Top Baby Names of 1978
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1978, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1978)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 21 | Richard | 16,733 |
| 22 | Andrew | 16,722 |
| 23 | Thomas | 16,483 |
| 24 | Steven | 16,391 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 16,343 |
| 26 | Mark | 14,854 |
| 27 | Charles | 14,845 |
| 28 | Justin | 14,184 |
| 29 | Adam | 13,919 |
| 30 | Scott | 13,540 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 12,514 |
| 32 | Aaron | 12,298 |
| 33 | Paul | 11,733 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 11,414 |
| 35 | Chad | 10,108 |
| 36 | Nathan | 9,892 |
| 37 | Stephen | 9,855 |
| 38 | Gregory | 9,342 |
| 39 | Shawn | 9,290 |
| 40 | Brandon | 9,241 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 9,021 |
| 42 | Patrick | 8,831 |
| 43 | Bryan | 7,291 |
| 44 | Jose | 7,147 |
| 45 | Sean | 7,062 |
| 46 | Travis | 6,955 |
| 47 | Edward | 6,480 |
| 48 | Donald | 6,423 |
| 49 | Keith | 6,172 |
| 50 | Jacob | 6,162 |
| 51 | Jesse | 6,107 |
| 52 | Shaun | 6,105 |
| 53 | Bradley | 6,096 |
| 54 | Peter | 5,874 |
| 55 | Ronald | 5,759 |
| 56 | Todd | 5,497 |
| 57 | Samuel | 5,393 |
| 58 | George | 5,299 |
| 59 | Douglas | 5,150 |
| 60 | Gary | 5,112 |
| 61 | Corey | 4,942 |
| 62 | Juan | 4,837 |
| 63 | Kyle | 4,517 |
| 64 | Larry | 4,514 |
| 65 | Shane | 4,480 |
| 66 | Craig | 4,473 |
| 67 | Phillip | 4,362 |
| 68 | Dustin | 4,177 |
| 69 | Raymond | 4,134 |
| 70 | Marcus | 3,996 |
| 71 | Dennis | 3,860 |
| 72 | Jared | 3,847 |
| 73 | Cory | 3,843 |
| 74 | Joel | 3,810 |
| 75 | Derek | 3,801 |
| 76 | Derrick | 3,786 |
| 77 | Frank | 3,776 |
| 78 | Carlos | 3,729 |
| 79 | Antonio | 3,677 |
| 80 | Jeffery | 3,543 |
| 81 | Jeremiah | 3,445 |
| 82 | Jerry | 3,427 |
| 83 | Wesley | 3,306 |
| 84 | Philip | 3,298 |
| 85 | Erik | 3,262 |
| 86 | Randy | 3,220 |
| 87 | Brent | 3,181 |
| 88 | Troy | 3,153 |
| 89 | Zachary | 3,129 |
| 90 | Gabriel | 3,126 |
| 91 | Terry | 3,089 |
| 92 | Casey | 3,003 |
| 93 | Russell | 2,984 |
| 94 | Nathaniel | 2,925 |
| 95 | Jamie | 2,865 |
| 96 | Curtis | 2,825 |
| 97 | Tony | 2,772 |
| 98 | Alexander | 2,739 |
| 99 | Billy | 2,695 |
| 100 | Carl | 2,606 |