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The most popular baby names of 1978

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‹ 19771979 ›

Top 1,000 girls' names · 101–200

  1. #101Theresa2,922
  2. #102Diana2,885
  3. #103Brenda2,873
  4. #104Erika2,827
  5. #105Tamara2,801
  6. #106Sharon2,755
  7. #107Beth2,740
  8. #108Leah2,710
  9. #109Pamela2,690
  10. #110Margaret2,629
  11. #111Jenny2,617
  12. #112Julia2,593
  13. #113Barbara2,579
  14. #114Natasha2,555
  15. #115Brooke2,533
  16. #116Nichole2,511
  17. #117Suzanne2,507
  18. #118Deborah2,479
  19. #119Anne2,467
  20. #120Donna2,459
  21. #121Victoria2,457
  22. #122Katrina2,439
  23. #123Alison2,433
  24. #124Kelli2,326
  25. #125Ann2,320
  26. #126Tabitha2,309
  27. #127Kara2,290
  28. #128Jodi2,265
  29. #129Regina2,188
  30. #130Carolyn2,176
  31. #131Jaclyn2,129
  32. #132Carla2,102
  33. #133Colleen2,057
  34. #134Cindy2,041
  35. #135Latoya2,040
  36. #136Deanna2,033
  37. #137Kari1,969
  38. #138Yolanda1,951
  39. #139Joy1,946
  40. #140Felicia1,940
  41. #141Angel1,935
  42. #142Molly1,931
  43. #143Summer1,917
  44. #144Aimee1,905
  45. #145Kendra1,903
  46. #146Meredith1,880
  47. #147Debra1,870
  48. #148Marie1,862
  49. #149Shanna1,845
  50. #150Paula1,827
  51. #151Sherry1,825
  52. #152Cassandra1,812
  53. #152Lindsey1,812
  54. #154Desiree1,809
  55. #155Bethany1,764
  56. #156Krista1,733
  57. #157Kristine1,732
  58. #158Adrienne1,731
  59. #159Janet1,730
  60. #160Rhonda1,726
  61. #161Shawna1,702
  62. #162Rachael1,694
  63. #163Bridget1,685
  64. #164Meghan1,679
  65. #165Virginia1,652
  66. #166Tamika1,638
  67. #167Kristie1,620
  68. #168Candice1,615
  69. #169Laurie1,613
  70. #170Mindy1,593
  71. #171Trisha1,580
  72. #172Monique1,575
  73. #173Christie1,533
  74. #174Casey1,532
  75. #175Shelly1,501
  76. #176Martha1,486
  77. #177Stacie1,465
  78. #178Toni1,457
  79. #179Tracey1,449
  80. #180Kellie1,445
  81. #181Diane1,434
  82. #182Carmen1,428
  83. #183Miranda1,415
  84. #184Sheila1,414
  85. #185Latasha1,395
  86. #186Janelle1,384
  87. #187Robyn1,378
  88. #188Alisha1,377
  89. #189Kelley1,363
  90. #190Joanna1,349
  91. #191Cara1,346
  92. #192Shana1,345
  93. #193Rebekah1,343
  94. #194Jillian1,339
  95. #195Melody1,330
  96. #196Candace1,326
  97. #197Keri1,323
  98. #198Ebony1,320
  99. #199Olivia1,312
  100. #200Autumn1,308

Top 1,000 boys' names · 101–200

  1. #101Johnny2,555
  2. #102Rodney2,554
  3. #103Victor2,549
  4. #104Kristopher2,525
  5. #105Vincent2,505
  6. #106Seth2,504
  7. #107Marc2,480
  8. #108Jon2,410
  9. #109Bobby2,398
  10. #109Luis2,398
  11. #111Adrian2,306
  12. #112Brett2,305
  13. #113Lawrence2,245
  14. #114Mario2,230
  15. #115Danny2,209
  16. #116Christian2,208
  17. #117Ian2,172
  18. #118Jimmy2,168
  19. #119Jay2,151
  20. #120Roger2,143
  21. #121Willie2,135
  22. #122Alan2,122
  23. #123Brad2,106
  24. #124Jesus2,074
  25. #125Micheal2,059
  26. #126Martin2,050
  27. #127Henry2,043
  28. #128Joe2,039
  29. #129Andre2,033
  30. #130Ricky2,017
  31. #131Walter1,991
  32. #132Damon1,981
  33. #133Lee1,980
  34. #134Lance1,971
  35. #134Randall1,971
  36. #136Lucas1,953
  37. #137Gerald1,889
  38. #138Wayne1,888
  39. #139Luke1,882
  40. #140Ricardo1,880
  41. #141Arthur1,874
  42. #142Manuel1,849
  43. #142Shannon1,849
  44. #144Miguel1,829
  45. #145Allen1,828
  46. #146Albert1,803
  47. #147Roy1,795
  48. #148Clinton1,763
  49. #149Louis1,753
  50. #150Tyler1,752
  51. #151Bruce1,701
  52. #152Cody1,683
  53. #153Jorge1,634
  54. #154Roberto1,609
  55. #155Francisco1,608
  56. #156Jack1,579
  57. #157Maurice1,575
  58. #158Frederick1,533
  59. #159Neil1,527
  60. #160Reginald1,515
  61. #161Damien1,507
  62. #162Barry1,499
  63. #163Ronnie1,475
  64. #164Alex1,468
  65. #165Darrell1,466
  66. #166Darren1,453
  67. #167Isaac1,451
  68. #168Tyrone1,435
  69. #169Trevor1,406
  70. #170Eddie1,383
  71. #171Ernest1,381
  72. #172Ruben1,380
  73. #173Jerome1,371
  74. #174Chris1,339
  75. #175Eugene1,329
  76. #176Dale1,323
  77. #177Tommy1,321
  78. #178Leonard1,313
  79. #179Oscar1,311
  80. #180Kelly1,308
  81. #181Omar1,293
  82. #182Mathew1,286
  83. #183Terrance1,283
  84. #184Jaime1,279
  85. #185Geoffrey1,271
  86. #186Mitchell1,269
  87. #187Calvin1,261
  88. #188Jermaine1,255
  89. #189Angel1,249
  90. #190Harold1,243
  91. #190Hector1,243
  92. #192Dwayne1,237
  93. #193Steve1,236
  94. #194Edwin1,230
  95. #195Theodore1,212
  96. #196Marvin1,200
  97. #197Melvin1,162
  98. #198Javier1,157
  99. #199Evan1,156
  100. #200Glenn1,120

Biggest movers since 1977

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,240Aja#4,652 → #412
  2. ↑ 1,987Kiley#2,606 → #619
  3. ↑ 1,951Kylee#2,838 → #887
  4. ↑ 1,785Winter#2,780 → #995
  5. ↑ 1,620Kylie#2,026 → #406
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Shalon#868 → #1,781
  2. ↓ 760Farah#854 → #1,614
  3. ↓ 519Tennille#462 → #981
  4. ↓ 398Shawnte#740 → #1,138
  5. ↓ 362Farrah#177 → #539

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,237Dequan#4,164 → #927
  2. ↑ 626Nicholaus#1,367 → #741
  3. ↑ 617Nicklaus#1,515 → #898
  4. ↑ 578Zebulon#1,476 → #898
  5. ↑ 424Anwar#1,121 → #697
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Kinte#834 → #1,508
  2. ↓ 668Kunta#572 → #1,240
  3. ↓ 417Telly#732 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 415Lesley#937 → #1,352
  5. ↓ 310Amin#904 → #1,214

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.