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The most popular names in 1978

Ranks are per sex, and names with the same count share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 19771979 ›

Top 100 girls' names

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #11Lisa17,033
  12. #12Kelly16,976
  13. #13Kimberly16,879
  14. #14Elizabeth16,807
  15. #15Christina16,367
  16. #16Stephanie16,233
  17. #17Rebecca13,796
  18. #18Crystal12,594
  19. #19Laura11,240
  20. #20Jamie10,982
  21. #21Erin10,786
  22. #22Shannon10,598
  23. #23Andrea10,461
  24. #24Mary10,040
  25. #25Rachel9,802
  26. #26Julie9,794
  27. #27April9,590
  28. #28Sara8,869
  29. #29Christine8,272
  30. #30Amber8,174
  31. #31Danielle7,983
  32. #32Tiffany7,701
  33. #33Emily7,473
  34. #34Erica7,340
  35. #35Carrie7,318
  36. #36Maria7,021
  37. #37Brandy6,699
  38. #38Katherine6,625
  39. #39Karen6,371
  40. #40Tara6,330
  41. #41Megan5,895
  42. #42Monica5,867
  43. #43Misty5,834
  44. #44Stacy5,776
  45. #45Tina5,699
  46. #46Jill5,676
  47. #47Tracy5,631
  48. #48Patricia5,498
  49. #49Susan5,418
  50. #50Cynthia5,403
  51. #51Kristy5,332
  52. #52Dawn5,217
  53. #53Stacey4,998
  54. #54Melanie4,996
  55. #55Holly4,972
  56. #56Wendy4,918
  57. #57Kathryn4,808
  58. #58Alicia4,752
  59. #59Christy4,661
  60. #60Lori4,631
  61. #61Brandi4,500
  62. #62Kristen4,368
  63. #63Leslie4,342
  64. #64Kristina4,229
  65. #65Anna4,173
  66. #66Natalie4,165
  67. #67Tammy4,070
  68. #68Courtney4,031
  69. #69Sandra4,005
  70. #70Jaime4,003
  71. #71Dana4,002
  72. #72Catherine3,958
  73. #73Veronica3,933
  74. #74Samantha3,886
  75. #75Allison3,864
  76. #76Vanessa3,853
  77. #77Tonya3,826
  78. #78Kristin3,807
  79. #79Kathleen3,743
  80. #80Lauren3,669
  81. #81Jacqueline3,576
  82. #81Tanya3,576
  83. #83Heidi3,567
  84. #84Melinda3,563
  85. #85Denise3,519
  86. #86Michele3,484
  87. #87Ashley3,482
  88. #88Teresa3,472
  89. #89Robin3,440
  90. #90Katie3,426
  91. #91Sabrina3,350
  92. #92Valerie3,299
  93. #93Gina3,220
  94. #94Cheryl3,167
  95. #95Lindsay3,123
  96. #96Mandy3,110
  97. #97Nancy3,044
  98. #98Kristi2,992
  99. #99Renee2,969
  100. #100Linda2,932

Top 100 boys' names

  1. #1Michael67,127
  2. #2Jason51,600
  3. #3Christopher47,236
  4. #4David40,684
  5. #5James39,894
  6. #6Matthew34,282
  7. #7John34,014
  8. #8Robert33,374
  9. #9Brian29,432
  10. #10Joseph26,663
  11. #11Daniel26,441
  12. #12Joshua25,204
  13. #13William24,170
  14. #14Ryan21,322
  15. #15Kevin20,094
  16. #16Eric19,761
  17. #17Timothy19,597
  18. #18Jeremy19,509
  19. #19Jeffrey16,989
  20. #20Anthony16,808
  21. #21Richard16,734
  22. #22Andrew16,720
  23. #23Thomas16,481
  24. #24Steven16,390
  25. #25Nicholas16,342
  26. #26Mark14,851
  27. #27Charles14,844
  28. #28Justin14,183
  29. #29Adam13,918
  30. #30Scott13,539
  31. #31Jonathan12,514
  32. #32Aaron12,299
  33. #33Paul11,733
  34. #34Benjamin11,414
  35. #35Chad10,107
  36. #36Nathan9,890
  37. #37Stephen9,854
  38. #38Gregory9,340
  39. #39Shawn9,289
  40. #40Brandon9,241
  41. #41Kenneth9,021
  42. #42Patrick8,830
  43. #43Bryan7,291
  44. #44Jose7,148
  45. #45Sean7,059
  46. #46Travis6,953
  47. #47Edward6,473
  48. #48Donald6,423
  49. #49Keith6,172
  50. #50Jacob6,161
  51. #51Jesse6,107
  52. #52Shaun6,105
  53. #53Bradley6,096
  54. #54Peter5,872
  55. #55Ronald5,758
  56. #56Todd5,497
  57. #57Samuel5,394
  58. #58George5,297
  59. #59Douglas5,151
  60. #60Gary5,111
  61. #61Corey4,942
  62. #62Juan4,837
  63. #63Kyle4,517
  64. #64Larry4,514
  65. #65Shane4,480
  66. #66Craig4,472
  67. #67Phillip4,362
  68. #68Dustin4,177
  69. #69Raymond4,134
  70. #70Marcus3,995
  71. #71Dennis3,861
  72. #72Jared3,847
  73. #73Cory3,842
  74. #74Joel3,810
  75. #75Derek3,800
  76. #76Derrick3,786
  77. #77Frank3,775
  78. #78Carlos3,729
  79. #79Antonio3,677
  80. #80Jeffery3,543
  81. #81Jeremiah3,445
  82. #82Jerry3,427
  83. #83Wesley3,306
  84. #84Philip3,298
  85. #85Erik3,261
  86. #86Randy3,220
  87. #87Brent3,181
  88. #88Troy3,152
  89. #89Zachary3,127
  90. #90Gabriel3,126
  91. #91Terry3,089
  92. #92Casey3,003
  93. #93Russell2,984
  94. #94Nathaniel2,925
  95. #95Jamie2,864
  96. #96Curtis2,825
  97. #97Tony2,770
  98. #98Alexander2,738
  99. #99Billy2,695
  100. #100Carl2,606