Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1978
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1977
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Michael
|
67,133 |
| 2 |
Jason
|
51,604 |
| 3 |
Christopher
|
47,236 |
| 4 |
David
|
40,684 |
| 5 |
James
|
39,902 |
| 6 |
Matthew
|
34,285 |
| 7 |
John
|
34,018 |
| 8 |
Robert
|
33,379 |
| 9 |
Brian
|
29,435 |
| 10 |
Joseph
|
26,667 |
| 11 |
Daniel
|
26,442 |
| 12 |
Joshua
|
25,206 |
| 13 |
William
|
24,174 |
| 14 |
Ryan
|
21,322 |
| 15 |
Kevin
|
20,096 |
| 16 |
Eric
|
19,763 |
| 17 |
Timothy
|
19,597 |
| 18 |
Jeremy
|
19,510 |
| 19 |
Jeffrey
|
16,993 |
| 20 |
Anthony
|
16,809 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Jennifer
|
56,318 |
| 2 |
Melissa
|
28,327 |
| 3 |
Jessica
|
26,103 |
| 4 |
Amy
|
23,214 |
| 5 |
Heather
|
22,270 |
| 6 |
Amanda
|
20,519 |
| 7 |
Angela
|
20,518 |
| 8 |
Sarah
|
19,976 |
| 9 |
Michelle
|
18,856 |
| 10 |
Nicole
|
17,280 |
| 11 |
Lisa
|
17,034 |
| 12 |
Kelly
|
16,977 |
| 13 |
Kimberly
|
16,878 |
| 14 |
Elizabeth
|
16,809 |
| 15 |
Christina
|
16,369 |
| 16 |
Stephanie
|
16,232 |
| 17 |
Rebecca
|
13,795 |
| 18 |
Crystal
|
12,592 |
| 19 |
Laura
|
11,242 |
| 20 |
Jamie
|
10,982 |