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Top Names of 1978

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Top 100 girls

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

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