | Amy1 in 66 | 23,213 | #257 |
| 5 | Heather1 in 69 | 22,270 | #1,264 |
| 6 | Amanda1 in 75 | 20,520 | #493 |
| 7 | Angela1 in 75 | 20,517 | #408 |
| 8 | Sarah1 in 77 | 19,976 | #90 |
| 9 | Michelle1 in 81 | 18,856 | #465 |
| 10 | Nicole1 in 89 | 17,279 | #383 |
| 11 | Lisa1 in 90 | 17,033 | #991 |
| 12 | Kelly1 in 90 | 16,976 | #852 |
| 13 | Kimberly1 in 91 | 16,879 | #303 |
| 14 | Elizabeth1 in 91 | 16,807 | #17 |
| 15 | Christina1 in 94 | 16,367 | #770 |
| 16 | Stephanie1 in 94 | 16,233 | #557 |
| 17 | Rebecca1 in 111 | 13,796 | #350 |
| 18 | Crystal1 in 122 | 12,594 | #1,145 |
| 19 | Laura1 in 136 | 11,240 | #379 |
| 20 | Jamie1 in 139 | 10,982 | #858 |
| 21 | Erin1 in 142 | 10,786 | #833 |
| 22 | Shannon1 in 145 | 10,598 | #2,405 |
| 23 | Andrea1 in 146 | 10,461 | #235 |
| 24 | Mary1 in 153 | 10,040 | #125 |
| 25 | Rachel1 in 156 | 9,802 | #250 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 24 | 67,127 | #21 |
| 2 | Jason1 in 32 | 51,600 | #165 |
| 3 | Christopher1 in 35 | 47,236 | #68 |
| 4 | David1 in 40 | 40,684 | #35 |
| 5 | James1 in 41 | 39,894 | #6 |
| 6 | Matthew1 in 48 | 34,282 | #32 |
| 7 | John1 in 48 | 34,014 | #23 |
| 8 | Robert1 in 49 | 33,374 | #92 |
| 9 | Brian1 in 56 | 29,432 | #339 |
| 10 | Joseph1 in 62 | 26,663 | #29 |
| 11 | Daniel1 in 62 | 26,441 | #22 |
| 12 | Joshua1 in 65 | 25,204 | #66 |
| 13 | William1 in 68 | 24,170 | #9 |
| 14 | Ryan1 in 77 | 21,322 | #99 |
| 15 | Kevin1 in 82 | 20,094 | #221 |
| 16 | Eric1 in 83 | 19,761 | #273 |
| 17 | Timothy1 in 84 | 19,597 | #203 |
| 18 | Jeremy1 in 84 | 19,509 | #292 |
| 19 | Jeffrey1 in 97 | 16,989 | #552 |
| 20 | Anthony1 in 98 | 16,808 | #46 |
| 21 | Richard1 in 98 | 16,734 | #234 |
| 22 | Andrew1 in 98 | 16,720 | #73 |
| 23 | Thomas1 in 100 | 16,481 | #34 |
| 24 | Steven1 in 100 | 16,390 | #271 |
| 25 | Nicholas1 in 100 | 16,342 | #112 |
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